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Shootout drama? Wrong speeds!

evantwheeler

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What the actual fuck? The downward spiral continues? This is kinda unacceptable considering they’ve had this problem
In the past. Seriously, shit show half ass production.

RDP user's literally called this out real time..... @attitude

 

Tank

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RDP user's literally called this out real time.....
Guess I wasn’t paying attention. I actually have never paid attention to the shootout as it’s always a half assed event. Just doesn’t work in havasu. Definitely doesn’t work when you don’t actually take the time to ensure your equipment is correctly calibrated. By the way, not difficult to ensure a radar gun is calibrated prior to the event. There’s places that do it such as the radar shop in Kansas. Blows my mind they had this issue previously and let it happen again. What a circus.
 

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Didn’t sound right from the beginning and they ran with it.
 

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Do they use the same radar guns every year? Do they throw them in the box until the next shootout? It's not like you need some high power space laser. Hell, every speeding ticket I've received came from a calibrated unit...pretty sure they exist. 10-20% off is a big deal I'd think.
 

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So now I’m curious what the OL SV29 ran, at least what it was clocked at, not actual.
 

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Most boaters could tell it was way wrong during the shootout, I would assume many of the staff are boaters themselves. Why didn’t it get corrected during the shootout is my question.

At least they owned up to their mistake, I can appreciate the honesty.
 

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Most if not all these boats have GPS speedos now. Just have a DS event person board the boat prior to the run and reset the recall switch. Then run the run, and the next DS organizer boards the boat and hits the recall switch and presto, the actual accurate speed.

How fucking hard do they have to make this?
 

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So now I’m curious what the OL SV29 ran, at least what it was clocked at, not actual.
In the other thread he said he had 4 GPS’s in the boat and I think he said they were all within a couple miles per hour of the DS Radar speed posted. Seams really fast to me. I thought that boat was built with a Merc 600 if I remember right. Just assumed he had re-powered with the numbers he said was correct.

I was texting in real time with a buddy when instagram said he ran 140. We were both laughing what a fucking joke it was. 😂
 

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In the other thread he said he had 4 GPS’s in the boat and I think he said they were all within a couple miles per hour of the DS Radar speed posted. Seams really fast to me. I thought that boat was built with a Merc 600 if I remember right. Just assumed he had re-powered with the numbers he said was correct.

I was texting in real time with a buddy when instagram said he ran 140. We were both laughing what a fucking joke it was. 😂
Thanks for the reply!
 

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In the other thread he said he had 4 GPS’s in the boat and I think he said they were all within a couple miles per hour of the DS Radar speed posted. Seams really fast to me. I thought that boat was built with a Merc 600 if I remember right. Just assumed he had re-powered with the numbers he said was correct.

I was texting in real time with a buddy when instagram said he ran 140. We were both laughing what a fucking joke it was. 😂
He said all his GPS’s were within a couple of MPH of each other and the shootout radar was off.
 

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This is so bad when they’ve already had this problem.

A trend is three dots in any direction. This is becoming a trend with DS.

Not a good look at all…
 

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I knew I should of entered STAY TOON"D that bitch would of ran mid 90's😁
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Sheeeeeit @Tank all I want is to see more of your new boat!!! Jelly as Fuck up n ere baby!
 

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I don’t consider myself a know-it-all, but I know a thing or two about a couple things.

For the life of me, I don’t know of a *setting* on a radar gun that would allow them to read 10-20 MPH higher than actual. Boy my job would be infinitely easier if I did. 🤓🫡
What’s the fastest you’ve clocked somebody out on the open road?
 
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