Quote Originally Posted by Mark75H View Post
The boat and the prop
Mark YES that is part of it for sure. But, props are much better now than they were back then so the advantage has to be with us prop wise. Second in the case of the Japan tunnels. Those tunnels were no where close to being as well designed as the tunnels we tried. So the advantage has to be with the newer boats. Here is another bit of history. In the early 1990's Brad Collins Mirage Boats teamed up with Hydro Tec and did a boat and motor to race in that series. I don't think they got it competitive?? We have raced many Tohatsu's and Yamahas over the last 20 years. In the case of the 50 and 60 hp motors, we could never get the 2 cylinder models to perform as well as the 3 cylinder. Case in point is Formula 50. The top motor was the 50D Tohatsu and it did run in the 80 mph range. I have a lot of respect for the overseas race group. Maybe they can let us in on some secrets.