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[steve sr.]

I'm posting this on this sight so everyone can read it. As we were walking up to pick up our envelope and plaque for third in div 5 my son told me NOW it was time for the the trash talk.....So here goes

Thanks to everyone who helped put on this event. Thanks to old freinds (our crew) who worked their tails off. Thanks to all those in Div 5 who broke and made this happen.......

Most importantly thanks to my son who gave his old man the chance to re-live his younger days.. It was a wild ride, but the most important words came after the race when you said "we finished"

Lets do it again next year if our wives will let us

Love you son

DAD
Co-driver of THE 918 BOAT

[Instigator]

Teaser Parker 300 Video

I will post more info later as I am beat-up, and I only made it 85 miles or so. I stole the video off HotBoat. The boat was in my opinion very close to perfect, but to keep up out there I was spinning 5300-5500rpms and the engine could not hang. I am very happy with the performance during the race, my best lap was 3.14, thanks for everones help.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0D2ad8Zwbs

BTW- I had an excelant crew

Looks like it was a great race.

Amazing how many unexpected, unplaned things go wrong/break when you punish your equipment and yourself that hard!

Great job and congrats to all who made the attempt.

You dah men!

[7500Blizzard]

Did the big Strem run? And if it did how'd it run?

[Ron Hill]

There were a lot of "COULD OF's, SHOULD OF'S and WOULD OF's....Like all ENDUROS...

Our best laugh, was after Old School's battery box came loose... We couldn't find any lag bolts to hold the battery box in...So, someone noted that Pat's seat had a lot of lag bolts holding it in, we took a few lag bolts out of the seat...About 30 minutes later Pat's seat comes loose....and Pat is flying all over the inside of the boat...

Hind sight, maybe we shouldn't have used THOSE LAG BOLTS....

Seems "WHISKERS" (Wiskers) claimed to have hit something in the water about like a seat, and knocked a hole in the boat....When Ben came by our pits, later, after the race and looked in Pat's boat......and there was no seat...We said, "Hell it blew out about ten laps into the race..." Truth was, we didn' lose the seat...and Ben was out before we had seat trouble...

Chad drove a fine race in BMB Storage #34.... We only had two boats in Division III so, we were moved to Division IV, and we managed to win Division IV and finished 4th overall....

The race didn't end 15 minutes early, we started 10 minutes later than our handy cap time because we were moved to Division IV, and the race ended maybe 15 minutes early because the lead boat was DQ'd....I feel very bad that anyone was DQ'd as I know these people and an honest mistake (s) were made... I guess the work Inboard was read, but no one quite saw V Drive....OR....I don't know what happened...(Truth is #17 could not have made up 8 laps in 30 minutes.....anyway)...

There was a large crowd of spectators, and a large field of boats. Largest field we've had in the last three years...I think there were 50 entries....


Fred Bowden was planning to Co-Drive with Al Stoker...They had some early engine problems, then they broke a gas tank...Fred did test on Friday...and as I left his house Friday night, the grin was still wide from his "RIDE"..... Todd Bowden vowed to run a NEW STOKER in 2008....

I did not talk to anyone who didn't say they would NOT be back in 2008....So, 2008 will be bigger....

Congratulation to #555 on a great run. #48, John Lane and JohnRoth, second two years in a row!!!! #17 Gray Hairbanian.....great run for third...

The twin engine Hydrostream failed to show...Their crew and divers where there...seems spped wasn't there!


Top picture: Ben Marrone...."Wisker's" owner, son of sponsor Frank Marrone and Sons Plumbing. Broc Hill listen to the "SEAT STORY".....

Jay Littlejohn, Pit Managers and and hard worker, alwys...Ross claking the pit areac on Friday... He is even made a special place for Jim Harris' Harley..

[Ron Hill]

Tony and I talked, last night, at Strokes, he and I are PLANNING an OUTBOARD for next year!!!!!! I

[BStellyman]

Engine couldn't hang at 5300-5500? We turned 5600-6000 all day long, with out an issue! I think you need to look for a new engine builder, might have better results next year.

Teaser Parker 300 Video

I will post more info later as I am beat-up, and I only made it 85 miles or so. I stole the video off HotBoat. The boat was in my opinion very close to perfect, but to keep up out there I was spinning 5300-5500rpms and the engine could not hang. I am very happy with the performance during the race, my best lap was 3.14, thanks for everones help.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0D2ad8Zwbs

BTW- I had an excelant crew

[ePerformanceMarine]

Engine couldn't hang at 5300-5500? We turned 5600-6000 all day long, with out an issue! I think you need to look for a new engine builder, might have better results next year.

BTW- where was your boat the last few races and Burley ?

Again I was very happy with the out come and my crew.

[647and918]

Looks like it was a great race.

Amazing how many unexpected, unplaned things go wrong/break when you punish your equipment and yourself that hard!

Great job and congrats to all who made the attempt.

You dah men!

What the heck is that all about... We ran almost all day, and the only part of the video the 918 boat is in is me getting towed back in after the battery blew out...

I still can't believe that we ended up third in Div. V even with that!!!

Thanks everyone for a great race... I had a blast!!!

Does anyone have a list of the overall finish yet??? I know I didn't crack the top 10, but I'm still curious where I finished overall and how many laps everyone ran...

Thanks!

Steve...

[Instigator]

What the heck is that all about... ...

(or lack there of) in specific and the stuff that breaks in an endurance race that you never expect in general.

[Ron Hill]

I get to a point, when I drive to the river, I ask myself why I head back to the coast....? Thursday while heading to Parker, I was just "BLOWN AWAY" at how pretty the desert really is... Looking at some of the pictures from The Blue Water Resort and Casino 300 made me think, that PARKER is a beautiful place to be, and we are lucky we aracing racing there!!!!

When I saw Bowden's big rig, Nordic's big rig, Mike Avila's big rig, Life Line Jacket's big rig and about twenty our nice looking rigs and boats, I thought what Pat Bowman had said earlier in the dasy...and that quote was, "The days of winning The Blue Water and Resort Casino 300 with a SMALL BUDGET is OVER..."

BUT,the goal of No boat left behind should stay the motto....as Many teams are still grass roots!!!! Blue skys, beautiful water and FRIENDS, AMILY and FUN!!!!

Top pictures:

Ron Wilson driving his Seebold, "Traders", picture is in the men's restroom at Stroke's restaurant next to BMB Storage in Parker...Hill Racing's trailer used to be "TRADER's" trailer...

Second picture is Amada Rich, driver of Herbie the Love Boat #53, telling me she's ready to race at Parker, Thanksgiving weekend...She has a soponsor besides mom, dad, and me...Frank Marrone and Sons help her too!!!!

Third picture, is Chad Hill saying, "Well maybe driving the whole race wasn't THAT smart...".