Photos - Port Huron-Sarnia OPA Race 2012 - Day 1 & Race 1

[Ratickle]

Well, busier than I thought yesterday. Took Simmons Racing 34' over to Canada with a few people for the meet and greet there. Plus all the other stuff to get ready for the race. I'll be running the 34 with Jim and Tyler will run the 30 with Jim.

Looks to be between 25 and 30 boats here. 8 in Class 6, 4 Vee Lites, no Geico. I'm a bit surprised at that especially after they didn;t get the opportunity to race it last weekend.

A few quick pics. A whole lot of downpours yesterday.

 

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Quit raining for a bit.

 

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A lot of boats did not get to test because of the thunder storms and downpours. I got soaked. But it quit raining long enough to go to Sarnia and back with only a little drizzle.

 

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The Parade

 

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Sarnia Canada

 

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ANd the best back in Port Huron...

Can you identify these criminals that snuck across the border??

 

[2TR]

This thing is a pain to drive.. lol

Can you identify these criminals that snuck across the border??

 

[Bobcat]

Got anymore pics of that pontoon "Island" looks kinda fun!

 

[Pete B]

Got anymore pics of that pontoon "Island" looks kinda fun!

It must have been moving too fast its blurry!

 

[Ratickle]

It must have been moving too fast its blurry!

I grabbed that shot after we got back from Canada with my little pocket camera....


It was almost dark, (flash actually went off), and it was haulin azz!!!!

 

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Gettin ready for racin...

 

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The first race was Class 6 and SVL's...

Class 6 was an interesting race, Once again it was the largest class, and after the start mess last time, there was a special meeting of Class 6 teams after the regular drivers meeting where the rules about lane requirements through the first turn were stressed. And there was a lane judge placed on the turn one boat.

Chatting with the turn guys and boats later, they all said much improved. Good work...

Another interesting thing, our announcer friend, Mikey, would be in the middle of the Wazzup II for the Class 6 race. Now, I know hard to believe, but Mikey had never been in a race until then. Many times he has been close, but this was the first. As Smitty told him shortly before the start, nothing to worry about. Nobody had been critically injured in that boat yet......

SO, we were all yanking his chain a bit, I don't believe anyone gave him depends like they did me in my first race though...

Getting ready...

Good luck, see you later...

 

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Class 6 start

First corner

 

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Coming around the first time...

I'll have a n interesting story about Hurricane Force here in a bit....

 

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The other class in the first race was SVL. 4 boats, pretty evenly matched. TugIt had a new throttleman, put them at a distinct disadvantage since they had no time to test on Saturday due to the thunder storms. Still, you'vegot to run it to learn it....

Start...

 

[Ratickle]

It remonded me a lot of the start at St Clair. Pirate out fron tearly, Typhoon second, Octane third......

 

[Pete B]

It remonded me a lot of the start at St Clair. Pirate out fron tearly, Typhoon second, Octane third......


drinking???

 

[Ratickle]

Fat Finger Syndrome

 

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But, by lap 2, Octane had moved out front in SVL ....

And the lap 2 Class 4 boats had also started to generate a bit of seperation. But, not all that much