Who's fault is this crash?

[MonsterMaxx]

My buddy and I are just getting into boats, he's got the SV27 and I have the UL1.


He says that this crash is my fault because I hit him. I say it's his fault because he got in front of me.
He got a chunk taken out of the hull and one of my vertical fins got broken off.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k28NrcUjy10

The UL1 is slow and hopping like that b/c it's got a huge chunk missing from the prop from an earlier run in when I got the servo plug in backwards and had no steering. Took off, boat turns right into Bubber's. Nothing I could do. The first day out it was way faster than the SV.

It's all in good fun, no one is actually mad or anything. If you think this is harsh, you ought to see us run Monster Trucks, talk about carnage. Hey Bubber, remember the day I squashed your pipe flat? That's one way to win the race

[domwilson]

Can't see the link.

[domwilson]

I don't think either is at fault. When his boat flipped, you let off the throttle. It appears that it flipped into your path. But he had no control over that.

[calcagno45]

You should have videod longer. I wanted to see the recovery boat in action...

[teach]

That's easy. They guy in the orange shirt is to blame. You can tell because he has his socks pulled up to high.....

[TCR]

UL-1 owner is at fault by not knowing better than to stay away from super flip 27s.

[bigpapa]

Ul-1

THE UL-1 DRIVER FOR LETTIN A SUPERVEE GET AHEAD OF HIM

[sjslhill]

That lake is too small for those boats......everyone is at fault.

[calcagno45]

That's easy. They guy in the orange shirt is to blame. You can tell because he has his socks pulled up to high.....

^+1!!!

[crazzy maxx]

rofl i think ivoted racing is racing cause when the boat flips u have no conrtol over where it goes and its obvios u got off the throttle...

[bigpapa]

me 2

[alvinsmith75]

Left turns? Is that the Nascar of boats?

[Brushless55]

A good reason for a spotter!

I would say it's the driver with the red boat who's at fault

[line6]

It's a racing deal no one to blame. But i vote ul1 only because in a race if you hit a flipped boat you get DQ.

you no what at second look i take back what i said i dont think that would count as a flipped boot. No ones fault racing deal

[Fluid]

But i vote ul1 only because in a race if you hit a flipped boat you get DQ....

As you noted that is not quite accurate. A racer is disqualified only if the boat he hits has been previously "called" dead by the Contest Director. Clearly in this case there was no time for an official to 'call' the boat, nor for the following racer to avoid it.


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