 Tim you want to tell us about the Splash Organization here in Sheboygan and how they promoted this event? Splash Organization in Sheboygan was created by a group of people that wanted to see a little more tourism dollars spent in Sheboygan and Sheboygan County and bring the sport of powerboat racing back to Sheboygan where it really kind of originated back in the middle 50s. We worked very hard on last year's event and we worked even harder on this year's event to try to bring and keep powerboat racing coming here because as we know this is a non-profit organization and all the money goes right back into the race for next year. Right now we have some heat races going on in the background. Tell us about the event here going on today. What part of the event? The overall what they have to do to qualify. There's three classes racing today 120s the SST 120s and they average around a hundred hundred and ten miles an hour on the course they're the bigger boats and there's the SST 60 70s they are a little smaller they'll average somewhere around the 90 mile an hour mark and the SST 45s will average around 80 to 85 miles an hour. The Grand Prix Wisconsin Grand Prix championships are here today for all three classes and the North American title championship races here today for the SST 45s. As far as the getting back to the Splash Organization I mean people are volunteer and one of the people are helping. What people are helping? The noise of the boats is nice isn't it? The people helping here the buccaneers are helping through the food stand, a concession stand, Millersville Rec Association is helping with the with the beer and we have a lot of people that just they're behind the scenes we have a lot of a nice select group of people Scott Thompson has been very instrumental in getting a sponsorship for the SST 120 race we've had Johnsonville Sausage sponsor Miller Sales and Service we have of course Chrysler Corporation came through big time for us they sponsored they're sponsoring the SST 45 big North American Championship they came through a four thousand dollar purse for us for that and we have Sheboygan Development Association Sheboygan Splash and Johnsonville and we are sponsoring the SST 60 70 race. This year depending on how it goes what you're planning for next year? I think you said it right it's depending about how it goes how much money we can collect how much money we raise here today we've got a VIP viewing area and it looks a little slight right now but again racing really starts at one o'clock this afternoon we've got beautiful event racing shirts here we're selling for just $15 which are absolutely magnificent and we have our race programs that are going for $2 so we have to compile all of this and see what our bills look like and see how much we can put together for next year I think my my ultimate goal would be to get a one-sponsor you go to someone like Coca-Cola or Miller beer or somebody or Piggly Wiggly and you say look let's make this the Sheboygan Splash Coca-Cola horrible races and they could come up with all the prize money and we would put together a promotion package for them put them in the book and that would be the ultimate goal for somebody to pick up the tab for the 12 to 15 $16,000 for prize money that's the goal okay anything else you'd like to add or there's too many people to think right now I thank the city of Sheboygan the Public Works Committee for for at least giving us the opportunity to rope off half of Rotary Park they're instrumental in a lot of the things we wanted to do and I guess that's that's really kind of nice for the city of Sheboygan giving something a little back to us you know I mean to the community so they had they they were on our side a hundred percent we're talking to Eric Barnes Eric how long you've been racing and what classes are you racing this is my third season Tom and this is a SST 45 okay what now who built your boat here is it something that you built or my boat was built by a company out of West Dallas called B&H Race Boats the gentleman's name is Sam Hemp and he's been racing for a number of years and it's pretty much a master at the craft okay and sponsors what does it cost to run one of these boats you can put a boat on something like this on the water for something turnkey on you know an entry-level type position for somewhere between seven to ten thousand dollars you can be running top-notch equipment with spare parts probably in the neighborhood of twelve to thirteen thousand dollars okay that's quite a chunk of change yeah again you said how long you've been racing this is my third season races okay have you ever run here before yeah I ran here last year we were running really well we got out front early and unfortunately we had a little bit of mishap on the back I spun a propeller on the prop shaft and it shut us down so I wound up watching the race from the far corner and actually was watching the race evolve around me in the corner sometimes hi we're talking to Tom Wellakie and you're out of Glen Illinois right outside of Chicago okay he's getting ready to get in his boat and I guess do a little testing and qualifying what do you explain a little bit what you're wearing here yeah um the life jacket has helped the flotation obviously when we get into an accident the helmet to protect the head this is a big key for me safety wise is the intercom talking to someone on the shore if there's another accident that's involved that they can radio me and let me know where I can concentrate more on racing the capsules are the big thing too there are lifeline they keep us alive I mean they're bulletproof we have six-point harness in there also which keep us secure carry oxygen case for some reason we're upside down and can't get our belt off we've got 10 minutes of oxygen with us they let the divers get in there and do what they have to do your lineup in boat 638 coming out of Amm Amaro Wisconsin Kevin Kamarowski he'll be lining up as boat number five on the starting ramp in 488 Jim Kamarowski from Oshkosh Wisconsin he's got that coveted number one position on the start ramp in boat number three the 1994 national champion in this class is Mike Wiener from Bondiwell Wisconsin boat number seven from Glen Ellen Illinois the superfast Tom Welch he'll be in hole number three Mike Wiener will be in booth number two in four fifty sixty two year driver from Mount Minnesota in lane number six boat number four sixty Guy Minnick and the driver you're gonna watch today in boat eight seven eight seventy four from Izanti Minnesota Chris Swenson this one the heart pounds when you're in one of these race boats because this is for all of it it all depends what they do between these two heats of racing now here's a little added touch to it folks they drew their positions by lottery for where they will end up starting in the first heat the first 10 laps these are some of the fastest 70 SST 70s in the United States they're all here waiting to challenge for this coveted Wisconsin Grand Prix title today there's the flag is up drivers are poised they got their hand on the button anytime he can drop this flag and they will go there they come off the dock oh Mike Wiener got a little bobble caught in the back he's got to drive awful hard to pick up positions well it's eight seventy four shooting out into the front Mike Wiener in the trailing position now he's gonna have to pick off some boats to get up there and get positions but Cali's or well Nick he's gonna have his hands full with this eight seventy four boat watch how fast Mike Wiener comes up and around those other boats through the turn now he's gonna run the outside lane and keep it powered all the way out around the course and hold some RPM up around this turn but out in front is eight seventy four Chris Wentz and given Holly can do the whole off driver Tom will necky Wiener's gonna pick off 638 right here down the back straight away and well Nicky goes to the inside but out in front the advantage is going to be the Mike Wiener right now as long as eight seventy four stays out in front because he's gonna have some water to run up and underneath well Nicky well Nicky comes down to the inside Wiener's gonna take the clean water down the middle oh do you see that big move over there he almost got touching boats so that gives Wiener the fresh water on the outside to run but these two guys are handle to handle deck to deck down the front straight away and here they are lap number two complete their side by side Wiener's gonna pick them off hopefully down this straight away he's got to get some fresh water look at him porpoise the boat down there will Nicky airing it out he's got a Wiener it's got to get underneath eight seventy four it started charging with all he has to win this championship today will Nicky around Wiener starting the corner will get Nicky takes it tight Wiener comes on the inside of them oh well Nicky is flying that boat down the straight away he is on that ragged edge as he comes down right in front of the start finish line now and Wiener on the outside is closing and it pounds it into the turn takes it underneath pulls up three boat lengths gonna have to go to the outside on them or say underneath to keep that clean water and they're off the race is out front and a race for fourth in Sui right now between the two Kamarowskis a race for first and second and a race for fourth on this course Wiener comes diving down underneath will Nicky's got it aired out before him here comes Wiener and will Nicky down the straightaway will Nicky's porpoising flying up and down the nose is raising he's on the edge real close to disaster and Wiener is right underneath them well Nicky gives them a touch of the room here comes oh what a move well Nicky goes out Wiener kicks it comes out what a hold in for Wiener 874 and third and a battle between the two Kamarowskis Jim and Kevin gone on for fourth and boat 460 guy many is challenging for that Wiener comes underneath will Nicky is aired out and these guys are almost side by side at this point with a little bit of a stretch right now for well Nicky it's a nervous seat to be on the inside right now but here comes Wiener on the charge Wiener drives down oh closeness and he's on top of him down that straightaway red 78 red flag on the chorus that'll boat over and turn number two and they're upside down in the water it's an awful nervous feeling so our driver that went over that's boat well you don't have a number on it now but it's boat 460 and the driver is guy Minnick from Mount Minnesota he's gonna have an awful awful long time and a lot of hard work to clean that motor up and if you don't think that's true you can ask one of those 45 drivers Eric Barnes how difficult it is to get your engine freshened up after you dump one well they're gonna get them turned around right away and as soon as they're turned around and in position and the crash boats are in there in their positions on the race course the turn judges the safety patrol the divers and everything we're gonna go boat racing again with these monstrous sst 70s going at it again guys you got to keep them upright waiting for the horn to sound and the race to begin and there it is we're almost ready to go patrol boats are in position and the flag is down right away a sudden start and they're on their 7th lap right now out in front 874 here comes wiener charging in the third well Nicky in second spot 874 jumped off that beach like he had a rocket booster on it and in the turn one let's see if they leave the buoys this time 874 shoots out in front second place is well Nicky third place is wiener and at Red Boat coming on the inside it looks like one of the Kalinowski brothers Kamarowski I say Kalinowski mark I wish you were here on the boat but boy we got one to set up for this fall look at this well Nicky he's in the spray oh they're headed in these guys are not playing well Nicky doesn't spin right in front of wiener when it's gonna catch them on the outside I told you these guys are for a fast and furious there goes wiener after 874 critical mistake by Tom well Nicky when it's gonna slam the door on him right here as he goes into that turn 874 out in front disqualified in heat number one what a break for Mike wiener he's got open water inside lane and he's gonna have the afterburner rolling now he is on the ragged edge look at these boats bobble down the front straightaway he's got to get into it and in front of that outside boat the watch this walks there two feet apart oh and wiener just makes it through on the inside my heart's bounding Jerry they were close and it's Mike wiener out in front now the big move here has to be well Nicky well Nicky's got to pass 874 of Swenson slamming it around door around the first climbing the door slamming it around the turn coming out look at him drift that boat like a hydroplane down the front straightaway aired out just floating down the straightaway gonna open it up and run as hard as he can because right on his tail flying it really loose is Tom will Nicky well Nicky's gonna charge the turn and he goes oh Mike wiener down in the turn well Nicky gets a break again wiener got the break when he went in there but down in the turn the motor quit running and everybody zooms on by opening up for Tom will Nicky from Glen Ellen Illinois had the break of his life there he was being trampled by Mike wiener and wiener went down exiting turn number two here he comes out in front still flying high is Tom will Nicky from Glen Ellen Illinois Tom's got a look he sees the boat across in the chorus line goes to the outside 874 running second the guy that's gonna pick up second place money here looks like it's gonna be Jim Conorowski from Oshkosh and it looks like that mister the brother Kevin Conorowski is gonna come home with a decent paycheck today to luck of racing lady luck didn't smile for one driver two drivers today in this class well out on a cakewalk still gonna run till they finish is will Nicky Stearns Marine boat you'll see a Stearns boat in SST 120 874 in the fix right there running a solid second but will Nicky with the afterburner flying and on chase after him is 488 believe it or not and he's closing boat number 488 is on a walk now and he's closing on 874 but all by himself all by himself down the front straightaway beginning going to start lap number nine out in front Tom will Nicky just on a cakewalk right now he smiles each and every time he passes that red number three that is the standing 1994 national champion in this class 488 is still closing on 874 Kamarowski's doing a great job of survival in SST 70 gonna come home with a paycheck entering the final lap white flag poised one lap to go as he just flies this boat down the front straightaway this incredible red white and blue Johnson powered Stearns Marine Marine just incredible drive he don't have to do anything but finish the heat he can go half throttle and win now but he's running it as hard as he can everybody now coming up on lap number 10 so let's cast our eyes down to the lakeside and on east end of the lake watch well Nicky come around the corner put the gas down watch him fly this boat down in front of you here comes your winner ladies and gentlemen mr. Tom will Nicky from Glen Ellin Illinois I'll catch how long it takes to catch up with him here's your second place boat 874 Chris Swenson 488 I think he's gonna take overall second place that's John Jim Kamarowski from Oshkosh the official rule officials will determine a winner and placement on her lap sit on 638 that's Kevin Kamarowski oh heartbreak for the Weenit family that one little break he needed to get down and underneath Kamarowski or one Nicky he made it the move was fantastic he came out the next lap around the motor went south terrible feeling when you're running and you're out in front and it quits doing what you want it to do so heartbreak for the Weenit family but he's a top flight racer and a real gentleman and one of the best engine builders in the country they'll like find out what went wrong with the motor as ladies and gentlemen the winner of SST 70 the big money winner today Tom well Nicky from Glen Ellin Ellin to him he can see you with the cockpit open we're talking here with Gordy and Fred Miller Fred and Gordy where you guys from we're from Chicago Illinois actually a suburb about 30 miles northwest of Chicago and you're up here running which class we're gonna be competing the SSD 45 class today we're gonna run about 70 miles an hour here in Sheboygan this is a tight course shorter than we normally would run and it's only got one buoyed turns normally we'd run a little over 80 but be in the proximity of the seawalls and whatnot we're gonna be propped for a real short course today okay can you explain a little bit about your boat and your and your motor and the horse power cubic inch or what we're running here well the motor is a stock Johnson or ever rude 50 horse fishing powerhead mounted on a racing lower unit same motor you buy at any Johnson or Evan Rood dealer anywhere in the country the tunnel boat is a 13-foot catamaran style boat this particular model is built in New York State they're from all over the country models competing here from all over the country and we'll like I said run about 70 miles an hour maybe a little bit over that but we won't get too fast on this course because it's so tight okay and how long you've been racing now 17 years I started when I was 10 years old and how did you get started in the racing my father has been racing since about 1955 and I kind of grew up with it okay and Fred you're not in racing anymore you know I retired last year 40 years of racing and now now you're just helping your son yeah doing that and doing some promotion work in the marine industry yeah real good okay can you explain a little bit about your cockpit and your boat about 10 years ago we had the advent of what we call our safety cells which is basically a reinforced cockpit carbon fiber and foam coring it's made to resist impacts from other boats and protect the driver in the event of an accident inside we've got a five point harness much the same as you'd see in a drag car or a NASCAR any high-speed race vehicle normally the three inch wide belts obviously since you're belted in you're meant to stay in the boat years ago we thought the best way was to be thrown clear of the accident we came to realize that that was not the hot setup a little while after the safety cells came around we decided we put a cockpit canopy over the top it this comes down during the race helps to keep some of the spray out of the driver's face which obviously makes a little bit easier to drive the boat it also provides some impact resistance in the encase of an accident or in the case of a barrel roll it provides some protection for the driver so the water doesn't slam down against his head we've also got our trim controls in the cockpit you look here on the steering wheel you can see some rocker switches these allow us to adjust the angle of the motor while we're underway which really is where the speed of the boat comes from we've also got a radio system on board so we can talk to our crews this is how we operate that the instrumentation of the cockpit is relatively simple we've got a tachometer that tells us how many rpms our motor is turning we've also got a trim indicator that tells us the position of the motor gives the driver a relatively safe starting point at the start of the race to know where his motor's at we've also got just a few control switches we have a ventilator in this boat a prime switch and a start switch other than that not much to it now when you're going down the straightaway at 70 80 miles an hour how do you feel the boat well how you're writing the trim indicator will tell you where your motor is at which will help you in you know interpreting where the boat is riding also it's mostly a seat of the pants type of thing we don't really run any padding under your seat so you can feel the boat actually slapping the waves as it goes down the straightaway when you come into the corner you want to trim the motor down which brings the nose of the boat down and allows you to turn very sharp well once you exit the corner and head back down the straightaway you trim the motor out which brings the nose of the boat up and that's where our speed comes from we literally fly these boats down the straightaways get them as high as you possibly can out of the water but you don't want to go too high because then you have what's called a blow over accident and none of us enjoy those it goes up let's hear a round of applause a driver is okay man that's something pounding that at 85 miles an hour and have the boat come apart on you not a real thrill in a race boat I'm talking to Ralph Barris driver of a 120 class Ralph how long you been racing well it's my 11th year of racing I told I originally started out hydro classes which is a smaller class and I moved my way up into tunnel bolt classes into 70 class and there I moved into 120 okay the 120 class now what are you talking 120 cubic inch on what type of hull this is a 120 cubic inch motor we run it on basically a 16 foot boat we have to have a weight requirement of a thousand 75 pounds and so full v6 engine 120 cubic inch right around 200 horse puts out okay you raced here last year you had a little problem yeah last year we're out here and did some hot laughing in that and whether it didn't cooperate too much was pretty rough and I lost my tail color on the boat and we had a wreck to rollover switch in the boat because of rough water conditions and we decided to scratch on it this year we're going to get them go get them this year okay what how do you feel about today's race course everything we're gonna have to watch the wind gusts coming down the front street but other than that I think the driver should have no problem well here's your lineup in boat number three from Cascade Wisconsin Ralph Barris Ralph's got a pretty neat bunch of people helping him he's doing relatively well this year he's winning races got a second the last time he went out in boat 28 Craig Cali Greg Cali from Aurora Illinois told you a little about him and from Hartford Wisconsin in boat 20 Stan Armstrong Stan a past national champion in another division of stock outboard he run Randy stock hydro and some monophiles back then one of the premier racers in the country from Heartland Wisconsin Stan Armstrong from North Aurora Illinois I just told you a little bit about him that's 6 6 2 Chris Fairchild and 4 10 last year's reigning champion from Racine Wisconsin Jim Meyer in 135 that's Larry Hogan from Salem Wisconsin that's your lineup so it's all for the big buck right now and that beautiful trophy that's sitting back here with crystal and oak and they really want that and the big paycheck from the Wisconsin Grand Prix for this championship race for a title for the Grand Prix series and the Wisconsin championships the flag goes up anytime now he'll drop that flag and watch these boats come out if you're down there looking at the back of the boats watch the hole in the water they create it's incredible starter standing there goes the flag and off the dock they come look at him jump out of that hole just see that little hole of water it is turns marine liquid Molly in second 683 or 662 Fairchild all battling up front coming around so they come and start picking up this the lap clock it's on and look at Stern's turn that boat down there what a move and bearish just swings it around the corner is an up-flying but look how beautiful this boat is with Greg Callie a battle for second with three boats on the hip is Fairchild Callie 4 G's right bears brings her in slams her around the corner a big move went in a little heavy and that left it open for 410 Jim Meyer but this is going to be the race for second place right now because these two inside boats are going to bury oh watch them go in Meyer comes out in second oh Callie's up on his side and brings it back down what a ride bears on the outside look at that Stern's bow going to turn number one and fly right around the corner might are in second place bearish in third being challenged by Mr. Chris Fairchild but bearish is on a roll and the two boats that got washed out are Larry Hogan 135 and Stan Armstrong so they're going to go out of just as hard as the others because the money pays all the way down the battle is for second place but look at this Stern's bow just leave everybody in the dust that's 5 G's going around 100 mile an hour in and 90 coming out watch them over the inside look at them hook it underneath bearish 662 I thought was going to barrel roll but he's right under bearish bearish is going to stay out he knows he's there they're mirrors on and he's popping in a bobbin and look at the race for the final position where Larry Hogan picking up Armstrong fast fast ain't the word he's gonna laugh these guys watch him buzz on by Armstrong in the trailing position second place is set but that third place race is still contended by Fairchild and bearish bearish said I'm taking the inside lane Fairchild's got to run over to dirt water there's your lap boat out in front just singing down there almost stood it on its side is front runner my mom stopped working Stern's Marine boat with Greg Callie just hauling away Larry Hogan is in one of the trailing boats look at this these guys are running so fast that Meyer just swung it right around there left the boat bearish is coming around the left of both these guys are flying these boats through these corners 115 mile an hour down the straightaway still flying down in front but that battle is still going on for third and traffic's gonna play a part in that North how he can keep his head inside the boat I don't know because I've had it slam me all the way to the right side of the cockpit on the inside of second place right here whoa bearish got a little loose up there settle it down now watch him slam this boat through the turn right on around Fairchild's gonna play hard times to pick them up but bearish is rocketing down that straightaway got a little bobble in position but look at this boat come down here now Stern's Marine you notice too that when he got halfway around that corner you just started seeing the water come down but he is on a cakewalk in heat number one second place both the open open cover doesn't have a cover on that's up in the rolls to us Meyer from Racine Wisconsin bears doing a great job of driving I mean it's thrilling to see him run that boat around there but that Stern's Marine boat the Mariner kicking Mercury and kicking OMC Mariner takes flight here comes an Armstrong new to the 120 class and rocketing down that back straightaway Meyer your second place boat almost a straightaway behind the leader and bearish just rocketing it in sets it down going a little deeper in a little harder practicing so to speak but he's out and gone here comes Stern Marine around and under Hogan that is called speed ladies and gentlemen he is actually unleashed turned on the afterburner now Armstrong entering the turn here comes your second place boat Jim Meyer third right now entering the turn and they've got a battle between Fairchild and bearish for third and look what's happening last lap if they had two more laps to go he would be trailing almost slapped the entire field well let's watch him as he goes down the back straightaway he's gonna be entering as they exit there they come one lap to go for Meyer one lap to go for these guys here fairchild with traffic what's he gonna do he's gonna take the inside checkered flag right now for Craig Callie from Aurora Illinois right as soon as the flag goes down these guys will charge out of the whole five seconds to a hundred miles an hour and the flag goes down in here they turn it on oh Meyer comes out real strong Meyer and fairchild and Stern's right up front and here comes Harris on the outside but these guys are three boats that are not playing Myers got the inside Callie in the middle Callie sweeps Meyer stays in under him Callie all the oh man kicks that turn that kick kick out and up he goes in a way Meyer Callie fairchild it's Callie and Meyer out in the front dueling with each other fairchild and second third watch these guys around this turn look at the acceleration from oh these guys are added fairchild's up in there mixing it up Ralph Barris has to close up some distance to take home that paycheck and the battle in the back whoa look at him roll that boat out aired out coming out of the turn pretty much went over to the Coast Guard station and parked it on one of the ships but the fight look at this battle ladies and gentlemen look at Meyer on the inside hooking it around and fairchild's right up in there Harris driving very well but these guys got that clean fresh water and they are all duking it out for the first place position in this heat watch them swing out watch this boat on the outside pick up the air faster but it's Meyer with the inside line fairchild coming on now himself this is a battle Meyer and Callie side by side a foot apart through third number two wow what a move and it's here comes Meyer back at Callie Callie the outside Meyer drives it in so hard he floats it out Meyer takes the acceleration in line they're still deck and deck but sneaking up in the middle of both of these guys it's fairchild of this going but the water's still robbed Bobble by Meyer at least fairchild an opportunity to close it on well what a strategic move made by Craig Callie in that last turn he went in wide and cut a almost like an X pattern in there well you can't cut an X but like a square box and when these guys hit it the trailing boats that was it they were up and out of the water and no control you got to get off the power so on the run right now out in front the Sterns Marine boat I told you fairchild was sneaking up there he is 6-62 just almost took a dump he got himself water down Callie drifts it out of that turn and he gets that those real high it's windier than the dickens down there the battle is for second place right now between Fairchild whoa Kelly almost loses it brings it back down easy swings it around the turn number two look at this battle with Fairchild coming in with Hogan in his Meyer in a blue and white 410 and starting to close up is Ralph Barris on the leaders here comes Callie smoking that straightaway right down in front of you now going around turn number two 4g's folks right there because he decelerated a little bit Meyer sets the boat early slams it around the corner Fairchild's gonna go out and get some clean water on it outside here comes Barris after Hogan around the corner Hogan holds it in tight Barris on the charge look at Callie right about midline in the course that boat picks up off the water and dances on the propeller unbelievable racing right here oh well my heart just did was start fluttering for Jim Meyer who almost went that extra inch and over backwards right in front of us got it down and he's off sailing again Barris beautifully trimmed out ramming it into the turn coming around full board comes out of the turret kicks her out and down the back straight away he goes here's your lead boat coming down the straight away now from Aurora Illinois the Stearns Marine boat piloted by Craig Craig Callie Myers makes an inside move on Armstrong and blows by on the back straightaway Fairchild still trying to catch Meyer down the straight away they come the race is going on it's Craig Callie throwing the distance between those boats white flag last lap for Craig Callie down the back straight away he goes in the meantime you got Fairchild trying to hang on to catch hoping the Gremlins will buy Jim Meyer in 410 down inside Meyer he goes picks up five boat lengths swings to the outside he's gonna make a rapid move on the outside to try and catch and pass Jim Meyer in his final turn here comes Callie down the front straightaway aired out beautifully 115 plus miles an hour folks the checkered flag is waving and he beats holding to the line second place and third place battle right now Meyer crossing and Fairchild right on his tail got a battle coming down here now buyers trying to swing on around Myers gets him at the end beats out the 20 well a black flag is up that means these drivers are finished with their racing heats the scorers are tallying positions and I can basically tell you who the winner is right now without a show you can come down and these guys will rip out of the start shoot not as fast as the big guys but they'll run 85 miles an hour they're extremely light and there they go they're extremely light when they get down into the wind to turn number one watch how they come off the water flying real good start for Jeff Breezek or Rodney shoe but they are fast boats and watch them start picking up these fellas are all locked up in a bundle up there going in a two feet apart in the turn number one water flies out in front is the yellow boat we got one buoy moving over touching the other looking for phone numbers probably but right out in front it's the Mesa Arizona boat chasing Garrett Armstrong second places Jason Campbell her Julian has third place 55 is fourth right now real Rodney shoe and Jeff Breezek is trying to squeeze in there they got five laps or 10 lap race here but out in front Garrett Armstrong did well in qualifying being chased by the Mesa Arizona boat you see the move that Garrett made he came out of the turn tight and drifted it wide forcing now the move is made forcing boat number five to go inside but out in front Garrett Armstrong a world champion in this class two years ago Rodney shoe and 55 look at this battle for fourth inside Jeff Breezek takes off and walks on the inside and got under the veteran driver 45 years of Julian now he's set his sights for number 55 Rodney shoe from Kankakee just out of that neat patented move that Garrett Armstrong made that comes from years of racing when he was a youngster in the kneel down hydroplanes and run about the Mesa Arizona driver Campbell has to run in his weight so that means that Armstrong with each and every time he goes around the course keeping him in there well keep Mr. Campbell back behind him because he's running the air rated water Smirvok doing a great job of driving newly introduced to the Tunnelboat division a consummate world champ our national champion and kneel down hydro stepping up to the big guys now will come out in front and watch this young guy run whoa there was a big bobble there by the second place driver the Garrett Armstrong swinging it on around a great job Jeffrey Breezek is closing on boat number 55 of Rodney shoe when you get in the back of the pack that rough water hits you and you can't get too much more speed so we're going to see some whoa always spin on the inside by both 55 giving the third place boat an opportunity look at the move back out into the lane to block the water 55 closing up on number five Jeff Breezek down to the inside to that unchallenged water and still closing on boat number 55 149 driving remarkably well trying to close on boat number 55 of Rodney shoe from Kankakee comes your lead boat the firehouse soft wash of Armstrong Mesa Arizona boat number five out in second place Rodney shoe and third Jeffrey Breezek in fourth here comes Irv Julian a 45 year veteran in boat number 69 out of turn two walking out toward the shoreline a little bit to get some clear water from this back of the pack boat is Garrett Armstrong winging it around flying now down the front straightaway shoe running in his wake he's not has got a chance to catch him so he's got to try it on heat number two shoes gonna settle for second place pretty much stretched out right now they're gonna all finish the way they are Armstrong winging out of the turn they're gonna try it when they reverse positions if Armstrong could get out in front off the start like he just did they're not going to catch him a second time but this Mesa Arizona driver is really driving that Miller genuine draft race boat very equitably speed-wise they're very equitable only a half a mile an hour separating first from last out of the turn running down the inside passing the trailing boat is Stan or my I said Stan is Garrett Armstrong son of Stan Armstrong who just finished in the 120 class watch Garrett tighten it up go on the buoy right around the corner and passes on the inside the boat of Mark Smerbach coming up right now when they wing around turn number one down by the open area of the lake will be Garrett Armstrong enter his final lap of competition for heat number one high flying down the front straightaway is Garrett Armstrong having control problems in second place one more lap to go for these drivers out in front shoe is closing on number five winging around for his final lap now is Jeffrey the breeze breeze act out of Countryside Illinois entering his last lap here now is the 45 year veteran of racing driving a Julian Shade shop special herb Julian checkered flag is up for the winner of heat number one there is Garrett Armstrong number 22 second place will be Jason Campbell from Mesa, Arizona and boat number 55 crossing now Rodney shoe and third here's a battle coming down for the final there you go and it goes to Jeff Riesek and the Schmerbach from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin here comes herb Julian right now for the checkered flag now they'll go take their positions on the dock in the reverse order in which they finished and let's see what happens next white flag is up ten more laps of racing to go the starters holding it up anytime now that flag can drop and they're gonna switch them engines on and roar off that start and there it goes here they come off the start Jeff Riesek got a delay on it Julian and breeze that got in back but the big guy out in front it's a reverse order number five Jason Campbell out in front Armstrong on his heel on the inside really wild on the turn but Armstrong gets a big move on the inside because that look how close they're running they're touching boats down the straightaway Armstrong in the inside Campbell on the outside here they come smoking down a straightaway on the beginning lap let's see what happens because Campbell's gonna close the door and Armstrong shoe gets up to Armstrong well and a big wet down there on Jeff Riesek goes sneaks right in the fray when he went around the corner the first time let's keep our eye on it see what happens he's gonna bring her out a little bit easier Riesek pulls it tight to the inside trying to catch boat 55 Armstrong running close to the shore keeping that clear water out in front got open up that distance it's on lap time also a battle is going number five Jason Campbell from Mason Arizona is out in front being chased by Garrett Armstrong from Heartland, Wisconsin in boat 22 third place is Randy shoe Rodney shoe Kankakee, Illinois in boat number 55 followed by Jeffrey Breesack oh look at him bobble coming out of the corner and Armstrong gets a good shot but all of a sudden the afterburner goes on and here he comes down the front straightaway zigzagging somewhat down the straightaway is number five Jason Campbell really dancing and loose on that water keep your eye on the third place boat because every time he comes around he is closing the distance on Garrett Armstrong in boat 22 he could be the spoiler for Garrett to win rounding the corner taking it tight aiming it out a little bit now watch him zigzag the course to create some flawed water for the second-place driver now he'll start coming down the middle of the straightaway and carry it toward the current Armstrong running the outside but look at this boat it's all based on time Armstrong has to run tighter and closer because the winner is going to be determined on overall time between their two heats of racing in light boat number five of Jason Campbell from mace Arizona but he's out in front and stretching his lead Armstrong has to stay on the power to keep that distance as short as possible because when he was running in front of Mr. Campbell that's that interlude between one and two it's going to determine who wins that's the distance of each heat Armstrong bobbling in a corner giving up another boat length but out he comes in riding his shoes on a chase after him Breesack taking in line this is going to be a close race look I told you watch boat 55 he could be the spoiler for Armstrong he's closing inch by inch and so is Breesack on boat number 55 just at the end of the heat the last lap I told you watch boat 55 that boat passed Garrett Armstrong at the finish line and put Garrett back so there he is your winner from all the way from Arizona Jason Campbell