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Old 03-01-2011 | 11:16 PM
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A single race or two you would watch over and over and why its your top choice.
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my choices:
Treasure Cat bahamas 1986 (race that set the speeds climbing for years to come.
Key west worlds 1987 set the pinical to what offshore race was.
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Old 03-02-2011 | 10:40 AM
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Key West Worlds, 81...
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89' World's in AC, big turn out of international boats, celebs, capitalists, casinos & BIG water!
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1979 Bacardi trophy race Miami.
One of the roughest races I've ever been in.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3xr-3gVEEw[/youtube]

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1989 Worlds AC
Rough, True Offshore

2000 Worlds St. Pete largest factory boat classes ever.
21 F-1 boats
15+ F-2 boats
Great racing
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anyone know anything about the 38 Fountain #55 around 45 seconds in the video boatme posted???
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Old 03-02-2011 | 02:05 PM
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All of 1985 - Sarasota was wild - Drag racing of Superboats - in big seas - something we wont see again either !

1989 Battle on the Seas from Key West

1996 Key West Championships - our last production


so many more - too

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Not sure if it was 82 or 83. But it was Key West and El Boss was pedal to the metal over the reef. Some went inside, some went outside, Willy just took the shortest route.
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Originally Posted by CIG3
1989 Worlds AC
Rough, True Offshore

2000 Worlds St. Pete largest factory boat classes ever.
21 F-1 boats
15+ F-2 boats
Great racing
Actually I think the F-2 boat count was more like 27! The first turn was INCREDIBLE!

I still prefer big-water races, however, like the 1989 Worlds in AC.

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