Race Report

Marsing race report

Race #1

Courtesy Idaho Racing News

MARSING, Idaho (June 7, 2008) — There were 22 boats and 23 teams competing this last Saturday at the Marsing Sprint Boat Track.

In the Super Mod Class the husband and wife team of Scott and Lori Ackerman from Colfax, WA won first place, and also finished the day with the fastest time of the day for all classes, while the brother team of Trevor Peterson of Bonanza, Oregon and Loren Peterson of Richland Washington took second. Dan Morrison with navigator Micki Zozosky of Sequim, Washington came in third with Tim Cummings and Mike Fuller of Port Angeles Washington locking up fourth place. The team of Benson Atkinson and Travis Teichert of Marsing was fourth fastest in the Super Modified class during the qualifying rounds but went off course during the first elimination round and received a DNF (did not finish) and was eliminated.

In the Group A-400 class only one of the five teams in the qualifying rounds made it to the elimination rounds. That was boat number 151 named “It’s all about me” with driver Kyle Patrick from Albany, OR, and navigator Theresa Gibb from Salem, OR. They were the winners of the A 400 class through attrition but still had to make their elimination run through the course with out a mistake to win the event. Second place went to Jack Bright of Ontario, Oregon with navigator Brandon Fowler. Paul Gahr of Sequim, Washington and navigator Mark Gold also from Sequim secured third. In fourth place was Doug Hendrickson of Pasco, Washington with navigator Hannah Rice of Lewiston Idaho. Jack Bright and Paul Gahr both dropped out early because of engine problems while Doug Hendrickson, driving a loaned boat, only needed to qualify. Daryl Healy of Caldwell, Idaho and navigator Wesley Bernard of Wilder, Idaho memorized the course wrong and did not qualify due to four DNF’s.

In the Super Boat Class the winner of the final elimination round was “Climax” driven by Dave Pfeiler of Caldwell, ID and navigated by Amanda Vestal of Marsing, ID. Second in the class was “Tsunami” driven by Bill Root of Caldwell, ID and navigated by Tom Potier of Nampa, Idaho. Third place was the “Screaming Eagle” driven by Lee Rice of Marsing, and navigated by Marvin Wright of Kuna, Idaho and fourth went to “High tech Redneck” driven by Darrin Hartwig of Lewiston, Idaho and navigated by Stephen Fowler also from Lewiston. Lee Rice and Marvin Wright of Team Tsunami in the supercharged “Screaming Eagle” were chasing mechanical problems throughout the day and even though they had one of the fastest times of the day could not start the final elimination round and placed third in the Super Boat class.