The Outer limits boat heard what the Fountain boat was running, tucked tail and headed for the hills.

Grew up across the river from Fountain and remember getting woken by open headed big blocks for months before these runs. Miss the old Fountain.

@tanetane2207

Жыл бұрын

I grew up a mile from outerlimits

Reggie is old-school cool!

8:07 - Reggie psychologically asserts dominance. Classic Dale Carnegie 101 right there.

@gavinvalentino6002

8 ай бұрын

(the handshake)

Damn. We made it into the video. Never knew this. Check out the 50 second point.

I keep wondering if a dimpled-bottom might do the same thing on a boat that it does for golf balls. I've been asking this question for 10 years now and no ones ever posited an answer.

@ShuswapLivin

9 ай бұрын

I think the resistance between air and water are different. That being said some hulls (such as my Regal Fastrac) that have a step in them seem to work for lift. Maybe several steps back to back on hulls would work?

@vicbittertoo

5 күн бұрын

i had a deep vee , only twin 496HOs but it definitely ran a lot faster in small chop than dead flat water so maybe ??/

The original "kilo run" was off-shore Florida back to Miami...

There should also be a manufacturer time trial in 8’+ seas to determine the strongest hull design....real traditional offshore racing.

@lubricantrc3244

3 жыл бұрын

Fountain got it covered. I spent 5 hours in a 38 Lighting . From Atlantic city to Maryland in 6 foot seas. was impossible to drink any beer.

@craigbielsky115

3 жыл бұрын

THAT USUALLY BOILS DOWN TO WHICH HUMAN CAN HANDLE THE WAVES MORE THAN THE BOAT

@chrisking1579

3 жыл бұрын

APACHE!

@sparkyguitar0058

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I hate about speed runs. I live on the Atlantic Ocean not no little pond. Quite different daily water.

@keeledover4218

2 жыл бұрын

@@craigbielsky115 now you know the truth :) 14’ 6 seconds is my limit haha

Classic power boat racing keep it coming🤙🏼

Fiore - "we will always be the fastest V bottom to this day" 2021.

@TheMsjennieP

3 жыл бұрын

Mike Fiore died in 2014 in A high speed boating accident at 46 years old

@562562562562562

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMsjennieP I know that very well, I tried to relay that in my comment. 2021 his legacy stands tall (still the fastest V)

@bartmanning9610

2 жыл бұрын

@@562562562562562 he never had reached a top speed higher than Reggie, he only had a higher average between 2 laps, Reggie’s boat is still the fastest V bottom with a top speed. In rough water conditions, the fountain went over 190 mph. In calm water conditions, the outerlimits went 187. The average between the two laps for the outerlimits was 181 mph, the average for the fountain was 177 mph. In the end Fountain is the world’s fastest V bottom

@bartmanning9610

2 жыл бұрын

@@562562562562562 and, the outer limits boat had over 1,000 extra hp then the fountain did

@562562562562562

2 жыл бұрын

@@bartmanning9610 Fair enough. A good boat will get you there and home. Thought it was strong call to last so many years with Fiore also passing.

Sounds totally AWESOME AND FAST

What Blowers did they have fitted

That Aussie guy has good sportsmanship.

Amazing!!

Rip Mike Fiore Ironic that Reggie Fountain has done hundreds of races and kilo runs, and Mike passes away before Reggie. Granted Reggie never ran a Catamaran, and Mike was killed in a catamaran speed record attempt running.

@eugeneweeks3325

4 жыл бұрын

csonkaperdido sad day when we lost Mike. I actually worked for both Fountain and Outerlimits. Both great boats but the rigging and finish work with Outerlimits was on a different level. Mike made sure everything was perfect.

@eugeneweeks3325

4 жыл бұрын

I worked for both Reggie and Paul/Mike Fiore. One thing I will say is that Reggie did in fact run in a Cat and he actual raced with one in the late 90’s however it wasn’t a speed record attempt. Mike was a brilliant mind and V bottoms will never be the same without him. You have Mike Peters at fountain, you have the late Mark Spates that did most Donzi, Extreme, Statement steps bottoms along with several others. With all the old minds dying away I feel it is time for the younger minds to step up.

@stuartturner2124

4 жыл бұрын

Not a bad way to go.RIP Mike

@barneyba

4 жыл бұрын

csonkaperdido, Mike was killed at the LOTO Shootout, not a speed record attempt. Not the same thing.

@csonkaperdido

4 жыл бұрын

@@barneyba LOTO is an event that is designed specifically for record runs - that's why you have so many classes and they WERE attempting to set a new record - what class I'm not sure but that is the entire point of the event. That's why they give out the "Top Gun" award to the fastest boat.

Turn on closed captions... then watch from 1:34, hilarious

@vicbittertoo

5 күн бұрын

well spotted, reckon its me :):):)

Does nobody remember Craig Fergusons 42 fountain that set the speed record at the Catalina race?

Growing up in Rhode Island and watching these outerlimits boats roll out of the factory in Bristol will always have them as a favorite in my book.

Pretty sure this was the year Reggie was caught with illegal ballast tanks to make it appear the boat was heavier than it was.

Worked with an great guy named Leon back in 1994 who was the crew chief for the Ohio Steel boat. That was first really fast fountain. Ran in the mid 130’s. Good times for sure. Lots of sleepless nights though.

@dieseldog00

2 жыл бұрын

There's a 47 with 3x1350s in Sweden that runs in the high 120s/low 130s(I think...the owner won't say what his WOT is). Which brings me to the question of how heavy are the Fountains now that a new company is building them?? Could the new 42s come near to the V bottom speed record with 1650s?

@eugeneweeks3325

2 жыл бұрын

@@dieseldog00 the 42’s are about 8000 pounds with motors and drives. The problem with the 42 is that there is not enough bottom to break 175-180. The speed record set by the outer limits 42 was about as fast as you will ever get with a 42 foot hull. The will need the 47 with triple 1550’s to hit close to 200.

@dieseldog00

2 жыл бұрын

@@eugeneweeks3325I believe a 47 weighs around 15000lbs? Cut down the deck, strip it of everything not racing related and put 3x1750s in it. 200 might be achievable. OL got 180 with twin 1650s but APBA might sanction whatever speed the Fountain achieves...but maybe not...Three 1750s is a TON of money. 1350s are $225k each. That would put the 1750s well over $1m.

@eugeneweeks3325

2 жыл бұрын

@@dieseldog00 money is not an issue when your trying to set a world speed record. The 47 with carbon fiber lamination with 3 motors and drives should weigh about 11,000 pounds. With huge power in all 3 engines you should be in the 190’s or possibly 200.

@genewaller1002

Жыл бұрын

After Leon came Reggies best engine builder Troy Dennis. Troy was building engines so powerful, it was ripping up the Mercury out drives.

16:03 He chickened out!

@enzonation5363

3 жыл бұрын

Mike Fiore died in one of the most horrible crashes you will ever see in a top speed attempt. Boat flipped over at 170mph. And I'm not talking about these slow V-hulls in this video. Ozark shootout Big Cats running 240mph.

@erikjohnson6278

2 жыл бұрын

@@enzonation5363 Turbine powered

Reggie and the team scared the outerlimits

@stevencallen1153

2 жыл бұрын

sorry to be so off topic but does anybody know a trick to log back into an Instagram account? I was dumb lost the password. I would appreciate any tips you can offer me.

@samsonchristopher8564

2 жыл бұрын

@Steven Callen Instablaster =)

Today outerlimits is a different story

Did Reggie ever run 185??? Mike Fiore ran 180.4 and THAT number is STILL the number to beat after all these years.

I'll take a 2nd gen fountain over an outerlimits any day.

@akelwalker7727

3 жыл бұрын

Hush yuh MODA SKUNT

You don’t see many fountains anymore. Outerlimits are everywhere

@davidrolo1699

3 жыл бұрын

Boom shocka locka

180 185 EASY HE SAID .......STILL WAITING...LOL

Go watch the Outerlimits smash this record by 9 mph.

You can't believe anything that comes out of Reggie Fountain's mouth.

@powerboatguy2308

3 жыл бұрын

No, but numbers don't lie. They had a good run with those V-Hulls

@Scott-tq3yv

3 жыл бұрын

@@powerboatguy2308 www.boattest.com/review/fountain/274_29-fever, www.boattest.com/review/fountain/275_27-fever, Reggie had his numbers on the performance of these two fountains here in these boat test videos, but when boat test ran the boats they were completely different. Reggie admitted he know there was a difference between mph and knots, he had the 29 fever slipping at 5.51%, that's impossible, boat test had it slipping at 15.95% which is right where it should be, he had the 27 fever slipping at 12.27%, that's impossible with that power, and boat test had it slipping at 23.72%, which is right where it should be for that power. Don't believe anything he says.

@dieseldog00

3 жыл бұрын

@@Scott-tq3yv Fountain cheats at everything. Even the length of his boats.

@dieseldog00

2 жыл бұрын

@Jaden Is the Pope Catholic? Does a bear crap in the woods?

I"ll take a 1st gen Fountain over a outerlimits

@dieseldog00

3 жыл бұрын

This is a 47Fountain with trip 1350s and it STILL won't beat an OL with twins; kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJ2CrZOhns23oMo.html

You dont see to much Fountains anymore.....Team Qatar put the Limit way up......

@dieseldog00

2 жыл бұрын

Lot of the big Fountains went to Europe. You see quite a few up North and on the East Coast where they race. 'Strictly Business' is a well-known Fountain raceboat up there in Jersey.

@babydaddy1930

2 жыл бұрын

Reggie got old... and the financial hardships in 2007 hurt....he was a cool guy...and gave outer limits Thier props....still no one can overtake Reggie's legendary career.

Shame they left out the part that when you sold Reggie Fountain your products on credit you had to beg Mr Fountain to final pay you ! ( For months on end ) Guess that is why he ran his company into the Ground and had to file bankruptcy ! 🤢🤢🤢