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hmmm, was there another race in key west sunday, that i didn't know about. could of sworn GEICO won.
jbs you guys got a really nice boat but as GEICO- scotty B and marc- showed you top speed aint all that. gotta be able to get that thing around the corners too!! this ain't drag racing!!
the winners got the spot light, congrats the the Geico guys
jbs you guys got a really nice boat but as GEICO- scotty B and marc- showed you top speed aint all that. gotta be able to get that thing around the corners too!! this ain't drag racing!!
the winners got the spot light, congrats the the Geico guys
Bud won Unlimited
Geico won Turbine
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hmmm, was there another race in key west sunday, that i didn't know about. could of sworn GEICO won.
jbs you guys got a really nice boat but as GEICO- scotty B and marc- showed you top speed aint all that. gotta be able to get that thing around the corners too!! this ain't drag racing!!
the winners got the spot light, congrats the the Geico guys
jbs you guys got a really nice boat but as GEICO- scotty B and marc- showed you top speed aint all that. gotta be able to get that thing around the corners too!! this ain't drag racing!!
the winners got the spot light, congrats the the Geico guys
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Nothing personal, but Geico won the World Championship RACE.Fastest overall speed is not relevant but an impressive accomplishment nonetheless.
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it was great for the sport to see offshore racing in the NYT!
the big bummer about KW is; neither geico or us was mechanically 100% for our wins.
congrats to geico!
unlimited offshore is going to be off the hook for 2009!!! this i do know 4 sure!
the big bummer about KW is; neither geico or us was mechanically 100% for our wins.
congrats to geico!
unlimited offshore is going to be off the hook for 2009!!! this i do know 4 sure!
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Any thought on combining the turbines and pistons into one class?How many boats are expected to race in this class in 2009?
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geico was racin jbs and bud was in an entirely different class but described when geico broke down that bud won.
great to get the exposure but perhaps marilyn demartini should have wrote the article for them to get the names and classes right.
i am sure she could have got alot more names mentioned in those 2 pages too.
did they purposely leave out the plugs in the article?
i can't believe i read "reggie fountain a retired racer." i would have expected reggie fountain of fountain powerboats.
or freeze frame video? instead, "a video company offered volumes"
it is a shame they did not even acknowledge the top gun award for jbs.
great job geico team. we all appreciate your contributions to the sport.
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"Granet lifted himself from the cockpit and slapped the boat's yellow hull with an open palm. ""Fastest race boat in the world, baby, right here,"" he called across the harbor. ""Fastest. Raceboat. In. The. World
JBS is an awesome team and deserves top gun because were consistantly faster than any other boat for the 3 races. In this case it was about consistancy over all laps.
2008 is over and as Joey put it 2009 is going to be off the hook