For RANDLEMAN

[THEFERMANATOR]

This video probably won't help your fascination with speed boats, maybe it will help push you to get one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0sqKIjoUcw&feature=related

[randlemanboater]

I watched that one, and several others earlier today.

The other night I was watching the one with the Viper running a 150 inline 6 from 1980, my wife heard it and came to the computer area wondering "what in the world is that noise?" She was entertained by the vid.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3_fWI-fbnQ

The kids LOVE watching the fast boat videos.

I wish they would leave the motor sound on more of them instead of heavy metal music.

[spareparts]

Being an inboard guy, I used to go to GMperformace parts and listen to the music of a 572/720hp on the dyno. I don't know if its still on their site, but itsounds good! Randleman, have you ever been to the Oak Hollow Drags in High Point? I don't think they have them any more, but it was always a good boat race to go to, for the boats and for the crowds, both good entertainment.

[randlemanboater]

Well, yes and no......I've never paid to get in, but have watched from the road a few times.

They dont have the drag boats anymore but I think they are doing some other type of boat racing over there now.

[spareparts]

I keep saying I'm going to make it to the drags at Augusta, seems I always have something going on the week of the race. We used to go to the IOGP race at Augusta, that was a great program, they had them again in 07, but failed to put together a race for 08 with the outboard boats. When I lived in Raleigh, we went to the Tarheel Regatta and watched the apba inboards run, loved the K boats and the Jersey Skiffs