St Clair
 

We're about ready to leave and heading out to St. Clair for the weekend!!! See you all soon!!!

Chris:evilb:

Have fun Chris, Tell Tony I said Hello.

Bryan Haupt
D & M Motorsports
All Jack'D Up

First race to assimilate oss leftovers ,I hope they behave and appreciate what has been given those who were left .

Good luck be safe :kiss:

Bryanh,

will do that for you! :) :)

Chris

The Bilgerat is on the way, Won't be racing, but can't wait to get there, and see some friends. Daredevil was right I sure am jealous of all those still running, .....maybe i'll get to next year. KIDS >>>BRUSH YOUR TEETH GET IN THE CAR LETS GO!!

stop by in indy for lunch at PEPPERS

Have to do that on the ride home. Sounds like a good idea though, Don't you guys have some race stuff in there, the kids will like that.

Chris - did you get your ride in JD Byrider? :) I saw them go out late, but weren't up to speed. Did they have a problem or was there just too much pleasure boat traffic? Hope you got your ride - bet it was fun and I am jealous! Paul

Hey Paul,

No, I didnt get a ride in JD BYRIDER. They had a mechanical problem on right engineduring their test run and they were trying to find parts to replace. I spoke with Mark about 2 hours before the race, they dont know if boat is a go for the race as they havent tested after problem was fixed. JD BYRIDER got huge and good lead at the beginning of the race until they had to drop out of the race due water line popped out on right engine. So all I can say is that it was just happened, that's all. But all I know is that Tony will hold until it is my time to ride in JD BY RIDER.

However, I had soooo much fun hanging out with Tony and his team. They are beyond awesome I ever seen in my life and I can not even describe........

Chris

Hi Chris!

It's to bad that you didn't get your ride in JD BYRIDER, as it would of been an experience of a life time. It's also to bad that JD BYRIDER had a problem with the boat as they had established a huge lead in the race. I had the pleasure of meeting Tony on Saturday and like you had stated, Tony and his Team are "Awesome". It's people like Tony Marcantonio and Tom Abrams who are some of the best ambassador's of the sport of Offshore Powerboat Boat Racing, World Champions and super nice guy's. BTW it was great to meet you Tony and thanks for the T-Shirt. Chris I guess we will have to wait to next year to meet. I also wanted to say that it was a pleasure to meet Billy Martin Sr. and Billy Martin Jr. of the famed Bounty Hunter, real nice guys and it was nice to also meet James Eaton, who was walking around snapping pictures on Saturday and every time I saw him on Sunday he was on a different boat taking pic's. In closing I wanted to say that it was great to have OPA/OSS Racing together at the St. Clair River Classic and hope this develops into a permanent relationship (United We Race). I really enjoyed seeing the boats from OSS, which we never get to see except in the Magazines or on the OSO web-site. The fans who follow the sport want to have it this way and the racers will also have more competition and the race sites will draw more spectators and the sport will go in the direction it was meant to go in. Considering the poor economy which has affected just about everyone, St. Clair was still a success and is still one of the best Offshore Powerboat Races around. Great job by the BWORA and all the many volunteers it take to put on this great event every year and the racers and their teams who make it all happen for the fans. Thanks You!

AB,

I agree with you. Looks like we will have to try again and meet sometime soon!!!

It's nice to see OPA and OSS joint together to make races more fun and I have not seen OSS in St. Clair since 2006. I hope to have bigger boat count next year at St. Clair!

Chris

Sorry to hear about that Chris - know you were looking forward to that, but also too bad for JD Byrider to break during the race on Sunday. Hope you get your ride soon.

Hey all, long time watcher, not too many posts. I would just like to say that the St. Clair race is something that I have been going to since 1996. This race , like most have said before has the best fan viewing and up close and personal feel of any race out there. While some of the big boys didn't make it this year, I thought the racing was great, the weather was perfect, the croud was large and everyone had a great time. Congrats to all the winners and we all hope this event continues to grow in the future and be the must attend event for all the teams next year. Maybe if some of us big fans start drumming up sponsership now, we can rent a Bat Boat next year, LOL.

I do not feel bad that I didn't get a chance to ride in JD BYRIDER.....I know that every team really want to make sure boat is totally ready for the race. I know that Tony and Mark felt bad that I didn't get a ride but I told them not to feel bad. What important to me is that I had so much fun and had a chance to get to know Tony more. I felt more connected with Tony now than before. His daughter Olivia is sooo beautiful and had so much fun with my 3 year old daughter Jennifer! I really want to thank Tony and his team for letting me get up close to his boat when warming up engines and all that. I learned a lot and still want to learn MORE!

I know that I will have myself in JD BYRIDER sooner than you think :ernaehrung004:

Chris

Hey Chris - sorry I missed you! I looked for you Saturday when we got up town but didnt find you. I talked to Mark and he told me you didnt get to go out. I had my camera ready for you :D Hope I'm around when you do get that ride. I'd love to get a picture of you grinning. I know your smile will be from ear to ear :D

Hey RG3,

That's alright...There were so many people around and hard to find each other!!! Hope to see you soon!!!

Miss ya.

Chris

Andy,

Thank you for the compliment. It was nice to meet you too. Sunday was a chaotic day. I was on shore for Race 1. On Turn-boat 3, for Race 2, and the Sunsation F-4 pace boat, for Race 3. I'm now just starting to sort through the races :(. I did not arrive home till Mid-day Tuesday, then had the wonderful experience, of dealing with Flash Flooding all day Tuesday, which has been on the News across the Nation. I have to admit, I've never seen images of Churchill Downs, under water..

James where are you from?

Louisville, Kentucky/ Jefferson County

It was nice meeting you Chris. Amazing thing is I have talked to Chris only once on the phone, had no idea what he actually looked like, and was down by the crane (oposite end of the pits from jd byrider) and saw this guy walking down the sidewalk with the biggest grin I have ever seen and thought, that HAS to be Chris! Sure enough....

Hey....It was nice to meet you too!!!!!! I was glad that you found me! Sometimes it was tough finding someone in a crowd like St. Clair but I found it was amazing that someone found me like you, Jeff from freeze frame video, and others.

I hope to see you more soon. :) :)

Chris