Great Lakes Grand Prix!

[Coach]

Let's get behind Jason...

Just a week to go!

Ten days til the race up here and we're getting really excited.
We've got a great entertainment lineup with block parties on Friday and Saturday nights at the race site ...

Chuck Wells and Stone Cold Blues, from Louisville playing on Friday night and Midwest Hype, from Chicago, playing on Saturday night. Two awesome bands that will knock your socks off!

VIP parties Friday and Saturday night and a VIP tented brunch on the beach Sunday during the race.

Great dry pit area for spectators to walk around in and a whole mess of great local restaurants serving as our food vendors.

Anyone interested in VIP packages let me know. Otherwise, we'll see you all next week!

Make sure to come to the LaPorte County CVB booth near the food court and say hi. I'd love to meet you guys.

Thanks,
Jason

 

[Coach]

From St Clair to Michigan City!

A boat racing fans dream come true!

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[jmill36]

Thanks Coach.
As of today we're a week away.
Looks like we've got at least 30 boats tentatively registered so this is gonna blow em away.
Everybody come out Friday at 4 p.m. on Franklin Street for the boat parade.
Gonna be awesome.

 

[Coach]

Have A Great Race Weekend!

:driving:

 

[Coach]

Weather Update...

Today
Mostly sunny. Highs around 80...except in the mid 70s near Lake Michigan. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday
Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday
Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index readings 92 to 97.

Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

Marine Forecast:

Gary To Burns Harbor-Burns Harbor To Michigan City-

Today
Variable...mainly northwest winds 5 to 10 kt turning onshore early this afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves 1 ft or less.

Tonight
Variable winds 5 to 10 kt becoming southeast toward morning. Fair this evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Waves 1 ft or less.

Friday
Southeast winds around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves around 1 ft.

Friday Night
Southeast winds 10 to 20 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Doesn't seem to be any reason for much of a change over the weekend...

 

[Coach]

Today
Southeast winds 10 to 15 kt. Chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Waves around 1 ft.

Tonight
South winds 10 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 20 kt overnight. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday
Southwest winds 15 to 20 kt. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Saturday Night
Southwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Still no sign of any major changes....

 

[Pete B]

Ok so you have the weather report up to date, how about some pit pics, or anything that those you cant make it can see!!

 

[wstultz]

Ok so you have the weather report up to date, how about some pit pics, or anything that those you cant make it can see!!

x2 on the pics. I was there two weeks ago and it is a great site for a race. My uncle keeps his boat on some private docks at the end of the channel. It should be a great time, wish i was there.

 

[Coach]

X3! and an update...

Ok so you have the weather report up to date, how about some pit pics, or anything that those you cant make it can see!!

Pics? Anyone, Anyone...

Today
South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt this morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tonight
Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt this evening. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday
Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 ft. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

Sunday Night
Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

 

[Ratickle]

Pics? Anyone, Anyone...

Today
South winds 10 to 20 kt increasing to 15 to 25 kt this morning. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Waves 1 to 3 ft.

Tonight
Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt diminishing to 15 to 20 kt this evening. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

Sunday
Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt. Sunny. Waves 1 to 3 ft. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed.

Sunday Night
Southwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Partly cloudy. Waves 1 to 2 ft.

We just came in from salmon fishing out of Muskegon.Just a little over 100 miles north of Michigan City. Had to outrun a badazz thunderstorm, didn't quite make it....:ack2: Sucks watching lightning hit the lake and shore within a mile of the boat.....


Anyway, I'd say solid 3's to 4's out of the southwest. Would have been a great race in that.......

 

[Wahoo 214]

Coach,

You told us 30 boats. Who are they? You got any pics? What's going on other than the weather?

I know Gieco is going, may be Teague, Peppers, Simmons.

 

[Coach]

A new venue....

Jason is the CVB rep. that's cutting his teeth on this one... I'm down here in Clearwater, plugging in gaps, and just helping him cover a few requests that are out there, where I can.

I want to see pics as well...

 

[Ratickle]

Chris is there, just got off the phone with him. He said there's quite a few boats, doesn't know how many. He was in the wet pits.

They were just sparking a Turbine so he couldn't talk long.

I'll be there tomorrow am.

 

[ThrottleUp Props]

Thanks Ratickle....I appreciate you posting this!

Julie

 

[Ratickle]

Chris called back said he was told 30 there also.

 

[Wahoo 214]

Pics! I wanna see the Mystic run.

 

[waybomb]

Miss Geico broke a, I think it's called, a tunnel flap. It went up into the rudder support.

My kid goes up to the Geico team and asks them if they need a vacuum pump for the glass repair. What they need is a 36" wide 3/8" thick piece of aluminum cut out, bent, welded, etc. So my kid drives back to Baroda, makes the part, and is probably delievring it right now.

That's cool, my 21 year old kid helping Miss Geico run tomorrow.

Hope he made exactly what they needed and they give him a plug here.

Anybody need any one off pieces fabricated, welded, turned, milled, etc?

Ps, that new boat is sweet.

 

[Ratickle]

Are you gonna be there tomorrow? Randy and Marc are as good as they come. Just walk up and tell them who you are.

And tell your boy thanks from all of us. I'll be there in Serious Shirt of a white Tee or Red Polo.

 

[waybomb]

Yup, I'll be there. I'll look for you.

I'll have a yellow shirt with PV on it, and my wife will have a blue striped shirt on with PV on it.

 

[waybomb]

Kev called me back, says the part he made is on the boat.

Makes me proud..........