~ts GLOBAL BOAT TRANSPORT

VI

UIM~\ UN O~ l~l·R"~J [~~Lf MOIONAUJIUUf

Indian River, MI

STOCK OUTBOARD Whitney Point, NY/lndian River, M I

PH!' Kingston , TN

JUNIOR ~ Whitney Point, NY ~

MODIFIED OUTBOARD Whitney Point, NYlDayton, OH

OPC Kankakee , IL

DEPARTMENTS From The Editor

From The Top: The Whitney Point Flood

Spotlight On: Chelan, WA

This Date in History

You Make the Call

Racing Calendar

In Pictures

Region Roundup Region 6 Region 10 Region 11

11~

~ 12

14

15

16

17

PROPELLER .. IIIIIIIIIIII/II/FROM THE EDITORII

FROM THE EDITOR

Thru 1/ 10/ 14

0 Meetings Only $50 Last Name First Name Region

APBA National Title (Officer, Chair, Commissioner, etc) 0

Meetings and Hall of Champions Banquet $100

0 Hall of Champions Banquet Only

E-Mail Phone Number Saturday Evening $55 0 Inboard Awards

Banquet ONLY - Friday Evening $50

Thru 1/ 10/ 14

0 Meetings Only $50 Last Name First Name Region

APBA National Title (Officer, Chair, Commissioner, etc) 0

Meetings and Hall of Champions Banquet $100

0 Hall of Champions Banquet Only

E-Mail Phone Number Saturday Evening $55 0 Inboard Awards

Banquet ONLY - Friday Evening $50

Thru 1/ 10/ 14

0 Meetings Only $50 Last Name First Name Region

APBA National Title (Officer, Chair, Commissioner, etc) 0

Meetings and Hall of Champions Banquet $100

0 Hall of Champions Banquet Only

E-Mail phone Number Saturday Evening $55 0 Inboard Awards

Banquet ONLY - Friday Evening $50

EZ --=0£ _22 2gi:r.22 3- L fii -~2: XTQFr -- - -

Register by January 1 Dth for lower fees.

o Check Enclosed payable to APBA 0 Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, AMEK, Discover) TOTAL:

Thereafter $60

$120

$65

$50

Thereafter $60

$120

$65

$50

Thereafter $60

$120

$65

$50

Credit Card Number Expiration Date (month/year) _______ _ Security Code

Cardholder's Name (printed) Cardholder's Signature _________ Billing Zip Code __

You can also register online at www.apba.org/annualmeeting

HJtMPltJNSHIP

I remember one time after I had backed into winning a local race, legendary boat racer from Texas, Jack Stotts told me, "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile." That pretty much sums up my time this year in Kingston, Tenn., at the PRO Nationals, when I won my first APBA National Championship.

I've won National Championships before, but those were in gymnastics, and I was in my 20s. Now, I'm 64 and I've been racing boats for about 12 years. Expecting to win a championship was never on my mind. Racing boats in the Midwest from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, it was my father who piqued my interest in boat racing. I never got the chance to race boats before he left the sport, but I've been hooked on racing ever since I first laid eyes on those boats skimming across the water.

I enjoy competition and I'd much rather participate than be a spectator. In the early '70s after college, I raced motorcycles for about 15 years, and then switched to micro sprints for about 12 years, when my knees couldn't take the bikes anymore. In the late '90s I happened to go to the Labor Day races in Lock Haven, Penn. The atmosphere was incredible, especially the "Dash for Cash." Seeing the race brought back a ton of great memories from when I was a child and went to boat races with my father. Soon after, with the generosity of Jerry Brewster, I took my first boat ride since I was lO-years-old. Just setting foot

in the boat was all it took, I was hooked and by the next season I had acquired my first outfit and started racing boats.

I have enjoyed boat racing so much because of the people. None of the other types of racing I've competed in have come close to the inviting, family oriented atmosphere that surrounds boat racing. Everyone is willing to help everyone at anytime. If you are struggling with a problem, someone will come up and help you solve it, offer advice on how to do it a better way or how to do it the right way.

Many times I've witnessed racers help another competitor get a motor started at the beginning of a race or fix a problem between heats that will put them back on the water and racing. I might not have been able to finish the final crucial heat of my championship if not for Buddy Tennell unselfishly loaning me a prop that would work.

Countless other people have helped along the way. Steve Litzell was instrumental in getting myoId motor to even run. Cliff Johnson stepped out of his usual design and built me a great boat based on Craig Dewald letting him copy his KALA boat. Someday I hope to get someone much better than me in the boat so they can show Cliff what it can really do. So many people have unselfishly helped along the way that put me in a position to win my first APBA National Championship. The

Augustines, David Mitchell, Tim Borway, Craig Dewald, Billy Allen, Bill Hosler and Ralph Donald, the Schmidt's, David Jones, the Andersons, Pete Nydahl, Tom Cronk, TJ and Mitch Meyer, to name just a few. All of those wonderful people had a part in my success on the water.

I race Stock Outboard, Modified Outboard and PRO. I really like the PRO circuit because there are not as many specs and rules. This allows a lot of creativity. Sure you can buy a Rossi or VRP ready to race, but has anybody seen what Bruce Nicholson builds and not been impressed. In PRO Racing, most of the hydro's are laydown which is the only way I can physically race. Shortly I will be getting two new knees and hopefully I will be back on the water next year. If not, then I know I'll still be involved in boat racing.

I wasn't the fastest or the best driver, but circumstances of racing put me in a position to win the 175cc hydro National Championship. I am glad I was able to recognize what was happening and make the right choices to secure a championship that may never, ever happen again. I am living proof that anybody can win in boat racing.

I remember last year during my annual physical, the Doctor asked me what I did for fun, I answered without hesitation, "I race boats." Who knows, maybe one day I'll find another nut.

PROPELLER -------------------------------

• 'Wt-_- PROPELLER

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS > As our summer racing season

comes to a close, drivers have raced hard, some received a little luck and few have earned the right to call themselves National Champions. Join us as we recap all of the exciting racing from this year's Summer Nationals.

September 7th and 8th, 2013. The weekend the APBA Inboard Summer Nationals

returned to Region 10. Our last Nationals was held over a decade ago at Coulon Park in Renton, and the Tacoma Inboard Racing Association wanted to bring it back with a bang.

This spectacular event was made possible by the generous sponsorship of Scott and Linda Carson and Security Race Products, as well as many class and race course sponsors. The hydroplane and flatbottom pits were overflowing with some of the fastest boats from across the country. No championship regatta would be complete without a professional announcing team, and we brought in Jeff Ayler from Madison, Ind., to team up with his home boy and local hero, Brad Luce. These guys could make

paint drying sound exciting. Hats off to race chairs Ana Cappelletti and Brandon Payne, Commodore Shawn "Big Dog" Warren, and the whole TIRA club for a successful weekend of great racing.

On the water, the 1-liters were dominated by Dan Kanfoush in Jim Sechler's "Fast Eddie Too" with a perfect weekend. Nick Bononcini followed Dan all weekend, but had enough to hold off the rest of the field. The 2.S-litre stocks had a couple heavy hitters in Dutch Squires and Jesse Robertson (driving for Mike Hoflhine), but the Nationals went to Dave Solway, who drove the race of his life to hold off the favorites.

Looking like a cakewalk for the S-litre, Block Head Machine/ My Way team, driver Kip Brown jumped the gun, along with everyone

else in the final except Travis Johnston, who collected the championship for Justin and Stephanie Weymouth.

The National Modifieds and 2.S-liter Mods were combined to make a legal NM class. Three fast NMs were present, but engine failures for Tony Black and Brent Harnack ended their bids early and Chris Bertram in "Hey Jude" suffered sponson damage after a blistering prelim, and had to keep her on the trailer. This opened the door for the four cylinders, and Karen Touluse drove to Summer Nationals victory.

Cracker box had some of the tightest racing of the weekend, with Tony Lombardo leading most of the way in the P-S "Pandora's Box," only to be nipped at the end by our champions. P-94, helmed by the

.. ........ ....... ... ...... ........ ........ ........ ......... ........ ........ ....... ... .. PROPELLER -.-A • . -JL..-

famous Doidge Family, was able to edge out Lombardo for the victory. The best flatbottom turn out in ages provided fans with nonstop action all weekend.

A strong Sportsman Entry class was won at the wire by Brent Halverson in his SE-200 "Starfire." Brent's great driving also netted him the Yapachino Memorial Trophy for outstanding driving all weekend.

The Super Stocks were hotly contested all weekend, with Robby Devine driving Tom Buckles' SS-36 to victory over Sid Rennels' SS-96 driven by Charlie Marquard. Devine was also victorious in Pro Stock, edging out Paul Fitzgerald in PS-24.

The K-Racing Runabout class had a strong field of seven boats, but the one mile record course caused the K gremlins to rear their ugly heads. Duff Daily drove the wheels off El Cid, and was on a record run when the engine expired. Steve Sequeria, in the beautiful capsule K-24, showed awesome speed, but could not get it running well until Sunday. The championship was claimed by Charlie Marquard in the gorgeous K -150 "Tribal Thunder," which wrapped up an awesome regatta in the beautiful Northwest.

On the 22nd of June the Kent Narrows Racing Association hosted the Summer Nationals for the Inboard, 1.5-Litre Stock and Jersey Speed Skiff classes. These were the first Summer National titles ever contested on the challenging Kent Narrow race course. Half-a-dozen 1.5 Litres and fifteen skiffs were in attendance. Thankfully, the infamous Kent N arrows "Resident Roller" took the weekend off.

Several new teams were in attendance as well as a team that returned from a more

than three decade hiatus. Former T -Boat champion and world record holder Ed Thompson brought his newly acquired T-35 "T.M. Special," which was driven by Bobby Kennedy.

During the qualifier, Brandon Kennedy, driving his T-25, drove around the outside to take first by .77 seconds over his cousin Bobby Kennedy in T-35. For the final, Courtney Stewart drove the T -125 and Kenny Walton drove the T -22. Once again it was Brandon Kennedy (T -25) taking the lead, this time followed by John Shaw (T -1) and Bobby Kennedy (T -35).

The Jersey Skiffs had three sections of qualifiers, with the top six advancing to the final. The final saw Pat Dender in the JS-40 take an early lead and then hold off a charging Tom Pakradooni (in Billy Sewell's JS-991). Pak was closing in when he made a rare driving error, which resulted in a flat spin. Dender took the checkered flag first, followed by Jimmy Stewart in Trevor Kirsh's new JS-72, Warren Brown in JS-65 and Pakradooni inJS-991. A mistake by the engine builder caused JS-40 to be disqualified, giving the title to Trevor Kirsh's JS-72, driven by Jimmy Stewart with Peg Ewancio riding.

As always, the skiffs provided the crowd with plenty of excitement, and gave announcer Mitch Brown plenty to talk about. As the teams left, the same comment was heard many times, "Can't wait for next year, so we can come here, and do it again."

CHAMPIONS / 1ST 2ND 3RD

1.5-LlTRE STOCK D-Brandon Kennedy D-John Shaw D-Bobby Kennedy

o-Brandon Kennedy o-Wayne Hagatha o-Ed Thompson

JERSEY SPEED SKIFFS D-Jimmy Stewart & D-Warren Brown & D-Tom Pakradooni & Peg Ewancio Warren Brown IV Brandon Kennedy

o-Trevor Kirsh o-Warren Brown o-Billy Sewell

1-LlTRE D-Dan Kanfoush D-Nick Bononcini D-William Wallace

o-Jim Sechler o-Nick Bononcini o-William Wallace

2.5 LITRE D-David Solway D-Brian Hajny D-Outch Squires

o-David Solway o-Mike Hofhine o-Outch Squires

NATIDNAL MODIFIED D-Karen Toulouse No Finisher No Finisher

o-Patrick Bertram

5 LITRE D-Travis Johnston D-Kip Brown D-Brian O'Farrell

o-Justin & Stephanie o-Jeff Bernard o-Brian O'Farrell Weymouth

SUPER STOCK D-Robby Devine D-Charlie Marquard D-Michael Smith

o-Tom Buckles o-Sid Rennels o-Michael Smith

PRO STOCK D-Robby Devine D-Michael Smith D-Troy Holmberg

o-Tom Buckles o-Michael Smith o-Troy Holmberg

CRACKER BoH D-Charles Doidge D-John Canfield D-Steve Olsen

o-Charles Doidge o-John Canfield o-Steve Olsen

K-RACING RUNABOUT D-Charlie Marquard D-Steve Sequeria No Finisher

o-Charlie Marquard o-Steve Sequeria

SPORTSMAN ENTRY D-Brent Halverson D-Dave Weber No Finisher

o-Marc Halverson o-Dave Weber

*D-DRIUER o-oWNER

I n a race where finishing, alone, is an accomplishment in itself, it was another

great weekend to remember at the 2013 Top of Michigan Outboard Marathon Nationals, and the Super Light Tunnel boats showed up to run the 87-mile race course in full force.

Compared to years past, the course was calmer than ever, which made for more than ideal racing condition on this notoriously rough and difficult course.

The X-Class had three entries, all with identical custom extended / reinforced Aquarius hulls, which had SST -60 power. There was tough competition both days, resulting in some close racing on both legs of the course. The US-1 boat, driven by father and son team of Steve and John Heuninck, took the win in this class for the second year in a row.

Running as the lone boat in the Outlaw class in a Caesar hull with a long shaft 50 Mercury outboard were Leo Hallenbeck and KatelynJeweli. "The experience was

CHAMPIONS / 151

BANDIT Driver James Yacko

Rider Stephanie Green

PROPELLER -: • .fD1i.

completely different, it was incredible and gave a whole new definition to speed," J ewell said. "It was a lot harder than I expected and maybe that's why people looked at me and laughed when I told them I was a SLT racer. For being 105 pounds I'd say I did pretty well at holding (the boat) down. Throwing my body weight into the turns was a challenge and I still have the bruises to prove it. I have never enjoyed this marathon more than I did this year."

There were four entries in the Bandit class with racers from Michigan and Ohio. With Determination, a great Aquarius Hull, a "magic" prop and a legal motor, James Yacko and Stephanie Green (#17) finished the Saturday leg in less than an hour and took first again on Sunday to take the 2013 National Championship. Congratulations to this great family team.

With over 90 overall entries at this year's Top O'Michigan Marathon Nationals, this race is truly one of a kind and a very professionally managed event.

2ND 3RD Michael Green Andrew Ashworth

Sally Johnson Christopher Ashworth

Mter partnering back up with the Modified Outboard and Junior Class drivers to host a joint National Championship" excitement surrounded Whitney Point, NY. However, after a few days of racing, the heavens opened and the rain came, and came, and came. With six feet of excess water and flooded pits, the Stock Outboard Racing Commission had no choice but to cancel the remainder of the championship races.

Due to the National Championships being flooded out and cancelled, Stock Outboard was only able to crown three champions this year. Peter Lauer backed up his previous year's championship in ASR with a first place in the finals. Finishing out the top five were Manny Dias, Bill Pavlick III, Dana Holt and Billy Simmons respectively. Interestingly enough, one fact about the top five was that they were all using OMC engines.

In the super-fast D-Stock Hydro class, the inevitable finally happened. Many years have gone by while waiting for a first time Tohatsu RAM 50 powered National Championship. Darren Goehring came all the way from Marysville, Wash., to haul home his National Championship that he has worked so hard for. Now in 2014, he will be able to defend his title on his home race course in Moses Lake. Finishing in

second through fifth were Dave Anderson, Scott Clark, Brian Palmquist and Fred Hauenstein.

Our new and exciting 302SSH class crowned its first ever National Champion. It always has been said that you need a little luck to win and that is what was needed for Jeff Brewster to bring home his family's first ever, summer closed course National Championship. The Brewster's began their racing journey in 1956 and can now push the collection of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place nationals trophies to the back of the cabinet to make room for the one they have been looking for. Finishing out the top five were Robert Lisius, who finished with a second heat win to place second overall only on time, Elek Hu tchinson, Tom Johnston and Paul Pittman followed.

"Thank you to all that made Whitney Point possible and especially those who worked through the night to save our equipment," Stock Outboard Chairman Jeff Brewster said. "Like many, it took us some time to find our possessions. My son's runabout was on a California trailer and our other two rigs were on boat carts quite a long distance from where we found our trailer.

"I could tell that our pit area was at the very last minute of disaster when I found

wood chips and other debris on the trailer box floor when I opened it the following morning. It was a close one."

Up north in Indian River, Mich., the weather was beautiful for the 65th running of the Top 0' Michigan Outboard Marathon Nationals. Mter several years of high winds, the course had near perfect conditions. Patrol boats and law enforcement helped keep pleasure boats off the three river, three lake course for the duration of the race. Record times were made with the calmer water. Many veterans, as well as many rookies, tried their skill on the course that provides several left hand turns, right hand turns and changing water conditions. Even though the race took place a week later than usual, thousands of spectators lined the rivers and course markers on the lakes.

Several racers were repeat winners in the race. Amanda Hagerl for the second year in a row in BSR, Tim Ross on his thirteenth win in CSR and Josh Pearson on his

CHAMPIONS / 151

ASR Peter Lauer

OSH Daren Goehring

302SSH Jeff Brewster

Marathon / ASR J.R. Broge

BSR Amanda Hagerl

25SSR Peter Lauer

CSR Tim Ross

seventh win in DSR.

New young guns JR Broge won in ASR and Peter Lauer in 25SSR. Both had back to back wins both days. We also had two drivers from Ecuador, Ruben Manuel Guerrero in ASR and his father Ruben Augusto Guerrero in CSR.

Peter Lauer won the Joe Schwarz memorial and Sarah Bek won the Fred Kenny memorial for all her volunteer work for the race.

2ND Manuel Dias

Dave Anderson

Robert Lisius

Terry Kerr

Gene Greenacre

Justin Giegler

Bret Evans

3RD Bill Pavlick III

Scott Clark

Elek Hutchinson

Ann Blomberg

Jesse Swain

Austin Duggan

Tyler Shensky

CHAMPIONS / 1ST

oSY-4oo John Peeters

C-RACING RUNABOUT Jay Wa lls Jr.

C-RACING HYDRO Jay Wa lls Jr.

C-SERUICE RUNABOUT Jay Wa lls Jr.

C-SERUICE HYDRO Jay Wa lls Jr.

500ee RUNABOUT Mike Thirlby

350ee HYDRO Jamie Nilsen

250ee HYDRO Chris Hellsten

175ee HYDRO Brent Simmons

125ee HYDRO David Jones

1100ee RUNABOUT Mike Thirlby

The boat racing tradition in Kingston, Tenn., dates back to the 1950s. Rick

Ross, director of parks and recreation remembers watching the boat races growing up as a child.

"The fourth of July was all about racing and fireworks," Ross recalled. In July of 2012, after an 18 year hiatus from circle racing, Ross approached the city council for their approval to bring boat racing back to Kingston, in conjunction with their "Smokin' the Water" festival. The rest, as they say is history. It's only fitting that a city whose lakeside road is named East Race Street, host the APBA PRO Nationals.

With drivers from their young teens through their early 70s participating, a great t ime was had by all. Testing began Monday with beautiful weather which carried over into Tuesday. Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not smile on Watts Bar Lake for the Wednesday and Thursday heat races. Spectators braved the rainy conditions to witness J] Walls sweep the C -Service and C - Racing classes - four in all. Winning the OSY-400 crown for the sixth year in a row was John Peeters and first time winner Brent Simmons took the title in 175 hydro. Keeping it all in the family, fifteen year-old Kate Augustine finished ahead of her Uncle Dave in 125 hydro, father and son duos of Dwight and Zach Malhiot and Mike and Andrew Thirlby competed in 500 runabout, while Chris Hellsten ran against nephews Kevin Ellison in 350 hydro and

2ND 3RD Herb Lanphear Ian Augustine

Jack Campbell Duke Johnson

Jim Nil sen Duke Johnson

Tim Weber Jim Nil sen

Jim Nil sen Duke Johnson

Andrew Thirlby Pete Voss

Zach Malhiot Kevin Ellison

David Weaver Travis Elli son

Buddy Tennell Jon Wienandt

Kate Augustine David Tenney

J. W Myers Dwight Malhiot

Travis Ellison in 250 hydro. Incidentally,J] who resides in Indiana, arrived on Monday without his 350 hydro rig, drove home to pick it up and made it back in time to test on Tuesday. He finished fourth overall. Additional champions include David Jones in 125 hydro, Chris Hellsten in 250 hydro, Jamie Nilsen in 350 hydro and Mike Thirlby in 500 and 1100 runabout.

On Thursday morning, race director Kristi Ellison presented Kingston High School senior Keeton Shillings with a $1,000 scholarship on behalf of the PRO Category. With severe weather threatening the city, Kingston decided to postpone their extravagant Fourth of July fireworks display for the first time in over 120 years. The bottom dropped out just as teams were in the final stages ofloading up. This race could not have been possible without the help and support of Rick Ross, CVRA, Tom and Niki Burwinkle, Jim Nilsen, Steve Greaves, Mark Wheeler, Eric VanOver, GPRA, SOA, Kingston PD and Kingston Fire and Rescue. Special thanks to the officials, Sheri Greaves and the volunteers on the judge's stand, Steve Qiinn, ET Motorsports for the awesome t-shirts and caps and the welcoming residents of Kingston Tennessee ,especially the nice lady who brought the heaping plate of homemade treats into the pits on Wednesday. With this year's race in the books, Ross is currently in the process of drafting their bid for Kingston to host the 2014 APBA PRO Nationals. It's good to be bringing racing back to Kingston.

"\ il Jhile Mother Nature may have V V prevented the AX classes, from

running their finals at the Whitney Point Nationals, the J -Hydro and J - Runabout classes were well represented with some close racing action. Veteran racers came through in each class coming up with the crown. It was two years ago that Austin Price of Haymarket, Va., took an upset win in J - Runabout at Wakefield, Mich. Since then, young Price has added two more notches to his propeller case, with aJ-Hydro win last year, and this year returning again to the winner's circle in J- Runabout.

Price took two convincing heat wins to earn the title, as he bested a final heat of nine other entries. Running a close second in each heat was Rylan Chew of Sewell, Nj., and coming home in third was Nik Miskerik of Howell, Mich., finishing with a pair of thirds. The remainder of the top five included newcomer Fisher Dyle of Jupiter, Fla., in fourth and Jared Pavlick of Oswego, Ill., coming home in fifth.

Austin Price is nearing the end of his career in the Junior Classes, having just started his sophomore year of high school. Tyler Price, his younger brother is coming up through the ranks however, and it's easy to predict that Tyler, who took seventh at this year's event, is very eager to move in and attempt to fill his brother's shoes. No doubt Austin is already thinking of driving one of the other many rigs in the Price racing stable .... perhaps the Inboard?

The J-Hydros ran their final on Wednesday of Nationals Week, when the weather first began to take an ominous turn. It was a cold, windy and rough morning on the water.

Probably 65 degrees, overcast and more than 10 mph wind. This provided very bumpy conditions for the JHs.

At the start of the first heat, it was Michelle Snyder, Rylan Chew, Jared Pavlick, Ryan Gowin then Tanner Hebert and John Cron. Coming out of the first turn it was Rylan Chew in the lead, followed by Jared Pavlick, Nik Miskerik, and last year's J -Hydro champion, Austin Price. Heading into the second turn, Rylan slid a bit wide, opening the door for Pavlick to sneak inside. They raced side-by-side down the front stretch. Nik Miskerik passed Chew on the second lap. When the spray settled, the final order for heat one was Jared Pavlick, Nik Miskerik, Rylan Chew, Austin Price and Fisher Dyle.

After nearly a four hour delay wind delay between heat one and heat two of the J -Hydro finals, Tyler Price was first over the line on the outside. Nik Miskerik got a great start on the inside. Austin Price was in lane two. Rylan Chew was toward the back, and Jared crossed the line in 11th and toward the outside. Tyler Price was so low in his boat that you could barely see his helmet.

It was a great race of packed up boats heading into the first turn. Coming out of the first turn it was Miskerik, Tyler Price, Austin Price, Chew and Pavlick. The boats stayed in that order until Pavlick passed

CHAMPIONS / 151

J-HYDRD J-RUNABDUT

MARATHON / AHR

Jared Pavlick

Austin Price

Mac Pfalzer

Chew in the second turn. About a lap and a half into the race, Pavlick got by Austin Price, but Austin did not give up. Heading into the second to last corner it was Miskerik, Tyler Price, Pavlick, and Austin Price. Somehow Pavlick split the two boats and passed Tyler Price on the inside of the corner and then got around Miskerik on the outside as they exited the turn. Clearing all the traffic, Pavlick then pulled away down the backstretch. You could see Pavlick nodding his head up and down before the checked flag as he knew he had won. The final order of the second heat was: Pavlick, Miskerik, Tyler Price and Austin Price. The final order of finish in J -Hydro was Jared Pavlick in first, Nik Miskerik in second, Rylan Chew in third, Austin Price in fourth and Tyler Price in fifth.

This was Pavlick's second Nationals win, having also taken theJ-Hydro title at Wakefield in 2011. For both veteran Junior drivers like Pavlick and Price, winning a Nationals never gets old.

This is the first year that the AXR class raced the entire course and the participants found the race challenging and rewarding. Mac Pfhalzer from Illinois won overall. His parents and relatives lived and went to school in Indian River so it was a great homecoming for their family. Chase Fairbairn won the JSR marathon as well as the Don Allen

2ND Nik Miskerik

Rylan Chew

Colin Smith

3RD Rylan Chew

Nik Miskerik

No Finisher

CHAMPIONS / 1ST

200ccMH Andy Hansen

250ccMH Andrew Tate

350ccMH Dan Koschka

400ccMH Rick Miller

500ccMH Dan Koschka

750ccMH Daren Goehring

850ccMH Hunter Grimes III

200ccMR David Bennett

250ccMR Edward Hearn

350ccMR Rick Miller

500ccMR Eric VanOver

750ccMR Josh Pearson

850ccMR George Luce

M ost of us arrived in Whitney Point, NY., with high expectations. We

waited a whole year for Nationals. The first Modified final saw Andrew Tate taking a win in 250ccMH. Tate's championship was then followed by the big Mod classes.

Surprising everybody was Bill Keegan, from Canada, when he took home the big championship win in 750ccMH. The 850ccMH followed, with Rich Palmer winning the title in what was the fastest class of the week. New York's own George Luce drove his way to a title in 850ccMR, while Josh Pearson, from Michigan, tuned up for the Marathon Nationals with a win in 750ccMR.

Converted Hydro driver Eric VanOver took a title in the Cliff Johnson sponsored 500ccMR class. Dr. Rick Miller reclaimed the 400ccMH title that he lost to Austin VanOver last year in Rainbow City, Ala., and in a wild 350ccMH race, it was Daniel Koschka repeating as National Champion.

Then, Thursday night it started raining, and raining, and raining; by daylight Friday morning the pits had been evacuated and by mid-day, the Whitney Point Nationals had

2ND 3RD Brian Palmquist Brandon Boyd

Rob Dixon Tom Sutherland

Andrew Tate Rick Miller

Danny Potts Braxton Miller

Eric VanOver Scott Clark

Bill Keegan Brian Palmquist

Rich Palmer Hunter Grimes IV

Grant Hearn Devin Adams

Terry Kerr Richard Hearn

Austin Duggan Edward Hearn

James Luce Josh Pearson

James Luce Bob Dunlap

Bob Dunlap Rich Palmer

been cancelled. With National titles left undecided in five Mod classes, after much discussion and debate, the commission elected to finish the Mod portion of the Nationals in Dayton, Ohio.

On Saturday, August 24th, Dave Bennett from Florida, became the first winner of the relocated Mod Nationals in 200ccMR. Dave's victory was followed by Daniel Koschka in 500ccMH, the first double winner of the 2013 Nationals. Edward Hearn put a pipe on one of his Sidewinder obsoleted Hot Rods to take the title in 250ccMR, while Andy Hansen became the second back-to-back winner with a title in 200ccMH. In the final class of the 2013 Mod Nationals, Rick Miller took a repeat win in 350ccMR and also became the second double winner for 2013. For the rest of us, maybe next year.

From Florida to Minnesota, from New Jersey to California and from Canada

too; drivers, crews and officials descended upon the annual Labor Day OPC Nationals in Kankakee, Ill.

The Kankakee River Regatta, led by Brad Kuntz and John Hogan, with race management by the Great Lakes Boat Club, enjoyed wonderful hot weather and hot racing on the challenging Kankakee River. Racers were treated to a nice Sunday night dinner and a Monday evening awards ceremony. Unbelievably there was only one blow over. There were a number of boats holes, buoys destroyed, broken props, spinouts and evenings of boat repairs and motor rebuilding.

The championship crownings started with Kris Shepard, from Antioch, Ill., winning the Formula 150 class; followed by Terry Rinker, from Tampa, FL., in second and Jacksboro, Tennessee's Mark Proffitt in third.

Allan Hunting, from Inver Grove Heights, Minn., returned to his National Championship winning ways in the Sport C class. Second place went to Steve Walde, of Discover Bay, Calif., and third went to Nancy Landgraf, of Deerwood, Minn.

The Minnesota gang showed their stuff in the GT Pro Class. Stephanie Hanson, from Deerwood, Minn., was the winner, followed by Jeff Larson, of Coon Rapids, Minn., and Emma Wacholz, of Lindstrom, Minn., finished third. Although not a National Championship, it was some fierce racing.

The Mod U class was a showdown of power. Terry Rinker nailed the start and Chris Fairchild could only chase him. Fairchild was strong but Rinker made no mistakes and took the win. Fairchild, from Paw Paw, Ill., was second and Jeff Shepherd, from Woodlawn, TN., finished third.

Mter tough qualifYing heats on Saturday and Sunday, Monday started breezy and cooler. First on the docket were the SST-120s. A number of drivers experienced

first-hand what "squirrel cages" can do on a windy river course. The boats were flying and the trims were tucked in. The battle for second place was settled with Brent Dillard, of Dalzell, SC., soundly showing he was the second fastest SST -120. Third was taken by Ashton Rinker (last name sounds familiar), of Riverview, Fla., Oh yes, another Rinker led wire-to-wire. His first name ... Terry.

The SST -60 class started with Kankakee's own, Sam Miller, and Northbrook., Illinois' Sam La Banco, side-by-side to the first turn. Unfortunately Miller speared the first turn buoy he saw. La Banco raced by until Miller lost his "extra baggage." Miller raced hard but was unable to overcome his penalties. A motor technical disqualification moved Mike Hooper, from Innisfil, Ontario, Canada, into the winners circle for the National Championship. Jeff Hanson, of Deerwood, Minn., finished second and the consistent, Carole Reno, of Okachobee, Fla., finished third.

In the high speed Formula 1, Chris Fairchild finally nailed a start and carefully danced his boat out front. To his dismay, his propeller was not up to the task of completing the 30 laps. Mter a pit stop for a propeller change, he attempted a comeback but fell short. Robert Rinker, of Tampa, Fla., placed third and Mark Proffitt was second. No, we didn't forget the yellow boat number 10. Terry Rinker showed he was in championship form, winning the Formula 1 National Championship.

The start of the always exciting SST -45 class brought the crowd to their feet. RJ West from, Manteca, Calif., was away from the dock first and Mark Schmerebauch, from Greenfield, Wisc., gave the rest of the field a two second head start. Schmerebauch then proceeded to surgically dissect his competition while keeping an eye out for the leader West. In attempting to make a pass for second of the ever strong driving of Bud Nollman, of Osage Beach, Mo., a collision took place. Schmerebauch sustained a hole in his hull, as well as other damage, and a lap penalty. Amidst

the traffic, West was able to keep his lead and repeat as the SST-45 National Champion. Bud Nollman took second and Schmerebauch took third.

The final race of the day was the SST-200 Class. The sun was behind the clouds and nowhere to be found at the start of the race, but it came out midway through the race making it difficult when headed into the Club House Corner.

Battles were taking place throughout the race. First year driver Wade Tuchscherer, of Hortonville, Wise., was right in the thick of things and will be a force to be reckoned with as his career moves forward. Charging hard also, was crafty veteran Jeff Reno. Brian Tabara, Merv Bjork and Ashton Rinker chased one another lap after lap. Mark Proffitt, Dan Orchard and Robert Rinker could not make mistakes for fear of

CHAMPIONS / 1ST

FORMULA 1 Terry Rinker

FORMULA 150 Kris Shepard

MOD U Terry Rinker

SPoRT-C Allan Hunting

SST-45 RJ West

SST-6o Mike Hooper

SST-12o Terry Rinker

SST-2oo Terry Rinker

losing their position with the other drivers on their transoms. Tammy Wolf, of Clifton, Ill., has shown continued improvement this year and took home a well-deserved third place. Jimmie Merleau, of Fennville, Mich., bounced, danced and floated around the course and scored a fine second place.

When it's your weekend, it's your weekend. With Jimmie nipping at his heels, waiting for the slightest mistake, Terry Rinker drove error free to repeat as SST-200 National Champion. Congratulations are also in order for the Guimond family and Dee Berghauer who were inducted into the Kankakee River Regatta Hall of Champions. Late into the night after all of the other competitors had left, Terry Rinker and crew were still packing up their trailers. It is fitting to say: "he came, he saw, he conquered Kankakee."

2ND 3RD Mark Proffitt Robert Rinker

Terry Rinker Mark Proffitt

Chris Fairchild Jeff Shepherd

Steve Walde Nancy Landgraf

Bud Nollman Mark Schmerebauch

Jeff Hanson Carole Reno

Brent Dillard Ashton Rinker

Jimmie Merleau Tammy Wolf

Part Of The Best Sport In The World The wind hurt us at Wakefield-it hurt us badly.

Anyone who's ever put together a Stock Outboard Nationals-still the big­gest boat race in the world-knows how the little details can sometimes get you.

This year, one of the "little details" happened to be the wind. On the Satur­day prior to the race, myself, Norm Schaub, his son Brad, and a bunch of other Region 7 drivers built the scaffold­ing required for the two-story judges stand-a task which took us most of the day.

From then on, at least things went rather smoOthly until Thursday when the strong winds would not allow us to race. The winds continued to blow hard on Friday, and then on Friday night, the week became seriously grim.

A storm came through Wakefield like I've never seen. It destroyed our p.a. sys­tem, threw our clock into the lake­punching holes in it in the process-and even worse, leveled our judges stand, knocking it into the lake. Quite honestly, I though we were done for the week, and we would not be able to run the final heats.

The next morning, the race committee arrived at the lake at about 5:30 a.m. The sight that greeted us looked like a scene out of the movie, Jaws. Then, a miracle took place. Boat racers who were pitted on the other side of the lake saw the damage, saw the predicament we were in, and with no communication from us, came over in droves to help reassemble our judges stand. Seeing 35 drivers in the water up to their chests at 6:00 in the morning drove the point home to me: Stock Out boarding is the best sport in the world .

What I mean by that is, the race com­mittee was in trouble and with the help of our drivers, we were able to race all that day and finish our finals in time for the evening's awards ceremony. I think that is what Stock Outboard is all about. We win our races -on the course, and when a member of our "family" needs help, we offer it-and I mean we all jump in there to help. Stock Outboard is a kind of motors port unlike any other I know of.

And to all of you folks who were in the chilling waters of Sunday Lake on that Saturday morning-thanks. Needless to say, the Nationals absolutely couldn't have happened without you. It was espe­cially sweet for me because my belief was reaffirmed; I race with the finest people in the world-Stock Outboarders.

Don Allen Brownstown, MI

SEPTEMBER 1988 Iii PROPELLER.

(Above): In the CSH bout, Matt D'Agostino (#1-US) used al/ the power his rig had to hold onto the national title with a second and a first in the two final heats. Photo: Rusty Rae

(Above, right): The victory in DSR went to Mike Ross, who won back to back heats in his final battle. Photo: Rusty Rae

The Wind Blown Effect It seems as if the wind always blows at

Wakefield. This was the fifth time since 1980 that the nationals have been held there, and there has always been at least one day that has been blown out.

The year 1988, however, will go down in the annuals of the Stock nationals for two reasons .

First of all, the entire judges' stand was blown down by a thunder and light­ning storm that whipped through the area on Friday, and second, this year saw perhaps the earliest start of racing for any nationals. Friday's racing started at 7 a.m. and on Saturday, drivers were scheduled to be on the water at 6:00 a.m.

That 6:00 a.m. call got delayed as offi­cials, drivers, and anyone who could help, hastily put the judges' stand back together. Racing got underway by 7:15

a.m. and continued until all classes were run on Saturday, including the "Last Blast" B Stock Hydro race and the A Stock Runabout Enduro, which was shortened 20 minutes due to darkness.

One driver, Mitch Sampson, of Issaq­uah, Wash., who was staying across the street from the lake, didn't realize that his class was going to be racing on one of the mornings. He got a wake-up call from members of his pit crew as they feverishly set up his rig.

Sampson pulled himself out of bed, ran across the road to Sunday Lake, pulled on his racing gear, jumped in his D Stock Hydro and went out and ran the fastest qualifying heat of the class. His time was equal to Stone's winning time in the fastest heat of the finals, where Sampson finished sixth overall.

CUSTOM DRIVING SUITS Custom Nomex suits built to the racers needs. Lots of designs to choose from or create your own.

Available in a 1 piece or 2 piece, 1 layer or 2 layer and plenty of options to choose from.

E111T IlIeKET INBOARD and OUTBOARD

)i •. ·.; -~I! \1 "~

~. evlar-STEEl CUISuilS

• Sleeves • Pants • 1 Piece Suit • Combo Jackets • Cut Socks • Cut Gloves • Prop Glove

Boat racing is a family sport, and for the Weber family, four generations in, the tradition continues with 22 year­oldAlexis. Racing mostly Inboards,Alexis started offher Inboard driving career behind the wheel of a 1.5-Litre Stock and has since transitioned to a 2.5-Litre Mod and has plans tojump into her first 5-Litre later this month. Making her family proud, this racer has no plans of slowing down.

Question: How did you get into boat racing?

Alexis Weber: I'm actually fourth generation. My great grandfather first started in 1955. I am the first female in my family to race but I come from a long line of other racers. My grandfather raced, three of my uncles as well as my cousin, my dad and me. I was actually born at a race so I was literally born into the sport ... the history that my family has in this sport; every day I learn something new or something my family was involved in or a position that they held. It's really cool to learn so much about not only your family but their involvement in the sport as well.

Q: What does it mean to you to come from such a large boat racing family?

AW· It means a lot. I live in Georgia so racing isn't just going and doing what I love, it's getting to spend the weekend with my family and my best friends in the whole world. I moved a lot growing up so you can say racing is kind of like my hometown,

//24

no matter where I move I always have that community with me and all of our close friends.

Q: What is it like having all of that "family" support?

AW Some people in racing have known me since I was a baby so it's like you have a whole team behind you that has your back all the time. The cool thing about boat racers is that we're competitive but at the end of

the day were still like family. If you ever need anything, somebody will jump off their boat and help you with yours in a second so it meant a lot to me.

Q: What is one piece of advice that you have received that you still hold true or dear to you?

AW· If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right. The first time I got into a boat my dad told me, "if this is not fun to you and if it ever becomes more of a job than a hobby then we will pack up the boat and go home."That's his number one thing, this is time me and him really cherish spending together. So if we're not having fun doing it right, then we're not going to do it at all. It's meant to be a hobby, we're not making money at this and for our family it's really time that we use to become closer. We get to visit each other and hang out, so (my dad) does a real good job that even when the pressure is on and things can get crazy in the pit area we always just remind each other were doing this to have fun.

Q: What goals have you set forth for your racing career?

AW My mom would kill me for saying this but I would love to drive a GP one day. Even when my dad was racing Unlimited we used to have a lot of fun in the pit area but from the time I was really little I used to love going to the GP races. The sound of the G Ps is unlike any other class in Inboard racing and the amount of engineering that goes into what these teams do to the motors, and everything else. Just the whole class itself has just grown so much. I would love to be able to say that I took a ride in one. So that's my ultimate goal.

Q: Do you have a short term goal?

AW I just sold my boat so it would be nice to have another boat one day and school has been really busy so it's hard to make any goals right now. I'm just in school trying to graduate right now. Small scale it would be cool to take a 5-Litre for a ride or even looking into getting another boat one day.

Q: What's your favorite thing about racing?

AW I guess I would have to go back to what I said before about the friends and family and just being surrounded by so many people that I know will have my back.

It's cool that to travel just about anywhere in the U.S. and probably know somebody in that state. You can go work anywhere, go vacation anywhere and you're probably close to someone you know that you can stop and hang out with. That's the best part. It's so scattered, your amount of friends are just all over the place and just knowing that when I'm going to a race, not only the thrill of being in a boat and my deep love for driving but just being surrounded by my best friends in the world. I mean, you have your passion plus your best friends. It doesn't get any better than that.

//25

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// liN PICTURES//

PROPELLER .-,.. -:-0

When boat racers attend a boat race, they do so with the intention of racing and winning the race they enter. The most successful drivers put t ime and energy into preparing their equipment before they ever leave home. Scorers should too.

When you find out you have been the "chosen" scorer for a particular regatta your first step should be to look through your "tool box" and see what papers you will need to order from APBA. You can feel comfortable that if you do not order enough forms you may download most any form off of APBA's websit e, print it and copy it. Make sure you have enough pencils and pens to provide the drivers ample utensils to complete their entry blanks. (This keeps

them busy without asking where to get a pen or pencil). Keep in mind you will also need pencils for your scorers as well. A dding pencil sharpeners and clipboards to the list can be most helpful.

Next dig out your imprint machines and hand timers, if you use them. Make sure they are in good working order. Include batteries and paper with the timer(s). Complete your "toolbox" with a folder for each class that is on the sanction form. You can use this to keep the entry blanks and completed score sheets in. Bring along a money box or some envelopes that you can designate ''APBA and C lub" on. These will keep the monies collected at the race going to the designee.

REGION 3:

As the race date approaches, collect all of the pre-registrant's data and input it into the computer, if you use one for scoring. If possible update your data section by asking current scorers from your area to send you their data bases. Complete all of the headings for summary sheets and waivers.

Finally, for extra measure, throw in some extension cords and raingear "just in case." This preparation will give you piece of mind wh en you get registration started at the race site. Your day will go much smoother if you are prepared ahead of time. Now go out to the race course and be the best you can be. lt 's no different than the driver once he/she gets into their boat to race.

10/12-1 0/13 Wildwood Crest, NJ Inboard

10/12-1 0/13 Millville, NJ Modifi ed, Stock, Junior

REGION 4:

10/26-1 0127 Tabor City, NC PRO, Stock, Modified, Junior

REGION 5:

11 /8-11 /10 Tavares, FL Vintage

REGION 9:

10/12-1 0/13 Memphis, TN ope

REGION 10:

10/ 5-1 0/6 Lincoln City, OR Special Eve nt, Inboard, Inboard Endurance, PRO, Modifi ed, Stock, ope, Junior

10/5-1 0/6 Chelan, WA Vintage

REGION 11:

10/19-1 0/20 Nicolaus, CA Vintage, Inboa rd, PRO, Modifi ed, Stock, ope, Junior

REGION 12:

10/26-1 0127 Parker, AZ Special Eve nt, Inboard Endurance, Stock

REGION 15:

10/13 Highlands, TX ope, Junior

..........................

ED FO S FOR ONBOARD AIR SYSTEMS / / KENNETH SMITH

onent that is most and overlooked Like all other

start to crack as they deteriorate. This typically start around the crimped LV"~W. U.L~V"~ at the ends. This will also be the

hoses age and start to ""'IJV"Ul" to hydrocarbons can

hasten this process.

Hoses can be checked for leaks easily and quickly using a liquid leak detection solution. Commercial products such as Snoop, marketed by Swagelok, can be put In an applicator squirt bottle and applied liberally to the lining and fittings. Any leaks will quickly show up as an expanding area of b bbles that become foam. You can mix up a dilute solution of dishwashing detergent and water in a spray or squirt bottle for a quick homemade check. Although not as efficient as the commercial products, i will still work quite well. Leaks in the air hoses will bleed off the pressure from your compressed air cylinder and reduce the amount of air and time you have in an emeligency. If it goes unnoticed, or in extreme ases the hose fails, you may have no air wlien you need it most. Remember the comp nents of the air system are subjected 0 violent stresses during an accident.

3.10.3 lti:rhoses must be between ten (10) and fifteen (15) eetJong; measured starting at he center of the steering wheel. A quick release coupler must be i stalled in the air supply between the first s age regulator and the second stage regula Gr, located between ten (10) and Thirty-six 36) inches from the driver's mask or helmet. The coupler/nipple to be used is a Pa ker stainless steel fluid connector, part number SHI-62/SHI-63; with the male nip ' Ie on the mask side and the female coup,ler end mounted on the air supply side. Ml c nnections in the air system must be done wi h commercially accepted or SCUBA ty.pe high pressure crimped ends. Hose

clamps are not allowed. First the hose length of 10 to 15 feet is intended to allow a drive17 to exit the cockpit and make it up to the surface clearing the

The change allowed the use of standard off the shelf hoses.

side of the boat in the event of an accident. The change allowed the use of the new Originally the rule read 10 to 5 inches modern ultr fh;l*il3le--anEllight hoses. These from the driver's mask. This was:-::id':".:o"::'n::'e ":"to:::--~~ar::::e~m~arketed under the name of Rhino hose allow the rescue diver to have quick and by H20dyssey and Milflex at local dive ready access to the diver connection. This shops. would be done in order for the diver to connect the driver to his SCUBA air system. This length was changed to 10 to 36 inches at the last National Meeting.

Mter listening to the complaints of drivers, talking fo drivers after accidents and participating in many rescues. I initiated the rule change process for the following reasons.

Many drivers complained of snagging of the couplings when it was up around their face. It we also subject to hanging on the edge of tne canopy. The increased length allowed tli' c.onnection to be moved down

2. The couplings attached so close to the face mask 0 the F-16 style mask had a bit of weig t and imparted a unwanted dynamic loading on the seal of the mask during a violent accident. Lengthening the hose moved this weight away from the drivers mask and face.

3. Lengthening the hose to a maximum of 36 inches did not negatively impact the diver in a rescue situation as it was still within one arm length.

6. The increase, flexibility and re uction of weight increased driver comfort and reduced stress. A driver that tested the ew hoses for me said he felt like he wasn't wearing anything and said he wouldn't go back.

7. A reduction of driver stress a d distraction improved safety oveli for everyone.

8. The change did not obsolete any equipment but gave the drivers he opportunity to upgrade their systems and benefit from new modern mate ials.

I have used these hoses for se eral years on my SCUBA equipment and [found them to be much more comfortab~ than the old hoses and found that they held up well to hard use. In short I would not recommend something that I would not use myself

Safe!

REGION 6 Let's go boat racing. Indeed, Jeff Ayler, now keep the mic turned on and here's the story of the Celina, Ohio Governor's Cup Regatta. Hydros returned to this cool town to renew a Region 6 gem known as the nicest people anywhere to welcome the boats to St. Mary's Lake. Since 1958, with a few breaks, this event has been the site of some great racing. This year was no exception, as a nice field tore it up for an appreciative crowd. A stout race committee with strong community support never misses in this city of 10,000.

Here's the J and Fae boat totals: (T -5) (Y-6) (S-8) (A-5) (E-11) (NM-3) (GNH-6) (Vintage-12) 0 Stock-I) total 57

Vintage boats put on their usual nice show. Here's the fleet: (F -90) Miss Peg (E-686) Helter Skelter (T-2) L'il Hilwinds, (S-149) Mike (CE-52) White Lightning (H-266) Miss Supersonic (F -77) Barracuda (S-07) Blue Chips (G-17) Midnight Miss (H-202) Heavy Duty (F-726) Flyin Tiger 0-12)

Chesapeake Lady Competition was fierce causing Billy Noonan (T-2) L'il Hilwinds to hit a buoy. Is that $75?

J-Stock hydros were represented by Shelby Bowsher (2-V) L'il Monster. A future star in the making.

T boats put on a good show thanks to Ed Thompson and his Eastern contingent. Leonard Outlaw (T-3) Memory Maker; and Bobby Kennedy (T -35) TM Special; took the two wins in fine fashion. 14 year­old Ciara McClure (T -125) Shameless My Mistake; and John Shaw (T -1) Trophy Hunter; got seconds. Ed (T-36) TM Special 2; got both thirds. That (T -35) is an absolutely beautiful paint job. Thanks for coming to Region Six gang.

Y boats had the usual suspects. Sean Bowsher (Y-52) Roostertail Racing; put on a late cavalry charge in Sunday's final but Dan Kanfoush (Y-l) Fast Eddie 2; held on to take ail four heats continuing a perfect season. Sean (Y-52) and the gang are flying but hey, what do ya do against that "yailer bomb?" Dan (Y-l) also took the Governor's Cup for top performance

for an unprecedented third straight time. (4th overall) Marty Hammersmith (Y-4) Nauti Buoy; and Kathleen Maurer (Y-16) Da Bomb; got thirds. Those jet skis were hummin. Here's a question. Where does Dan, Jim Sechler and their (Y-l) stand ail time for Region Six domination? We should have asked Phil Kunz and Fred Farley since the two hydro gurus were in Celina this weekend. That would be a cool text poil question.

S boats received a jolt of caffeine as Dutch Squires (S-83) Mega Bucks; and Bobby King (S-242) Catalyst; joined the fray this weekend. Bobby (S-242), coming off an awesome run at Tonawanda, took both wins (not bad racing genes there). Dutch (S-83) showed he's still got it taking both seconds. Keith Fricker (S-17) All In; took third on Saturday. On Sunday gun jumpers and lapped boats caused mass confusion and we think Kevin Kreitzer (S-67) Impossible Dream; took third. The stockers were cool.

A boats put on a strong show with speed everywhere. On Saturday Steve Kuhr (A-23) Geezerboat; was a blur, but uh oh, he jumped the gun. Racing icon Jim Aid

......... ........ ....... ................ ....... ........ ....................... ................ ....... ................ ....... ................ ....... ........ .... PROPELLER -.-A • . -lL-

(A-33) In Cahoots Again; with his new Esslinger Engine, took his first 2013 title. Greg Issacs (A-47) Blitzkreig; was running outside, keeping the rpm's up as he took a third along with Sunday's title. Kevin Kreitzer (A-64) Blue Devil; nailed some starts to take two seconds. Kevin (A-64) is driving like his dad and uncle this year. The Ns got an A+ on the report card.

NM boats, well, they struggled. Let's give Tony Black (NM-100) Sum Toy; the win on Saturday as he was the only boat running at the black flag.

G NH boats came to an ignominious finish on Sunday with Steve Kuhr (GNH-317) Irishman; running by himself. Saturday Steve (GNH-317) held off Joe Kreitzer (GNH-S1S) One Way; and (GNH-29) Nace's Ace. Now, we had six fine boats in town and they showed some speed at times. Tough luck just overwhelmed them. This class could be dynamite in 2014 if we ever get the whole fleet up and running at the same time. However, gremlins and mysterious absences plagued them in 2013. We will hope for the best next year.

E boats were the deepest field as their demise has been greatly exaggerated (thanks Mark Twain). They put on a whale of a show. This class has always been known for even, wild competition and this weekend was no exception. Trolling for lane one, a stampede start, first corner chaos, check, check and check. On Saturday Joe Less (E-600) Centsless 12; outslugged Bobby Kennedy (E-S4) White Trash; and Thom English (E-7S) Investigator; in a ridiculously wild race. Five boats finished within a second. Come Sunday and Mike Weber jumped in Thom's (E-7S) and gave it a ride passing guys on the outside. That Bergeron was haulin' it. Andy Keough (E-13) Lady Luck; and Joe (E-600) completed the podium. The fives took this race to another level.

Now, this fine event brings down the curtain on 2013 Region 6 Inboard action. It was quite a show here as well as at Walled Lake and Waterford. We had a blast and since participation is an issue in APBA we will close with our Region 6 perfect attendance awards. The following vessels were in

attendance at all three races. (Vintage-(CE-S2) (T-2)) (Y- (Y-1) (Y-16) (Y-4) (Y-2) (Y-S2) (S- (S-SS) (S-41)) (A- (A-47) (A-23) (A-S) (A-64)) (GNH- (GNH-S1S) (GNH-6S) (GNH-317) (J Stock Hydro­(2-V) (E- (E-600) (E-SOO) (E-13) (E-17) (E-S1) (E-7S) (E-323) Way to go gang. You made Region 6 rock.

//J and Fae

REGION 10 With the end of our 2013 season set in our sights, we've saved some of our best for last in the Northwest, with Region 10 going out with a bang: Inboard Nationals, Outboard record course events and straightaway record trials are all on the slate at season's end.

The Cal-Ore River Racers have completed their successful but slightly abbreviated racing season. Larry Darneille brings us the wrap up on their action:

"Even though the 2013 Cal-Ore U.S. Championship Series was cut short by a couple of races due to low water in rivers, the season ended on a very positive note. Tyler McGinnis of Gold Beach, Ore., won the Wild River Brewing Labor Day Regatta with a resounding win of all four legs of the race, giving him the Triple Crown win of the season's races and the 2013 U.S. Championship title. Last year's Labor Day winner Jeff Lewis, of Grants Pass, placed a close second in this year's race, followed in third by Jeff Laird of Gold Hill, Ore. Fourth place went to Rob Watson of Bandon, Ore., who raced a new Friesen hydro completed the night before the race. In fifth place and 2013 Rookie of the Year is Joel Hood, of Grants Pass, Ore., The only other finisher out of 13 starters was John McAllister of Junction City, Ore. The river level was perfect for fast competitive racing but the legendary Rogue River still took its toll on the remaining boats with most succumbing to engine and parts failure. The entry was low this year as many of the Northern California drivers are also fire

fighters and were on duty in various parts of California.

Cal-Ore had five rookies this year and all will be back next year looking for that first elusive win. The next activity will be the year end meeting and banquet on November 10th at its undisclosed location. Follow the Cal-Ore River Racers on Facebook. "

As I write this month's article we are just days away from the Inboard Summer Nationals, hosted by Tacoma Inboard Racing Association. The event takes place at Spanaway Lake, one of our more venerable race sites along the 1-5 corridor, just south of Tacoma. It's been a busy couple months forTIRA, with the club holding a successful event in Pateros WA, just prior to the Spanaway Nationals. Commodore Shawn Warren brings us up to speed on their happenings:

"Tacoma Inboard Racing Association held its Annual Terry Troxell Memorial Regatta on the Columbia River in beautiful Pateros Washington on August 24th and 25th.

We had a good turnout of boats and some amazing racing. The 2.5 stocks put on some great races throughout the weekend with Jesse Robertson driving the Liquid Lizard, edging Dollar Dave Solway in the Wy'Atch Me Go by only 10 seconds for the entire weekend to take top honors. Jeff Gibson subbed in for Charlie Marquard in the Simple Racing boat, as the fleet of Super Stocks roared across the water; Jeff did a great job, as did all of the flat bottom racers. We also saw the return of Kip Brown in his bright Orange PS-2S; it was nice to see him just have some plane old fun. The SEs were also very well represented when we started on Saturday but we unfortunately lost a few boats through the weekend; but nevertheless, they had some great heats. Our biggest 'class' of the weekend was the Region 10 Vintage Group. I believe the final count was 12 boats and two more on display. They did not disappoint, and the crowd had a blast watching a bunch of beautifully restored boats show off. The entire group should be very proud of the show they put on and the high quality of the boats they bring to these events. As for the hot racing of the weekend, it went to

.'Wt-_- PROPELLER ... .............. ........ .............. ........ ....... ······· ·············· ········ ······· ········ ······· //REGlON ROUNDUP//

the l-litres. Corey Peabody, Jeff Bernard, Jimmy LaBrie, Ryan Mallow and all of the other racers put on one heck of a set of heats. But nobody really had an answer for one Nick Bononcini: Nicky B had probably the best weekend of his young boat racing career. Winning three of the four heats, absolutely wiring his starts and getting that all important lane one. But probably even better was being awarded the Terry Troxell Hard Charger Award. Way to go Nick, it was well deserved.

Now it is on the Spanaway Lake for the APBA Summer Nationals. Ana Cappelletti, Brandon Payne and the rest of the TIRA gang have been working at a fevered pitch to make this a Nationals to remember. I have full confidence that it will be nothing less than spectacular. We hope that the racers have made their plans to attend."

The Region 10 outboard contingent continues to show incredibly strong support. Seattle Outboard Association hosted the Smilin' George Memorial Regatta at Silver Lake, Eatonville, Wash., in late August. The event kicked off on Friday with SOA's annual New Driver Novice Schoool, "New Folks in Boats." Despite less than ideal weather conditions on Friday, SOA managed to get over 30 attendees on the water for their first ever drive in a racing outboard. "Pudding Face Smiles" were the order of the day, and it appears a number of participants are looking toward joining us at the races next year. Saturday and Sunday saw nothing but good, old-fashioned hard racing. There were 134 entries each day and 45 heats run in a period of eight hours, thanks to the hard work of referees Rick Sandstrom and Mike Perman, race director Tony Perman, chief scorer Lisa Peterson and the rest of Tony's crew that worked hard all weekend. And the highlight of the event was the Novice C Galactic Championship. This Region 10 local class features boats that conform to Stock Outboard's C-Stock Hydro class, with 2 blade "spec" props, and is restricted to drivers who have not won a Region 10 C-Stock Hydro race. This year's winner was Brad McMurphy, who is in his first year of racing, following in the footsteps of his uncles Ken and Chuck and grandfather Leland. Brad bested a field of nearly a dozen boats to take the win. And

by the time you read this, SOA's first event at Soap Lake in 36 years will have taken place. The town is very excited about boat racing, and Grandpa Terry Anderson has done much legwork to bring this race on to our schedule. This event will feature a ~ mile surveyed record course ... and the following week we will run the one mile record course on the world's fastest water, Lawrence Lake.

One of the things that makes our abundance of record races in Region 10 possible is the fact that we have had a history of racers who are professional surveyors. In this month's Vintage news, Ron Morrison profiles one of the people who has been a key contributor to our success in holding record-surveyed events. "Setting a race course to the available confines of the water and terrain is always a challenge. For a certified record course it is an engineering exercise requiring precise angles, distances and locations for the exact 5,280,6,600 and 8,800 foot distances needed. Over the past 35 years, the prominent name in boat record course making in Region 10 has been Russell Dodge. Russ is a racer with a storied history of APBA racing accomplishments in the I-Litre Hydro class. But Russ's greater fame in boat racing is likely as a surveyor because, often teamed with wife and course making partner Carol, his history of mapping and certi£}ring record boat race courses in Region 10 and elsewhere, is truly unmatched. Russ estimates that he has mapped, set and certified more record courses (five or six times more) than any other boat race course surveyor in the country.

The first course he worked was Green Lake in Seattle in 1977 and he has been at it ever since. I asked him about changes in method over the years. He explained that early record courses were set using two transits on land to create triangles with buoy points on the water. Flags and later radios were used by surveyors to communicate. Coming next was the use of the sextant, the devise mariners historically sight through to track location at sea. It employs dual images to measure angles. With two bright target points on land, by turning the sextant on its side, the surveyor on the water can

establish multiple data points of bearing and distance for buoy locations. Russ was at the forefront of refining this tool/technique of course surveying. The next progress came from the electronic distance meter which replaced earlier physical measuring devices (tapes and knotted ropes).

Today, the state of the art surveying method uses surveyor's G PS to link ground location with satellites. Surveyor's GPS tools are much more precise, exact to centimeters, and expensive, costing in the $40,000 range, than the commonly used G PS. Employing a single point on the ground with coordinate values the computer can use, GPS links satellite data with computer software, which can then generate a race course map with certifiable dimensions. The record courses at Moses Lake and Spanaway Lake are GPS generated.

As for Russ, he has taken it all in and is still surveying courses, having just completed four record course maps for Soap Lake in eastern Washington. But he is a vintage performer too and with this in mind he is on the lookout for younger individuals with potential to become the next generation of APBA record course surveyors. If anyone's math and engineering interest run in this direction, talk to Russ."

Our season concludes the first weekend of October, with the Rockey Stone Memorial Kilos & Straightaway Trials in Lincoln City, Ore.; and Mahogany & Merlot, our Vintage extravaganza in Chelan Wash., both on the weekend of October 5th and 6th. This year, there are plans to run the % mile course at Devil's Lake, so that will add a new wrinkle to that event. Meanwhile, the Chelan event grows every year and is fast becoming the premiere vintage event on the west coast. Oregon Coast or Indian Summer in Eastern Washington, both are a great way to cap off a memorable season. We hope to see everyone at one or the other of these events.

/ /Patrick Gleason / /Shawn Warren / /Larry Darneille / /Ron Morrison

........ .. ............... .. ............... ......... ........ ......... ........ ......... ........ ......... ........ ......... ... ..... ......... ... ..... ......... .... PROPELLER -::.U e

REGION 11 Drivers from Region 11 recently made their marks at National Championship races in New York and Illinois. In both of these states they also encountered a phenomenon that Californians know as "liquid sunshine." Despite the deluge at Whitney Point, Ny., Dan and Jean MacKay Schwartz's driver Aaron Salmon managed to notch a hard fought third place finish in an ASH qualifier at the Stock Nationals when a respite in the rains relieved everyone.

Continuing their journey to Kankakee, Ill., wouldn't you know it, another day of "liquid Sunshine" greeted the Schwartz's at the OPC Nationals where Jean served as the Assistant Referee. She spent hours on a tower to help chief referee Dee Berghauer and dedicated members of the Great Lakes Boat Club, which provides the support structure for the races.

While serving on the Judges Stand, Jean got a first-hand look at the races; especially the Sport-C and SST -45 in which Region 11 drivers participated.

Steve Walde and Lance DeStefans of Region 11 raced against the best Sport-C drivers in the country and showed the folks back east that Californians are for real in the boat racing world. Steve got off the dock like a rocket and led in the final for a few laps only to be overtaken by the perennial champion AI Hunting, who went on to victory.

Walde battled to a hard fought second place to be followed by Lance DeStefans, who placed third but had to yield that finish to Nancy Landgraf when he got to inspection. It seems that Lance was unknowingly running a non-stock engine cover. He had been running the same engine cover forever, but the glitch was only unearthed at the Nationals where the inspectors really pay attention to detail.

Attention all you drivers: Read the rule book and spec sheets thoroughly before racing. This could happen to anybody.

Walde stated that he was happy with the finish. He was also pleased that his wife Sue was able to fly east to attend the races and see him get the outstanding finish on the flver.

Members of the "Walde Gang" Joey Cucci and his bride Andi also made it back to Kankakee to offer their support.

RJ West, driving for the Skelton Racing Team, came away with a very hard fought victory in the SST -45 class. It seems, as always, a ton of 45s ran at Kankakee again this year. Mter building about an 11 second lead, West at one point spun in the turn, but recovered very quickly with about a four second lead to continue on to win the final. Way to go, RJ.

West grabbed a first coming off the qualifier, and it was his Skelton Racing team mate, Dean Comer who came away with a third in the qualifier. I mention Comer because he is well known here in Region 11 as he often heads north with the Skelton Racing Team to do battle on our turf. West earned the pole position for the Monday final and it was a real battle from the get go. Chuck Skelton himself couldn't have been happier for RJ, Dean and the whole team.

To my recollection, the45s run well into the day, that in itself is a challenge since the water tends to get a little choppy during the final laps.

Word is that Timothy Dwyer aka Timbob accompanied the Skelton Team to offer his help and support to RJ. It's kind a nice to have a guy like Timbob pitching in for the rest of the guys on the team. He knows his stuff.

Dan and Jean picked up a new Runne Craft C-Stock Runabout from Gary Pond via Tim Sidor for Craig and Bret Williams of Sparks Nv.

Via the grapevine: David Biagi was testing a C-Stock Hydro at Salt Springs a couple of weeks ago. Look for a battle of C-Stock Hydros at the upcoming Patriot Day Regatta.

Look for Brandon Maes to make a

comeback in a C-Stock Runabout. He was at the Play Day earlier in the season and seems to be getting the itch now that his little girl is getting to be about a year old.

It is also possible that Garland Powell, the East Bay Boat Club High point winner of 2012, will be running a C-Stock Runabout.

EBBC is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the CO R boats at Salt Spring Valley Reservoir. An exciting show by this breathtaking class and its highly motivated crews will be a welcome addition at this venue. These boats offer spectators the rousing roar of high-powered outboard engines, sensational action on the water, and a good old fashioned, gritty side-by­side competition. COR (Classic Outboard Runabouts) is a very new and growing class due largely to the tireless efforts of"Cap'n Z" (Rod Zapf) of Region 12. Region 11 is happy to offer COR a home-away-from­home feeling at all our race sites.

That's 30 for now.

An epilogue from Frank's "Nurse Ratched:"

With all sincerity we would like to profoundly thank our APBA and Propeller Magazine family for all the well-wishes, positive vibes and devout prayers sent our way since Frank's heart attack in mid-August. Those kind words and warm thoughts have by far been his best medicine. He has laughed; he has been moved to tears but he always has been so grateful.

As I write this while the patient is taking a nap, I can report that he is recovering steadily and his cardiologist is pleased. There is no boat racing in his immediate foture but next season looks promising. His interest cannot be dampened so I go with "his flow" until I have to reign him in every now and then and reiterate his doctor's words loud and clear. I took a vow to do this faithfully.

So for a man who has been committed to speed for decades, slowing down has not been easy; however, his body gives him regular reminders to take it easy.

/ /Frank Banducci / /Gloria Grim

Suction Mount

Ready to rock. Out of the box. The JVC ADIXXION's simple controls, 1.5" LCD

display and rubberized skin make it easy to capture Full HD video and photos

anytime, anywhere. And with built-in Wi-Fi and smartphone linking, it's just as

easy to share. ADIXXION.JVC.COM

QUAD PROOF OUTOFTHE BOX

, 0 ~ * WATER DUST SHOCK FREEZE

5m 2m

AIDI3ex

JVC Dive Housing Flex Mount Float