When will the new tunnels ........

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Papp has composite units out now -Phil Roshem Just set a new record in one @ world finals, Dan Kirkman-Awesome Toy has one and several others out there!
well that's interesting. the last issue of dragboat review, listing all current ihba records, still lists the comp jet record holder as ron pitts/rich durnill jr. (131) and tim goodwin/rich durnill sr. (8.26) for division 1, and ron pitts/rdjr. (8.42) for division 2 and 3. i did see roeschen make one pass at 8.35, 120s, which would have been a div 2 and 3 record had he backed it up, but i don't know whether or not he made a sufficient run to back it up. considering that phil is running a state of the current art, no expense spared steve schmidt comp engine, and that rich durnill sr. built his own engine in his backyard out of spare parts to set the 8.26 record, and that ronnie builds his own stuff using parts that are basically yesterdays tech to set the records he holds, from a performance perspective i would have to say that roeschen's deal, although a beautiful piece, is still a work in progress. as a comp jet, it has not taken a significant step ahead. it is really too bad that ron was not able to make it to the finals to race phil; it would have been interesting.
additionally, there is another comp jet that only occassionally runs in ca, owned by jim burroughs, that is even quicker, and has run several 8.0s as a legal comp, and has the potential to be quicker yet. a real step up for a cj will be when one is running into the high 7s consistently.

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Bob -
Phil did make a successful backup run late Saturday ... That's why he wasn't too upset about not winning on Sunday.
I spent some time with Phil at the Finals and we looked over and discussed his boats bottom and its hardware in detail ... I believe with some fine tuning there he could easily knock off a tenth or two, perhaps more ... I got the impression that was what he had planned over the winter break and into this coming year ... Don't know for sure ... Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[UBFJ #454]

Jim -
Been thinking on and off today about the Thread you started here ... Not sure just what it is that your asking ... Family Recreational Boats, River/Lake Hot Rods, Race Hulls, etc.? This Thread could develope into quite a discussion on Tunnel Hull Designs, Types of Materials & Fabrication Methods, Their Advantages/Disadvantages, Costs/Benefits, etc., etc., etc... depending where Posters want it to go.
Just curious what you had in mind as to the direction(s) you wanted this Thread to head.

[Squirtin Thunder]

Jim -
Been thinking on and off today about the Thread you started here ... Not sure just what it is that your asking ... Family Recreational Boats, River/Lake Hot Rods, Race Hulls, etc.? This Thread could develope into quite a discussion on Tunnel Hull Designs, Types of Materials & Fabrication Methods, Their Advantages/Disadvantages, Costs/Benefits, etc., etc., etc... depending where Posters want it to go.
Just curious what you had in mind as to the direction(s) you wanted this Thread to head.
Jak,
You and I have talk for many hours and you know how I feel on single purpose boats, or designs. All the above, I sould be able to by as safe of a boat as anyone. Now also I understand that a races lyup will be lighter. My goal is to see if anyone has ideas. Any ??? All the designs are old. I am thinking of reaserch development racing and family. And having the drive to push it all the way. Who really cares about the 5 year old stuff that is out there it sould be old and out dated two weeks after in hit the water. O shit we are talking boat. I tought this was Nascar for a min.
Damm I am always slipping !!!