Tweed,ON-Canada Excellent Racing

[Hydroglobe17J]

I made the trip up to Tweed this weekend and I recommend it for all you USA racers next season. It was a great racing lake,pits has plenty of room, hotel on site,trees for shade, not that far into Canada,gas station across street,package store one block away,big fair going on with dancing,subway across street open until midnight,pancake breakfast in pits,free water all day,coffee all day on site,three days of racing in two days-"ya baby"!, and the people are very friendly! The course was set up like a roundish triangle, excellent for flat turning runabout and hydros.
Special thanks for a great and friendly weekend, David Scott and his worker crew,the Lions club and all the new people I met Andrew,Gram,Chris, Joe,Rick,Jimmy,Al and anyone else I can't remember at this time because of the longer ride home! OH yea, don't eat powder donuts and get it on your nose going though customs!!!!
Earl enjoyed himself buddys-AAAAAAA!

[crankbearing]

Great too have ya!

Hey Earl,

It was great to have you up for the event. I really hope that we can get a few more up for next year.. It will be a 3-2 again.. The reeve/mayor has promised to have all the weeds GONE for us.. We had awesome press all weekend. 3 papers with full coverage of the race. driver interviews, radio interview and great announcing brought better spectators on Sunday.. I want commend all the drivers on there patience - IT was hot!!!

The town was spectacular for us - they went above and beyond relocated our campsite to give us all the parking and pit area in one.. The lions club up at dawn to have breakfast ready for the racers. It was a great pleasure to host this race.

The drivers did a great job all weekend with only one boat over all weekend and no injuries other then a couple big heads on Sunday morning after the demolition derby at the fair.

Great Job too all, thanks for making this race a success and I hope you all can make the time next year again.

Regards,

[crankbearing]

results.

Here are the unofficial results for tweed.

Regards,

[Andrew 4CE]

Thanks for coming up, eh! That goes for all the US guys!! Grimes', Pemberton's, Mizener, Natali, Rossman, who else? Sorry if I missed ya.

OVPC did a great job! Thanks for having us.

Earl... Did you get 2nd or 3rd on Sunday or is that an error? I know there was a DQ and these are prelim points, but I thought you ended up with 2nd. Good luck at the Nat'ls!

[dg22]

Great time

Had a great time too. First race was a little hard on the nerves but once I got a few laps behind me I felt a lot better. What a feeling!!! Slept a lot better after first day of racing. I'm glad everything went smooth....thanks again Mike O & John for the help to get setup the week before. Thanks to everyone for the help in pits.

The Family had a great time as well...found a amazing family camp site named Tippers just north of the town. Had a great beach and little rapids for the kids to play in.

Thanks again to everyone who put together the race.

Dave G
D-classic

[crankbearing]

butterflies

Hey Dave,

Butterflies are normal you SHOULD have them before you race, it is when you do not have them anymore you should rethink what you are doing out there

Regards,

[Hydroglobe17J]

ASH Tweed Sunday?

Thanks for coming up, eh! That goes for all the US guys!! Grimes', Pemberton's, Mizener, Natali, Rossman, who else? Sorry if I missed ya.

OVPC did a great job! Thanks for having us.

Earl... Did you get 2nd or 3rd on Sunday or is that an error? I know there was a DQ and these are prelim points, but I thought you ended up with 2nd. Good luck at the Nat'ls!

Andrew,
I should have been 2nd I believe, I finished one half boat behind him 2nd heat but was making it look close.The first heat we were far ahead,as David said they are unoff. David did something else happen?
Andrew, It was a pleasure meeting you and your family, your a great competitor and thank you for the good luck wishes!
Earl 11J

[stu_racing]

It was nice meeting you Earl. I enjoyed talking to you and watching you race. Good luck at the nationals.
I'd like to thank everyone that helped put on the event, as well as everyone that showed up.

[rich]

Tweed

We had a great time. Thanks John and Dave for the coupler it let me get my first win .

Dave S. the swim did feel great.

See you all there next year.

Rich Hepton
8-CE
DMH

[ddalton]

Tweed 2006

Had a great time!! Loved the layout of the course.One of those races that you wish you could have every weekend...well maybe every 2nd weekend.
This is the place where I first started racing 30 yrs ago...can"t remember much about that one, but won"t forget this one!!!!
WELL DONE EVERYONE!!!..........DD

[crankbearing]

under review!

Andrew,
I should have been 2nd I believe, I finished one half boat behind him 2nd heat but was making it look close.The first heat we were far ahead,as David said they are unoff. David did something else happen?
Andrew, It was a pleasure meeting you and your family, your a great competitor and thank you for the good luck wishes!
Earl 11J

OK, I have e-mailed our chief scorer will wait for her reply and get back with you..

Regards,

[Emily Overbury 27-CE]

Nice meeting you earl

it was nice to meet you earl. glad you came out to the race.
hopefully you'll come back next year and remember your restrictor so i can race you in AX
and good luck at the nationals!

[FE04]

you know it's summer when..

Thank you to all the folks involved in the new Tweed regatta

Some fine competition, on a fast with a bumpy stretch course, and a great site, with lotsa shade, whew

To walk around the park and have friends in all corners, makes for a pretty special weekend

Till next time

Best of luck to any aquaintences headed for the nationals

Randy Dodd
Ottawa Valley Powerboat Club
04 25ssh

[cameron25xs]

Yes it was a great weeked of racing! It was also my first race. I would like to thanks Dave Scott, Ross webster and Brain Rossman for all your help on Friday getting my motor sortted out and steering cables. Special thanks Brain for the use of one over props.