Outerlimits Working Hard On New Spped Record The Facts
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Originally Posted by rouxsterre
I still haven't seen any video of ANY Outerlimits at any speed over 140mph..
I was just watching them last night...
Sounds great with the surround sound and the volume cranked up!
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Re: Outerlimits Working Hard On New Spped Record The Facts
Originally Posted by sharkeymarine
Can be found here: http://nationalpowerboat.com/
I was just watching them last night...
Sounds great with the surround sound and the volume cranked up!
I was just watching them last night...
Sounds great with the surround sound and the volume cranked up!
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Originally Posted by rouxsterre
I still haven't seen any video of ANY Outerlimits at any speed over 140mph.
Actually, anything over 100mph would be a start.
Not a slam on OL or anything, I just haven't seen it. I am hoping someone will post a video of an OL running FAST. . . . I have seen the Fountain boat running FAST - pretty impressive.
Actually, anything over 100mph would be a start.
Not a slam on OL or anything, I just haven't seen it. I am hoping someone will post a video of an OL running FAST. . . . I have seen the Fountain boat running FAST - pretty impressive.
i have seen russels boat(s) run well north of 100, no video either....
i think there is a scope clip somewhere of "lets rock" being first to a card stop.. by a couple of minutes...
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Re: Outerlimits Working Hard On New Spped Record The Facts
Speaking of high-speed Poker Run boats . . . I would LOVE to see the Fountain 42 "race hull" in a Poker Run configuration.
By "race hull", I mean like the 'fastest V-hull' configuration. Kinda like Firewater, or ZNETIX, or Rio Roses, but with an open cockpit, as opposed to the canopy configuration.
The new 42 PR just isn't quite the same look.
By "race hull", I mean like the 'fastest V-hull' configuration. Kinda like Firewater, or ZNETIX, or Rio Roses, but with an open cockpit, as opposed to the canopy configuration.
The new 42 PR just isn't quite the same look.
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Originally Posted by rouxsterre
Sharkey - help me out. There is a lot of links on that page.
http://nationalpowerboat.com/Videos.html
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Originally Posted by rouxsterre
I don't want to spend any money to see the viddie.
Anything free, per chance ?
Anything free, per chance ?
If I knew how to load a clip onto my PC I would upload it.
Unfortunately I am still learning all this media stuff....
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http://www.boatingtodaytv.com/searoddertv.asp
clip 2 about 10 secs into it they show a clip of XXX running in the cockpit and the gps is ticking from 139 to 140....
clip 2 about 10 secs into it they show a clip of XXX running in the cockpit and the gps is ticking from 139 to 140....
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Clip one had some good running footage as well!
Thanks for the link Sean!
Thanks for the link Sean!
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A top fuel motor won't live long enough to push a kilo boat.
No way to keep it cool long enough. It'll melt hard parts.
I suppose you could back it down to 3,500 horses, and start it on low nitro and as you need more, use a second set of injectors to feed a more concentrated dose. But remember, a 6,500 horse nitro motor melts the plugs every run. Pistons are flexing like jello, and valve faces are glowing like a light bulb - and this happens after 4 seconds. Turn down the wick a bit so that the top end parts will make it for 30 seconds, and now you'll have block temperatures that will puddle into the hull.
I'm all for big power, and an alcohol motor is a great idea. But a nitro motor in a kilo boat? It'd take some serious re engineering.
No way to keep it cool long enough. It'll melt hard parts.
I suppose you could back it down to 3,500 horses, and start it on low nitro and as you need more, use a second set of injectors to feed a more concentrated dose. But remember, a 6,500 horse nitro motor melts the plugs every run. Pistons are flexing like jello, and valve faces are glowing like a light bulb - and this happens after 4 seconds. Turn down the wick a bit so that the top end parts will make it for 30 seconds, and now you'll have block temperatures that will puddle into the hull.
I'm all for big power, and an alcohol motor is a great idea. But a nitro motor in a kilo boat? It'd take some serious re engineering.