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Probably the wrong word. How about "afterglow"?
I'd like to thank Steven Vaccaro. He's supported races and racing in general all over the country. Through this forum and with his hard earned dollars where he can. He's supported our MMEU races for years. Steven, we really do appreciate it.
This new site is awesome. The Elks lodge was extremely accommodating. Kabota Ken (he has a real name BTW) escorted every racer via Kabota to their pit area and back so they didn't have to carry their gear. We had spectator seating. There was food on site. Beverages available. The Elks were so thrilled with the way things were going that they were working on us Saturday night to get started planning next years race. Kabota Ken and I were out fishing from the dock at 1:00 am.
The pond was not perfect in my opinion but it was manageable. There were no complaints or problems. Just not up to my expectations. We have that all figured out though. Next year look out.
The MMEU gang really pulled together for this. Nobody was strung out trying to do everything. It was a fantastic group effort. Fred Siewert is still the hardest working man in FE racing though. Thanks man. I wouldn't even try these without you.
In the end for me......this was the most satisfying race I've been involved in. Many times after hosting a race I'm completely barbecued after. I don't even want to look at boats. I'm already planning my next build and I'm absolutely fired up for Michigan Cup for next summer. That's a club decision of course but I talked to almost everybody about it over the weekend. Honestly, if we could do it next weekend I would be up for it.
I think there was was some racing too......haha The course was dead on accurate. There were at least 5 records that could have been applied for. Ball destroyed the OPC time. There were fast times in OPC, LSH, Q sport, P limited mono, and P mono. Apparently nobody really cared. I think we were all having too much fun. We'll get those times up if anyone is interested just for their own personal use but they are NOT records.
The shootout format ensures that your driving against boats that perform similarly after the first round. Makes for some really even deck to deck racing and extremely close scoring. When Fred heals up we'll get the results up.
Oh, there was runoff in our SV27 class between the wily veteran Mike Ball and 12 yo young gun Ty Davis. There's a video. We'll get it. Highlight of my weekend. That kid is coming around. Placed first in 2 classes.
I'd like to thank Steven Vaccaro. He's supported races and racing in general all over the country. Through this forum and with his hard earned dollars where he can. He's supported our MMEU races for years. Steven, we really do appreciate it.
This new site is awesome. The Elks lodge was extremely accommodating. Kabota Ken (he has a real name BTW) escorted every racer via Kabota to their pit area and back so they didn't have to carry their gear. We had spectator seating. There was food on site. Beverages available. The Elks were so thrilled with the way things were going that they were working on us Saturday night to get started planning next years race. Kabota Ken and I were out fishing from the dock at 1:00 am.
The pond was not perfect in my opinion but it was manageable. There were no complaints or problems. Just not up to my expectations. We have that all figured out though. Next year look out.
The MMEU gang really pulled together for this. Nobody was strung out trying to do everything. It was a fantastic group effort. Fred Siewert is still the hardest working man in FE racing though. Thanks man. I wouldn't even try these without you.
In the end for me......this was the most satisfying race I've been involved in. Many times after hosting a race I'm completely barbecued after. I don't even want to look at boats. I'm already planning my next build and I'm absolutely fired up for Michigan Cup for next summer. That's a club decision of course but I talked to almost everybody about it over the weekend. Honestly, if we could do it next weekend I would be up for it.
I think there was was some racing too......haha The course was dead on accurate. There were at least 5 records that could have been applied for. Ball destroyed the OPC time. There were fast times in OPC, LSH, Q sport, P limited mono, and P mono. Apparently nobody really cared. I think we were all having too much fun. We'll get those times up if anyone is interested just for their own personal use but they are NOT records.
The shootout format ensures that your driving against boats that perform similarly after the first round. Makes for some really even deck to deck racing and extremely close scoring. When Fred heals up we'll get the results up.
Oh, there was runoff in our SV27 class between the wily veteran Mike Ball and 12 yo young gun Ty Davis. There's a video. We'll get it. Highlight of my weekend. That kid is coming around. Placed first in 2 classes.
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