Record Trial, Flint MI, May 2-3.

[Terry Keeley]

The D2 closer is only 4 weeks away!

All IMPBA classes for SAW and 1/3rd Oval, 8am-dark. Come and go any time, flat $25 to register, run as often as time permits.

Map of Thread Lake, we're at the north end of Orville St., north of McKinley Park:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=113337667130853054781.0004832cfdb883985555f&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.9987,-83.672926&spn=0.012068,0.019205&z=16

M6 where we stay, under $40/nt:

http://www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.aspx?num=1069&NOA=&aYr=&aMo=&aDa=&dYr=&dMo=&dDa=&CP=&TA=

Here's some pix from past events:

http://gallery.intlwaters.com/index.php?cat=10068

Come run the big water!

Chris Krawczyk's P Mono:

[Terry Keeley]

Water's finally soft again, only two weeks to go...

[Terry Keeley]

Won't be long now...

[Terry Keeley]

The F.A.S.T. crew has the site all set up and ready for the weekend, what a beauty day.

Gonna get out a little earlier than normal tomorrow, hope to be running by about 7:30, supposed to be another niceun.

Bring some sunscreen!

[Doug Smock]

Break a keel fellas!

[T.S.Davis]

Perfect saw weather this weekend.

[Rocstar]

[Doug Smock]

Perfect! Time to get some work done fellas!

[raptor347]

Those are the mornings where you just know it's going to be a fast day. Have fun guys.

[iridebikes247]

that looks mint

[T.S.Davis]

I was about 30 miles from here. I wonder if the wind picked up on them. We got a little mid day.

It was sunny and barely a wisp of cloud anywhere.

[Terry Keeley]

Had a great weekend, think we missed Spring up here tho, went right to Summer with 80F both days. Lot's of flat water and many fast runs.

Just leaving Flint to clean up our retrieve boat and get it back to Mikey Ross', will post some pics and video later tonight or tomorrow morning. :)

[Terry Keeley]

All in all a great weekend thanks to our F.A.S.T. crew Mike Nowicki, Mark Stein and Mikey Ross. I always say it but it's so true, without you guys these events just wouldn't happen.

Genesee County has recently partnered with the City of Flint to help maintain some of their properties, "Thread Lake Park" being one of them. We haven't seen the area as clean and well maintained in many, many years. Thank you Genesee County!

The weather was beautiful all weekend and a nice change from the long cold winter we had up north. The water was flat quite a bit and when the breeze did kick up it was from the sheltered west leaving the course very runnable. For the fuel guys the air went from about 97% (1000') in the mornings to 93% (2400') in the afternoon. Many good runs were made and three records were set.

Keith Kirchen had his big cats flying and upped the S catamaran SAW to 1.998 sec or 112.613 mph with a fast pass of 113.065. Keith still has the fastest pass ever made at Thread Lake at 119.490 mph. Shawn Swain got his first IMPBA World Record in P Catamaran at 2.866 sec or 78.507 mph with a fast pass of 79.674. Mike Ball blasted the P Sport Hydro oval with a 23.650 sec. run, great job guys!

Dave Preusse came over from Chicago with son Davie and ran an 18.416 sec 1/3rd oval just a second off Stu Barr's record of 17.122. Scott Tonak ran several 22 sec ovals with his Backlash. FAST member Mike Nowicki unveiled a new CF 20 boat that's sure to be flying soon and also ran several 95+ passes with his "C" (.29) boat in the heat. Art Jayne and Mike Caruso came over from Chicagoland and earned their 75 mph patches with laughs and big smiles all around. Former Nashville club member Mike Stevens came out and ran a boat for the first time in five years with his twin CMB 90 powered Roadrunner. I pitted for him and just had to pull the trigger once before I handed him the transmitter, love that sound.

[Terry Keeley]

[Terry Keeley]