2011 Degree Men 88

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Degree Men

2011

 

88

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Mark Beatty

 

2012

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Mark Beatty

 

Wood, foam & carbon fiber

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

NEU 1415

 

Fighter Cat 240

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Prop Shop

 

Black, gold & silver

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

vinyl wrap-Prism Graphics

 

Spektrum

The model:  This model is another beauty from Mark's shop.  The boat has remarkable detail from top to bottom.  It also has some serious speed and reached the 60 mph mark in testing.  It starts the season with great promise and should be a boat to watch, especially on the larger courses.

The real boat:  This boat hit the scene in the middle of the 2011 as a brand new boat from Schumacher Racing with a new sponsor and a good, young driver in J. Michael Kelly.  The boat looked fabulous, but failed to perform as expected.  The team struggled with new boat problems and internal management issues, losing it's Degree Men sponsorship at the end of the season.