When your running 99+ and you feel the nose drop it gets hairy real fast,the hull doesn't hook it starts going from side to side
It is a pretty good ride so you will want to hang on.I dont know about who the better driver is and dont care,but 1 thing I do know is if I get bucked off I get right back on and go again,I blew out 1 prop 4 times in the same day all above 99,the next day with a different prop I ran 102 and had a little more left but had to abort due to boat traffic.I have lost 50lbs so I wont need as much ballast,it may have a little more in it now.You dont run a lot of positive trim in the SS hull,the hull is a lot different than the X hull.