The Smilin George Memorial is officially ON!!!

[Mrs blueskyracer]

It is almost race time. Team Bluesky will be heading that way from Montana tomorrow to race and celebrate the life of a really great guy! Looking forward to seeing everyone at Silver Lake!

[blueskyracer]

We will be heading out about 3:30 this afternoon and first stop is Ellensburg for the night. Should be in Eatonville Thursday afternoon depending on what time we get up.

Keep the sunshine turned on !!

PS> We want everybody on Hydroracer to behave while we are gone.

[John C167]

Happy trails ! See you Friday !

John B.

[propnuts]

Nice article for us

Thanks to Mary Henley for contacting the Dispatch and Mike Perman for being the interviewee while I was out of town.

http://www.dispatchnews.com/main.asp...26&TM=69181.91

[HydroKyle93R]

DMH anyone? I'll bring one as well as the DSH.

[Mrs blueskyracer]

Great day of racing! Nice visit with Mary Henley. Water was great looking forward to tomorrow

[rainiersportsphoto]

Well it's Sunday night and you all have finished racing. Looked like alot of fun and I'm sure glad Mr Street walked out of the back of the ambulance on his own.

I'm Tony Sirgedas, the sports photographer for The Dispatch newspaper in Eatonville. Along with that article in the paper, a picture from last year ran that is not up on the website. There should also be one or two pictures up this week from today's action.
I have a gallery of 239 photos for everyone to see from my trip out this afternoon. Sorry, didn't get everyone and got a few too many of some. I had to leave to cover some other items too. Last years pictures are still up if you navigate around the site.

http://www.printroom.com/ViewGallery...ery_id=2238691

Tony Sirgedas

[propnuts]

Thanks Tony

Outstanding work. I could spend a fortune on pictures here, there are so many good ones. It would be interesting to see the time stamps on the series of Street's crash, I can tell you for sure that they were there immediately. I also like Wayne's hat, glasses, hat layered look

[seanp3]

Tony and all who worked hard to coordinate this event..... a big thanks for all your hard work keeping this one on the schedule. I know it took a lot of extra work to do so. I had a terrific time even though I could only be there on Saturday. Also, a big thanks to the sponsors!

[Tinyavenger]

Just wanted to say thanks to Tony and the SOA for a great weekend! You guys and gals did an awesome job! My first race back this season and it was nothin but smiles for me! Thanks again!

[mercguy]

Tony and all who worked hard to coordinate this event..... a big thanks for all your hard work keeping this one on the schedule. I know it took a lot of extra work to do so. I had a terrific time even though I could only be there on Saturday. Also, a big thanks to the sponsors!

and to top it all off, Sean got his first rides in DSH and a CMH!!!!!!!!! Thanks for keeping my boats right side up!!!!!


good turnout in all classes (including 8 45's)...........more than 130 entrys overall.......who said boat racing is dead?

[pro350hydro]

more than 130 entrys overall.......who said boat racing is dead?

No kidding huh? It was a GREAT event and it was nice to see people I haven't seen in awhile.

[seanp3]

and to top it all off, Sean got his first rides in DSH and a CMH!!!!!!!!! Thanks for keeping my boats right side up!!!!!


good turnout in all classes (including 8 45's)...........more than 130 entrys overall.......who said boat racing is dead?

I almost ruined my perfect season when I ALMOST spun out in the CMH. But, got lucky and kept it dry. Thanks Daren for letting me run your stuff. 2 terrific rides.

[rainiersportsphoto]

The time Mr. Street hit the water was 2:38:36, the rescue swimmer hit the water at 2:39:29 and was with the driver moving to the boat at 2:39:39, so they made contact and had swimmer on his back moving towards the boat in barely over a minute. Time was 2:41:55 when the first sets of hands on the dock grabbed the stretcher from the boat. Total time from hitting water to on the dock a blistering 3 minutes nineteen seconds.
As a firefighter/EMT ( my day job when not shooting photos) with a background in technical rescue and water rescue this is incredible work. Way to go to the team from Oregon for their outstanding performance. You guys are lucky to have such a service available to you on the water.

Tony S.

BTW, the picture of the crash is on the front page of The Dispatch that came out today and posted on the papers's website. http://www.dispatchnews.com/

[propnuts]

I didn't want to bring this up BUT

This is the same rescue crew that was taking a load of BS from certain idiots at the Oroville race because they responded too slowly to a driver THAT HAD ALREADY SIGNALED OK. It will unfortunately probably be the last time you see them at Nationals, they were bitterly disappointed in the reception they recieved. These guys deserve every bit of thanks and respect we can give them, and I am a lucky race director to have them at a race as heavily attended as Eatonville.