The Chicago-based owner of a 2001 Cigarette Racing Team 38’ Top Gun Lip-Ship Edition, Mike Lopez freely admits to throttling his boat aggressively, especially on his home waters of Lake Michigan. That’s just his style.
“I am pretty rough on it,” he said, then chuckled. “I lean on it pretty hard.”
With its new IMCO Marine SCX Dual Downshaft lower units, this 2001 Cigarette dual-step 38’ Top Gun ran flawlessly at Desert Storm in April—and has run flawlessly since. Photo courtesy/copyright Tom Leigh/Tommy Gun Images.