OK I'm somewhat recovered from this weekend glad it was a semi holiday here. I haven't really been able to post anything about "Knuckles" breaking 121 MPH this weekend ( By the way Brent went out and hit 121 again yesterday as well but the camera batteries died. Glad you got it on film the first time Brent but I'm confident you'll get a few more out of her in a few weeks to come :-)
First as a I briefly said before racking out last night we all are very happy with the achievement. I can honestly tell you while we always had our hopes high when we started this project last year we or least I never thought we'd be where we are now. Maybe Todd did because he can build and dream up anything from a boat redesign to a Monster Motor build, he's the Bomb in those areas :!:
Brent is as we can all see from his signature helmet cams is quite possibly the best driver of a Stroker that has ever set behind the wheel, that's not a knock of anyone else' skill level just a statement of that only he has put in as our trip recorder shows now over 1000 miles of driving at speed in excess of 110 MPH probably most of that over 115 MPH, nobody else has any experience at this outer limits because they haven't had a platform like "Knuckles" to do it in; it's a testament to his commitment and desire and how he helped both Todd and I dial in White Knuckles with feed back about set up, proping, props and mods etc.
I am very pleased to say the least! and can't believe that what started out as just a "what if" phone conversation with Todd turned into this when for ALL this time before NOTHING like this has ever happened with a Stroker. Chub has built all of us Stroker Owners an unbelievable platform and we hope he is pleased with what our "tweaks" to White Knuckles has achieved? I can't believe it's my boat sometimes as proud of it as I am but honestly it would have been a pipe dream with out Todd, Brent and a bunch of other people's help especially Johnny Miles who has been an integral part of our team. Thank you Johnny :!: :!:
Lastly to a large degree there is a community of people that are all partly responsible for this and can take a hand in the success. From Kurt who has pioneered so many years of setting the bar on Stroker performance and helped me learn so much about set up and driving, to Paul Nichols who has always been approachable and easy to talk with me on any subject I wanted to talk about, his professionalism at what he does is exemplary, to Shook who many a time spoke to me about fine tuning and balance, your the Man and walk quietly but carry the big stick!, to Todd @ Hydromotive for all his support and R&D, to Jay Smith who frequently spoke with me over the past few years about how to get every last MPH out of something to Wayne, Matt and the team @ Hydro Tec, Eric @ Simon Motor sports and the Twins at Mad EFI, to Dominic in Fla, and Lou and Mad Dan you all have played a part.
I'm sure there are several people that I have forgotten to mention but I'd like to say that basically it's many people in the bassing and boating community that has spurred Todd, Brent and Myself on in this project.
I know that not everyone has supported or understood what Todd, Brent and I were trying to achieve here and I can understand that but I wanted to thank everyone who did understand and did support our efforts we all appreciate it very much
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