SCSC's 69th Annual Thanksgiving Regatta Presented by The Blue Water Resort & Casino

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The BLUE WATER RESORT & CASINO
69th Annual Thanksgiving Regatta
Presented by
NICK ROSE INSURANCE, HOTBOAT.COM
Amsoil Twins, Rex Marine, Lifeline, Bingham Equipment Rentals
Sea-Tow, Mike Follmer Specialties, Thor’s Salvage of Parker, AZ
November 27 & 28, 2015

Redondo Beach, CA October 2015- For the 69th time, The Southern California Speedboat Club Sprint Boats have been roaring to life around an 1 ¼ mile oval course laid out on Lake Moovalya in Parker, AZ. Once again, the Southern California Speedboat Club (SCSC) is staging their 69th annual Thanksgiving Regatta at the beautiful Blue Water Resort & Casino. The race will feature 16 classes of the fastest sprint boats, both Inboard and Outboard in the nation.

The 2016 APBA (American Powerboat Racing Association) season get’s underway at the Blue Water Resort & Casino. Classes set to race for the historic event are: Round 1 for the Grand National Racing Association Series, SE's, Super Stocks, Pro Stocks, Crackerboxes, Comp Jet class, 6 Litre Displacement boats, Formula Lights, Nostalgia Endurance & Classic Outboard Runabouts and the limited Stock Outboard Hydroplane classes.

The 69th Annual Thanksgiving Regatta starts on Friday November 27, 2015 at the Bluewater Resort & Casino beach. Racing begins at 9:00 a.m. and should last until approximately 4:30 each day. Saturday night SCSC will be hosting the 2015 Annuual Year End Awards celebration inside the Casino. So come out and celebrate 69 great years of Thanksgiving weekend racing on the Colorado River!

Admission to the races is free. Please park in the upper resort parking lot and come on down to the beach area to take in all the excitement that Sprint Boat Racing has to offer!

Please visit Home Page | SCSC Racing or contact Ross Wallach at (310) 318-4012 for more information.

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Schedule of Events:

Thursday, November 26th
8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Race Teams Arrive Pit Area
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Registration/Check In – All Racers/Teams must check in at Jeannie Doidge’s Room (patio)

Friday, November 27th
6:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m. - APBA Capsule Orientation – Lower Pool
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.- Late Registration/Check In- River’s Edge Cantina Patio
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.- Driver’s Meeting (mandatory for all driver’s)
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.- 69th Annual Thanksgiving Regatta

Saturday, November 28h
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.- Late Registration/Check In- River’s Edge Cantina Patio
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.- Driver’s Meeting (mandatory for all driver’s)
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.- 69th Annual Thanksgiving Regatta
8:00 p.m. - SCSC’s 2015 Year End Awards Ceremony (Blue Water Resort- room TBA)

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Roll call for the 69th Annual Thanksgiving Regatta:

SE

SS

PS

Crackerbox

KRR

GN

Comp Jet

GPS 95

Nostalgia Endurance

River Racer Jet

6 Litre Displacement

SST-45

Mod U

[HB Vic]

Awesome Ross thanks for posting. My Bday weekend, can't think of anything better to do than go to to the races. See you there [emoji41]


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For those that can't make it out to The Blue Water this Friday & Saturday for the 69th Annual Thanksgiving Regatta, you can relax and enjoy the races from the comfort of your own computer.

The races will be livestreamed at www.surfrat.tv

Hope you ejoy the show!

Ross Wallach, Race Director
SCSC

[HB Vic]

Bump. Not too late people. Go to sleep now, get up early, and head to Parker!!

See you tomorrow.

[HB Vic]

Shooting from the water today [emoji16]

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[HB Vic]

Driver was not ejected or hurt and finished the heat [emoji869]🏼

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[HB Vic]

I have T shirts on the Island [emoji106]🏼


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[tpltrbl303]

https://vimeo.com/147146536we were also shooting from the water

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[HB Vic]

RIP Mark


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[HB Vic]

Out of respect for Mark, his family and friends, no photos of the race taken today will be posted. At least not for now. RIP Mark.

[Singleton]

RIP. Not what I wanted to read while checking on the races today

[76Bonneville]

RIP Mark

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The Southern California Speedboat Club wishes to thank The Blue Water Resort & Casino, Nick Rose Insurance, Hotboat.com, Ecology Auto, Jet Re-Nu, Amsoil Twins, Rex Marine, Parker Oil, Bingham Equipment, Hewitt Custom Boats, Gretchens Auto for their support of The 69th Annual Thanksgiving Regatta.

On behalf of the Board of Directors and Race Teams, SCSC extends our deepest sympathies to the Yunker family.

Overall Results:

J Hydro
1st- Christian Lung #X, Lakewood, CA
2nd- Gavin Evans 15-C, Garden Grove, CA
3rd- Garett Tepper 94-C, Porter Ranch, CA

AX Hydro
1st- Casey Jones 72-C, Newberry Springs, CA
2nd- Christian Lung X, Lakewood, CA
3rd- Ken Knudson 29-C, Chino, CA

OMC Hydro
1st- Casey Jones 72-C, Newberry Springs, CA
2nd- Jared Wallach 22-C, Redondo Beach, CA
3rd- Ken Knudson 29-C, Chino, CA

20SS Hydro
1st- RJ West 52-C, Manteca, CA
2nd- Kent Gabrielson 49-C, Mesa, AZ
3rd- Ken Knudson 29-C, Chino, CA

C Stock Hydro
1st-RJ West 52-C, Manteca, CA
2nd- Michael Williams 17-C, Modesto, CA
3rd- Kent Gabrielson 1-C, Mesa, AZ
4th- Jeff Conant 230-C Glendale, AZ
5th- David Doidge 29-C Anaheim, CA
6th- Terry Grave 80-C Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Classic Outboard Runabout (COR)
1st- Kevin Taylor #234, Henderson, NV
2nd- Greg Ronkainin #128 Redondo Beach, CA
3rd- Richard Barron, #04 Henderson, NV

SST-45
1st- RJ West #93 Manteca, CA Skelton Racing
2nd- Steve Merleau #66 Benton Harbor, MI
3rd- Dean Comer #37 Monrovia, CA
4th- Gordon Jennings Jr. #24 Foothill Ranch, CA
5th- Jeff Zeller #96 Fenton, MI
6th-Warren West #25 Manteca, CA
7th- Jared Wallach #18 Redondo Beach, CA

Nostalgia Endurance
1st- Robert Dekkers #76 Ojai, CA
2nd- Kaylee Hiebert #369 Bellflower, CA
3rd- Jeff Best #142 Hesperia, CA
4th- Jim Best #145 Pinon Hills, CA

GPS 95
1st- Jay Hart, Lake Havasu City, AZ #777
2nd- Shane Hall, Lomita, CA #929
3rd- Mike March, Scottdale, AZ, #108
4th- Richard Hallett, West Covina, CA #56
5th- Greg Duff, San Clemente, CA #640

SE
1st- Jay Hart, Lake Havasu City, AZ #56
2nd- Bob Brown, Orange, CA #54
3rd- Mitchell Mosby, Temecula, CA #51
4th- Michael Purczynski, Hemet, CA 151

Super Stock
1st- Robbie Devine, Costa Mesa, CA #6
2nd- Greg Duff/John Grijalva, San Clemente, CA #640
3rd- Greg Shirley/Dave Rankin, Hacienda Heights, CA #80
4th- Mike March, Scottsdale, AZ #108

Pro Stock
1st- Greg Shirley/Danny Loveless, Payson, UT #741
2nd- Shane Hall, Lomita, CA #929
3rd- Greg Duff/John Grijalva, San Clemente, CA #640
4th- Mark LoPresti, Big River, CA #367
5th- Mike March, Scottsdale, AZ #108

Crackerbox
1st- Dave Laws/Scott Stump/Mark Conavay, Huntington Beach, CA P-55 "California Cracker"
2nd- Scott Schatz/Jeff Hansen/Ed Solis, Chino Hills, CA P-9 "Miss Suncoast"
3rd- Julian Rucki/Brian Schmeltz/Tim Schmeltz/Brittany Schwarzenbach Modesto, CA P-28 "Renegade"
4th- Tony Lombardo/Mike Mentor/John Canfield Livermore, CA P-5 "Pandora's Box"
5th- Bob Nyland/Tim Schmeltz Custer, WA P-38
6th- Matt Bookey/Eric Sammons Long Beach, CA P-42

Grand National
1st- Dan Normandin, Huntington Beach, CA #99
2nd- Gary Garland, Long Beach, CA #27
3rd- Heath Hiebert, Bellflower, CA #369
4th- Shane Hall, Lomita, CA #929

6 Liter Displacement
1st- Chris Pugsley, Lower Portland, Australia #123 "Oxygen Thief"
2nd- Chris Kenner/Tony Applegate, Riverside, CA #77
3rd- Jeremiah McCorkle, Lake Havasu City, AZ #87
4th- Joshua Clifton, Lake Heights, Australia, #128