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Old 29-05-2007, 11:51 AM   #1
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New 4kickx boat.

here are some pics of the new twin inboard 4kickx boat that DK will aparently be skiing behind in belgium!!!!



Awsome
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Old 29-05-2007, 03:29 PM   #2
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bloody hell, what a beast . . . . glad to see him back. Hopefully with a full team behind him . . . . europeans, then worlds 2009! best of luck Mr K
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Old 29-05-2007, 06:18 PM   #3
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That's absolutely gorgeous
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Old 29-05-2007, 08:42 PM   #4
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best of the best
I wonder how fast is it??
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Old 29-05-2007, 09:18 PM   #5
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What a phenominal boat. Every part is a work of art from the rigging hanging off the back to the dash.
Mind you I can't see a ski pole - did it melt?
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Old 30-05-2007, 09:12 AM   #6
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Kirkland Skiing

Thanks goodness its official, i was near to bursting with that little nugget of news for the last couple of months. I am so pleased for you Darren.
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Old 30-05-2007, 09:19 PM   #7
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Awsome!!!

Any idea how many horses them there small blocks make?
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Old 30-05-2007, 09:48 PM   #8
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According to the website the photo's are from 1000 HP each
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Old 30-05-2007, 10:14 PM   #9
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Here are some more specs on the boat :

The Boat meets to the world rules F1 lenght 6.5m
Engine's are custom build by Larry Peto in Tuscon USA
4.7l V8 with blower en intercoler
MSD ingition
CMI headers
Drives Mercury XR Sportmaster 1.5 short
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Here is the topic the info came from : http://www.supersnelleboten.be/forum...opic.php?t=841
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Old 31-05-2007, 10:37 AM   #10
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This boat is an absolute work of art, what a pity we did not see it in New Zealand.

Though even if it was their it still would of required a huge efoort to knock of Jason Walmsley and the MercForce machine.

I hope to see this boat stir things up at the worlds in 2009.
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Old 01-06-2007, 06:38 PM   #11
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it wasnt in nz coz dk was getting married in the us tat week and the boat was barely ready
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Old 06-06-2007, 11:01 PM   #12
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This boat is not an original idea, Martie Wells was trying to promote a boat very much like this on his web site a few years ago.
It had the same engine configeration, but the problem with it was that it was 22 feet long.
The idea was to have a reliable and relively economic boat with no tuning.
Unfortunatly his site has disappeared, he made good helmets and was helpfull and polite, mine is still going strong.
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Old 07-06-2007, 10:58 AM   #13
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Mike Avila had the original concept of the twin inboards at the Ski Racing Worlds in Long Beach.

Martie Wells skied behind the Cyclone 191 the Evil Twin as in Single engine with twin drives

The first photo is of the later model, the second is of the one that raced at the World Championships in Long Beach, the third is of the Evil Twin that Martie won the FI World title with, of course I stand to be corrected !!!
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Old 07-06-2007, 11:07 AM   #14
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I dont fancy the observers chances of seeing much ?
Did we not see the 3rd Boat in your Pics, Prime Time, at Hunstanton 2 years ago ?
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Old 07-06-2007, 11:21 AM   #15
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Not sure if the original was there, they certainly brought the new model 191 and pulled Todd Haig to another World Championship title
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Old 07-06-2007, 11:35 AM   #16
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How much power do you need to pull a skier competively?
Some of those boats look like they'd rip yer arms off.

Also, what's the benefit of dual drives on a single motor, versus say a single bravo 3x? Seen a few boats like that and I can't see what the benefits are.
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When I spoke to the engineer that looked after the Evil Twin he said that since having twin drives on a single engine the drive reliability have improved greatly, no more blown drives, also the boat was more stable, the skier also benefitted from a better wake, as always I stand to be corrected.
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Old 07-06-2007, 11:03 PM   #18
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How much power do you need to pull a skier competively?
Power wise for formula one i recon you need at least 1200hp to have a chance. At the worlds in NZ recently i believe the skiers were travelling at near 110mph down some of the straights
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Old 07-06-2007, 11:53 PM   #19
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I've only seen a little ski racing on Sky sports once. It just looked like madness on the corners, with boats and skiers vying for position.
Has the situation ever happened where a driver has cut accross to take the corner tighter and gone under the rope of another skier.

At these speeds does the skier have the rope also conected to a harness, or is it all on his arms?
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There are variations to how the skier holds onto the line and in most cases throughout the world, the 'wrapped' position is favoured. Having a doubled sided harness, with handles at the back end of side, the skier wraps these around his seat area and holds them with one hand, to complete the wrap. The remaining hand either holds onto a bar/handle infront or they may just hold onto the line itself.

Some racers use the hands out in front in some instances and I believe there are dedicated races in the US for this type of skiing.

Single handles are permitted also, but I have never personally seen any competitve skiing with these as of yet, but I am sure its been done.
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