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    pictures of crash at texoma

    go to www.taylorjetboats.com and click on taylor spotlight archives than look for the link "lake texoma poker run tragedy",....they just added pics of the boats after they were pulled out....will make your stomach turn!!!!!

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    Unhappy

    oh my god...
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    “The bitterness of poor quality & service remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”

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    Looks like this might be one of the last videos of Flash Gordon Running...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlTxicStQ-8

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    Kind of hard to swallow.
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    You can see were the drive on the right side of Flash Gordon came out causing the boat to turn right into the Nashville Catz.



    That's just a bad day for boating.

    I hope we learn something from it.

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    “The bitterness of poor quality & service remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”

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    Damm. That's almost unimaginable!

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    Hummnn a awfull tragedy . Looks to me the running surface collapsed on the eliminator just forward of the transom on the right side, the amount of bits and pieces left in the water, unreal.

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    Watch this video link of Flash Gordon running around 100 mph less than 20' away from the guy filming this with his family in the boat and several others that were obviously already floating around and tell me what part of this is "safe operation" of this very dangerous boat.

    Its sad that this happend but at some point your actions can catch up to haunt you and others.Maybe he had more faith in those drive not failing than he should have.

    http://media.putfile.com/Flash-Gordo...fore-the-wreck

    If ever drove that fast that close to me and my family he would get a fast pitch beer can to the side of his boat.Yal can flame me if you feel you must but that $hit dont fly with me.God rest their soles.Truly a tragity and in my prayers are the dead.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hot Shot Merc
    Watch this video link of Flash Gordon running around 100 mph less than 20' away from the guy filming this with his family in the boat and several others that were obviously already floating around and tell me what part of this is "safe operation" of this very dangerous boat.

    Its sad that this happend but at some point your actions can catch up to haunt you and others.Maybe he had more faith in those drive not failing than he should have.

    http://media.putfile.com/Flash-Gordo...fore-the-wreck

    If ever drove that fast that close to me and my family he would get a fast pitch beer can to the side of his boat.Yal can flame me if you feel you must but that $hit dont fly with me.God rest their soles.Truly a tragity and in my prayers are the dead.
    agreed

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    Holy S***!!!!! I did'nt here about this. What the hell happened? Looking at those pictures, you just realize that things can happen FAST! scary Sh**! Sorry for those involved and pray for the survivor. Later, Dave

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    I totally agree with you Hot Shot Merc!!! It could of happened to any of us. If you lose control of a boat that size and speed you could literally kill dozens of people if you run that close to them. I dont know about the law in Ok, but here in Texas if you pass someone on plane that close it is against the law. Not to mention you would definately get a Beer can to the side of the boat as stated earlier. My prayers are with the lives lost and thier familys. Just goes to show you that you never know when its your time. Shayne

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    22' Activator w/ 250xs Merc Opti, back home again

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    I would say they had some issues with the drives, look at this modification.

    1st pic


    2nd pic modification
    “The bitterness of poor quality & service remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”

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    Looks like a semi-final police report....

    OKLAHOMA CITY -- Investigators cannot determine whether a mechanical malfunction caused a Lake Texoma collision between two jet boats that killed five people, an Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokeswoman said Monday.

    Witnesses reported that the Sept. 2 collision between the "Flash Gordon," a 36-foot, custom-built, turbine-powered catamaran, and the "Nashville Katz," which had a potential top speed of about 150 mph, occurred at speeds close to 100 mph. The impact destroyed both vessels, complicating investigators' attempts to reconstruct what happened.
    Trooper Kera Philippi said the "Flash Gordon" was so badly damaged that it could not be determined whether it had a mechanical malfunction before it veered into the path of the other boat.
    Authorities previously ruled out alcohol as a factor and said they might never know whether excessive speed played a role in the collision in which Texas residents in one boat and a passenger from Tennessee in another were killed.
    Both boats were participating in the "Highroller Poker Run," in which participants paid a $500 entry fee and received a playing card at each of five stops.
    The boat with the best poker hand at the end was the winner. Speed is not intended to be a factor to help contestants win.

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