ABPA circular on Valleyfield! 7-6 1:30 EDT In the pits. The weather at Valleyfield is a little cool with a light wind. Patty says it's really beautiful there. At this time these boats are in the pits and getting set up; Mike Cashin UL 14 Ms. Pile Contractors, J.W. Myers UL 23 Index Homes, Dave Bender UL 38 Security Race Products, Phil Bononcini UL 72 Pocket Mechanic/Budweiser, Randy Haas UL 110 Miss Comp Air, and Vince Xaudaro UL 929 Xaudaro Racing. R. Scott Schatz with the Olympiad is in the pits but it is uncertain if he will run as a Light. 7-6 2:45 EDT More boats and some sponsorships. George Kennedy, Jr. in the UL 21 will be sponsored by Rotary International and Vince Xaudaro has signed on Technology Access Foundation for his UL 929. 7-7 10:20 AM EDT Draw for Heat 1. With 8 Lights in attendance, the local committee has decided to run 3-6 boat Heats and a Final. Heats 1 & 2 are scheduled for today with a draw for Heat 1 and seeding Heat 2 with boats not drawn for Heat 1 plus the lowest scoring boats from Heat 1. Boats in Heat 1 are; George Kennedy, Jr. UL 21 Rotary International, J.W. Myers UL 23 Index Homes, Dave Bender UL 38 Security Race Products, Scott McGregor UL 102 Edward Jones/Morris Electric Company/McGregor Manufacturing Company, Randy Haas UL 110 Miss Comp Air, and Vince Xaudaro UL 929 Technology Access Foundation. Heat 1 should run around 2 PM EDT under overcast skies with a mild wind. Patty said "gee there's a lotta boats here. 7-7 11:55 AM EDT Valleyfield course. At the Driver's Meeting it was announced that the course is 1 mile and all Heats are 5 laps. Patty says it seems slow, a GP, running with some GNHs, ran 115 KPH (71+ MPH). The sun is starting to peek out and the water is flat. 7-7 12:25 PM EDT Quick notes. The report of a GP at 115 KPH earlier today was slightly deceptive. A GP heat was won by the GP 101 at 174 KPH (108 MPH). Randy Haas tested yesterday in the UL 110 Miss Comp Air in rough water and ran 95 MPH. George Kennedy, Jr. driver of UL 21 Rotary International is also driving GP 555 this weekend. 7-7 3:30 PM EDT Results of Heat 1. 1st Randy Haas UL 110 Miss Comp Air, 2nd Scott McGregor UL 102 Edward Jones/Morris Electric Company/McGregor Manufacturing Company, 3rd Dave Bender UL 38 Security Race Products, 4th George Kennedy, Jr. UL 21 Rotary International, Vince Xaudaro UL 929 Technology Access DNF, J.W. Myers UL 23 Index Homes DNS. Hopefully Patty will call back soon with more information. 7-7 4:05 PM EDT Boats in Heat 2. Mike Cashin UL 14 Ms. Pile Contractors/Canada 1, George Kennedy, Jr. UL 21 Rotary International, J.W. Myers UL 23 Index Homes, Dave Bender UL 38 Security Race Products, Phil Bononcini UL 72 Pocket Mechanic/Budweiser, Randy Haas UL 110 Miss Comp Air is running to fill the field due to some hull damage to Vince Xaudaro's UL 929 Technology Access Foundation. Both Dave Bender in the UL 38 Security Race Products and George Kennedy Jr. driving the UL 21 Rotary International jumped the gun in Heat 1. 7-7 5:10 PM EDT Results of Heat 2. These are unofficial as there seems to be a question about a boat and an outer course marker. 1st Phil Bononcini UL 72 Pocket Mechanic/Budweiser, 2nd Randy Haas UL 110 Miss Comp Air, 3rd Dave Bender UL 38 Security Race Products, 4th George Kennedy, Jr. UL 21 Rotary International, 5th Mike Cashin UL 14 Ms. Pile Contractors/Canada 1, J.W. Myers UL 23 Index Homes DNF. According to Patty, Phil and Randy had a "real barn burner" of a heat both close and fast. We've been asked to pass on a "Special Thank You" to Rob Espinosa (sp) of Cable Works in Anaheim CA who made it possible for Crew Chief Mike Osier on the UL 110 Miss Comp Air to be in Valleyfield. Patty is trying to find some speeds. 7-7 5:45 PM EDT Update on Heat 2. Upon review, Mike Cashin UL 14 Ms. Pile Contractors/Canada 1 has been disqualified for going outside an outer course marker. In Heat 1 the speed for Randy Haas UL 110 Miss Comp Air was 76.726 MPH, in Heat 2 the speed for Phil Bononcini UL 72 Pocket Mechanic/Budweiser was 83.820 MPH. Detroit's Jerry Bell is in Valleyfield buying a boat and announces that he will be at the Gold Cup with UL 300 Comcast Cablevision. 7-8 10:20 AM EDT Boats in Heat 3 and a points note. Heat 3 is composed of the 4 boats which only ran once yesterday plus the 2 boats with the lowest point totals. They are; Mike Cashin UL 14 Ms. Pile Contractors/Canada 1, George Kennedy, Jr. UL 21 Rotary International, J.W. Myers UL 23 Index Homes, Phil Bononcini UL 72 Pocket Mechanic/Budweiser, Scott McGregor UL 102 Edward Jones/Morris Electric Company/McGregor Manufacturing Company, Vince Xaudaro UL 929 Technology Access Foundation. Should there be a need for an alternate it would be Dave Bender UL 38 Security Race Products. Points note. Randy Haas UL 110 Miss Comp Air was the only boat to run in the testing/qualifying session on Friday and has been credited with 40 points as fastest qualifier. There's a high overcast this morning, it's in the low 70s (F) and the water is flat. 7-8 11:30 AM EDT Driver change and a "bump". Just announced, and without any details, Dennis Macy will drive UL 14 Ms. Pile Contractors/Canada 1 in Heat 3. There was a minor "bump" between UL 14 and UL 23 during the heat yesterday. The boats suffered negligible damage and continued on. There were no official calls. Patty didn't think it amounted to enough to mention. 7-8 2:15 PM EDT Results of Heat 3. 1st Phil Bononcini UL 72 Pocket Mechanic/Budweiser, 2nd Dennis Macy UL 14 Ms. Pile Contractors/Canada 1, 3rd J.W. Myers UL 23 Index Homes, 4th George Kennedy, Jr. UL 21 Rotary International. Although Vince Xaudaro UL 929 Technology Access Foundation finished under his own power, after stopping and re-starting, there is a possibility he was black-flagged. Scott McGregor UL 102 Edward Jones/Morris Electric Company/McGregor Manufacturing Company was washed down scoring for the start and DNS. No word on penalties. 7-8 4:15 PM EDT Corrected Results of Heat 3. Due to a translation issue we incorrectly reported the heat. Results are; 1st Phil Bononcini UL 72 Pocket Mechanic/Budweiser, 2nd J.W. Myers UL 23 Index Homes, 3rd George Kennedy, Jr. UL 21 Rotary International, 4th Dennis Macy UL 14 Ms. Pile Contractors/Canada 1, 5th Vince Xaudaro UL 929 Technology Access Foundation. Our sincere apologies for the error. 7-8 4:20 PM EDT Final Heat Lineup. The 6 boats on the front line are; Phil Bononcini UL 72 Pocket Mechanic/Budweiser, Randy Haas UL 110 Miss Comp Air, George Kennedy, Jr. UL 21 Rotary International, Dave Bender UL 38 Security Race Products, J.W. Myers UL 23 Index Homes, Scott McGregor UL 102 Edward Jones/Morris Electric Company/McGregor Manufacturing Company. Trailer will be Dennis Macy UL 14 Ms. Pile Contractors/Canada 1 who may move-up if there is an opening. 7-8 6:15 PM EDT unofficial Final Results. 1st Phil Bononcini UL 72 Pocket Mechanic/Budweiser, 2nd Randy Haas UL 110 Miss Comp Air, 3rd Dennis Macy UL 14 Ms. Pile Contractors/Canada 1. DNF George Kennedy, Jr. UL 21 Rotary International (blower belt), DNF Dave Bender UL 38 Security Race Products (lost skid fin), DNF Scott McGregor UL 102 Edward Jones/Morris Electric Company/McGregor Manufacturing Company, DNS J.W. Myers UL 23 Index Homes. 7-8 8:45 PM EDT Final is Official. The results as posted at 6:15 are correct and official. Phil Bononcini in the UL 72 Pocket Mechanic/Budweiser averaged 85.985 MPH and Randy Haas driving UL 110 Miss Comp Air averaged 85.503 MPH in the Final. Grand Prix was won by Jeff Richards GP 101 Pavages Chenail Racing, JSS was Tom Pakradooni & Marta Atkins JSS 7 Rolling Thunder, and 5 Liter was Burt Henderson E 00 Valleyfield Hydroplane 
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