Long Beach race

[K-034]

7 more days, who is going out there? K711 will be back on the water :action-smiley-035:

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[HB Vic]

Nice[emoji106]🏼[emoji106]🏼 be safe, see you there


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[2manymustangs]

THAT thing looks like it has a DRAG BOAT K-booooooooooooAAAAT enine... :detective:


WOuld you ask A-hole HICK if he could PLEASE have the dice hand painted / done for the LB race? :secret:

[Sharp shooter]

I'm in with video camera. :smilies_mit_hut002:

[Mrs.K034]

THAT thing looks like it has a DRAG BOAT K-booooooooooooAAAAT enine... :detective:


WOuld you ask A-hole HICK if he could PLEASE have the dice hand painted / done for the LB race? :secret:

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/01/77591c05d6afe4fc8a4d2a157c33f299.jpg like this?


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[sangermike]

best of luck Chris i wish i was going

[2manymustangs]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/01/77591c05d6afe4fc8a4d2a157c33f299.jpg like this?


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HA HAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, (done in my best Pat laugh)... Niceee :action-smiley-035:

[Mrs.K034]

Done! Check and check! He even made the shade cover so Chris doesn't roast in the sun waiting to get launched! http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/01/1d6b147d375a5c28003053f09da84f47.jpg


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[rioracr]

good luck and have fun.................

[RogerThat99]

I plan to be there. Is there a test and tune session on Friday? I am trying to decide whether to come down Thursday or Friday.

[2manymustangs]

I plan to be there. Is there a test and tune session on Friday? I am trying to decide whether to come down Thursday or Friday.

Test and Tune Friday NIGHT is on Second Street in Naples/Belmot... There will be some tuning up but NOT at the stadium (well maybe a little at Campbell Carl's/Rick King's spot...) :gas:

[K-034]

https://youtu.be/Gxl9RrHhF5M

Plates are working great, ready to rock. Can't wait, 5 more days :action-smiley-035:

[2manymustangs]

What should we expect to see from DOWN UNDER as far as boats ???

[K-034]

There is supposed to be a field of 4, with Chris Kenner driving, and officer Mckorckle driving against 2 aussie's:

[K-034]

https://youtu.be/lhRHFF53DQ0

4 more days

[Eli]

There is supposed to be a field of 4, with Chris Kenner driving, and officer Mckorckle driving against 2 aussie's:

Good luck! Be safe and have fun!


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[Sharp shooter]

KTLA's Gayle Anderson news clips promoting the weekends event.

http://ktla.com/2015/08/03/arp-long-beach-sprint-nationals-preview/

[YoPengo]

I'll be there Saturday. Can't wait. [emoji106]


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[Mrs.K034]

Can't wait to see you all out there this weekend!!


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[RogerThat99]

Just about packed and leaving this afternoon.

[2manymustangs]

I've got the loose ends tied up... heading to the airport around 2CST... :)

Si you Amigos Y amigas Y vatos, hasta manana...

Feliz Canicula amigos Y amiga... Anyone going to be around LAX tonight @ 10PST??? If not I will be hitting the super shuttle to LB...

[Mrs.K034]

Just about packed and leaving this afternoon.

[emoji106][emoji106] see ya there!! We won't be there till Saturday morning.


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[K-034]

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Calm before the storm


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[Mrs.K034]

Whoooo hoooo!!!! Can't wait for some sprint boat racing!!!


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[Bobby V]

Whoooo hoooo!!!! Can't wait for some sprint boat racing!!!


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What is the schedule for Sat. Is there a link. ?

[Mrs.K034]

I'll post the schedule when we get there tomorrow bright and early. [emoji30] I hate early mornings. Lol.


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[Sharp shooter]

I've got the loose ends tied up... heading to the airport around 2CST... :)

Si you Amigos Y amigas Y vatos, hasta manana...

Feliz Canicula amigos Y amiga... Anyone going to be around LAX tonight @ 10PST??? If not I will be hitting the super shuttle to LB...

Bruce, I'll be waiting for my donuts over at camp NRKA. :bananadance:

[Mrs.K034]

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[Bobby V]

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Thanks. We will be leaving soon.

[Mrs.K034]

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[HB Vic]

Nice!! Be safe and thank you for the pics.


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[MrDenton]

Is Chris OK? How's the boat? I was going to come over and thank you guys for that shaft coupler, figured after the mishap I'd wait.


“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

[HB Vic]

What?? What happened? Chris Chris?


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[sangermike]

What?? What happened? Chris Chris?


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read on the other site that Chris was ok. that's great news

[HB Vic]

read on the other site that Chris was ok. that's great news

Oh man thats scary. I wonder what happened. Glad he's okay!!

[rioracr]

hope is ok and just sore today and ready to go again soon...........

[ChumpChange]

:thumbup::thumbup:

[2manymustangs]

wow, what a weekend of HIGHS and lows... The party time was epic killer, but seeing the boats go over (k711 and k69) and the damaged boats was sad...

so so glad that everyone is OK... I had a nice visit with RankDaddy just before the awards ceremony and he was his usual great self after a long weekend of racing...

Andrew/Shakedown team KUDOS :violent-smiley-044: you won the war of attrition... Congratulations, your hull has the advantage AT THE BEACH, Im sticking with that position...

[HB Vic]

So sorry I missed it.


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[Sharp shooter]

wow, what a weekend of HIGHS and lows... The party time was epic killer, but seeing the boats go over (k711 and k69) and the damaged boats was sad...

so so glad that everyone is OK... I had a nice visit with RankDaddy just before the awards ceremony and he was his usual great self after a long weekend of racing...

Andrew/Shakedown team KUDOS :violent-smiley-044: you won the war of attrition... Congratulations, your hull has the advantage AT THE BEACH, Im sticking with that position...

Hey, great spending some time with you Bruce! I'm looking forward to your drone vid! All in all a good race to attend, but the loss of our dragboat racing friend Mike Fry cast a somber cloud on the weekend. We've lost way too many people in this sport.

Long Beach was as crowded as I've seen it Saturday and probably half as crowded sunday (guessing). The GN's were the show this weekend with a full field and excellent racing. We were given a treat on the last race of the day. Ross arranged a grand prix race pitting Aussie 6 ltrs against 2 of our K boats. A perfect end to a fun weekend of racing.

Thanks for the donuts Bruce, see you next time.

[Mrs.K034]

Is Chris OK? How's the boat? I was going to come over and thank you guys for that shaft coupler, figured after the mishap I'd wait.


“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

Thanks. He's ok. The boat is fucked up. He got a puncture wound from the windshield and his legs got beat up from the dash and his face is hurting him pretty bad but nothing is broken. The windshield shattered when it hit the water. He's going to be ok, he's just sore.


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[Mrs.K034]

wow, what a weekend of HIGHS and lows... The party time was epic killer, but seeing the boats go over (k711 and k69) and the damaged boats was sad...

so so glad that everyone is OK... I had a nice visit with RankDaddy just before the awards ceremony and he was his usual great self after a long weekend of racing...

Andrew/Shakedown team KUDOS :violent-smiley-044: you won the war of attrition... Congratulations, your hull has the advantage AT THE BEACH, Im sticking with that position...

So good to see you out there, Bruce! I can't wait to see the footage you got out there! Saturday was a rough one! Between what happened with Chris then Rankin flipping, ugh! I'll tell ya, I picked a bad time to stop smoking before a race! Lol.


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[sangermike]

So good to see you out there, Bruce! I can't wait to see the footage you got out there! Saturday was a rough one! Between what happened with Chris then Rankin flipping, ugh! I'll tell ya, I picked a bad time to stop smoking before a race! Lol.


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glad Chris is going to be ok. he going to heal fast its a good thing you did quit smoking when you did you probably wouldn't start now

[Mrs.K034]

glad Chris is going to be ok. he going to heal fast its a good thing you did quit smoking when you did you probably wouldn't start now

Haha, you're probably right. Yes, we're all grateful that's he lived through this one. He was really lucky.


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[MrDenton]

Maybe too soon, but what happened? I was watching from the pit area as he was leaning on it pretty hard. Then I saw 2 big splashes a pause and then a 3rd real big splash. Looked he was on the rocks upside down. Thought it was ElCid at first. They were both peddling pretty hard back there.


“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

[MrDenton]

Oh and the not smoking thing, if you're still cigarette free, then you're one very strong woman.


“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

[RogerThat99]

What a great Weekend. I am so glad I was able to make it down to LB. I saw a lot of friends and met some new ones. Glad that both Chris and Rankin are both OK.

Bruce, It was awesome hanging out with you all weekend. Thanks for the hospitality. Jerry, I enjoyed visiting with you also. Here was the Highlight of my weekend...Me and my new buddy Reggie (Dave Rankin's dog).

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[2manymustangs]

Hey, great spending some time with you Bruce! I'm looking forward to your drone vid! All in all a good race to attend, but the loss of our dragboat racing friend Mike Fry cast a somber cloud on the weekend. We've lost way too many people in this sport.

Long Beach was as crowded as I've seen it Saturday and probably half as crowded sunday (guessing). The GN's were the show this weekend with a full field and excellent racing. We were given a treat on the last race of the day. Ross arranged a grand prix race pitting Aussie 6 ltrs against 2 of our K boats. A perfect end to a fun weekend of racing.

Thanks for the donuts Bruce, see you next time.

Very welcome SS, it was nice to chill with yall... I wish I could have flown some of the "hot off the grill" treats up to you with my drone, we are going to have to work on some way to pass eats/drinks up to you... I hope to get a nice video put together SOON, mainly showcasing what I consider to be my favorite place in the whole world, Marine Stadium, AND all of our friends... You are the sharpshooter and master of capturing the boats... The video from 80' +/- looking down on the boats running is really cool looking, I wish I had done that the entire time... I've got allot to learn with the fine tuning to get the best quality, a motorized gimbal is a must...


So good to see you out there, Bruce! I can't wait to see the footage you got out there! Saturday was a rough one! Between what happened with Chris then Rankin flipping, ugh! I'll tell ya, I picked a bad time to stop smoking before a race! Lol.


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Always great to see you and the K711 crew, so so so sorry the weekend turned out the way it did for yall... :( SO SO SO glad that Chris will be fine...



What a great Weekend. I am so glad I was able to make it down to LB. I saw a lot of friends and met some new ones. Glad that both Chris and Rankin are both OK.

Bruce, It was awesome hanging out with you all weekend. Thanks for the hospitality. Jerry, I enjoyed visiting with you also. Here was the Highlight of my weekend...Me and my new buddy Reggie (Dave Rankin's dog).

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It was a hoot for sure... One for the record books, I'm getting old I can tell...

[rocket98]

After watching the video of Chris crashing. I can only wonder WTF happened. That was a very weird crash. It looked like he was on the down and the boat did a barrel roll

[Mrs.K034]

After watching the video of Chris crashing. I can only wonder WTF happened. That was a very weird crash. It looked like he was on the down and the boat did a barrel roll

Weird, huh? His foot wasn't even on the down when it went over.


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[MrDenton]

You can see a set of waves off his bow, then you see them in his wake as he's digging in. looks like it just got the chine caught in the trough and hooked it. Curious how restricted the drivers vision is inside those capsules. I'd bet he never even saw those waves.
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“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

[Sharp shooter]

My guess or 02 cents which may not be worth spit: As Chris decelerated (which you can hear him do) he bounced off those little rollers and found himself digging in the left front chine. The last place you want to be caught in a b boat is riding on the forward front chine.

That area is curved and it will spiral a boat just like we saw him do. Too much speed combined with too much down plate can can also get you there like we saw Dennis do in that same boat years ago.

Some down pedal proceeding those bumps may have kept the boat from bouncing like that, but I'm just speculating as I sit here playing keyboard cowboy so take that into consideration. :)

[MrDenton]

Jerry, I've never sat in a capsule, I don't think I'd like it much, it seams like you're driving through water you last saw 500' ago. Scary shit for sure.
Like you said about the chin, Schatz has warned me over and over again about my Bezer being lethal when it comes to that.

“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

[RogerThat99]

I wasn't on the water...but it was a tight fit for me. :D :D

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[MrDenton]

That looks so scary.


“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

[K-034]

That looks so scary.


“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”



It's not so bad,


I think is was a number of things, I probably shouldn't have run that hard with the new hydraulic system not being used to it, but the boat took a good set so I just rolled into it, my foot was off the down and I rolled off the throttle early to take it easy into the turn and I hit the rollers, with the hydraulic so easy to push I might have bounced my foot off of it when I hit the wakes and slammed the nose but I don't know, I feel bad for Pat and the entire Eason family, they put a lot of work into that set up and it worked great, and my dad who built a great engine and I put it in the salt water again. I wish we could have ran better.

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[PropWorks West]

Hey Big Daddy
Dont you worry about it, you are ok, that is the number one thing!!! It is understandable that you are conserned about the boat and the work that has gone into it. You are a good person and if you didnt worry about that stuff and other people, well.... LOL
All the other stuff is fixable and is all part of it. Im just so glad your good!!!!

[Eli]

It's not so bad,


I think is was a number of things, I probably shouldn't have run that hard with the new hydraulic system not being used to it, but the boat took a good set so I just rolled into it, my foot was off the down and I rolled off the throttle early to take it easy into the turn and I hit the rollers, with the hydraulic so easy to push I might have bounced my foot off of it when I hit the wakes and slammed the nose but I don't know, I feel bad for Pat and the entire Eason family, they put a lot of work into that set up and it worked great, and my dad who built a great engine and I put it in the salt water again. I wish we could have ran better.

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So glad you're okay!! Phew! Hope your bumps and bruises heal quickly!


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[rivergames]

Glad you're alright bud

[2manymustangs]

That looks so scary.





Glad you're alright bud

Greg/Andrew...

We missed you guys over on the dark side...

Andrew, rumor was that you were GOING to show Sunday but...???

[MrDenton]

I never heard back from you Bruce. Figured you weren't there.


“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

[2manymustangs]

I never heard back from you Bruce. Figured you weren't there.


“Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. The US military doesn’t have that problem.”

sorry sir, i was there fri/sat/sun under the MARINE STADIUM sign... my phone was blown up all weekend with texts... srry...

[HB Vic]

The boat will get fixed, glad you're okay!!


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[MrDenton]

We were going to make the trek over, but we decided to stay on the shady side.


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[rioracr]

glad you Chris are alright, the boat can be fixed for another day of action......get well

[sangermike]

So glad you're okay!! Phew! Hope your bumps and bruises heal quickly!


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shit happens your ok and that's all that counts. that broken windshield looks real scary 20 years from now it ill be a good story

[Eli]

shit happens your ok and that's all that counts. that broken windshield looks real scary 20 years from now it ill be a good story

Yea, and there's something to say about a person who has the courage to do what they love. Those are the best memories.


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[2manymustangs]

At long last...

Just trying to capture the fans and the venue... Best watched on your TV in HD...

https://youtu.be/fCXzwzNdrvE

[westair]

Very well done! ...really enjoyed watching, music was good but I felt tears coming ...lol .....LB is like no other

[2manymustangs]

Very well done! ...really enjoyed watching, music was good but I felt tears coming ...lol .....LB is like no other

I always feel melancholy after that race, knowing that it will be another year before I get to see most of the friends...

I go back to the stadium often to drink a coffee or with the wife/kids but it's usually eerily quiet/calm/empty...

[Sharp shooter]

That was cool Bruce!

Next year can you keep pace with the racing and hover right over the boats at speed keeping up with them? :D

[2manymustangs]

That was cool Bruce!

Next year can you keep pace with the racing and hover right over the boats at speed keeping up with them? :D

TY SS, that means alot coming from a veteran like yourself...

If you look at the very end, you can see what I consider to be some of the best boat footage, from a very high elevation (GN final)... I should have done MORE of that...

I can zoom/crop in Final Cut but it really takes away from the quality... The focal length of the GoPro fixed lense is my big issue, the landscape looks nice but the boats look like tiny ants...

-motorized GIMBAL is needed (to stabilize the video)
-2x teleconverter is needed (for the gopro waterproof case), hopefully it's not toooooo heavy
-another $150 in batteries is need
-MUCHO practice on flying and Final Cut Pro is needed

P.S. NO WAY am I getting anywhere near the boat lanes, going over the water is one thing but........... :)

[LB247XS]

Great job Bruce thanks for sharing.next time you are back in the area MARRI'S PIZZA what ya say about that

[2manymustangs]

Great job Bruce thanks for sharing.next time you are back in the area MARRI'S PIZZA what ya say about that

count on it sir!!! :)

It was great to see you, sorry we didn't get to visit more... You had a large gang over there in your camp :)