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    Default Looks great.

    The boat looks great. I bet it was awesome to feel that power. Got any idea how fast you got it up to?
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    Not sure exactly how fast, we were running it in so didnt worry about speed too much, but we took it to 8000 RPM and it is running a 20" pitch prop, I think it is running 18/20 gear set. The power is incredible, so smooth and responsive,and it idles! you would think it was injected!

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    Thanks for those pictures and article Ron, I would think that hull is almost identical to the one I have. Ron do you think it is more correct to call this class of boat OZ or F1?

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    Guy, it depends on the time frame. Originally Formula 1 was a race series, not a class. Later, Formula 1 became the name of the class under 3 different motor sizes. OZ was the UIM class for motors 2000cc and up.
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    Billy raced in Beaumont with a Merc in 1989 and did very well until the butterfly in the horn broke and put him out of the race. But it was the later model small cubic in V8's not the Big bore fast V8's like Benny set the closed coarse record with in Beaumont in 86. Several 2.5 Mercury's tried but couldn't run with all that power.
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    tim ,if you want see the integral parts of your dad video like my video on dailymotion go to the duke video online site and serach this video!!!,i buy tree video of tunel race boat and one for unlimited hydroplane!!! its a very good video !!!
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    Renato Molinari won the first ever F1-V8 race in Germany 1981

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