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Article: Full-throttle fever: the guys who build lobster boat racing engines have two passions--speed and winning.(Boats & Gear)(Cover story)
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- National Fisherman
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- October 1, 2008
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Some say Maine's lobster boat racing is like NASCAR only on water. Forget that. NASCAR drivers and their pit crews have a catered life of flashy, matching suits and multiple sponsors. Lobster boat racing is jeans and T-shirts and individual boat owners who hope the engine holds together on race day because their pockets aren't deep--and most of then] need the engine to go fishing the next day.
About the only thing NASCAR and lobster boat racing share is the racer's passion to be faster than the other guy across the finish line. When the other guy's engine goes up in smoke and a little flame, you want to be, as one engine maverick ...