Wow - Went for a GREAT boat ride over the weekend

[Sam Baker]

I have to thank Brent Shaw and "Hollywood" Nick Winski at Wintech. Brent brought his boat over from Iowa to the frozen tundra of Big Bend, WI to have Nick install the new powerhead that he put together for Brent on that killer enclosed Allison that Brent owns.

Brent was breaking it in and apparently got a little bored driving the boat around, so he let Nick and I take some time breaking it in. That is an AWESOME boat. I owned a couple Allison Drags with big power on them, but being enclosed is a totally different experience. Brent has that boat setup perfectly too because even going from a stock motor to a mod motor, the boat launched flat and got right up on the pad without hardly having to move the steering wheel. Even with all of Brent's lead weight (250#) still sitting in the boat, a 26" Yamaha break in wheel and 34cc heads, the thing pulled like an absolute rocketship. Nick did an awesome job on that motor....it's wicked.

It's my first boat ride of the year - Nick's now working on getting my ProMax together to put on my SuperSport...hopefully in the next two weeks, I'll be able to go for a ride in my boat.

You guys down south don't know how great you have it...we have to wait all winter to go for a boat ride up here!

http://www.sldba.org/photos/brent.jpg

[Tom Foley]

Now that's a trick boat ! Scott Vickery must not have seen this one yet !

[Sam Baker]

Yeah, it's super trick. It looks like Darris built it himself. They did a fantastic job on it.

[BrentShaw]

It was a great weekend indeed! After a long winter I was able to get back in the boat with some new HP and my winter blues were gone with one stab of the throttle!

I have to tip my hat to Nick Winski at Wintech the motor ran great and I'm really excited to get it broke in. Anyone out there needing some motor work done and are tired of getting BS'd to death with some of the people in our sport should really get intouch with Nick! He is as honest and knowledgeable as they come, he went above and behond the call of duty for me and he will have my buisness as long as he wants it.

Thanks for the kind words Sam it was fun to watch the boat run as I have never seen someone else drive it!

Lets go racing
Brent

[whipper]

WOW sounds like fun! Im getting over my winter blues tomorrow!!;) I cant wait to stab the throtle! Brent I have always loved that hull looks sweet. Ya if Brent ever decided to Scott or Badbait would be adding her to there stable!:D Your canopy looks so right on your hull compared to some others. Happy Racing!! James

[Sam Baker]

Yeah, that boat's like a mixed marriage - it's a Triad enclosure on an Allison boat.