Wanted to say thanks to all the SoCal peeps for their hospitality and allowing me to steal some shade at Saturdays races, had an absolute blast and enjoyed meeting everyone, I have over 150 pics. I still need to go through but had to get this one up, I will be getting the shots edited and posted as soon as I get a couple of minutes to myself, literally just walked in the door.

And as far as the water conditions, that was some of the smoothest water I have ever seen

glad to see that your ok and the boat was the only thing damaged!

It's getting fixed and goin up for sale . Anyone need a bitchin ski boat ? I dont know how much hardware I'd leave in it though .

-beerjet-

So what happened with Brad gettin her up on the rocks?

So what happened with Brad gettin her up on the rocks?

heres the video....it was either hit nick (cj222) or put it on the rocks. as you can see where nick landed, it would have been fatal.

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Wow it looks like Nick did two or three 360's in front of you and ended up hanging off the deck holding on to the gunnel.

I'll have a glass of BRAD on THe rocks!!

That was insane, both you and Nick are very lucky. Nick should be thankful that you didn't run him over and you should be thankful that you didn't get pitched out onto those rocks.

you have no idea how thankful i am for the way it turned out. yeah, the boat is really beat up, but it could have been worse.

Brad

I know I told you in the pits but I want all to know you did a great job keeping the carnage to a minimum.  It's a shame that some one can't keep in his lane in the first turn and forces everyone behind him to just try to survive.  Ralph & Harold had no where to go but through his roostertail at short range and everyone else was jambed to the out side.  With Nick not seeing anything due to the white out it's easy to see how the spin started.  Some one should look into the affects of a jet boat using only a rudder to turn the boat.  It seems to me that with the fixed nozzle in the turn it makes for a very wide no-mans-land behind him and he takes up much more than one lane.  It works well and I'll give that to him but I think it's possibly unintended results is lane blocking! His path through turn one was definitely not by the rules I know of. As a result (in my opinion) the one guy that caused the problems was the one who got to take a victory lap, very unfair and it should have been protested.

Toby (cj53) wasnt aware he was the cause of the incident until he was back on the trailer after the heat, and knowing toby, if he knew, i dont think he would have taken that vicotry lap....

he came up to me and apologized.....i am not or was never mad or upset with him....its boat racing and we all make mistakes and learn from them.

Nick, im glad youre doing ok....im a bit sore in my upper back.


thanks for the kind words.... there is nothing you can do to prepare yourself for something like that.

he only did a 180 putting him on the bow facing me as i turned into the corner.

With all that splashing of white water and the way Nick ended up facing the rocks when it all ended, it sure seemed like it was more than a 180*.  I am glad to hear that everyone is ok.

I'm glad everyones ok!
I think Brad stayed in the boat because of the grip his butt had on the seat!! LOL
It scared me just watching the video.