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2001 NAMBA Fast Electric National Championships
NAMBA Alaska Nats
Results
Results from Day 1
The 2001 nationals have begun! So far we've had bright sunny
skies around 80 degrees and nice water conditions. This is always a
great recipe for fast boats and close racing! So who had the hot
hand today? Ask Randy Naylor! Or better yet, look at the results so
far! Randy had a fast solid fleet of BBY boats and was very
consistent.
One other real standout was by Alaska's own Larry Larson who
recorded a 49.60 record in S Hydro. That's smoking! Larry was
running his own Larson Rigger and driving lane one all the way
around!
There are of course more highlights, but I've still got a few
more boats to work on tonight for tomorrows race so that maybe
I'll be one of those highlights!
See ya,
Dick Crowe
M2 Mono
Naylor, R.
Schweers, G.
Whitt, D |
M2 Hydro
Naylor, R.
Whitt, D.
Turner, J. |
N2 Offshore
Whitt, D.
Naylor, R.
Corpuz, S. |
O Sport Hydro
Naylor, R.
Crowe, D.
Bickford, S |
S Hydro
Larson, L.
Whitt, D.
Vega, B. |
N1 Crackerbox
Bickford, S.
Vega, B.
Crowe, D. |
P Sport Hydro
Vega, B.
Whitt, D.
Larson, L. |
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Crackerbox Concourse
Steve Corpuz |
O Sport Hydro Concourse
Dennis Whitt |
P Sport Hydro Concourse
Dennis Whitt |
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Check back tomorrow for more action!
Results from day 2
Day 2 was again spectacular in Alaska. Although a few first place
finishes will make just about any place look good (at least for me).
One of the standouts was P Hydro. All of the heats were 5 boats
strong and just about everyone was under a minute for 5 laps. It was
really incredible. Don't think that because the record didn't fall
that these weren't the fastest boats in the water. I had one heat at
55 seconds with a lot of traffic, and I wasn't the only one going
that fast. My hat is off to Don Wollard for building me an
incredible boat. While it would have been nice to beat Jeff Vasquez,
Doug Twaits Jr and the current record holder Chris Fine, I still
feel I raced the best and came out ahead today. If some of the other
hot rods were here, I'd still like my chances!
Because of the great conditions, most of the races came down to
the last heat, and some class wins were determined by time. Ask my
son Colten who tied with Greg Schweers for first and lost to time!
What a guy! Picking on a 4 year old like that!
As far as records go, I think I was told I set a record in P
Offshore at 3:09 for 10 laps, although I have no idea of the current
record. There were also several near records (within a fraction of a
second) in just about every class! It just goes to show it's
getting tougher and tougher!
That's it, I've got to get more boats ready for tomorrow!
See ya,
Dick Crowe
N1 Mono
Greg Schweers
Colten Crowe
Randy Naylor |
N2 Hydro
Brian Vega
Dick Crowe
Scott Bickford |
P Hydro
Dick Crowe
Larry Larson
Dennis Whitt |
Q Mono
Dennis Whitt
Brian Vega
Dick Crowe |
P Offshore
Dick Crowe
Greg Schweers
Larry Larson |
O Mono
Dick Crowe
Brian Vega
Scott Bickford |
P OPC Tunnel
Randy Naylor
Dan Eames
Dennis Whitt |
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