|
The 2009 Pacific Offshore Powerboat Racing Association Season has finally arrived. This year’s schedule started in Lake Havasu. It was a wild weekend. The weekend got kicked off on Thursday with the Desert Storm Street Party. Wild boats, engines, tow vehicles and just about everything else you could imagine as it pertains to the powerboating lifestyle. It was CRAZY. The next day we were surrounded by a couple of hundred other boats getting ready to start the Desert Storm Poker Run in Thompsan Bay just outside of the infamous channel in Lake Havasu. The Poker Run was so much fun, as it is every year. Jim Nichols and the entire Desert Storm team make it an event to remember every year. Then on Saturday we watched the Desert Storm Speed Runs. From 0 to whatever speed you can run in 1 mile. There was a 33′ Eliminator that ran 177 mph. Yes 177 mph. There was also a 51′ Magnum that weighed 55,000 lbs, that ran 67 mph. It had a couple of v12 Caterpillar Engines. It was huge. The wake that came off of it was enough to surf on. Finally, Sunday, the POPRA Lake Havasu Grand Prix. We had a great time. The boat ran well, but not as well as I wanted. We didn’t get the set up right and paid the price for it. It was still a greta time, and we walked away with a checkered flag. The highlite of the race was Team Who’s Racing and there attempt to defy the laws of gravity. Who’s Racing Roll Over . They got a little bruised up but walked away, minus an engine hatch and a clean pair of shorts.
We were invited to the Red Bull Air Show in San Diego for a photo shoot with Kirby Chambliss and his Red Bull Airplane on the race course with the San Diego skyline in the background. Well, needless to say, it was canceled due to the heavy marine layer. The Plane was unable to leave the airfield. So, they asked us to stay the weekend and run the boat on Saturday during opening ceremonies and then again on Sunday for closing ceremonies. Let me say that the experience was awesome. ( Red Bull Helicopter ) There will be a video posted soon of what the crowd was seeing on the jumbo-trons. It was pretty cool. We are so thankful to the Red Bull personel that treated us so well. They were extremely gracious and took care of us the entire weekend. Also, we would like to thank Tom Brunner for hooking us up. Without him, we wouldn’t have been there. Thanks Tom, your the best.
We are now preparing for the Rum Run, Long Beach California, July 9th-12th. Check back for more updates. Be sure to come down to the street party on Thursday Night. Check out LBC performing Sublime Tribute playing on Pine Avenue Thursday Night
Thank You So Much,
Troy
|
