prayers for the pantera family
 

my prayers go out to the pantera family that every one is ok. does any one know what the out come was if they are ok i just read in the racers milling tread that they flipped....


andy,

Update from Bruce @ the races
 

ok...here it is

first race of the day. Lap 1 Pantera spins out and sinks. as of this report, Jo and Pepe went to the hospital. Ive been told they were just shakin up and bruised and the boat was still on the bottom. High risk spun out and was sinking . their crew went to the hospital as well. I dont have a report on their staus.


Lavey craft won in F-1, Speed wear fountain in F-2

Green eyed boat babe and glass dave did great in their vigin batboat ride but lost their power steering early. Traffic light took p-3 and Agitator took P-1, both uncontested.

Spiderman took Super V followed by Ettore

Desantis took Super Cat and Liquid Metal took Supercat Light

Reliable flipped early in the race and Can Can Do retired early too, after a spin out in the harbor.

Brioschi was right on the heals of Desantis the entire race until Airborne put some pressure on him in the last lap. Brioshi then spunout in turn 6 and rolled over. giving up second place to Airborne. All are OK!!!!!!!

Great day of racing. Just wish there were more boats.

Thanks Pantera 24 / Bruce.

My prayers to the Nunez family as well w/ hopes that bumps & bruises are all they walked away with.

Please keep us up to speed on their progress!

I talked to Barb last night and Pepe and Joe are ok, and the boat was on the trailer, if I can do anything Linda, give me a call ,Jeff

pantera family glad to here you guys are ok ..........tanks for the update...


andy,

Great News, thanks for keeping the rest of us in the loop.

Glad to hear that everyone is okay.

Chris

Jo & Pepe: Glad you are OK, it will take a few days. Take a Aleve caplet, they really work! :frog:

Good News


MIke

Glad to hear you guys are OK....Been waiting to hear but information was slow coming. Didn't want to post until we had heard it from a few sources.

Take care..boats can be replaced.

Mike

Jo and Pepe -

Extremely happy to hear you guys are ok, sore, bruised and hurting I'm sure but thats better than the alternative!!!

I thought the boat sank? Glad to hear they got it on the trailer but how?

Try to rest, heal and enjoy the upcoming holidays.

Kirk and Angel

Better explaination
 

glad to hear you guys are ok,if you guys need a hand with anything let me know im in miami

Jo and Pepe,

Hang in there guys, we are with you, and hope for a speedy recovery. Jeff

I talked to Jo and Pepe last night, both will be all right and in good spirits. Pepe will undergo an MRI today and hopefully will be getting out today or tomorrow. Pepe said he was hurting pretty good but he is a tough oldschool guy and has a good sense of humor about it.
No structural damage to the boat and as of 7pm last night they had one of the engines running again and were hoping to fire up the other.
Some glass damage to the back where the water pressure got under a naca duct and tore off some glass.
other than that, A broken gimble,a small tear in the upholstery, and a beat up skeg is the only damage.
Pepe and Joe said it was some painful R&D but were happy the boat held up so well.
Joey said the GPS was reading 92mph when they rolled and he was thrown about 120 ft.
They are both very lucky and will be back


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Scott, that is great news.
I'm glad all are well.

JUST SPOKE TO THE FAMILY AND PEPE WILL BE KEPT
UNTILL TOMORROW FOR FURTHER OBSERVATIONS.

Great news, thanks for keeping us posted!