MTI
40 G7
The Missouri-based go-fast builder puts a new spin on an old favorite with a newly designed “teardrop” cockpit concept.
STORY BY
Brett Bayne PHOTOGRAPHY BY
Todd Taylor and Ray Lee
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he 2017 edition of the Texas a genuine head-turner, and was included screen dead center of the dash for easy Outlaw Challenge saw a number in Speedboat’s coverage of Texas Outlaw viewing by all. The 40' MTI derives from the builder’s of balls-to-the-wall entries par- in the August 2017 issue.
ticipating in the annual shootout event, one of which was the 40-foot MTI Distant Thunder. Owner David Spear, running with Billy Moore, captured the win in C4P2A Class with this bright red, closed-canopy thoroughbred, and took third-place overall at the event with a speed of 150 mph on the new three-quarter-mile course. Powered by twin Mercury Racing 1350 engines, it’s
Now we’re stoked to feature a new 40' MTI—this one with a G7 cockpit and twin Mercury Racing 1100 engines coupled to M6 drives. The 40' is the first of MTI’s boats in the “mid-sized” (40-43) range to receive this newest-generation cockpit, described as a “teardrop” style— a wraparound windshield extends all the way back to the rear bench. There’s seating for six passengers, with a 22-inch GPS
original 39'—company president Randy Scism’s first race boat built in the U.S. “That’s the model that started it all,” says MTI sales and marketing guru Tim Gallagher. “It’s had some evolution across the years, but the 39/40 is based on the original race boats that Randy created.” In addition to the electrically adjustable driver and passenger bucket seats, there are four individually molded seats
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