[Norseman]

These videos sure showed some impressive driving, but on the other hand it looked a bit reckless the way they were using full power for each maneuver.

Perhaps needed in a gale or with a strong current, but just to be the "fastest" to dock..? What is the point?
Like a contest on who can swallow a filet mignon in the shortest time...Or who can park their car in a garage faster than the other guy?

At any rate, hat of to the "expert drivers" but not sure of the purpose..

[AMG]

With cars, such competitions has run since at least 50 years, (for trucks as well). Here we had a young girl winning last year. You have the same for small aircrafts too, even if there has been discussions how good (bad) it is for your landing gear...

With boats we used to see it when all the trawlers were coming in and wanted to be the first to sell their catch at the highest bid, at least during summer and tourist season. I have not been in those ports in recent years so it might have changed...

[NYCAP123]

[quote=AMG]

With cars, such competitions has run since at least 50 years, (for trucks as well). Here we had a young girl winning last year.

Running full throttle at a wall and then jamming on the brakes? Sounds like you may have been watching the insurance institute's crash tests.

"You have the same for small aircraft too, even if there has been discussions how good (bad) it is for your landing gear"...:

Those are touch and goes and don't usually include emergency braking heading into a wall.

With boats we used to see it when all the trawlers were coming in and wanted to be the first to sell their catch at the highest bid, at least during summer and tourist season. I have not been in those ports in recent years so it might have change"...

That's because these boats now share the marina with fancy boats with $80,000 paint jobs who tend to get upset when your wake bangs them around.

[Seafarer]

Originally Posted by NYCAP123

Running full throttle at a wall and then jamming on the brakes? Sounds like you may have been watching the insurance institute's crash tests.: Those are touch and goes and don't usually include emergency braking heading into a wall.

http://tinyurl.com/6xh6jg

(^^ it's a link to autoblog, but the censoring settings of this board edited one of the words in the link.)

It seems silly, but it's also popular in some circles.

[NYCAP123]

1965 GTO brand new, 4 kids aboard, 110mph down Potunk Ln. to the T. Brake, crank wheel, downshift, keep floored, pop shift. Sat in front of light pole for what seemed like minutes till tires grabbed, back up Potunk Ln. @ 110mph. Great memory (as passenger). Looking back I don't think it was so smart.

[AMG]

Originally Posted by NYCAP123

Running full throttle at a wall and then jamming on the brakes? Sounds like you may have been watching the insurance institute's crash tests.:

Absolutely, this is how we do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alBSYDSO8bg

[NYCAP123]

[Norseman]

These guys for real? "Flip-a-B!tch" is the next big thing..?

Guess I live in a different world than modern "motor sport"..

[lwrandall]

Now this next vid shows you how NOT to dock your Fountain boat fast. This "Perfect" docking demonstration is brought to you by President George Bush the first. The only way you can really tell this is the former President are the US Coast Guard escorts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ntMl...eature=related

[Norseman]

This "Perfect" docking demonstration is brought to you by President George Bush the first.

Some says it was his guards driving the boat so as to pick him up...?

Either way it seems to be enough horsepower on the stern to get the whole boat on the dock, not just the bow..

[NYCAP123]

Of course. He would never screw up.

[MYCaptainChris]

great!!! I guess we'd see more docking like those guys if we had valet docking.

Good to see bush can't dock a boat either????