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    Im adding this to this thread.....because it belongs here I think.

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    Wing

    FANtastic Job there, Rich..

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    Quote Originally Posted by lilabner View Post
    FANtastic Job there, Rich..
    Thank you my friend........ I am trying my best to disprove the adage...."You can't go home again".
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    I know a lot of work and $$$$$$ went into those photographs and it just looks fantastic,,,,,,,,,,,

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    World's Fastest Wing?.....

    Quote Originally Posted by T2x View Post
    .....because it belongs here I think. T2x
    No thinking needs to be done.....that thing is definately a "Hot Multi" . On an old thread and with some research by old fiberglass, it was determined that 113.208 was the fastest speed recorded by a Switzer Wing.....Kenny Kitson in 1968 with an 18'er (Outboard Bob's Wing) and a pair of stacked 1250's with speedmasters. There's your target.....

    Hard to believe that Superbash first showed us what it was going to look like on 10/28/05.....the "This Old Wing" thread. A lot of time, a lot of work and a great result.

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    Quote Originally Posted by willabee View Post
    No thinking needs to be done.....that thing is definately a "Hot Multi" . On an old thread and with some research by old fiberglass, it was determined that 113.208 was the fastest speed recorded by a Switzer Wing.....Kenny Kitson in 1968 with an 18'er (Outboard Bob's Wing) and a pair of stacked 1250's with speedmasters. There's your target.....

    Hard to believe that Superbash first showed us what it was going to look like on 10/28/05.....the "This Old Wing" thread. A lot of time, a lot of work and a great result.
    I have some Lake X test sheets that indicated Jan Schoonover's wing with Odell driving ran 118 or thereabouts on the measured course down there.

    I also thought that Kitson ran 120+ in one direction at an NOA kilo.

    In either case that should be easy for this monster........ On the other hand she's an OLD boat.....like me

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    Quote Originally Posted by T2x View Post
    I have some Lake X test sheets that indicated Jan Schoonover's wing with Odell driving ran 118 or thereabouts on the measured course down there.....I also thought that Kitson ran 120+ in one direction at an NOA kilo. T2x
    Nah, I doubt they went that fast. Ya gotta remember that the offshore boys always had stuff going at least 10 mph faster than it really ever went just because they were the offshore boys.....the bigger the name, the faster it went .

    There was some interesting talk about those Wing record speeds on the "What was the fastest speed by an inline" thread.....I'll bring it back to the front just to refresh memorys.
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    Quote Originally Posted by willabee View Post
    Nah, I doubt they went that fast. Ya gotta remember that the offshore boys always had stuff going at least 10 mph faster than it really ever went just because they were the offshore boys.....the bigger the name, the faster it went .

    There was some interesting talk about those Wing record speeds on the "What was the fastest speed by an inline" thread.....I'll bring it back to the front just to refresh memorys.
    I spoke to Kitson last night. He confirms that he ran 121 one way in a Kilo in Tennessee. The boat had overdrive lower units and Record 3 blade 21's on it for the attempt. He barely missed the shore on the run out and because of that close proximity he was still accelerating as he entered the measured course on the return and only registered 107 on that leg. His AVERAGE 2 ways was 113.

    If I can find the time sheets, I believe that Odell, Sirois, and Schoonover had recorded wing tests at the Lake. I think Schoonover also set an APBA kilo record as well at close to 120.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T2x View Post
    I spoke to Kitson last night. He confirms that he ran 121 one way in a Kilo in Tennessee..... on the return only registered 107 on that leg. His AVERAGE 2 ways was 113.

    If I can find the time sheets, I believe that Odell, Sirois, and Schoonover had recorded wing tests at the Lake. I think Schoonover also set an APBA kilo record as well at close to 120......T2x
    Next time you talk with Kenny, please tell him I said hello and that I still tell people about the trip to San Luis in his T-bird (another Parker 9 Hour story) .

    Thought I'd get some takers after my shot about the offshore drivers and their speeds, but guess none of them are reading. Anyway, I used to go to these speed trials. Just outside Knoxville and I'm thinking it was Edgar Rose that ran the show for NOA? On the "Fastest speed recorded by an Inline" thread, I said that I thought Kitson set the record there at 119. Apparently what I was remembering was that one way run because, as you stated, the record is 113 (two way average).

    My memory banks say that Jan was done with record attempts after he flipped trying to break the NOA 113 mark.....sure don't recall him setting one in the 120 range in APBA. I don't know a thing about Wings running record tests at the Lake, but I didn't start going down there until late 1967.

    So, now I'm curious, how are you looking at this. To make the claim, do you think you have to go faster than the fastest one way run or better the two way average?
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    Quote Originally Posted by willabee View Post
    So, now I'm curious, how are you looking at this. To make the claim, do you think you have to go faster than the fastest one way run or better the two way average?
    yes.........

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    [quote=willabee;1491166]Nah, I doubt they went that fast. Ya gotta remember that the offshore boys always had stuff going at least 10 mph faster than it really ever went just because they were the offshore boys.....the bigger the name, the faster it went .

    Willabee:

    I don't think any of us were guilty of that, the only one that MAY have exagerated a little was that guy from North Carolina-----

    Gene

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    [QUOTE=GENE LANHAM;1491909]
    Quote Originally Posted by willabee View Post
    Nah, I doubt they went that fast. Ya gotta remember that the offshore boys always had stuff going at least 10 mph faster than it really ever went just because they were the offshore boys.....the bigger the name, the faster it went .

    Willabee:

    I don't think any of us were guilty of that, the only one that MAY have exagerated a little was that guy from North Carolina-----

    Gene
    Hey Gene:

    Speaking of "little guys".

    We won the "great race" on Labor Day.

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    ....the only one that MAY have exagerated a little was that guy from North Carolina----- Gene
    That poor guy.....he might as well change his name to Charlie Brown (the Charlie Brown that the Coasters sang about) and walk around asking "Why is everybody always picking on me"

    Actually, in my experience with Reggie, I found him to be a pretty straight shooter. While testing, I remember asking how he was running and he would sometimes look me straight in the eye, smile, then go into his 'aw schucks' routine and say something like....."I'm running pretty good, but so is Seebold. I'd like to try some more of the powerheads in the truck to see if one of them might give me an advantage over these guys."..... I'd just laugh and tell him that they were all built the same and that would pretty much be the end of it.
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    [quote=T2x;1491965]
    Quote Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM View Post

    Hey Gene:

    Speaking of "little guys".

    We won the "great race" on Labor Day.

    T2x

    Hi Rich:

    Thanks for your help on that---I would love to hear some of the details--if you posted on here, would that boat qualify as a "Hot Single"????

    Gene

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    Quote Originally Posted by T2x View Post
    ... would that boat qualify as a "Hot Single"????....Gene
    Gene, speaking of "Hot Singles", looks like my puter ate the shots of Peacock's fire. If you want to send them again, I'll get them on the thread.
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