Nice shots HBCHGRL!!!
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Nice shots HBCHGRL!!!
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Depending on the exact year.
can't tell you is in the first boat.
next, looks like it could be a Rush.
3rd Lanse Haselrig GN790
4th either Bohana or Skip Tuttle GN711
5th Mike Hoban (rip) GN 30
6th No clue
7th I'll go with Paul Fitzgerald, but it could be Dave Rankin. GN9
8th No clue
Manifold pressure is not that high. In fact its pretty low. Compression on the other hand, we don't discuss even among friends.
You need to bring 1000-1100 HP to the table, or you are back marker, and they only have 475 inches to make that, with roughly 10 psi boost. They are stressed.
Yep. Cylinder pressures are stupid. Specially when you consider a roots goes to full boost on the hit, regardless the RPM. So coming off a corner in one is hell on the lower end. Even at Puddingstone where Bill never lifts, in the corners the engine is pulled down about 2000 RPM by the boat being deeper in the water plus the rudder blocking the prop. Full load at 5000 thru the whole corner just torments the crank and rods. That is the only place we ever tore the snout off the crank.
Here's a few more from Castaic and Mission bay.. I think 6 is Teague and 8th is Bonici's boat with previous owner. (I can't remember names.)
http://www.v-drivevideo.net/pictures.../Castaic1R.jpg
http://www.v-drivevideo.net/pictures...castaic_ws.jpg
http://www.v-drivevideo.net/pictures...ics/diego1.jpg
http://www.v-drivevideo.net/pictures...cs/diego2s.jpg
Done? You make it sound like they go home after 5 laps.... What about testing, heats, semi's and the final? And keep in mind that many of the GN boats aren't running the entire race at "full" throttle.
I'm not saying your point is wrong, but give the other classes a little more credit. :)
My all time favorite GN, Bill is an awsome driver, he dives that thing into the corners like nobody I've ever seen
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