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    Thats not the old yellow capsule boat.

    Thats not the old yellow capsule boat.
  2. Sticky: I would like to thank John for all the info he...

    I would like to thank John for all the info he has provided.

    I remember the Parker race very well, it was a sight to see them coming.

    Last time I was in Sturtavant a complet rotary was in the...
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    That is the old Castleberry boat, it was sold and...

    That is the old Castleberry boat, it was sold and sent south less power. Last I heard it had a 2.5 for power not sure who owns it now I sold it to Mario Rendon. One more bump and its over, that loose...
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    Joe, I thought Kim Howard won in 82, extremely...

    Joe,
    I thought Kim Howard won in 82, extremely rough that year I broke and got in a customers boat that was down 2 laps and got back to the same lap and finished second. Bowden took off a sponson...
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    Hey Joe, Hope things are good with you, those...

    Hey Joe,

    Hope things are good with you, those were some fun races at Havasu. If I remember right Fred Bowden won in 81, he and Mike Miller had the 2 tunnels with bottom pick up units. It was rough...
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    Sounds more like a stator problem, timer has 6...

    Sounds more like a stator problem, timer has 6 seperate triggers so odds of all 3 on one bank having a problem are slim.
  7. Thread: 225 ficht ram

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    Possibly, I send a lot of stuff your way. ...

    Possibly, I send a lot of stuff your way.

    Regards,
    Alan
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    Limiter is at 6150. Darren is running a heavly...

    Limiter is at 6150. Darren is running a heavly modified ficht block on one engien other is a e-tec block and they have Motec. The system works very well but is complicated. To run a mad efi system...
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    Rod, May want to have them check before the...

    Rod,

    May want to have them check before the race during inspection for those unsure.
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    Ron, we have not decided which class we are going...

    Ron, we have not decided which class we are going to run. Have you talked to Fred about numbers?, boat needs to be lettered.
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    Thanks for the kind remarks Ron. It felt really...

    Thanks for the kind remarks Ron. It felt really good to be back racing.

    I personally think 1 inch is good as with certain unit/boat combinations handleing starts to become a problem. I would...
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    One thing that might also be a consideration is...

    One thing that might also be a consideration is that all outboard boats have the same minimum weight and just classify by engine size and bottom type, that way the team that has a standard type boat...
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    Hey Joe, I agree a standard lay up ski boat...

    Hey Joe, I agree a standard lay up ski boat weighs about 825 and a boat like say Mr Smiths is 640 sure we have built even lighter ones but they were sprint race boats. A lot of the extra weight comes...
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    Val, Ran with the broken jaw in 1978 and yes we...

    Val, Ran with the broken jaw in 1978 and yes we did win. It was so rough that year the witchcraft we were running was all busted up after the first day and we spent until about 3 am repairing it to...
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    The Parker 300 is meant to be a fun race and...

    The Parker 300 is meant to be a fun race and needs to be safe.

    The old MODVP went from no weight restriction to 1450 (if memory is correct) with several weights adjustments along the way, some of...
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