Vid Link Added, Key West 2011 Cat Outboard - Sunday Finals, Photos and Results

[Ratickle]

Reporting on these races has been tough. I would be remiss to not acknowledge the Talbot Excavating boat which did not participate on Sunday.

After the second race on Friday, S-29 Talbot Excavating and S-1 Peters and May were tied for 1st Place with each having a first and third place finish.

Due to the accident in Friday's third race, Talbot Excavating did not race on Sunday.

This is the best photo I have from Friday's race. I do not know what else to say.....

 

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Going into the Sunday Races there were three boats racing with an opportunity to win it all.

S-1 Peters & May, with a 1st and a 3rd
S-31 Hulk, with a 2nd and a 4th
S-5 WHM, with a 2nd and a 4th

It was shaping up to be one heck of a run.

The water for the race was building throughout the event.

Pete Boden & Tammy, Bobcat,and Terri and I had chartered a boat from a friend of Bobcats to photograph the races from and hoped it was large enough to provide a fairly stable platform.

The boat was SEA-CLUSION, a 46 foot Bertram sportfisher.

 

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We all shot from the bridge some, but as the waters built, Pete shot from below with his "Baby", and I tried to shoot from up above to stay out of his way.

Bobcat stayed up above quite a bit also.....

He's the one on the Port side for those of you who haven't met him yet....

 

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Hulk was flying high trying to take the first place finish. He needed it to have a chance for the overall championship......

 

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Hulk and Peters & May finishing rounding the turn 2 buoys.

We were anchored about 50 feet to the outside of the turn, just enough room for the turn boat andd Coast Guard to squeeze through between us and the course......

 

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BK Motorsport flying past the second pillow.....


They ended up finishing 4th for the day and 5th overall for the Championship

 

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BK Motorsports and Steve Quick dueling........

Unfortunately, Will and his son broke down right there in Jeff's Phantom

 

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Steve Quick Jewelers ended up finishing 3rd for the Sunday final and 4th overall for the championship.......

 

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Cooper Standard catching some air....

They finished 6th in the race and 6th overall for the Championship....

 

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WHM Motorsports....


They ended up taking a 5th on the final day and 3rd for the championship......

 

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And the overall champion flying it past......


Peters and May finished 1st in the final, and first overall winning the SBI World Championship for 2011.....



Congratulations to Gary Ballough and Omar Danial....

 

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So the final championship finishing order for Superboat Stock was;

1 - Peters and May
2 - Hulk
3 - WHM Motorsports
4 - Steve Quick Jewelers
5 - BK Motorsports
6 - Cooper Standard/Fluid Sealing
7 - Talbot Excavating

 

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Steve and Lee around turn 2.

 

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AWESOME

 

[Bobcat]

We all shot from the bridge some, but as the waters built, Pete shot from below with his "Baby", and I tried to shoot from up above to stay out of his way.

Bobcat stayed up above quite a bit also.....

He's the one on the Port side for those of you who haven't met him yet....

I'm glad I wasn't wearing a kilt !:ack2::ack2:

 

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The Hulk was really airing it out on turn #2, and they were right there with Peter's & May when they lost a motor.

 

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The Hulk was really airing it out on turn #2, and they were right there with Peter's & May when they lost a motor.

Yes they were.....

 

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Cooper Standard/Fluid Sealing - Exit turn 2

 

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