@jpwhit - if you jumped on a plane today, you could also catch the MotoGP race at COTA, probably one of the best motorsports events to soak up:-) Friends, Texas BBQ, racing and skiing, what else do you need.
Why stop there when you could go for an even 1000:
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Kudos to Malibu (and any mfg.) that puts in the effort & $ to improve a slalom tug, it’s such a small market we should be thankful for this.
Perhaps down under & Europe there is still a decent ski market particularly with much higher fuel costs, and more interested in the physically demanding challenge of slalom v surf.
@eleeski - In some corners of this site you have been missed 😆. Horton may not agree & the newbies have no idea why but the out of the box discussions were always fun, insightful, maybe even frightening but never boring.
Congratulations on your purchase. Not specific to the model and generic to all ski boats, a key weak point can be the raw water impeller which is a maintenance item. There are some good maintenance video's available, SKIDIM (Discount Inboard Marine) is a good source for them.
Be careful what you ask for, it sounds great on the surface - but - please give a clear definition of what exactly ‘wake sport mode’ means.
I could see it stretching from nebulous with no enforcement to clamping down on the whole swath of water sports.