Record Trial, Flint MI, May 3 & 4th.

[Terry Keeley]

The D2 opener is less than 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:
https://www.intlwaters.com/gallery/index.php?cat=10068

Come run the big water!

Mikey Ross' Nowicki hydro:

 

[Wally Duarte]

Good Luck Terry , hope you guys get some nice weather ! See you in the Fall

 

[Terry Keeley]

Less than 2 weeks to go!

 

[Terry Keeley]

Good Luck Terry , hope you guys get some nice weather ! See you in the Fall

See ya on your birthday!

 

[ZZ RACING]

Hey Terry. Dale and I are coming up to hang out. How many guys do you usually get. We will bring lunch.

 

[Kevin Sheren]

I got the grill Chris.

Kevin

 

[Doug Smock]

Cool, good luck fellas!!

 

[Terry Keeley]

Hey Terry. Dale and I are coming up to hang out. How many guys do you usually get. We will bring lunch.

Will be good to have you both!

I got the grill Chris.

Kevin

Awsome!

Cool, good luck fellas!!

Thanks!

 

[Terry Keeley]

The FAST crew got the site all set up today and we're ready for a good weekend. Weather won't be shorts and t-shirts but there should be plenty of good conditions though out the weekend. Wind is forecast to pick up tomorrow afternoon but coming from the west which is well sheltered at T. Lake.

See y'all soon!

 

[Kevin Sheren]

There were white caps on the water on Sunday. In the am Keith set a couple of new records in electric. I will Terry chime in on that one.

Thanks to the F.A.S.T crew for putting on the event.

Kevin

 

[Terry Keeley]

Faced a bunch of challenges this event and as always Mike Nowicki, Mark Stein and Mikey Ross - aka the F.A.S.T crew - came through again, thanks guys!

Saturday gave us a small window early then the wind came up strong from the west behind us and though the course was still runnable it wasn't great. We forgot to stake our canopies and a big gust came and sent them into the lake. All this going on while we were searching for Mike Ball's P Sport Hydro that blew off and sunk just short of buoy 4. Mike had to swim in icy water but we got it!

Sunday was decent early then the wind came again and blew all day laying down a bit just before dark.

Bob Nauss, Dale Brobst, FAST member Mikey Ross, IMPBA past President & VP Kevin Sheren, IMPBA President Chris (Juice) Rupley.

Juice & Dale came up from Toledo and cooked lunch for us, thanks a bunch guys!

Keith Kirchen and his record setting FE Catamaran. Keith had the fastest one way pass ever recorded at Thread Lake of 1.883 sec or 119.490 mph!

First timer Shawn Swain and his Q Catamaran:

Joel Mertz and his Q Catamaran:

David & Doug Murany and Blair Warren making a comeback with his good running 67 hydro:

Mike Ball and his P Sport Hydro. Mike set the Q SP Hydro Oval at 23.826 sec.

Mike after a cool dunk in Thread Lake!

Got some video to follow.

Records submitted:

Keith Kirchen: Q Catamaran SAW 2.307 sec. 97.529 mph

T Catamaran SAW 2.065 sec. 108.959 mph

Mike Ball: Q Sport Hydro Oval 23.826 sec. 50.365 mph

 

[Terry Keeley]

 

[Terry Keeley]

 

[Terry Keeley]

 

[Ron Jefferson]

That's such a drag Terry. It seems the last couple years you guys miss the weather by just one day. Yesterday and today would have been perfect.

 

[Terry Keeley]

That's such a drag Terry. It seems the last couple years you guys miss the weather by just one day. Yesterday and today would have been perfect.

Yup, tough fighting the wind all weekend then seeing the flags limp Monday morning.

"Ain't as easy as it looks!"