Buckethead 2016

Anyone else going to go and do some footin'. I am in if we get enough people. I have to decide to either attend this gathering or a batchlor party at Deep Creek Lake personally I'd rather go to the "footin' gathering"

Hollywood wrote: I have a feeling a lot of people are doing the same thing...

How about we all start at the same time!    

I believe you can camp the weekend at the same spot. Nothing is being organized but I'm sure I will hit the river early Saturday morning.

The Bridge rifle is still there.. also.. the river has been down and surprisingly clean this year..

Turn and Burn boys.

That is one of the reasons that USA definitely ain't gonna work to much red tape.

Insurance and Lawyers ruin all the Fun, Good Luck, hope it gets worked out

I have no idea what the prices are they have been getting but I hear it's expensive this comes from Shawn Who puts on the Lockwood race and the prices are not affordable hopefully they can figure something out

Hear USA Waterski is not affordable at this point. Not sure.

Hearing that if they can't find event insurance the race may not happen after what happened with Ben last year!

No more then half. A few made the bridge project which will be there again this year and is like 7 miles from the start and then you have to stop pick up footer and no wake past it and then go again.

Really need that first footer to make that no power turn buoy which is 4 miles.

I have heard from Brian just now and no date set yet but he will try and get something out soon.

Hey all! Big year this Aug with Barefoot Nationals the first week 2-6 and then Barefoot Worlds Aug 13-20 in Wisconsin. Bet Buckethead with be like the last Sat of the month so 27 maybe. I haven't heard anything yet myself.

Ha. You may get your wish for more motor whether my wallet likes it or not!

I may need to take a closer look at that spreadsheet... I've been thinking of run length in terms of distance instead of time, which may be erroneous. All the more reason to start training early it sounds like.

The average transition time certainly makes a difference - but boy so does speed. If you go with 1 minute on average for the transition a team making 10 minute runs at 42 mph does beat a time making 2 minute runs at 50 by 3 mins.   For that changeover and those speeds the 42 mph team has to average 5.5 mins on your feet per run (some faster some slower) and to just squeak by the 50 mph team if they average 2 mins on their feet.

A 42 mph team with 35 second transitions and 15 minute average runs, no falls finishes in 56.1 minutes

A 50 mph team with 1 minute transitions and 4 minute average runs will finish in 54.9 mins, and has time for a fall in there to still beat the guys cruising at 42. If they can keep their transitions to 35 seconds they could be done in 50 mins and finish their first beer by the time they see the 42mph team. OR if they keep the transitions to 35 seconds they can finish in 54 mins by averaging 2 minutes on their feet. --- which to me seems like speed always wins