Aug. 3rd and 4th

HEY Ralph,
Missed your reply. ..yes rocking the the FE boat  ... nuthing but blue oval for me brutha.

I wanted to give you guys a shout out in support of the River Racer class...

First of all, a huge thank you to Ralph Brunt, Jim Brock, Just Electric, slideartist, terrytav and any other jet boat competitor or crew member that babysat us in the pits.

Ralph, your hospitality and humbleness never seizes to impress me and I am proud to call you my friend. 

You guys in my opinion were the class of the event, taking time to help the newbies, talking to the spectators, sharing war stories and just being great friends.

If anybody is even considering doing this, all I have to say is, you have a huge support group at your disposal. I was heart broken to see Ralph have problems at the end of the main, then again I also wanted to see all three boats cross the finish line. With more boats, I think this could literally be the fan favorite class, maybe overstating that a bit, but maybe not. A little bit like a county fair demolition derby.... 

If I can help in any capacity at all, hit me up, the worst thing that can happen is I will have too much on my plate, or a serious lack of funds to be able to get out there.

I had more fun this weekend than you can possibly imagine. Simply cannot wait to do it again. I may be sending out my Lifeline out for certification and building a secret recipe junkyard dog marathon motor to go out there and mix it up with you... Time will tell. Hell, If that big 'ol slideartist can do it....

Let's see if we cant have an even boat count between the RR and the CJ's I think 5 or 6 Comp Jets and 5 or 6 River "Rats" would have been off the hook.... Maybe even some double duty?

Thanks again for the much needed break from reality... 

GT

I wanted to give you guys a shout out in support of the River Racer class...

First of all, a huge thank you to Ralph Brunt, Jim Brock, Just Electric, slideartist, terrytav and any other jet boat competitor or crew member that babysat us in the pits.

Ralph, your hospitality and humbleness never seizes to impress me and I am proud to call you my friend. 

You guys in my opinion were the class of the event, taking time to help the newbies, talking to the spectators, sharing war stories and just being great friends.

If anybody is even considering doing this, all I have to say is, you have a huge support group at your disposal. I was heart broken to see Ralph have problems at the end of the main, then again I also wanted to see all three boats cross the finish line. With more boats, I think this could literally be the fan favorite class, maybe overstating that a bit, but maybe not. A little bit like a county fair demolition derby.... 

If I can help in any capacity at all, hit me up, the worst thing that can happen is I will have too much on my plate, or a serious lack of funds to be able to get out there.

I had more fun this weekend than you can possibly imagine. Simply cannot wait to do it again. I may be sending out my Lifeline out for certification and building a secret recipe junkyard dog marathon motor to go out there and mix it up with you... Time will tell. Hell, If that big 'ol slideartist can do it....

Let's see if we cant have an even boat count between the RR and the CJ's I think 5 or 6 Comp Jets and 5 or 6 River "Rats" would have been off the hook.... Maybe even some double duty?

Thanks again for the much needed break from reality... 

GT

Yeah buddy it was a blast hanging with you northerners 😜 the boat count is gonna get bigger akready at Jim's shop discussing the mill to run my terd 👍

So which boat is gonna be the new RR runner for ya Glenn

I want to echo everything these guys are saying about the esprit de corp found in the pits among the crews in general, but the jet guys go above and beyond everytime.  You even see how often it spills over onto the internet.  Guys around SCJB.com are a pretty darn supportive and giving group.

I am sorry to hear that Ralph's motor let go, it sure looked fast on Saturday but I couldn't stay for Sunday's races.  It was a true delight to see how stoked he was on Saturday.  I wasn't on the ramp when my wife was interviewing him but I gotta hand it to her, she really caught how emotional this type of racing can be. 

It ain't fancy uniforms and 20 coats of spray wax that makes the jet classes the draw that they are, its the people and their stories.   And I think that many in the crowd know first hand how hard it is to steer a jet boat in those conditions.  I bet not half of those have ever driven a V-drive.   It's a whole lot more work/skill to steer with nothing but a squirt.

I want to echo everything these guys are saying about the esprit de corp found in the pits among the crews in general, but the jet guys go above and beyond everytime.  You even see how often it spills over onto the internet.  Guys around SCJB.com are a pretty darn supportive and giving group.

I am sorry to hear that Ralph's motor let go, it sure looked fast on Saturday but I couldn't stay for Sunday's races.  It was a true delight to see how stoked he was on Saturday.  I wasn't on the ramp when my wife was interviewing him but I gotta hand it to her, she really caught how emotional this type of racing can be. 

It ain't fancy uniforms and 20 coats of spray wax that makes the jet classes the draw that they are, its the people and their stories.   And I think that many in the crowd know first hand how hard it is to steer a jet boat in those conditions.  I bet not half of those have ever driven a V-drive.   It's a whole lot more work/skill to steer with nothing but a squirt.

ralphs mill is fine just some wet electronics from his r/r freestyle trick on the water 

I feel so stoopid for asking but does anyone have video of said "freestyle" antics.

I bet Ralph does.....

OK, I guess we need to start a thread about people pulling said trigger....

I just called in some favors. White trash will soon be called a race boat once again.

Pics to follow as soon as I get some "me time"...

If anyone is out there thinking about it, I am building my boat for Comp Jet, but will probably try my hand an RRJ race first.

There is a small chance this boat will be up for sale after the first time I run it, then again, you may have to pry it form my hands after I drive it for the first time...

Thanks for an awesome weekend guys.

I will see how this progresses.