LOTO 2024 Trip!

[CLdrinker]

Why wasn’t this guy in the shootout? Looks like he could do some damage.

 

[CLdrinker]

Listen close. Do I hear it shift?

Lake TV on Instagram: "American Ethanol blows their previous record out of the water! With Tony Battiato at the helm they hit a whopping 221 MPH Saturday morning at the 2024 @loto_shootout. #lakeoftheozarks #shootout #americanethanol #fastboat #spee

1,274 likes, 24 comments - laketv_loz on August 24, 2024: "American Ethanol blows their previous record out of the water! With Tony Battiato at the helm they hit a whopping 221 MPH Saturday morning at the 2024 @loto_shootout. #lakeoftheozarks #shootout #americanethanol #fastboat #speedboat".

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[throttle]

Ive seen them a lot up in Puget sound and San Juan islands....I really really like them for a lake or those kind of waters. A pair of 250's or 300's would be all you'd ever need. (id never own an ocean boat with a single..)

Such a rad boat for the PNW, saw one near Neah Bay at the Straight of De Fuca crushing waves and the wind chop.
We also see a good number of them at Lake Powell too over recent years. A couple of the boat captains there have led me to believe that there are almost a dozen of them frequently on Powell.

I caught this one coming in after a charter for the day, what an amazing boat.

 

[Jay Dub]

Badass trip. Thanks for sharing

Awesome trip. The pics of these boats make me realize that I am poor.

 

[Done-it-again]

Such a rad boat for the PNW, saw one near Neah Bay at the Straight of De Fuca crushing waves and the wind chop.
We also see a good number of them at Lake Powell too over recent years. A couple of the boat captains there have led me to believe that there are almost a dozen of them frequently on Powell.

I caught this one coming in after a charter for the day, what an amazing boat.

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Good to see a 37' being trailered.

Anything smaller like the 28' it's fuel capacity is small at 74gal.... at least the new 29' is a bit better at 105

 

[gqchris]

That’s what I was thinking. Butt hair away from tragedy and dude was not in control of that boat.

Trimmed way too Far up. Tip and a stuff.

Yes this guy was a hair away from a tragedy. He made the decision to push the sticks instead of wheeling it thru tucked in.

Great photos though!

 

[gqchris]

Sam in his 318 Skater. Says he was doing 60-65mph. He also said "thank God I was in a Skater"
Sounds like this 318 will be for sale soon & he will be upgrading to a 368 or 388

Sam needs to buy some lottery tickets!

 

[DRYHEAT]

Such a rad boat for the PNW, saw one near Neah Bay at the Straight of De Fuca crushing waves and the wind chop.
We also see a good number of them at Lake Powell too over recent years. A couple of the boat captains there have led me to believe that there are almost a dozen of them frequently on Powell.

I caught this one coming in after a charter for the day, what an amazing boat.

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What happened to Juan?

 

[Tom Slick]

Need more info on the brand new all white canopied 388 Skater with the giant all aluminum Noonan power. From a standing start in the start box he ran a 170mph. They claim to want to break the all time shootout record of 244mph set 10 years ago by Spirit of Qatar. That’s one hell of a tall order considering the 244mph record was set on the old 1 mile course.

 

[rivrrts429]

Need more info on the brand new all white canopied 388 Skater with the giant all aluminum Noonan power. From a standing start in the start box he ran a 170mph. They claim to want to break the all time shootout record of 244mph set 10 years ago by Spirit of Qatar. That’s one hell of a tall order considering the 244mph record was set on the old 1 mile course.

Saying it and then putting it into action are two completely different things. Takes nothing away from that boat and team. Both are absolutely amazing. 244mph takes some serious balls and you’re on the edge of glory or, God forbid, worse.

 

[McKay]

Such a rad boat for the PNW, saw one near Neah Bay at the Straight of De Fuca crushing waves and the wind chop.
We also see a good number of them at Lake Powell too over recent years. A couple of the boat captains there have led me to believe that there are almost a dozen of them frequently on Powell.

I caught this one coming in after a charter for the day, what an amazing boat.

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The wife and I went and test drove one in San Diego a couple months ago. They said they had just delivered their 11th one to Powell the week prior. They had a couple more on order headed there.

 

[RiverDave]

Stopped in Amarillo for lunch! Should be home around midnight I hope..

RD

 

[rivrrts429]

View attachment 1422171 View attachment 1422178 View attachment 1422180 Stopped in Amarillo for lunch! Should be home around midnight I hope..

RD

If a restaurant has a sign like this I’m for sure stopping!!

 

[RiverDave]

If a restaurant has a sign like this I’m for sure stopping!!

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It was really good actually

RD

 

[rivrrts429]

It was really good actually

RD

I was being sincere. My daughter thinks I’m nuts at some of the places we stop randomly to eat. A good Route 66 type sign can be a hidden gem. Hell, I used to love eating at the Desert Center cafe as a kid. That sign kicked ass too lol

 

[CLdrinker]

Saying it and then putting it into action are two completely different things. Takes nothing away from that boat and team. Both are absolutely amazing. 244mph takes some serious balls and you’re on the edge of glory or, God forbid, worse.

The way they babied the start and didn’t get into until half track and the boat only being a week old. Also it’s a purpose built shoot out boat. No cooling through the engines. It will go into the 200’s easily.

 

[CLdrinker]

It was really good actually

RD

No one can accuse you of not taking risks.

Let’s pray you don’t have road trip China Buffet issues.

 

[rivrrts429]

The way they babied the start and didn’t get into until half track and the boat only being a week old. Also it’s a purpose built shoot out boat. No cooling through the engines. It will go into the 200’s easily.

It’s going to be a beast for sure. Those motors are Trojans. It stands a good chance of running the number. It’s really cool to see a max effort deal in boating. I’ll be rooting for them.

 

[Tank]

Need more info on the brand new all white canopied 388 Skater with the giant all aluminum Noonan power. From a standing start in the start box he ran a 170mph. They claim to want to break the all time shootout record of 244mph set 10 years ago by Spirit of Qatar. That’s one hell of a tall order considering the 244mph record was set on the old 1 mile course.

From what I understand that record is nearly unbeatable with the course the way it is now. When that record was put up the course was longer I do believe.

Either way. That run was insane!!!

Cosker is the only one that built his big cats specifically to run over 200mph. Naval architect. Bad ass rides.

 

[PRIMO]

Why wasn’t this guy in the shootout? Looks like he could do some damage. View attachment 1421982

This Gentleman Has Nothing to Prove / He has Done it all ! He Goes Where he Wants & When he Wants........

 

[DWC]

From what I understand that record is nearly unbeatable with the course the way it is now. When that record was put up the course was longer I do believe.

Either way. That run was insane!!!

They’d need Desert Storm’s radar or “starting line” rules.

 

[farmo83]

From what I understand that record is nearly unbeatable with the course the way it is now. When that record was put up the course was longer I do believe.

Either way. That run was insane!!!

Cosker is the only one that built his big cats specifically to run over 200mph. Naval architect. Bad ass rides.

Correct this was on the 1 mile course

 

[rivrrts429]

From what I understand that record is nearly unbeatable with the course the way it is now. When that record was put up the course was longer I do believe.

Either way. That run was insane!!!

Cosker is the only one that built his big cats specifically to run over 200mph. Naval architect. Bad ass rides.

Hard for pistons to outdo turbines. The shorter course doesn’t help. Spirit of Qatar was the run of the decade. Records are meant to be broken though and like NHRA they only got faster with a shorter course. Someone is going to break that record and some are going to wreck shit trying. It’s a fun time to be apart of the boating community.

 

[ChrisV]

It will happen. Just need more events for these teams to test.

Not the same but just takes time, money and balls.

Couple years ago 260 is nuts.

Shifts3ctor on Instagram: "New World Record!! 260.72MPH Mark Rau Underground Racing 🔥 🔥 🔥"

26K likes, 529 comments - shifts3ctor on August 10, 2024: "New World Record!! 260.72MPH Mark Rau Underground Racing 🔥 🔥 🔥".

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[dread Pirate]

Where is Spirit Of Qatar now?

 

[Tank]

Where is Spirit Of Qatar now?

Sitting in a warehouse derigged. In Florida I believe.

 

[CLdrinker]

This Gentleman Has Nothing to Prove / He has Done it all ! He Goes Where he Wants & When he Wants........

Me too but I don’t have a bad ass Skater.

 

[CLdrinker]

Not bad https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_HAz2KycLr/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

[RiverDave]

Santa Rosa New Mexico!

We hit a couple tire caps. I have the ppf on there I hope it didn’t go all the way through..

 

[Terminal Velocity]

Ouch, I hate them Road Gators. They'll fk stuff up.

Santa Rosa New Mexico!

We hit a couple tire caps. I have the ppf on there I hope it didn’t go all the way through..

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[RiverDave]

Ouch, I hate them Road Gators. They'll fk stuff up.

Yeah when I got out and saw them my heart sank a little..

 

[CLdrinker]

They’d need Desert Storm’s radar or “starting line” rules.

Did you see Freedom 1 roll into it about 100yrds inside the start and fight a bad hop at 130mph and still hit 170 at the finish? Not bad for the first time in the water and the engines weren’t even in the boat a week ago.

May not touch 244 but I think they will be on American Ethanols ass.

 

[DWC]

Did you see Freedom 1 roll into it about 100yrds inside the start and fight a bad hop at 130mph and still hit 170 at the finish? Not bad for the first time in the water and the engines weren’t even in the boat a week ago.

May not touch 244 but I think they will be on American Ethanols ass.

Hell of a cool boat and seems like a fun race team. Impressive runs considering it was basically their test trip. I just don’t know how they get close to 244mph on a 3/4 mile course. Drag cars improved by figuring out how to hook up faster and more efficient. Unless they’ve figured out some kind of prop slip magic.. It’ll be fun to watch though.
Wonder how long they have to wait between runs for the cool down period.

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

Saturdays rain put us in the car and went bar hopping. Hit up Coconuts which was probably packed on Friday.
Made it to PBC but was closed by the time we got done eating. Tons of amazing boats at the docks though. RD has posted better shots than I could take so I won’t bother.

 

[oldman]

I was being sincere. My daughter thinks I’m nuts at some of the places we stop randomly to eat. A good Route 66 type sign can be a hidden gem. Hell, I used to love eating at the Desert Center cafe as a kid. That sign kicked ass too lol

My memory is fuzzy, But as a kid we would stop at a place called the pink onion? It was like an A&W type burger place, greasy burgers and fries. It was somewhere along the route to parker, Reminds me of a route 66 type place.

The had a Nickel reflex machine, you drop a Nickel in, it would hold it then drop the it, you would have to push a button to stop the falling coin. If you were fast enough you got your coin back. My Dad and his friends usually had too many beers in them to win.

Are you talking about the burger place, or the actual cafe, down in town? Both were good, The did a California Gold episode of the cafe.

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

Sunday raft up was a blast. Everyone out there was super cool and happy to let you tie up.
We donated a box ancher to the lake though. Struggled with it for almost 2 hours and finally let it go. I don’t think box anchors are good at that lake.

We’ll definitely be back next year. Might have a couple more boats with us too.

 

[rivrrts429]

My memory is fuzzy, But as a kid we would stop at a place called the pink onion? It was like an A&W type burger place, greasy burgers and fries. It was somewhere along the route to parker, Reminds me of a route 66 type place.

The had a Nickel reflex machine, you drop a Nickel in, it would hold it then drop the it, you would have to push a button to stop the falling coin. If you were fast enough you got your coin back. My Dad and his friends usually had too many beers in them to win.

Are you talking about the burger place, or the actual cafe, down in town? Both were good, The did a California Gold episode of the cafe.

Both the burger joint and the actual cafe in town long before it closed. My dad was more of sit down eater so we’d usually do the cafe on the way to & from the river.

 

[ChiliPepperGarage]

Headed out solo this morning. Others are flying home but I’m retired so I get road duty. Going to take it easy and only do about 450 miles a day.

I think I’m going to put my little lake jet boat up for sale when I get home and start shopping for another big twin engine boat. Not sure what though.

 

[farmo83]

Why don't they allow boats under 22 feet to run ?

 

[oldman]

Both the burger joint and the actual cafe in town long before it closed. My dad was more of sit down eater so we’d usually do the cafe on the way to & from the river.

I worked in Blythe for about 8 months and part of my territory was desert center, I've had many lunches in that cafe Back in the day. It was worth the stop they did not disappoint.

 

[RiverDave]

Headed out solo this morning. Others are flying home but I’m retired so I get road duty. Going to take it easy and only do about 450 miles a day.

I think I’m going to put my little lake jet boat up for sale when I get home and start shopping for another big twin engine boat. Not sure what though.

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We stopped at Yukon at the Fairfield Marriott.. nice place / safe and the Louie’s bar next door had decent food and a good vibe!

We are in Albuquerque right now stuck in traffic.. left at 8:30 should be home at about midnight tonight..

RD

 

[JFMFG]

We stopped at Yukon at the Fairfield Marriott.. nice place / safe and the Louie’s bar next door had decent food and a good vibe!

We are in Albuquerque right now stuck in traffic.. left at 8:30 should be home at about midnight tonight..

RD

You guys making good time again then.

 

[RiverDave]

You guys making good time again then.

Honestly I’d stop somewhere and get a room again tonight but we both want to get home.

RD

 

[RiverDave]

 

[Singleton]

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Nitrocross Baja Bugs heading to Crandon WI for the

55th Polaris Crandon World Championships and 9th Red Bull Crandon World Cup​

 

[RiverDave]

Nitrocross Baja Bugs heading to Crandon WI for the

55th Polaris Crandon World Championships and 9th Red Bull Crandon World Cup​

He’s currently on the side streets of Albuquerque NM for some reason

 

[DWC]

He’s currently on the side streets of Albuquerque NM for some reason

Stopped at the Loves for gas. Driver is probably looking for it.

 

[RiverDave]

Stopped at the Loves for gas. Driver is probably looking for it.

We tried to get off the freeway to bypass the traffic.. maybe take a second shot at getting robbed.. lol

We our back on the freeway now.. lost about five spots judging by some of the haulers we recognize….

 

[Tank]

Headed out solo this morning. Others are flying home but I’m retired so I get road duty. Going to take it easy and only do about 450 miles a day.

I think I’m going to put my little lake jet boat up for sale when I get home and start shopping for another big twin engine boat. Not sure what though.

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Dude. No brained. But Scott’s ballet so he can get the cigarette he wants.

Thanks for the pics Al. Looks like
You guys had fun even with the rain.

You guys should run out in June for one of the runs. Weather is perfect.

 

[boatnam2]

Looks like an amazing trip Dave.