The new Baja's are comming...
08-28-2008, 04:06 PM
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I talked to the supposed "head of Baja"
@ Captain Ron's after we got done with the
Shootout on Sunday ...he's the guy in the black
shirt, right above the outboard motor just to
the left of Reggie.
Appartenty, he saw the Hawkeye Boat Sales
sticker just in front of the vent, and thought
I was somebody, when we came rolling in
He was a nice enough guy though, very outgoing,
I asked what they had going on, he said they
had several in the oven, 4 or 5...can't remember
which models he said.
Reggie was on the radio, talking about how nice it
was to see all the Fountains and Baja's out here.
He used Fountain and Baja in the same sentence
numerous times.
I did tell Reggie that he needed to get some Baja
logo's on his outfits....he did say yes, and he was having
them made
@ Captain Ron's after we got done with the
Shootout on Sunday ...he's the guy in the black
shirt, right above the outboard motor just to
the left of Reggie.
Appartenty, he saw the Hawkeye Boat Sales
sticker just in front of the vent, and thought
I was somebody, when we came rolling in
He was a nice enough guy though, very outgoing,
I asked what they had going on, he said they
had several in the oven, 4 or 5...can't remember
which models he said.
Reggie was on the radio, talking about how nice it
was to see all the Fountains and Baja's out here.
He used Fountain and Baja in the same sentence
numerous times.
I did tell Reggie that he needed to get some Baja
logo's on his outfits....he did say yes, and he was having
them made
08-28-2008, 05:02 PM
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08-28-2008, 08:10 PM
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I knew something was wrong with the radar guns
on Saturday when I was hearing the results of what some of the boats that have ran there the last few years were
turning in, beforeI got to the line....some were 10 mph slow.
So, comes my turn......77 mph, GPS speedo, and hand held
saying 85, go back up, go again.....80 mph, speedo and
hand held 86.5.
They announce later in the day that there might
be some problems with the radar guns ???
Sunday, first run, they gave me 84, speedo looked like 85,
forgot to turn on the hand held, second run, they gave me
85, speedo was past 86, hand held said 87
Didn't really matter because they consolidated
classes and they threw me in with boats that were
probably 750+ hp..., the other two boats both ran over 100.
But, at least I made it on to the shootout poster
And, had my 5 minutes of fame when the TV guys interviewed
me during inspection
on Saturday when I was hearing the results of what some of the boats that have ran there the last few years were
turning in, beforeI got to the line....some were 10 mph slow.
So, comes my turn......77 mph, GPS speedo, and hand held
saying 85, go back up, go again.....80 mph, speedo and
hand held 86.5.
They announce later in the day that there might
be some problems with the radar guns ???
Sunday, first run, they gave me 84, speedo looked like 85,
forgot to turn on the hand held, second run, they gave me
85, speedo was past 86, hand held said 87
Didn't really matter because they consolidated
classes and they threw me in with boats that were
probably 750+ hp..., the other two boats both ran over 100.
But, at least I made it on to the shootout poster
And, had my 5 minutes of fame when the TV guys interviewed
me during inspection
09-08-2008, 08:15 PM
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Recieved the new pwr boat mag today. Had a decent writeup on the 26OL. They will be installing Lathem marine hydolic steering. Also claimed to run a 1.65 drive with a 4 blade prop. Claimed should get a few mph with the new Baja vs the old. with these enhancments and the lighter construction. Also talked about not using the liner system. I know some of this was already mentioned but just passing it along
09-08-2008, 08:37 PM
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"truth hurts" but that one left me heading for the refrigerator to get ice for my nuts!
