Time to load up the old wagon, hook up the old K-boat and head off to Irvine Lake.
Hey, is everyone ready for all of this stuff?
Sweet! Now polish up that paint so it shines and sparkles!
Nice, that will work!
Now polish up all of the chrome, aluminum, stainless, and just all of your junk and get a movin' to the K boat challenge -slash- egofest 2009!
The concept is simple. Take two laps around the bouied course in search of the best elapsed time.
Once in the morning and one heat in the afternoon. All in search of the trophy and internet super-stardom for another year.
Billy, that ain't even close. You were looking O.K. for a minute there. But . . .
Ahhh, much better.
"Hey Rick, what place is Gordie going to come in?"
"Thanks Rick!"
I guess they will let just about anyone in to this event.
Even viscous, man eating, killer dogs.
Well, drop on all of your safety gear, and make sure you are strapped up tight!
Cuz this ain' t no mamas boys' Sunday drive!
Hey, didn't you hear me? I said strap it down tight! Getting your mag cover caught in your injector hat is not acceptable!
But good quick thinking pulling the chord and getting it shut down in time.
Hey Dave, whaddaya think about musical boats with everyone driving everyone else's boat?
O.K. Cool.
So, Gordie driving Scarlottas' K-5, and Tony driving the Gordie/Rankin K69, with Dave in Scotty's boat, and Scotty on . . .
Sorry, I can't keep up with this stuff.
So, Gordie, are you going to be nice to Tony's stuff?
SHEEESH! I guess I will take that as a big NO!
Hey Tony, what do you think about Gordie and his performance?
Yeah. Thought so.
Tony in the Capsuled 69 won the MPH challenge at 123 radar mph on the short course.
Gordie nipped the best single lap time with a very close call by Landers of taking that honor.
Rick King came in a very close margin right behind Landers.
If you happen to see Jerry, you know a few things;
First, there is no better party on the planet, as he being in attendance assures you of that.
Next, that the action will be covered in completion, and ready for DVD sales within a little bit after the event.
Hey Jerry, Can I pre-order now?
And yes, the expert panel did return for the 2009 edition.
I really need to pull my head out. This boat has been on the water for a year, and I still don't know the owner or driver.
Cool boat though. Pulled some respectable laps.
Unfortunately, the weather was great, but the light was really poor.
So the pictures were less than acceptable, but the boats just kept on commin'.
This old rocket was piloted by Fran Hsu. Ran pretty good too.
Steve drove pretty well, and really brought the boat around after two heats and some early morning testing.
O.K. So it took a little while.
Yeah, there were lots of other boats there. And even a Crackerbox competition on Sunday.
But I bailed after Saturday and missed all of the action, and all of the sun to make good photos.
One of the boats that really impressed was the 108. This boat has really taken a turn to running very well in the last year.
I would love to find out what that is in the way of engine/class/etc.
Dave Bryant continued to play musical boats and took this old boyz ski deck out for a few laps.
The thing ran really pretty darn well. Nice piece! I believe it was wearing a for sale sign all weekend.
So for those of you that want a good quality and finished boat to join in the fun, look no further than this.
Hey, till next year. See Y'all later.