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SN206 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-25-2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Status: Offline Points: 2339 |
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Can you guys provide insight on barefoot races. What "rigs", equipment, expectations, tips?
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phatsat67 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: March-13-2006 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 6149 |
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Bfn, BBC, Make the throttle point down.
But really the guys that usually win use the malibu vette boats because they scream super fast. There was about everything at the buckethead this year from what I saw in pictures. Mark was in his 91 bfn and I know Steve was in his 84 bfn. I think the Morgans were in their 89 and Vince was in his 89. My Friends from Warsaw always run an echelon.(which has been upside down 3 different times...) ha. I'd like to do it for fun sometime in my 86sn. |
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SN206 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-25-2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Status: Offline Points: 2339 |
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How many people make up a team? What is that rope "rig"? Are there any strategies? General rules?
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...those who have fallen and those who will.
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kapla ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: March-27-2008 Location: BA, Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6148 |
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ryan check out steve´s (tullfooter) buckethead race post, pretty much explain´s everything there...there are also links to videos and pictures..
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hotboat ![]() Gold Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March-28-2009 Location: Conn Lake Pa Status: Offline Points: 814 |
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Tim's bfn should be able to make them vettes eat his wake
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Brian
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phatsat67 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: March-13-2006 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 6149 |
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The buckethead has Teams of 5 including driver or teams of 4 with a dedicated driver. It really is a test of man and machine. If we all foot a lot this coming summer we may try to do it in either my 86 or my friends 02 response. I would rather do it in the old boat ;)
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phatsat67 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: March-13-2006 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 6149 |
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Edit: Vince's red and black boat is a 90
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TRBenj ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21141 |
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Brian, Ive been thinking the same thing- we've got a boat well suited to this sort of thing now. I'd like to get a bit more info about these events to figure out how they work- I think theres a race not far from me, maybe I'll check it out next year. It'd be fun to get a team together and possibly give it a go at some point.
Zach, I think it would be cool to run an old boat in a race- but I wouldnt expect to be competitive if you can only muster 40-41. Pretty sure the top teams average close to 50... and that may include skier swaps, etc. Yikes! |
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Hollywood ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13512 |
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And Steve's is an 85. My feet hurt at anything above 40. low and slow... |
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phatsat67 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: March-13-2006 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 6149 |
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Tim, I don't think I would be able to go far over 40mph anyways (my feet).
Hollywood I must need more coffee haha ![]() Basically I would just want to see if the boat and my friends could all make it end to end. Maybe it'll have heads, cam, and intake on it by then Tim. |
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TRBenj ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21141 |
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You guys need to toughen up your feet!
![]() I like to stretch the legs on my boats as much as anybody- but running at or near WOT for a long time like that might make me a little nervous. |
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Hollywood ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13512 |
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160# on size 12s, average arch I guess. Anything over 40 and I haven't got much more than my heels in the water. I'm with you on the engine comment, tortoise and the hare...
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TRBenj ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21141 |
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I envy that kind of surface area... 195#, size 10's and tall arch here. |
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watrski ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: December-01-2010 Location: Chippewa Lake Status: Offline Points: 393 |
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195 and 9.5 here. The foot burn is never a problem for me... I need to run all winter I guess.
Come over for the race, Tim. |
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Tubing Sucks.
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TRBenj ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21141 |
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Ive toyed with the Buckethead idea... but being 11.5 hrs away doesnt really work well for a last minute trip. The fact that they only open registration to newbies 3 weeks before the event (and only then if there are open slots) has kept me from planning around it in the past. |
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watrski ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: December-01-2010 Location: Chippewa Lake Status: Offline Points: 393 |
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You can jump on our team next year....or bring your boat. Either way...
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Tubing Sucks.
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TRBenj ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21141 |
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Hmm, I might do just that- thanks for the invite!
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phatsat67 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: March-13-2006 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 6149 |
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Maybe We can do it with my orange and cream skylark and be team CCF.com!!!! haha. Lets get some blue with orange stripe barefoot suites made!!
The only thing that scares me about my boat wot for hours is the fact that I know it isn't balanced and it has stock rod bolts. Now if I would have had it balanced and dropped in some arp rod bolts I'd leave it pointed down all day. It does have clevite 77 full oiling ring bearings. I'm 130 lbs sporting size 9's |
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tullfooter ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: March-02-2007 Location: White Lake, MI Status: Offline Points: 2225 |
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Are you thinking of doing the Austin Dam to Dam? I know a couple couple guys from Ohio/Indiana who are planning on going. I've never done it, but would love to do it in the next couple of years. Link to Austin Barefoot Clup, the host That is a shorter race at 20 miles. But what I've heard it's one, if not the, most fun. They have two divisions, one running Ski Pro boats (these are the serious 50+mph guys), and the other for inboards and whatever else. I'll post more info later, got to get back to work. Search Buckethead |
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SN206 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-25-2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Status: Offline Points: 2339 |
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Tull, yes it's peking my interest. Have never done one before. Heard it's a hella good time, and the race is fun too!
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...those who have fallen and those who will.
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TX Wind ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March-29-2011 Location: near Dallas Status: Offline Points: 333 |
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My understanding on the dam to dam is that the ski pro guys are avg around 60mph. Now that's smokin.
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lewy2001 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: March-19-2008 Location: NSW Australia Status: Offline Points: 2234 |
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Not Barefoot racing but ski racing. These boats and skiers are amazing.
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If you're going through hell, keep going
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75 Tique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6114 |
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Tim,
Tough choice. I don't know what would be cooler. Showing up with UT's BBBBII for it's cool heritage and history or the 79 just to see the others' eyes when they hear that innocent enough looking monster warming up and see it take off. Those races look like a hoot. Would love to try it. Unfortunately, my endurance isnt what it used to be and I get "Burning Soles" way too soon. |
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Hollywood ![]() Moderator Group ![]() ![]() Joined: February-04-2004 Location: Twin Lakes, WI Status: Offline Points: 13512 |
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Mark, once I find my Connelly Wake Special slalom ski I plan to use it doing hot laps around the lake on a Sunday afternoon. That ski racing looks fun but simply doesn't exist here in the Midwest.
Larry, you need to condition/toughen your feet. Be barefoot more often. My entire body gives out before my feet, faster than normal barefoot speed though and they burn up. |
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quinner ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: October-12-2005 Location: Unknown Status: Offline Points: 5828 |
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Yeah Lewy, they must be running a Chevy in that thing cuz it sounds awesome
![]() Would be cool to see the skiers in that video as well |
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75 Tique ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6114 |
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They have to slow down to 75 or 80 for some of those tighter turns. Wonder how hard it is to hold on through the turns. I can see myself doing cartwheels about about 400 yards back into the woods.
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TX Foilhead ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: February-01-2009 Location: Kingsland TX Status: Offline Points: 2076 |
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That's kind of slow for those guys they have a few vids I've watched where they get close to 130mph. They have some videos with a camera on the skiers, but they are way back and very hard to see with all the spray.
The Chevy part isn't making the cool sound, it the 2 turbos. Makes you realize that no mater what you do to a CC, it's not a hot rod ski boat. That thing goes from 60 to 100 quicker than most of us can get 30. |
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dochockey ![]() Gold Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September-16-2009 Location: Colorado Status: Offline Points: 638 |
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That is just unreal ! If you fall at that speed ? your toast.
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lewy2001 ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: March-19-2008 Location: NSW Australia Status: Offline Points: 2234 |
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If you're going through hell, keep going
89 Ski <a href="http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5685" ta |
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TRBenj ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() ![]() Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21141 |
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Theres a big difference between a boat built to go fast that can also pull skiers, and a boat built to pull skiers that can also go fast. I'll take the latter! I get a good chuckle about what some people consider "ski boats". Cool video (and boat) nonetheless. |
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