Tuesday at the Nationals

[Tomtall]

I am starting a thread for Tues. people to help keep the nats updates in order on this site. If we keep them listed by day it will be easier for those to view.

OK as posted on the other thread not much racing got done. That racing that did get done was great! some very close racing and great starts. I have video footage of the two first heat starts and will post when I get them down loaded tonight! All heck broke loose at 4:00 pm with 40 mph wind and raining sideways in the pits. Got video of that as well. For know thou here are some stills. During the lull the boy scouts had their base ball dunking tank for all racers to take part in dunking many officials and diplomats. I heard that Ed Hearn jr. was present to get dunked so he more than likely brought in the most dough for the scotts.

Enjoy! ---- More to come tonight.

[Christine Brewster]

Report from Christine

Ok, fell asleep early last night and forgot to recharge the camera. So only a few shots for the day. But hey, you really did not miss a thing. Guess what the wind blew and blew and blew AGAIN! This time when the 25 SSR started blowing over backwards, they decided to go on wind delay. This continued until they called they day at 4pm. Then guess what,, it RAINED.. alot. If we could have only started racing at 430pm we could have got the day in in record time. The water was like glass. Sitting out by the pool now, with various parties gathering and barely a whisper of wind is blowing, and nary a cloud in the sky. So what do boat racers do when they are on wind delay? Sleep, work on boats, work on motors, bs..... same ole thing.. NOT HERE. lThere was foot ball in the water and later the local boyscout troop brought in a dunk tank. Celebrities included: Matt D'Agostino, Valerie D'Agostino, Scott Reed. The largest money maker was Ed Hearn. He was dunked 5 times! For a while all were missing the target, so Gary Pond got a branch and while Ed was taunting the crowd, pushed on the target dropping him in mid sentence. The gasping and coughing brought quite a few laughs from the crowd....

[Christine Brewster]

pics of the wind delay day......

[Christine Brewster]

a few more with promises of lots more tomorrow. Patrol boat drivers are to report no later than 815am...Racing 830 am SHARP. Will be a long day for sure.

[D Shafer]

poor ED you should protest

[Tomtall]

Rain and wind

This was what racers saw coming across Grass Lake at 3:30pm Tuesday from the pits. One half hour later at 4:00 all heck broke loose. See the video I got of the Racecraft pits flag pole blowover. The sound in the video is rain and wind hitting the side of our trailer! Many were taking refuse under George Luces canopy (Red Trailer in background)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jeGhK85GSM

[Tomtall]

The start of Nationals 2009

Video of the 8:30 a.m. Green flag for the 25 super stock runabout class (25SSR). The air was electric.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98xLcp8oP-k


Heat one coming down to the start. Greg Lyons US2 boat just screaming to the start line ------ 2 seconds to early giving Brian Roads 76W the win.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHD99DfJQgg

Heat two of 25SSR coming down for the start. All boats legal at the start!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vm_MzU-nls0

[hydrobuilder]

Racing Photos from Tuesday 25SSR & ASH

Hi

Here's the links to the 25SSR and ASH racing photos from today July 28.

25SSR: http://www.photostorevault.com/main.php?g2_itemId=177

ASH: http://www.photostorevault.com/main....=276&g2_page=2

site homepage: http://www.photostorevault.com

Paul Luippold CSR 6B

[Mrs blueskyracer]

You guys are incredible with the stuff that you post! Thank you doesn't seem grand enough. I hope that next year in Oroville I will get to meet you all! Although we hope to make one midwest race next year too. Thanks again your contributions to making this a truly great site are greatly appreciated

Teresa