anybody out there have any experience with this model? and have you tried a right hand prop versus the stock left hand prop ? what speeds are you running with the 500hp and what prop?

New design this year for velocity. I would email scott at the manufacture he could probally give ya all the specs.Powerboat tested it they said 80mph+. http://velocityboats.com/VR-1TEST.htm
My 260 will do about 68, with the 7.4mpi, which is fast enough for me.

I have a vr1 on the side of the house its a friend of mine Todds.It will run 71-75 with a 496 ho and with no prop work.It Handles like a wet dream.flys totaly leavel and is a ball to run.

Hutchinson's had one at the Syracuse Boat show. Obviously very similar to the 280. Great graphics. Very expensive. I'll have to spend some time crawling around underneath it when I get up to the River and see how the bottom compares. I would bet the pad is a little wider and/or longer.

http://www.hutchinsonsboatworks.com/2002_vr1.htm

Pretty sharp!...like the one in PB without the windshield better though...

That's alotta scratch for an under 30' boat..??

With good power the 280 is a great all around boat. I like the VR-1 but enjoy the extra height in the cabin of my 280.