The boat sports a 572 inch Big Block Chevy with a 1471 blower on it. Again Phil is exceptionally modest so all I could get out of him in our talks was "A little over a thousand HP." When I asked him about the top speed that he had driven the boat, he said "High 90's, somewhere around the century mark." Again this goes back to the modesty, because as he was telling me this I could see John rolling his eyes. I can't confirm because we didn't run it that hard during the shoot, but knowing the stats, and the hull I'd be very surprised if it didn't run near the 110 mark with a two blade in race shape.
While the boat isn't a barn find, it has certainly been in storage for awhile. Phil started having children approximately 12 years ago, and needless to say even with mufflers the fire breathing monster that is his Rush wasn't going to cut it . His wife suggested a pontoon as a temporary solution, and Phil parked his baby in storage. Here it is almost eight years later looking exactly how it did when she was put away! The kids are pre-teen now, and the functionality of a toon have finally subsided to the cool of a performance boat.
Phil plans to spend a lot more time in this boat with his family in the upcoming season. I hope we get some go pro's on it soon so I can show you what makes a Rush an actual RUSH.
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