Out on the water and around the pits (plus a few award photos)
We have Tracy Morgan to thank for this great 25 photo series.  (Captions by Tracy Morgan too!)

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Haas Racing and
Happy Go Lucky at
the Valleyfield docks
Randy Haas in Carl
and Randy Haas’
Haas Racing
John O’Brien proudly
presents Kelly
Stocklin, driver of
the UL40 Thunder
Valley Racing
 
Kelly Stocklin signs
an autograph for a
young fan as the
UL40 waits patiently
on the trailer
 
 
J.W. Myers’ NoFear.com is
lowered into the hot
pits (check out the
rough water)
 
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Nancy Xaudaro in
Vince Xaudaro’s
UL929
Fans stretch their
necks to get a
glimpse of Phil
 Bononcini in the
Budweiser/Pocket
Mechanic
 
Bononcini blasts
along in the
Budweiser/Pocket
Mechanic
Doug Brow in
John Hogan’s
Bounty Hunter
Thunder Valley’s
Spence, Kelly and
Chuck trailer fire
the UL40
 
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The UL radio
paddock waits
(im)patiently for the
start of their final
 
Randy Haas in the Haas Racing entry;
view from the
judges’ tower
 
Doug Brow in the
Bounty Hunter and
Steve Hook in the
Spirit of Coeur
 D’Alene
 
Thunder Valley
Racing!
 
Vince Xaudaro in
his own Xadauro
Racing
 
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Thunder Valley
Racing, Dave Bender
in his SRP/Silver
Dollar Casino and
Budweiser/Pocket
Mechanic
Bounty Hunter
and Thunder
Valley Racing
 
SRP/Silver Dollar
Casino and the
Budweiser/Pocket Mechanic
 
After the final, Ping
Conflitti scrambles out
of the cockpit at the
winner’s circle and
saves the sponson tips
of his Union Dooz by a
matter of centimeters
 
Ping gets thrown in
by his crew chief,
Rich Falcinelli!
 
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Ping is pulled out of
St-Francois Bay and
congratulated by
“the Falch”
 
Ping, still having a
hard time believing
where he is and what
is happening
 
A jubilant Ping
speaks with
the media
Ping and the Hard
Hat Racing crew
gather around the trophy and a magnum
of champagne as fans
peek to get a better
look
 
Ping is brought back
to the hot pits on
Union Dooz, proving
you can win Valleyfield
and not care about
being towed back to
the pits anyway
 

New photos from Sunday in Valleyfield!
 Another great set from Bo Darling

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Seven photos featuring the calm before the storm (...waiting for the start of the final) 
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Elizabeth Bender charms another audience  Back view...   
   Front view...
Crane operator in
training.  They start
young in Valleyfield
 
Anne Marie: Pit Tower
communications.  She
finds a way to get it
 done!
Who can name the
builder of this boat?

New photos from Saturday in Valleyfield!
 Another great set from Bo Darling

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Father Jim Riley
 
Quiz: What is it,
and where is it?
  
Tracy Morgan's
Dad
 
"The Voice",
hard at work
Launching
for a run
 
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The Lights don't
forget old friends!
  
Patrick Haworth
and Randy Hass...
 
...preparing for
Patrick's run in the
110 in Heat E.
  
Patrick Haworth and
Phil Bononcini
before Patrick's turn
in the 72 in Heat F.
 
The Tower at
Valleyfield
 
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Another look
at the tower
Corral for Heat F,
Joe, John, Gene
and John
A very tiny picture
of Marie Frauenheim
but she is in a good
spot to watch the race.
 
Brow and
Hass headed...
 
...down the
front shoot.
 

New photos from Friday in Valleyfield!
 This set was sent to us by Bo Darling

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Event Chairman,
Michel Poirier
 
Race Director Ron
O'Neill and Referee
Dee Berghauer
 
Press Room Director
Pierrette Bouchard
and able assistant
Claud Reid
 
Jody Patten and
Mike McLellan
UL25
 
Jerry Hopp and
the UL15
Happy-Go-Lucky
 
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UL110 Haas
Racing
 
Marie Frauenheim
and the UL72
 
Three generations
of Haas Racing!
Hard at work on
the UL72
 
Dave Bender and
Bud Gilbert UL38
 
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Ping Conflitti and
Dawn UL 58
Union Dooze
 
Checking in
with the Security
Race Products team
 
The UL23! UL 37 (Was the 3 ) with John Hogan
 
Launching,
Valleyfield style
 

Our first few photos!

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 UL-72 Budweiser/Pocket
Mechanic Team Member
George Greer already
planning strategy as he
arrives in Valleyfield

This is how Pat and Cheri Malara looked as they were boarding their flight from Seattle to Valleyfield ... after a 4 hour turn-around at their home ... after a 31 hour airplane adventure from their (richly deserved) Italian vacation. Pretty good, huh? Pat was overheard saying, "I need a cuppa coffee!"

Some early arrivals observed
at the Plaza Hotel in
Valleyfield. Vince Xaudaro's
crew, with an unidentified
short person in the
foreground.

UL-23 J.W. Myers'
NoFear.com Extreme
Racing Team's own
J.W. Myers

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