TALKING HOT BOATS, PAINT AND INNER TUBE SPEED RECORDS

The Round Six Gearheads sat down with world-famous custom painter Billy B for an evening of good-natured, wet fun. This was a fast-paced, fun look at the world of high-powered, super-trick custom boats, racing and laughs.

That and creating a water sport so extreme that even the Australians may not go for it.

THINGS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

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• When Billy met Brad
  
• Brian's filthy mouth
  
• A terribly inappropriate intro
  – A flurry of brutal pop culture references
  
• Making the move from Graphic Design to Custom Paint
  – The mysterious connection of Dentistry and art
  
• Rediscovering Billy's first custom paint job
  
• World-record water skiing
  – BAREFOOT, no less!
  – "Dead arm"
  – Worst secret handshake ever
  
• The Australian Dam-to-Dam race (Google this. Holy moly.)
  
• Long Beach to Catalina race
  
• Humble beginnings
  
• Brad's leaky truck
  – and his Captain Hazelwood shirt
  
• The sound of Crocs at 130MPH on water
  
• The Red Bull Extreme Inner Tube Challenge
  – The many realms of Formula D
  – The dirtiest acronym ever
  
• A thing we can't mention because someone made us edit it out
  
• Genesis of Billy B's Hot Boat Show
  – In memory of Officer Marvin Carter
  – Giving back to the community
  
• The hopeful return of river racing
  
• How things have changed over the years
  – Re-branding ideas
  
• The Pirate Cove show
  – Local interference
  
• The Liquid Fly-By
  
• Eric plays Chamber of Commerce rep
  
• The boat storage business
  
• Personal projects
  – Being a Ford guy with a Chevy powerplant
  
• The joy of working without a timeline
  
• Brad takes a few more lumps
  
• Clients gone wild
  
• The many nicknames of Brad