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In a very tight game of trading places, the Nutz teams monopolized the first three places.

Wildcard came in 1st, Typhoon 2nd, Hocus Pocus 3rd. Team IMCO finished last.

Wildcard was the clear leader. The other teams traded places through most of the race. Hocus Pocus looked very good, especially in the turns. Allen Campbell on the Hocus Pocus throttles is a winner.

Typhoon was 3rd in the first laps, for a short while they were even 4th after IMCO edged by. Later, Glenn & Randy picked off Hedrick/Wahlberg and then Cormier/Campbell to finish 2nd.


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Trophy ...

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... and hefty check for Wildcard.

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Trophy ...

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...and hefty check for Typhoon.


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Trophy ...

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...and hefty check for Hocus Pocus.


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Congrats to all "The Nutz" !!! Great job and it was a very fun event. Dave Warden

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All the Nutz thank everybody who made this wonderful race possible. We especially thank those who made the incredible purse possible. Not often does the purse go up after the race, here it did. Thank you. You know who you are.

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And thanks to Randy for helping hold the tent down during the "Hurricane" !!!! We are selling pre-wetted shirts for t-shirt contests if anyone is interested.... :p Dave Warden

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Judging from my highly unofficial points estimations, Wild Card leaves St. Petersburg with a 40 points lead over the remaining OSSVL teams in the OSS national points totals. Behind Will & Larry, it will be a virtual dead heat between the remaining OSSVL teams, with all having the same points total (+/- a point or two.) OSSVL will be an exciting place, all the way to Key West.

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Dave: They had a wet t-shirt contest over at the Team IMCO truck, with a clear and very well deserved winner.

IMCO might be a bit sedate on occasion, but they sure have the hottest females.

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The Dog Pound had a very cute visitor from The Switch team. They are right: This sport is going to the dogs.

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And would someone please tell Randy & Glenn that it's boat racing, not low level flight?

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Nutz with an attitude.


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A nutty start.

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That was one great race for us in SVL. Lot of position changeing the whole race. We are all so equal in speed it was great. All 4 boat finished with in 1.5 min. of each other. Max speeds were about 85-88 mph. Thanks for the extra purse money on the spot as well. The top 3 teams actualy made money or broke even to go racing!!!!!!
MD

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We would like to thank all the volunteers who worked so hard so that everything would go so smooth.We want to thank OSS for their professionalism in every way,and last but not least every team that showed up specially the super cats who did not get to race and put on the SHOW.Thanks Bertel and Ben for all the work you guys put in for our class.

Wil

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Erick and I with Team IMCO also want to say what a great time we had. The race was great as was the overall event. Todd Werner did an outstanding job with this event, especially considering all the hurdles we had to jump through. I too was disappointed not to see the OSS Cat's run but safety must come first.

Wil, how are we gonna catch you???

Ok new OSS rule for Wild Card...

Wil Ros must:
1. Run a 6-blade Herring with 4 blades removed. Your choice as to which four.
2. Run 87 octane fuel with 5 gals of 2 cycle oil added.
3. Must remove one trim tab, again your choice.
4. No drive oil shall be allowed.
5. Larry is NOT allowed in the boat...

I have discussed this with the OSS Board and it has been approved. :crazy:

Looking forward to St. Clair and OH, did I mention that Erick just bought us a new Keith Eickert Super Charged 900... Now we'll see... :eek:

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Ben, I've seen the Krazy Kubans race without a drive. It might take more radical measures to slow them down. Now no Larry in the boat: That hurts.

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Ben,
It is a great thrill to share the weekend with you guys.We are sure that your team will be there every step of the way.The above rules are OK except #5.NO LARRY,NO WILDCARD.We hope to see you and hopefully new faces in St. Clair.

Wil

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Wil,
Ok... I have review the new OSS rules for Wild Card and I concur with your thoughts ref. Larry not being in the boat and I also agree. Larry does need to be in the boat as it is a rule that two people MUST be in the boat, BERTEL!!! Sound familiar??? So Larry can race with you but there will be a "revised" Rule #5 for Wild Card.

Rule #5: Larry must be handcuffed and be seated backwards and with only one shoe on and the other shoe must be 3 sizes too small.

This is final... :blaster:

Ben

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Jeez. I thought the idea was to slow them down. This'll make 'em even faster!

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Ben,
We have a great group of guys in OSS and specially in our class.We hope that we are able to show how much fun we are having as a group who enjoys each others company and can race hard to the finish line on Sunday.I would also like to formally welcome the newest member of the Nutz,Allen Campbell,Welcome.

Wil

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Ja, all give a big round of applause to the new Nutz, Louuuuuuuu Ann and Allen Campbell of Team Hocus Pocus. Allen has the reflexes of the F16 pilot he is. He's a Lt. Col. of the FL Air National Guard. Many of you have shared a ride with Allen, because during the day, he flies big rigs in the friendly skies of Delta. Allen gave an exceptionally good showing in the F1 circuit last year with his Screaming Eagles team. He's a buddy you want on your side if there's hell and high water. The Campbells are best suited as Nutz team members, because due to Lou Ann's deep involvement with the Sarasota Animal Rescue, they are experts in dealing with animals.

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Eric Cormier and Allen Campbell of Hocus Pocus

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I too would like to add a warm welcome to the Campbell's. They are a great team and a huge assest to Eric and Team Hocus Pocus. Good Luck and we're coming after you, like you or not...

Ben