PhantomChaos

I heard Reggie won't let Fiorre race in KW?

He can come.
He can boat around.
He can pay the fee.
He can't race?

What's going on down there!!!!!!!!!

ratman

whats up with that?

DJD

I don't know what's up down there but I always thought that it was funny that in our last year of racing, the only races that were aired on tv were the ones that a fountain won. There were plenty of times in F2 that we (Outerlimits) won as well as the Cigarette in our class but they never made it to tv. Fountain was the big sponsor then also.
Thanks Reggie

Airpacker

Easy answer.........Reggie's a weenie

Formula Outlaw

I was trying to watch OLN's coverage of the Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix, and it might has well been a Fountain Commercial. I got so sick of it I turned it off before halfway through the program.

Until we starting seeing real racing coverage, (instead of "Racing with Reggie"), like we USED to see on SpeedVision, I'd just as soon watch paint dry.

You could walk across the Pacific Ocean on his ego...

ratman

well there you have it

ratman

what tipped you off the mr T starter kit or the penis envy style hair plugs

Downtown42

Reggie says "your welcome."

I will agree, the OLN show has too much Fountain but that's SBI I guess.

Would be nice if others would step up and contribute to boat racing which would expand the sport and make it more popular.

BajaBennett

I was in the area (Beekville) last week and decided to take a ride by the plant. Not much going on, parking lots with very few cars, only saw two new boats in the yard, and a bunch of used boats out back. Things really looked SLOW!!!

Thanks,
Dail

ChiToWn TapouT

Would these races even be televised if it weren't for
Reggie?
I can do without the infomercial stuff but
I will take what I can get.
GO SUPERBOAT STOCK!!!

iamfaster

Well said...there is always more to a story.....I dont currently own a Fountain but it's hard not to have plenty of respect for what Reggie has done for performance boating.

onesickpantera

iTrader: (1)

I have to agree. The only decent sized class is the Super V class. I sure miss the days when there were 8-10 boats in Factory 1 and BJ and Randy were talkin s**t. Those were some great races!

Pete B

8 of the 12 boats listed are fountain's
1 skater
1 cigarette
2 phantoms

LIOPA

.....and NO OL's

magnum27

Has Mike started in two races this year in order to qualify? I am not taking up for Reggie but I do know that is a rule that might be what they are trying to enforce. Either way they should let him race, maybe say he is able to win but since he has not qualified, he would not be able to go for the world Championship title. That would seem fair to me.

packinair

as I have said before.. I counted 78 times I heard fountain during the marathon race on OLN I am all for plugging big sponsors but these races are nothing more than infomersials

Semper Fi

Hey Packinair...I thought you were told by OSO steve to change your avatar?

LostinBoston

Watching the races yesterday, there were a ton of fountains racing and many did very well. Then i heard reggie on the radio doing his commeical thing, then say tha "cats are extremely dangerous" (exacty quote) which kinda pissed me off. I think OL should race more, it woudl be great for the sport and industry. Fountins also finished 1,2,3 infront of the 39 Skater V which i thought was impressive.

onesickpantera

iTrader: (1)

I think a lot of boats should be out racing more. Where's Pantera, Warlock, Krypto, Superboat, etc, etc?

LIOPA

I can't believe he said that about CATS

dockrocker

If racing offered a decent return on investment, more companies would be racing. As it stands right now, it costs a lot of time and money, the racing organizations themselves are (as usual) a political mess with inconsistent rules, a lack of sponsors, and no TV deal to increase a small fan base.

Spending several hundred K to run a race team for a season to maybe sell another boat or two isn't good economics, especially for a lot of the small guys. Companies like Cigarette, OL, etc probably get a lot more interest in their boats from doing the Poker Run circuit than they ever would from racing OSS/SBI/APBI/ABC/XYZ/PDQ, etc etc.

LIOPA

YUP AGREE 100%....said it all along.....the guy buying sees tham at the PR's and is the guy who buys them as well. You can also get real world input from the owners right at dockside about the boat your looking to buy.....can't do that easily at the races.

SLOWOUTBOARD

aren't most races for bragging rights anyway ?

monstaaa

win , loose , draw, fountain is the record holder. his boats go fast, turn hard, and take a beating. i am not nor will ever be a coat tail ryder, but professionally speaking ,other's in the buisness do need to give as much as they have recieved from the industry as mr . fountain has. it would lead to more exposure as a whole and probably due more for racer's and poker runner's alike. as well as pleasure boater's.


p.s this bad boy finishes 2 nd in p2 wed's.

Downtown42

Theres alot of nice choices other than Fountain. Big guys don't fit for one. It's tight and I am 5'9".

I do have to say that Dania race on OLN was rough 4-6' and the Rio and Intimidator were riding smooth,level at 112.

Fountains aren't wave crushers, they skip over the top.

They WILL pound you if you don't go fast enough to puddle jump.

packinair

I have had this one on and off for years..noone has ever said anthing abut it

F1-00 Racing

iTrader: (1)

Not trying to put words into Downtowns mouth, but I think he is refering to the pleasure versions. Obviously, Pete's seat is a custom fitted seat. I raced in the 29 Fever F1 edition and besides the hull, nothing was the same,that was the only similarity to the pleasure version. If OL invested the same amount of money that Reggie does into offshore racing, then we would all be griping about it being a OL infomercial. Its a double edged sword, but after being affialited with Fountain for 4 years and then leaving, I find myself doing the same things that he(Reggie) is doing, putting a race boat on the course and r&ding it, which in turn makes a better and safer pleasure boat. If boat manufactuers tried to make a living by selling race boats, they would be broke and out of business. I am not saying you have to like him, but I feel we should all respect him for what he has done for performance boating in general, pushing the bar out there on the race courses, making the pleasure versions faster and safer.

Trent Weyant
Throttles
Team VenomPowerBoats.com
F1-12

offshoredrillin

congrats Anthony and Joe...for those that dont know him, there are pics of anthony in some of the SBRT pics, he was driving Jeff's boat when we were on Lake Champlain....

Downtown42

Whys that? I don't know him.

Downtown42

ooops...nevermind....Big as in large human, I get it now. I'm slow when winteris upon me...