Extreme Close-up Contest 2009

[17W]

Blair Kantz.....

[pat]

You got it!

[Mark 72@E]

And 2010 Begins

Name the person in this extreme close-up. I'll post the full size photo once he is named.

As always, the driver, relatives, and teammates are ineligible to participate.

The driver has been identified -- only scroll down to the next post if you've given up and want to know the answer...

[j hydro racer]

im back

tori chew?

[Mark 72@E]

For once

Johnny,

For once you don't win on your first guess. At least I don't think you do. I'm going by the name on the side of the boat and my memory, either of which could be wrong.

But as a hint, YOU WERE THERE. And I have the photos to prove it...

[j hydro racer]

alright heres on for ya

tori chew driving grant hearns boat in axsh

[Mark 72@E]

Uh-oh

Uh-oh. You may have it after all. Since I couldn't pick out either driver in a line-up the odds are in your favor. What is Tori Chew's number in JH? Checking other photos...

[Mark 72@E]

Logically

1) The guy in the photo below appears three frames before the "Grant Hearn" boat.
2) The guy in the photo below raced AXSH at Lock Haven, PA in 2009
3) Grant Hearn did not race AXSH at Lock Haven, PA in 2009
4) Therefore the boat three frames later cannot be Grant Hearn.

Johnny,

How silly of me to doubt you. You must be right. I must be wrong. Unless someone else can prove differently, the driver in the close-up is Tori Chew. The full photo will follow shortly.

One again, you're the man...

[Mark 72@E]

With apologies to

With apologies to Tori, Grant, and Johnny, the full photo appears below.

And we wonder why spectators can't keep up...

[Mark 72@E]

Match the Person to the Boat

Match the Person to the Boat

This is a teaser for my next post that I'm working on now. The challenge will be to match the person to their boat. The hook will be that not every person shown will be the driver of the boat, but perhaps a crew member. Or maybe they just stepped in to help. Or perhaps the boat shown is not the driver's usual ride. You'll have to figure out the connection. Stay tuned...

Here's an easy example:

[Matt Dagostino]

Hum.........

Might that be daughter number 1??

[Val16E]

who is daughter number 2 might I ask??

[Leeann]

^ I don't think he's telling :P

[Mark 72@E]

The Final Twelve

I'm working on 12 photo matches, which is really 11 since I've already given one answer. I could go to 18 easily but beyond 18 they would get bizarre without giving hints...

ADDED: In the photo below, driver was ok. He went to shore in the rescue boat, but was at the ramp to retrieve his boat by the time we got it there.

[stu_racing]

That's Mike Locke. I recognize the number on the sponson.