SpeedWeek 2023

[Glenn Quarles]

Good morning from Blue Lake ! Day 5 of SpeedWeek’23 is underway…ready light’s on!!

 

[Glenn Quarles]

Action shot of Chris Grim’s 46 hydro just after Mark launched it. This is an awesome boat!!!

 

[timothy johnson]

Great stuff, to bad no video after right click and so on.

 

[Glenn Quarles]

I wish I had more time to get video! There have been some great runs made! Even if a new record isn’t set, these model boats are very impressive to watch!!

 

[Glenn Quarles]

Good morning from Blue Lake!! Great start to day 6! Supposed to have a cold front blowing in this afternoon so this may be the last day of these pretty smooth water pics!

 

[Glenn Quarles]

Rain today! It’s kinda sad, but I have to say after two solid weeks of working I’m ready for a day off!

 

[Chris Wittrig]

Let me try this and see if the video plays. Chris Grim's D Hydro.

View attachment Chris_Grim_D_Hydro.MOV

 

[Chris Wittrig]

Mark Grim shaking things down at twilight. It was darker that it appears due to the aperture grabbing for all the light it could get.
View attachment Mark Grim Gas Twin.MOV

 

[Glenn Quarles]

Ok friends, SpeedWeek 2023 is officially a wrap! The rain is still here and everyone has said their goodbyes and are heading home. We had fantastic weather for the first 6 days with more hours of glass smooth than usual.

We have 9 record applications to send in:
John Finch/Steve Sutton
-FE Scale oval 24.908 sec
-Gas Scale SAW 77.827 mph
-Gas Skiff SAW 56.334 mph

Glenn Quarles
-N Stock hydro SAW 55.066 mph
-N Super Stock hydro SAW 68.493
-N Super Stock hydro oval 33.591 sec

Don Huff (with Doug Smock or Mark Grim driving)
-P mono SAW 81.967 mph
-Q mono SAW 80.789 mph
-S mono SAW 88.131 mph


We also had a couple guys make official passes to get “speed patches”

Buckshot Shackelford
-90 mph hydro

Don Huff (with Mark Grim driving)
-110 mph hydro

Congrats to all the guys! We had a fantastic time with LOTS of great running boats!!

GQ

 

[donaldhuff]

Thanks for all your work Glen, it is very much appreciated.

Also, thank you to all the people at the lake that I borrowed, bought, and stole from, to make my runs possible. I could not have done it without your help.

Don Huff

 

[Doug Smock]

No surprise this was another awesome event at Blue Lake! Many thanks to Glenn, John, and Jason for their time and hard work. Very much appreciated gentlemen!
As usual a great group of racers assembled for this record trial. Everyone's tool and part boxes were open to anyone that needed something. And if you didn't feel the support of your fellow racers, you weren't paying attention. I'm convinced it's the most fun you can have standing up. It just doesn't get any better!

Congratulations on the records fellas!

I'm already looking forward to the next trip to Speed Week!

Smock

 

[Buckshot]

Thanks RRFMBC! Was a pleasure spending time at the pond with you guys. I’ve already started planning for next year.

 

[John Finch]

Thanks so much for all the hard work from Glenn, Jason, and John Beardslee as all three were always ready to work the clock, set up the equipment and just be so very hospitable during all those days. It is hard work to put on an event for as many days as they did. I want to put out a big shout to them.....THANK YOU!!!

 

[Glenn Quarles]

Thanks guys!!! It is always so humbling and so pleasant to spend time with the finest boaters the sport has to offer!!

GQ

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Thanks Glenn and John for running the event and congrats on the N1 records. Truly awesome what can be done with 600W!

 

[Wally Duarte]

Great job guys / congrats !!!

 

[Steve Sutton]

Thanks guys!!! It is always so humbling and so pleasant to spend time with the finest boaters the sport has to offer!!

GQ

Glenn thanks for all your hard work. Your crew sure knows how to put on a great speed trials. I had a great time seeing all the good people at this event and really look forward to coming back next year to give a go again and hang out with all the gang again. Learned a lot this year. Congrad on your records also.

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Some short videos shot from my phone.

 

[Glenn Quarles]

Glenn thanks for all your hard work. Your crew sure knows how to put on a great speed trials. I had a great time seeing all the good people at this event and really look forward to coming back next year to give a go again and hang out with all the gang again. Learned a lot this year. Congrad on your records also.

Thanks Steve!!