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   BOB ALLISON RACE RESCUE CHAIRMAN

APBA REGION 10

robertallison@juno.com

425-672-1459

CELL:  206-714-1470

Jan. 30, 2010

9am to 12pm

Double Tree Inn  (Nat Awards Meeting)

16500 Southcenter Prkwy

Seattle, WA  98188

1-205-575-8220

Feb. 27, 2010

9am to 12pm

Underwater Sports

10545 Aurora Ave N

Seattle, WA  98117

Please park off site to allow for regular

customer convenience

March 20, 2010

Hazen Hi School Pool

12pm to 3 pm

1101 Hoquiam Ave NE

Renton, WA 98059

Phone: (425) 204-4230

Hey Everybody it's that time of year!! Time to get together for our club elections! On Saturday dec 12 @ 5:00 P.M. at

Alfy's Pizza

4820 196th St.

SW Lynnwood, WA, 98036.

 

If you or someone you know that is in good standings with the club would like to run for a board position please contact Lenny Baker.

Good Morning Everyone!

 

No, it’s not a Jim gram  …yet,,,  but here is a nice deal from our friends at Chelan.

The G.P. associates have been scurrying around town for stuff and Bob Wright and John Walcher, our host, have put together a Friday night warm up party at the Apple Cup Café in downtown Chelan.

Diane, who is the head cheese there, is preparing a nice spread of food for all our racing folks, crews’ drivers, heck even me.

There will be happy hour prices on the drinks but the food layout is hosted by the Apple Cup Café.

I think there will be a lot of town folk there so bring your team cards for give a ways.

We also will have a free (tips encouraged) limousine for shuttling down to the Mill Bay Casino, no charge but tips are encouraged. The Limo number is 509-630-4716 ask for Joseph.

Kick off is about 8 pm,  of course dinner and drinks are available anytime at the Apple Cup Café. They serve one heck of a good breakfast on race day.

So a couple of hours of fun, all part of “Grandview on the Lake Apple Cup Regatta.”

Thanks everyone.

Jim C

The Western Divisionals are over and the weather held for the event although Sunday was a little wet and breezy.   Seven 1 Litres showed up to compete for the prize.   Competition is getting better with each event this year and as racer push the boats to the limit, we seem to be getting into each others water.   I hope everyone loved the course as it proved out on the computer to be very close to the map.   There was only 4 extra feet in the length and that is only 0.06 percent over.   Well, it can never be short.   That is just not allowed.   It seems that several racers thought that the buoys should be moved a little bid as I had to replace 4 of them.   They were not all the fault of the 1 Litres.   The buoys are big and easy to see but do not take bumping or a sharp skid fin. 

  

Robby Dahlquist is really turning up the wick and bloody fast.   Dan Kanfoush in Jim Sechlers craft had his ‘A’ game running too.   I had heard that Sean Bowsher was much faster and he proved it this weekend.   I, on the other hand, had gremlins in the motors.   Thanks to Sean for helping with a flywheel.   I converted it into a Kawasaki part and the motor would at least start.   The weekend went slowly for me until the final on Sunday.   Another big thanks to Jim Sechler who offered an ignition trigger to fix the one that was causing me fits.   I was able to finish 1st in the last heat on Sunday.   Well, I was not the fastest boat but I managed to not jump the gun.   Still the boat was 100 percent better.   This help is the kind of glue that keeps boat racing alive and is the true meaning of friendship. 

  

A couple of problems came up during racing.   It all happened on the final heat.   The first one happened just after all the boats crossed the starting line.   There was a breeze coming down the front chute and Kanfoush was on a dead run to the turn.   As he pulled ahead of me, I felt my boat start to climb.   I added a bunch of wing and pulled a little back on the throttle and then pushed it to the floor.   The boat settled and I felt the boat running well to the corner.   Nick Bononcini was not as fortunate as his boat kept climbing and went over.   Nick got out of the boat without help and all was good. 

  

The next problem started in South Dakota .   Sean Bowsher lost his cowling in a storm while traveling west.   We lined him up to use Jim Sechler’s old cowling off of the white boat that I bought.   The cowlings now belong to Allan Lagervall.   Well, everything went well during the weekend for Sean and the cowling seemed to fit well enough to make the boat aerodynamic to be very competitive.   In the restart of the final, all was going as planned until Sean lost the borrowed cowling at the exit of turn two.   I managed to miss it by just inches but it did not have floatation and sunk in the black waters of the lake.   Sean was having problems into the wind and backed off a little.   A big thanks to all that came and raced. 

  

Russ

06/30/09

It is time for a JIM GRAM!!

The following is a schedule of events for Terry Troxell's Memorial this weekend. All are welcome.

Friday June 19, 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM

Viewing at Haven of Rest Cemetery

8503 Highway 16
Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Saturday, June 20 1:30 PM

Terry's Memorial at The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum

5917 S. 196 St
Kent, WA 98032

Please come to the memorial to visit and celebrate the life of a great man. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Make a Wish Foundation in remembrance of Terry Troxell.

By Fred Farley - ABRA Unlimited Historian
 
Unlimited hydroplane racing lost one of its most respected participants on June 13, 2009. Terry Troxell, the winner of the 2005 APBA Gold Cup with MISS AL DEEBY DODGE, passed away following a massive heart attack at his home in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was 61.
 
Terry didn’t step up to the Unlimited level until rather late in his career, but it didn’t take long for him to achieve the winner’s circle.
 
A graphic artist by profession, a boat racer by avocation, Troxell handled high-speed hydroplanes for four decades. 

He was related by marriage to the racing Weber family. His three brothers-in-law (Mike, Mark, and Steve Weber) and stepson (U-5 pilot Jeff Bernard) all drive power boats. He was the father-in-law of U-17 driver Kip Brown.

A two-time inductee into the prestigious APBA Hall of Champions for Limited inboard racing in 1997 and 1998, Troxell accepted his first Unlimited Class assignment in 2000 with the Fred Leland team. 

Terry scored his first Unlimited victory in the 2001 Tri-Cities Columbia Cup with ZNETIX II when he outran second-place Dave Villwock and MISS BUDWEISER by six seconds in the Final Heat. 

Troxell had the satisfaction of winning at the same eastern Washington race site where he had qualified as an Unlimited driver the year before. 

Terry's 2002 season highlights included second-place finishes at Evansville, Madison, and Detroit with Leland's variously named U-99 entry. 

In 2003, he took the wheel of Jim Harvey's MISS TRENDWEST, a new boat plagued with handling problems.

MISS TRENDWEST flipped upside-down at the Gold Cup in Detroit, but Troxell rebounded a month later to take third-place at San Diego. 

As driver of the Ellstrom family's MISS E-LAM PLUS in 2004, Terry survived a very rough St. Clair River in Michigan to claim the St. Clair International Trophy, despite the battering wakes of ocean-going tankers in the vicinity. 

The most prominent victory of Terry Troxell’s career has to be his 2005 triumph at Detroit with MISS AL DEEBY DODGE in the APBA Gold Cup, boat racing's most coveted award.

Ironically, a week before the race, Troxell didn't have a ride because the team for which he drove didn't exist.

Owner Dave Bartush purchased the back-up hull of the temporarily inactive Kim Gregory team. The boat was trucked from Las Vegas to Detroit with one turbine engine and a few spare parts. There wasn't even time to repaint the hull. 

Knowing that his equipment was severely limited, Terry ran conservatively in the preliminary heats, playing a waiting game and earning just enough points to qualify for the Final. 

The 2005 Gold Cup was marred by accidents and equipment damage. For the running of the Final Heat, only three boats were available to answer the starting gun. Troxell and MISS AL DEEBY DODGE, after running under wraps all weekend, "let it all hang out." 

Terry crossed the starting line first in the outside lane and pulled to a decisive lead over J.W. Myers and MISS E-LAM PLUS. Myers and third-place Mike Weber in FORMULABOATS.COM were never a factor. 

"Detroit is awesome," exclaimed a jubilant Troxell. "This is the best drivers' course in all of boat racing." 

MISS AL DEEBY DODGE, amazingly, was the oldest boat in the race, having been built in 1987 as MILLER AMERICAN. It had previously won the Gold Cup in 1988 as MISS CIRCUS CIRCUS, in 1991 as WINSTON EAGLE, and in 1994 as SMOKIN' JOE'S. 
 
At the 2005 Seattle race, Terry had the opportunity to race against his stepson Jeff Bernard (who was making his Unlimited debut) in the Provisional Heat on Lake Washington. It was a wild affair indeed and brought the crowd to its feet. Bernard outran Troxell over the finish line by barely a boat length. It doesn't get much closer!

A minor stroke sidelined Terry in late 2005 but he returned to competition at the 2006 Chevrolet Cup in Seattle as driver of Leland's U-99. 
 
In 2008 at the Tri-Cities, Troxell finished third in the Unlimited Light hydroplane race as driver of NUMERICA CREDIT UNION (UL-8)
 
He was always eager to assist new participants in the sport. In the words of son-in-law Kip Brown, "Terry was a mentor to myself and to many other racers across the country."
 
Boat racing will miss Terry Troxell, a great driver and a good friend.
 
*****
 
UNLIMITED VICTORIES:
(1) 2001 – Tri-Cities, WA
Columbia Cup
U-99 ZNETIX II
 
(2) 2004 – St. Clair, MI
St. Clair International Trophy
U-16 MISS E-LAM PLUS
 
(3) 2005 – Detroit, MI
APBA Gold Cup
U-13 MISS AL DEEBY DODGE

Racers for next week-ends Tastin' n Racin'  -Race Boats and their drivers who are not pre-registered after Monday June 1st (graciously extended out from May 26th) will quality for the $30 late fee as noted on the sanction/circular.

Sanction ID 2252

   I'll help you fill one out (as a place holder) provided you give me all the info needed and then you can sign-off on it later at the race site.  No up-front money -just info!

Owner's Name and Address
APBA Number

Driver's Age
Emergency Contact
Category
Boat Number
Boat Name

Engine size
Make/builder
Club
Phone
email address

 

Jon Courtright

Inboard inspections during lunch at HARM this saturday.  Less waiting at Lawrence Lake for those who do it now.

 Northwest safety Seminar

Seattle Drag and Ski 2009 T-Shirts are on sale now.  2009 members show cards to us and the t-shirts your for only $5, not a member join now for $20 and we give you the shirt for FREE! and if you just want the t-shirt then it's $10.

 

 Northwest safety Seminar

Seattle Drag and Ski Sprint boats win the 2010 all classes western divisionals event for Black Lake
news from Raleigh North Carolina. Jim Codling Submitted our  bid from Jack for the prestigious event for the next available Divisional event. we defeated the SCSC group who wanted to break it apart into Hydro's and Flatbottoms,  but the IRC group voted it down 20 to 1, with our reps bringing a strong program to the National Table.

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MUST BE A CURRENT APBA MEMBER. 

MUST BE A LOCAL REGION 10 CLUB MEMBER

OR COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FOR LOCAL

CLUB MEMBER AT THE TRAINING SITE.     

• From the Region Chairman

The Region 10 Mid-Winter Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Feb 7^th at the Hydroplane and Race Boat Museum (where the meeting was held last year). 

Assuming the Referee, Inspector and Scorers Tests are available by then, we will hold another Official’s School for the tests.  We’ll confirm this later.

Specific times will be announced…keep the date open.  Club Officers, please pass this on to your memberships. 

Thanks.

Regards,

Patrick Gleason

Region 10 Chairman

12/12/08

• Racer’s please fill out a team profile forms for this years region 10 magazine and e-mail to Ana Cappelletti

• From Hoppracing.com

GP Summer Nationals

• Julie has sent us a link of her photos at this years Neil Yapachino Memorial Regatta's Commanders' Cup.

• We've had a few people ask what happened to the Moses Lake website and how they go to Seattle Drag and Ski.com, some know that SDS.com is the moses lake website.  If you want the Moses Lake site all you have to do is click on the Moses Lake Link on the front page or click here.

Spanaway  /  September 6-7, 2008

Saturday                                           Sunday

One Litre                                                     One Litre

1.  Robby Dahlquist                                        1.  Russ Dodge

2.  Perkins Glass                                            2.  Robby Dahlquist

3.  Russ Dodge                                               3.  Perkins Glass

2.5 Stock                                                     2.5 Stock

1.  Dutch Squires                                           1.  Dutch Squires

2.  Jeff Bernard                                             2.  Jeff Bernard

3.  Mike Hofine                                             3.  Mike Hofine

2.5 Mod                                                       2.5 Mod

1.  Rob Hall                                                   1.  Tim Hamilton

2.  Chris Bertram                                          

3.  Tim Hamilton

5 Litre                                                         5 Litre

1.  Wally Johnston                                         1.  Wally Johnston

2.  Travis Johnston                                        2.  Travis Johnston

3.  Wayne Howard                                         3.  Wayne Howard

NM                                                               NM

1. Terry Troxell                                             1.  Terry Troxell

2.  Chris Bertram                                           2.  Brent Harnack

3.  Brent Harnack                                           3.  Kyle Bahl

SS                                                                SS

1.  Craig Randall                                            1.  Lenny Baker

2.  Lenny Baker                                             2.  Craig Randall

3.  Troy Homberg

PS

1.  Ryan Butler                                              no class

Vintage Participation

Doug Whitley

Steven Kramer

James Barstow

• Welcome to the new Seattle Drag and Ski website as you can see it's the Moses Lake website as well.  Seattle Drag and Ski has decided to create a website that well have all our races located here to better serve you.  We will be working around to clock the next few weeks to bring the site up to date with new pages on teams and our race sites.

• Moses Lake Sanction Click Here

03/13/08

• The Moses Lake Regatta will be April 12 & 13, 2008. Registration will be $100.00.
• Pre-registration discounts will also be available at Moses Lake for Lake Lawrence and Entiat.
• Lake Lawrence will be $150.00(if you pay by 4/18) it will be $175-$180 if you pay after or at the race.
• Entiat will be $100 (if you register at Moses Lake) it will be $125 after or at the race.

• Update on 2007 Rusults

• Moses Lake Regatta website created

Please bear with us as we are trying to get the website up and run 100% for all the race fans