I think the IMPBA Gas Nationals was a huge success despite the monsoon rain that made the site pretty muddy. Thanks to the Quad County club for hosting the event and thanks to the River City Racing club and the Madison club for helping out.
Roy Workman was the event leader and this man never stopped. If things were needed Roy got it done. Thank you Roy. This event would not have been successful had it not been for you.
A special thanks to Rick Maston, Dale Brobst, Miss Kim Grim, and Joan Kasicki for helping me out on the CD tower. It is a thankless job that many times goes unnoticed. Shout out to Mike Schindler for all his help before and during the race. Great pit boss. The retrieve boat guys have the hardest job at the event. Thanks to Sam Hagan, Dave Hagan, Rob Overton, Matt Smith, and Matt Schofield for manning the retrieve boat. Hope I haven't left anyone out. It will take me a few days to recover.
We had plenty of food at the site also. Thanks to Joe Petro of ZippKits for Thursday dinner and Maggie from the VOODOO club for the awesome jambalaya at the race end Saturday afternoon. Shout out to Matt Smith for sharing the chicken chunks. Damn good.
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Thanks to all that came to the race. Many traveled from far away to attend. The main goal was for everyone to have a good time racing and hanging out with fellow boaters and I believe that was accomplished. The highlight of the race for me was seeing young boater, Grant Liddycoat win in an exciting photo finish in SS Mono. Nice job Grant. Grant is all of 8 years old. Great driving by Doug Twaits who twice jumped the start but still managed to get his lap back and win those heats. There were many beautiful boats there. We had very few crashes which is always a good thing. I attribute this to the 5 buoy turns which defines the turn better and makes for better racing.
The recipient of this years Johnny Ber award was Roy Workman. Congratulations to Roy...it was well deserved.