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Congrats on both new ventures Gene! Marc

Always my brother.

Great work Mikey. Your'e a credit to the sport. Can't wait to race at this event.

Another Sad Day in our sport. 120 MPH open cockpit . http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=12254155 Powerboat racers across Australia and the United States have been shocked and saddened over the loss of two of the sport's most highly-respected and experienced drivers. Australian Brian...

Interesting Rich, Almost ...word for word/design what the Lockheed guys have come to us with and are working on designs for. Inside the egg a wall of air bags (like a car). They believe that this is actually quite simple. The pod will be able to remove the top half for full servicing and will...

That was the most obvious solution and our first initiave as we looked at this challange, we are still weighing this as an option. The main builder of these units has sent us the drawings as well as a two man design as well. We still believe that a pod can be built that better fits our...

You got it Phragle. We call them "Piercing Strakes" . Our entire mask and strakes are Vacuum bagged and will be mounted to the cockpit as and additional layer of protection. Our "on staff" carbon laminate expert combined with outside experts have created a lightweight super strong shell that...

Scotty B and I are in for a 100.

Dave, As you saw the shop is quite busy. Maybe we can focus on a pictorial post on the next boat. We are an open shop with regards to safety. If you are seriously interested in learning were an hour away. I bet you have some good ideas on top of what is being implemented you always do. I will...

Dave, Jimmy and Vinny's project is very detailed and thought out. You were at the shop on Tuesday this past week and the opportunity to discuss the project with Gary Stray. You are welcome to come in at any time. . What you saw "first hand" was the beginning of the project. You are not...

One other thing the builders that strive for the above will avoid and that is the Three Phone Calls All of which will ruin their year. # 1 Theres been an Accident # 2 My Loved one is gone, How could you ... # 3 Hello , This is Mike Allweiss I've recieved several calls about cockpit safety...

Offshore ginger, You've been around a while and seen too many tragedies. many basic lessons in the The Lavin guidelines have been dismissed or forgotten. Look at the comment as a challenge to all builders to re-evaluate their current cockpit. This was not a slam against any builder in...

Dave, There are many facet's the the upgrades we are employing on Miss Geico and Talki-n -Trash. Remember these are retrofit upgrades . The proper way to do this is a full redesign of the entire safety cell (which we are doing). One hard lesson we have learned in Offshore Racing is that when...

Talk-n-Trash is getting a full safety upgrade.