Man, those Outerlimits look nice and all but can't recall ever hearing of one taking first or even close to first in one of these things ?!?
It's not a race! (even though Jay won some Dart Bucks!)
Outerlimits are bad azz boats and I'm sure there are plenty that are very capable of being up front.
Some people run hard, others do not. We were in a 36 Outlaw and ran pretty well (for a slow boat) and went by some bigger faster boats. Not everyone likes to get tossed around and some have wives on board so they just cruise. We ran 65 to 70 the whole way and were in the middle of the pack but we started in the second group.
This run is so much fun and I think is a "must do" for any boater. For all you lake boat guys out there, you should do this event. There were only a couple smaller single engine boats (28 Lavey & a small Nordic) and it would have been nice to see more. Remember, it is not a race and you don't have to try to keep up with the big guys. You have all afternoon to turn in your cards. In fact, after we collected our cards we went for a couple more runs.