Chad Rudesill and Rusty Williams—World Champion pilots of two different Say Less MF competitors in Class 2 and Super Stock—will be debuting their new 482 MTI to race in Class 1 during the Race World Offshore World Finals in Key West, FL next week.
The pair began testing their third and newest Say Less MF competitor after getting it wet for the first time on Friday, Oct. 30, mere days before the race begins. It will be seen at the pre-racing Street Party on Duval Street next Sunday, as it hit the road bound for the Southernmost city. The pilots will be racing in all three classes.
According to Williams, the boat is 100% stock with no modifications:
“We did use the latest and greatest IMC carbon, along with some special features in layout and rigging, but the hull itself is a standard 482.”
In their debut season together just two years ago on the offshore circuit, Louisiana driver and team owner Rudesill and veteran throttleman Williams have quickly established themselves as a formidable duo under the Say Less MF banner. Splitting duties between a Super Stock-class 32-foot Doug Wright (the former Performance Boat Center # S-21) and a Class 2/Factory Stock MTI 390XR (the former TS Motorsports # 7), the pair—backed by Rosenbach Freight and Performance Boat Center—has thrived on the double-duty schedule.
Their standout achievement came at the 2025 Race World Offshore Key West Offshore World Championships, where the first-year Factory Stock entry finished first, second and second across the three days of racing to claim the World Championship and a share of the class purse. Building on Williams’ prior Super Stock national and world titles with Myrick Coil, the partnership has already delivered major success while continuing to compete in both classes.
Throwing a third hat in the offshore ring does not seem to have fazed Rudesill in the slightest: "I'm addicted to it," he tells Speedboat.
Williams told Speedboat that the idea to step up to Class 1 came about after last year's Key West race. After several discussions, the pair decided to commit to the project—although it did take a small miracle to pull the boat together quickly.
"Fortunately, [MTI President] Randy Scism was able to pull some favors from Mercury Racing to get us the 1100 engines on schedule," he says. "Getting the engines was the only major hurdle that we faced throughout this whole build process."
Initially, the idea was to have the boat ready for the Clearwater race in late September, but that proved a bit too ambitious. However, that same month, Rudesill and Williams captured the win in a special Speed Cat Run featuring a head-to-head drag-race layout in their Say Less MF entry.
In order to compete for a World Championship, boats racing in Key West must have run in at least two earlier races in the season, so although the Class 1 Say Less MF boat will race, it will unfortunately not be allowed to compete for the big trophy.
"Our goal, obviously, is not to tear it up—we're just going to get some experience, have some fun, and keep the boat in one piece," Rudesill says. "Next year, we'll be looking to run a full season with Class 1 and Class 2. We'll see what we decide to do with Super Stock. Meanwhile, hopefully we can find a title sponsor to defray some of the the cost of running in Class 1."
Williams, who works for MTI dealer Performance Boat Center, said that PBC is sending their QC4 specialist Billy McHugh along to assume duties as crew chief.
This month, Williams became a first-time father with wife Jessica to their newborn son Jettson Rusty Williams.
Congratulations!