Awesome weekend! Just a blast with some great racing.
Day 1 Heat 1A
All guys were a little slow on the clock, Jake came flying through with half a straight lead was in a commanding lead but the race was Black flagged, apparantly the rescue boat ran out of gas and you will never guess who was in the rescue boat none other then his Dad!
Well I'm sure this will be talked about for a couple of years.
Day 1 Heat 1A repeat
Slow on the clock again, Jake took the lead and never gave it back, Jake has his boat dialed in and is flying, incredibly smooth and makes it look effortless, ( if you look at the pictures it looks like Jim Whittington driving that boat the way he's got it flying and settled in...awesome Jake...remember he's only got a 49 under that hood and shows what time and effort towards set up and a good prop does...testing testing), can't remember where everyone else finished, we had Dave in the Ally (Dave was smoking out there and put on a great show, the guys on the shore just loved watching him go...you'd never know it was his first race...he was a little pasty at the ramp on the way in
, but did a awesome job flying the boat), Larry made the trip as well, Zonka was flying the delta in typical Zonka fashion (more out of the water then in!). Zonka broke and could make the second heat.
Day1 Heat 2A
Boys where still getting use to the clock and were behind. Dave was the first to cross the start and was ahead by a good half a stretch on Jake followed by Larry. Dave drove the wheels off the ally the entire race, Jake managed to close a little bit but the clean water and some great driving by Dave gave him the checkered flag.
Day 1 Heat 1B
Good start, Todd and the Gun neck and neck both running fast the majority of the race, Todd hooked just a tad!
The gun first, Todd, Cory, LC,. Gig got scared and went to the pits!
(he had some fuel issues didn"t get to race Saturday).
Day 1 Heat 2B
Good Start, Todd and the Gun once again neck and neck with tons of speed and experience the entrie race, the gun hooked in turn 2 battling with Todd. Todd first, the gun, Cory and LC.
We took the combined time from the two heats to determine overall, Jake was fast in both heats but missing the start added time to his overall and he could have been in for third.
Day 1 - Overall
First - The gun
Second - Todd
Third - Cory
Day 2 Heat 1 - Seven boats in this heat and made the water a little rougher (Larry only raced Saturday and Todd's power trim broke so didn't race)
The gun nailed the start again, and once out front never gave it back, Gig was second, Jake worked his way up through the pack and came a close third, then I think Zonka, Cory, Dave, LC (hooked in turn 1 and broke the up trim button, so ended up retiring for the day)
Day 2 Heat 2
The gun nailed the start followed right behind by Jake and then gig, Cory, Zonka and Dave. The gun in clean water was untouchable as he was able to pick his line and kept his speed around the entire course, Jake was in hot pursuit and drove like a well seasoned veteran, gig tried to hunt Jake down but trying to make you up some time and lost ground when the water gets turned up is a tough task, Dave managed to get fourth as Mike's motor literally died 10 feet from the finish (Mike was have some electrical issues on the top end all weekend, look for Mike to be up in the front at Gravenhurst once he get the electrical gremlins figured out), Zonka has power trim this year and is getting use to it in the turns and rough water.
Overall Day 2
First - the gun
Second - Jake (beat Gig by 1 second)
Third - Gig
An awesome couple of days of racing.
Wanted to thank our newest addition to the tboat ranks Team Hydromotive Props - Todd Bucknell, his dad Tom and son Matt for making the trip up from Ohio to come race with us this year, it was great to have you. Big shout out the youngest member of the team Matt, Todd's son for letting his Dad and grandfather use his boat to come race with us, Matt's a couple years away from racing and I know he can't wait to get out there. Todd and Dad use to race back in the 90's with the Canadian group and have a weatlh of experience and driving ability. Todd, his dad and Matt have a wealth of knowledge with props and are more then willing to offer advice and help out.
