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Pretty sure GM announced they are killing off the small block a while back. I still think its a smart move from CC and imagine if they can deliver slalom skiers a better pull out of an electric power plant which is entirely possible. Guess I'm just an optimist when it comes to tech.

As they scale back production of V8 blocks and ICE's in general what do you think will happen to costs? Its the way of the future like it or not so I think its a very smart play.

New ski is the same, just the graphics have been updated. @MS is spot on about the offside and it gets cross course much easier than the Goode.

Great ski, turns well both sides, stable, predictable. Not sure why you say cheap because they are not that cheap here in AU. Its a ski that works for a lot of skiers, having said that I have seen a couple of people get on it and off it just as fast so its not for everyone.

Hand driving was /is an art form, it was of course much harder to find a good driver before speed control was invented and I remember skiing more than a few tournaments behind..... foot throttle. Next time your having a brain meltdown over your ZO letter think back to days of old ...

Almost certainly did some damage to my wrist and I lost feeling in my little finger which took a few months to return. Using Stokes gloves now and a large diameter handle. I expect this injury was pretty rare and I would use them again if I had too.

This is strange because I have had great service out of my Vector and Profile and Vapor boots and they all run the rubber bit on the back. The oldest one did split after a few years and I repaired it with black silicone and kept using it. I've had zero failures with the others and the Profile has gone on to become the "social" boot that gets used by everyone so it gets a beating.

I've seen Dane Mechler ski a few events now and don't think he's missed -39, the kid has skills.

Just noticed Freddie has another pro win and a -41 in the books on the new KD already. Score was 6@10.25 so I am not sure what happened on 9.75 but I'm guessing not much! Don't know what boat was pulling the event but a great result for Freddie and almost certainly the first -41 ever run in comp on a KD! Manon skiing well on the GT running deep 10.75 twice!

Keep your panties on my comment was just a bit of humor. Why so serious...

You have to admire Connelly for refining a good ski, more and more skiers are gravitating to the GT and its easy to have respect for a company that is not trying to sell you "the best ski ever" every 6 months.

Its too late Goode has just released the best ski ever again...

The Radar liner is a lot thicker at the top where it goes over your foot (tongue) so it does not release quite as well from the shell. It may be ok but you may end up breaking something.

Locking onto the pulling edge way past center line (at shortline) is simply inefficient. To ski the handle path its essential that you transition early around center line, if you can think of being high on the boat rather than wide and being on the inside edge early it starts to make a lot more sense, easier said than done when your out on the water. I think problems can start when skiers progressing through the loops think they need to pull harder / longer to reach the buoy line, any efficiency they have goes out the door as they go to war with the boat so they try / pull harder, the movement they should have though the center is muted by a whole lot of pulling force and gritted teeth and so the transition is often much later as a result. In my opinion you have to learn to trust that 400 plus HP is more than enough to get you out there, do your job from hookup to center line and then learn to use the energy from the boat to get the height / width you need.

Prior to that are we talking JP over 10 years ago?

The new GT will have some minor changes to the tail section I am told, I think it will be called the GTR but @JoelHowley will be able to provide a lot more detail than I can.

So as a KD skier I was pretty stoked to see Freddie take the win in Italy on the KD. I was just wondering if Terry has won any of the recent pro events on the Platinum or has it been much longer since KD won a big event? Great skiing Freddie Winter and great event to watch, hope to be there next year.

Will misses 39 JT misses 38, Freddie gets gates pulled at 39, a couple of others had their gates pulled, interesting event with Pigozzi leading the pack. Must not be that easy.

The Mastercraft solution is the best. It seems so obvious so its strange they are the only ones offering the lid solution.

What would the additional scrutiny involve? Its already enough work putting on a tournament.

Ive cit down a. couple of Radar rear boots and it worked pretty well, r style will take some time to adapt too imo but they are good once you work them out.

Did anyone notice the kicker?

@Drago Any feedback from the ladies skiing at 34? Complete trash is a pretty big call.

@ballsohard That type of comment and attitude is exactly the problem, imagine if those type of comments were coming back from the other side of the pond... It is possible to get a boat and course setup outside of the US.

Amazing stuff when your kids achieve, I shed a tear when my little guy got up on 1 ski and then again when he ran the slalom course at age 7...