Geneva-on-the-Lake

Results and Recap

THE KICK OFF TO THE 1996 GREAT LAKES SERIES HAD IT USUAL BEGINNING. COLD, OVER CAST, WINDY AND UNPREDICTABLE LAKE ERIE AT IT'S FINEST. SINCE THE WINTER UP HERE WAS THE WORST ON RECORDED WE WERE MISSING SEVERAL OF OUR RACER AND BOATS. APPROXIMATELY 12.... WE HAD FIFTEEN REGISTRATED ON SATURDAY AND 13 START. WE LOST 2 SATURDAY NIGHT TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. M-8 A 35FT. JAC CAT AND THE NEW 30FT BRONX PHANTOM (NEW BODY DESIGN) A -106.

BUT WHEN THE RACE BEGAN WE HAD GREAT COMPETITION.... M-OO UDDERLY FANTASTIC WON ITS CLASS. IN OFFSHORE D THE ROOKIE TEAM D-10 FEROCIOUS II IN THEIR NEW 41FT STEPHEN STEPP VELOCITY TOOK THE CHECK WITH D-3 RASCAL RETIRING EARLY WITH IGNITION PROBLEMS.

OFFSHORE C, C-19 CAT CAN DO RAN A GREAT RACE WITH HEAVY COMPETITION FROM C11 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AND C51 LIL MISS DANGEROUS , WELL UNTIL THE FINAL TURN HEADING FOR THE CHECKERED FLAG - AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GOING ON THE OUTSIDE TO CHALLENGE CAT CAN DO GRABBED A WAVE - LAUNCHED AND SUBMARINED THE 28 SKATER COMPETELY UNDER WATER. THE CREW WAS FINE. IF YOU CAN WATCH COMPETITION OFFSHORE - THEY GOT IT ON CAMERA....

THE STRONG BATTLE THAT HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS CONTINUED IN OFFSHORE B. B-26 TSUNAMI AND B-96 GREAT LAKES CASTER RUN EACH ANOTHER IN TRADITIONAL FASHION. DOWN TO THE WIRE. BUT AT THE END IT WAS B-26 TSUNAMI TAKING THE CHECKERED FLAG AND THE OVERALL WINNER OF THE RACE.

OFFSHORE A , A-6 EXCALIBUR RAN AWAY WITH THE CHECKERED FLAG... FOLLOWED BY A-68 SMG EXPRESS. TAKING THIRD PLACE WAS A-13 TEAM EXCITER AND FINISHING UP IN FOURTH WAS A-22 RUM RUNNERS.

OUR ONLY STOCK BOAT, S-17 ROAD HARD STARTED THE RACE BUT EXPERIENCE ENGINE PROBLEMS EARLY ON AND HAD TO RETIRE. 

RESULTS


MODIFIED
1.   MOO UDERLY FANTASTIC

D - CLASS
1.   D-10 FEROCIOUS II
2.   D- 3 RASCAL

C -CLASS
1.  C-19 CAT CAN DO
2.  C-51 LIL MISS DANGEROUS
3.  C-11 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL

B - CLASS
1.  B-26 TSUNAMI
2.  B-96 GREAT LAKES CASTER

A - CLASS
1.  A- 6 EXCALIBUR
2.  A-68 SMG EXPRESS
3.  A-13 TEAM EXCITER
4.  A-22 RUM RUNNERS

STOCK
1.  S-17 ROAD HARD
PLEASE CHECK UNDER GLOPRA RACE SCHEDULE FOR AIRTIMES FOR THE RACE IN YOUR LOCAL AREA.

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