buckethead 2015

Adam, not your event, sorry ;-)
see rule 8! no butt riding

gun-driver wrote: Tim I'll volunteer my boat and/or be the permanent driver.

Unless he has done blowed it up by then there is only one acceptable boat for Tim to be on during that race - if you aren't going to pull out the worlds fastest barefoot nautique in this situation then you must sign over it's title to someone worthy. It's in the rules.

I would be all about this here event. Doubtful anyone would take a chance on my meager footing skills – but I make a decent designated drinker.

It is only across the state from Jeff Swedish I’ll peg him and see if he has any interest in putting together a team behind his small block excel..

That was before he was made aware of the rules, I am sure he will come around.

That's what I told him Joe! If there ever were a boat for an event that is the one. I can put a few rope set ups together down here since we have quite a few veterans in our area.

We do an early race at a local res so I could pre test the rope set ups to make sure they were ready to go.

If I am on a team my buddy Tom is an attachment with me since hes my most reliable ski buddy and can foot for really long distances at high speeds. I would be fine with using my boat but the 351 would probably need to WOT the whole race to keep up with anyone.

No question I want to actually do it this year. I think there were 2-3 spots open this last year. Also, the Sunday Funday race I guess is pretty fun and not competitive for anyone who doesn't want to run the big one.

I mean, we have some good foot talent here and plenty of worthy boats I think we could honestly compete really well.

TRBenj wrote: I know Zach had some buddies who were interested... Perhaps there would be enough bodies to have 2 teams? Might make the race for last place competitive.

I am thinking the same thing (but not about last place). All it boils down to is a couple excellent drivers to make good pickup turns and people who can throw down good 2-4 miles runs a couple times.

Eddie is retired, but I was thinking maybe he could be convinced to join a Jeff Swedish, Nautique John, Krazy Kurtis, etc masters division type team if I was drawing up score cards I would also throw them Greg and Scott Monahan and put them in the Swedish excel, or behind one of eddies boats.

Line em up against Tim, Brad, Kevin, Johhny, Zach and Tom in the 79 and it'll make for some good spectatoring

Any healthy big block and BFN should do it. None of us here ski fast anyway. Just need to get to normal skiing speeds with a full boat load.

If you did want to ski faster though just lengthen the rope. What's the sweet spot most guys run. 100' ?

I don't think I'd want ZERO stretch rope either. Low stretch HDPE/HDTE would be more comfortable, a little give instead of getting your arms yanked out on every roller.

Hollywood wrote: Any healthy big block and BFN should do it. None of us here ski fast anyway. Just need to get to normal skiing speeds with a full boat load. .

No doubt you are right.. but rules are rules and Tim has been talking about getting that thing dialed in for two years now..

is there a boom division

Yea but only double boom. Looks like we need BBBB2

Patrick, can you change the title of this thread to something more appropriate (buckethead 2015 ?)?

I know Mark. He's been to some of our local stuff. Trains hard, takes it serious, and skis really well.

They are building an inboard ski pro supposedly.

Tim done we must also work on some pictures for my 2016 BFN Calendars

Zach that boat is on the back burner. One of the guys bought a early Sanger one of there faster hulls and they have put a 2015 pcm 409 in it. We had a boat 2 years ago that was James Braggs and its a 99 196 ski with a hopped up 502. Runs in the 60's but no one could really ski it that fast. In a practice I got to 54 and about the only thing I could keep in was my heals. You beat have flat water at them speeds. I have only heard the top speed in the race has been 47 and thats the year the course record was set and Marc did the 29 mailes in 2 runs and the other 3 did the 9 combined.