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Oppps-- I was reading this thread and thought I was posting on this one; Quick Update from the Miami Poker Run

From Matt Trulio:

http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/02/miami-poker-run-sees-bigger-fleet/

Unfortunately for Christie and the Speed Racer crew, his well-known MTI 44-footer was sidelined early in the run with calibration issues in its new 1,300-hp electronically fuel-injected, supercharged engines from Potter Performance Engines.

"What are you going to do?" Christie told me over the phone as he and throttleman Chuck Burke idled back to Grove Harbor. "Obviously, I'm very disappointed, but there's nothing I can do about it now."

Then Christie answered his own question. "I'll tell you what we're going to do," he said. "We're going to clean up the boat, put it on the trailer and then we're going to drive down to Islamorada and hang out and party with everyone at the Tiki Bar. This run is all about the people who come. Of course, I want my boat to be there and I'm disappointed. But first and foremost, it's about the people."
 
From Matt Trulio:

"I'll tell you what we're going to do," he said. "We're going to clean up the boat, put it on the trailer and then we're going to drive down to Islamorada and hang out and party with everyone at the Tiki Bar. This run is all about the people who come. Of course, I want my boat to be there and I'm disappointed. But first and foremost, it's about the people."
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That's our Bob! :iagree:
 
I can tell you it is a computer and/or sensor issue. There was an issue with too much fuel during idle and low speed. So much for the lack of fuel questions!
 
Speed Racer is my overall favorite MTI as well


Hasn't it had at least 3 completely different "brands" of engines in it, since it was new?

It had the 1350/1550 Sterlings first.

Then, didn't it have JC Perf motors next? I remember JC posting that he'd just rebuilt, or built new motors for Speed Racer, as well as including a picture of them in his shop with JC Perf valve covers: Right here


After them, from what I can remember, they were pulled, and the boat was sold without power, which must be when SpeedRacer, that posting here in this thread, bought the boat.

SpeedRacer here on the board, then put his Potter motors in, which as he said, ran 200+ hours, and the boat is still running Potter motors today.

Did the boat have a set of 1075's in it at some point as well, making the amount of different engines/builders that the boat has ran, 4?

Just curious
 
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The Original "Speed Racer" that Bob now owns originally had Stirlings in it. He bought it with no engines and installed the Ron Potter motors he had from his previous boat "Perfect Storm". He just had these new ones built over the winter.
There are at least two other Speed Racer clones out there, maybe three. The race boat, Little Speed Racer, and I thought there was one in Europe but that may have been the little SR.
 
Tom A. said:
The Original "Speed Racer" that Bob now owns originally had Stirlings in it. He bought it with no engines and installed the Ron Potter motors he had from his previous boat "Perfect Storm". He just had these new ones built over the winter.
There are at least two other Speed Racer clones out there, maybe three. The race boat, Little Speed Racer, and I thought there was one in Europe but that may have been the little SR.
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I mentioned the Sterlings & Potter engines already.

Here are the JC's that were in it, according to JC: Click here

Those are all from the main Speed Racer 44MTI, that was at the Miami Boat Show, that Randy Kent built... and that's 3 different kinds of power. I just find that uncommon is all.
 
GENERAL LEE said:
I mentioned the Sterlings & Potter engines already.

Here are the JC's that were in it, according to JC: Click here

Those are all from the main Speed Racer 44MTI, that was at the Miami Boat Show, that Randy Kent built... and that's 3 different kinds of power. I just find that uncommon is all.
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Sounds like he needs some Pure Platinum Chiefs under the hatch! :D
 
GENERAL LEE said:
I mentioned the Sterlings & Potter engines already.

Here are the JC's that were in it, according to JC: Click here

Those are all from the main Speed Racer 44MTI, that was at the Miami Boat Show, that Randy Kent built... and that's 3 different kinds of power. I just find that uncommon is all.
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Never knew it had JC's in it. I only know the boat since Bob bought it w/ no power and was told they pulled the Stirlings out of it.
 
GENERAL LEE said:
Then, didn't it have JC Perf motors next? I remember JC posting that he'd just rebuilt, or built new motors for Speed Racer, as well as including a picture of them in his shop with JC Perf valve covers: Right here
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Tom A. said:
Never knew it had JC's in it. I only know the boat since Bob bought it w/ no power and was told they pulled the Stirlings out of it.
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Jeff rebuilt those engines but they weren't going back into SR, they were purchased by someone else.
 
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