Parker 300.....Team 'Plan B'

[old rigger]

A BIG congrats to Ben and his crew for winning the Parker 300.
Thought you might like this picture of Tom Davis winning the first Parker enduro in 1963 in his Patterson. There were 9 Rayson's in that race including one entered by Rudy Ramos.......hmm....wonder if that was your boat Ben?
Great job of putting the 'muscle' back in the winners circle. Been a very long time since an inboard has won that race.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/tomdavis.jpg
current King of Parker.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/marinestadiumaug14050012.jpg

[Towndrunk]

I was there but had to leave early. What boat was he in? Was it the K17 or the red 17?

[GofastRacer]

Congrats Ben great job, boat looks great too!.. :cool: :cool:

[STV_Keith]

I was there but had to leave early. What boat was he in? Was it the K17 or the red 17?
Ben was in the GN305 boat pictured. Kevin from R&R was looking for you too...never did find you.

[Towndrunk]

Ben was in the GN305 boat pictured. Kevin from R&R was looking for you too...never did find you.
I looked for Kevin too. I had a prop for him to work but didn't see him. I was around Ron Hill for awhile and then sat up in the shade by the bar. Didn't see him or Anna.

[MikeF]

What was the winning time?! Want to figure out the pace for next year! ;)

[SK48]

Had breakfast with some of the officials this morning, and when they
took the overall time, less three ten minute pit stops, and the red flag
time, the average was a little over 60 M.P.H. You have to haul ass to
average that for 240 miles.

[V-DRIVE VIDEO]

the average was a little over 60 M.P.H. You have to haul ass to average that for 240 miles.
Ben,
Congratulations for talking Lukens and Grich into driving the piano boat! They must have been haulin ass for you to run the 2nd leg and still win! :D J/K

[MAXIMUS]

[QUOTE=old rigger]A BIG congrats to Ben and his crew for winning the Parker 300.
Thought you might like this picture of Tom Davis winning the first Parker enduro in 1963 in his Patterson. There were 9 Rayson's in that race including one entered by Rudy Ramos.......hmm....wonder if that was your boat Ben?
Great job of putting the 'muscle' back in the winners circle. Been a very long time since an inboard has won that race.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/tomdavis.jpg
current King of Parker.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/marinestadiumaug14050012.jpg[/QUOTE
Rich I wish you were there! It was a great time had by all! Next year will be even better!!!! To all those that participated & stepped up to bring back one of the greatest pieces of boat racing history, you are all my hero's & all deserve the utmost respect! This race is tough on equipment, drivers & crew members! The attrition rate was taking its toll on everybody including us! We broke down in the 9th lap at the north end of the course. We had a plugged fuel filter on my auxilary fuel system. Our neighbors 4 houses up from Phils place jumped in their boat & towed Grich all the way back to the ramp. We fixed the problem & were able to get back into the race. I drove the 2nd stretch & apperantly put the boat into 2nd overall with 2 laps behind Larry's K-17. Phil was up next & managed (do to extreme wind conditions) make up the 2 laps & then added 2 more for the win! The boat ran like a true champion & my Crew managed to turn out 11 min pit stops with fuel, driver change, equipment inspection etc...
I never in my wildest dreams ever expected anything more than a hopeful completion of the race... Grich after all these years is still a champion boat driver & it showed on saturday! Phil is the "king" of river racing on the strip & took us to victory! It was an honor to be apart of their team! Again thank you to everybody who made this event happen! :)
Team Plan "B" the Kings of Parker! :devil:

[You Te]

Whats this shit, the circus has come to town? :D

[MAXIMUS]

Whats this shit, the circus has come to town? :D
Don't dis your daddy now... :notam:

[MAXIMUS]

Ben,
Congratulations for talking Lukens and Grich into driving the piano boat! They must have been haulin ass for you to run the 2nd leg and still win! :D J/K
Thanks... did you get some good video from the irvine shore??? :)

[V-DRIVE VIDEO]

Thanks... did you get some good video from the irvine shore??? :)
I didn't even take the camera, I was out practicing for next years 300 and working as a rescue boat for SS-80 :hammerhea congrats dude! Tell Grich I'm axiously awaiting a detailed e-mail.
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/516/167DSC00198.JPG

[jackpunx]

congrats on the win!.. It was an awsome race

[uclahater]

Congrats Maxi hope you had a great time!!! Congrats to you to Mark for your 1st in your division :D

[CircleJerk]

NIce job Ben! and the Legend 'Grich', the real king of circle boat racing! Let's hear more!
Maybe my Lavey is worth more now having been driven by the 'King' in the glory days of 'L' boats! For you dummies, the 'Gone Broke' Lavey was the king of super stocks in its day.....Where were the other Kings when this little boat was competing? :)
Did Paul build that power plant?

[jackpunx]

Congrats Maxi hope you had a great time!!! Congrats to you to Mark for your 1st in your division :D
Thanks.. I cant tell you how much fun it was to be passing Tony S multiple times... :D
Im not sure that will happen again.. But Im stashing that memory in the bank :D

[MAXIMUS]

NIce job Ben! and the Legend 'Grich', the real king of circle boat racing! Let's hear more!
Maybe my Lavey is worth more now having been driven by the 'King' in the glory days of 'L' boats! For you dummies, the 'Gone Broke' Lavey was the king of super stocks in its day.....Where were the other Kings when this little boat was competing? :)
Did Paul build that power plant?
No it was a Pfaff motor! :rollside:

[MAXIMUS]

Congrats Maxi hope you had a great time!!! Congrats to you to Mark for your 1st in your division :D
Thanks amigo! It was the closest to heaven I have ever been besides the birthday's of my girls...

[MAXIMUS]

I would like to say one more thing to all... I love talking smack & ribbing v-drives, strappers & jets for a reaction or something to do! For those of you who maybe haven't had the privalidge to participate in a race like this one, It dosen't matter what you are driving. We are all there for the same purpose. Personal achievement & to win. There is a strong comeraderie amongst those that are there the day of truth. For me as a newbie to the world of Actually racing, That is a powerful thing! I had tears in my eyes at 5:15 am the day of the race when I walked down the beach & looked at all of the equipment there waiting to do battle. Guys there won't be a day in my life that goes by that I won't reflect back on that moment in time! Thank you again to all of those that showed to rock! :cool:

[jackpunx]

I would like to say one more thing to all... I love talking smack & ribbing v-drives, strappers & jets for a reaction or something to do! For those of you who maybe haven't had the privalidge to participate in a race like this one, It dosen't matter what you are driving. We are all there for the same purpose. Personal achievement & to win. There is a strong comeraderie amongst those that are there the day of truth. For me as a newbie to the world of Actually racing, That is a powerful thing! I had tears in my eyes at 5:15 am the day of the race when I walked down the beach & looked at all of the equipment there waiting to do battle. Guys there won't be a day in my life that goes by that I won't reflect back on that moment in time! Thank you again to all of those that showed to rock! :cool:
Very well said.. I had the same experience.. :)
I was looking for you though :p

[rrrr]

Hey, have any of you guys heard of a guy named Denver Mut? He was an endurance racer in the early 60's, I got to know him here in Dallas from Indycar racing.

[You Te]

I would like to say one more thing to all... I love talking smack & ribbing v-drives, strappers & jets for a reaction or something to do! For those of you who maybe haven't had the privalidge to participate in a race like this one, It dosen't matter what you are driving. We are all there for the same purpose. Personal achievement & to win. There is a strong comeraderie amongst those that are there the day of truth. For me as a newbie to the world of Actually racing, That is a powerful thing! I had tears in my eyes at 5:15 am the day of the race when I walked down the beach & looked at all of the equipment there waiting to do battle. Guys there won't be a day in my life that goes by that I won't reflect back on that moment in time! Thank you again to all of those that showed to rock! :cool:
Gee Max,
I'm all teared up, sniff, sniff. Do I have to call you Mr. Circus Monkey

[MAXIMUS]

Gee Max,
I'm all teared up, sniff, sniff. Do I have to call you Mr. Circus Monkey
Yea sure... Did anybody tell you there was a red & white riot out there??? It was a clean ride, & was only used to tow in the other strappers when they popped! LOL Tom it was good you didn't show! It would have been 36 boats defeated instead of 35! :D Next year step up please... Guru kept asking me where you were? I told him you were probably on the key board at home checking out naked dudes smokin with strap ons in shiat! :messedup:

[Kim Hanson]

Yea sure... Did anybody tell you there was a red & white riot out there??? It was a clean ride, & was only used to tow in the other strappers when they popped! LOL Tom it was good you didn't show! It would have been 36 boats defeated instead of 35! :D Next year step up please... Guru kept asking me where you were? I told him you were probably on the key board at home checking out naked dudes smokin with strap ons in shiat! :messedup:
Enough gay talk Maxi, you won this thing? I only know people by the name on here and I looked at the results and they look like people I have never heard about before :( .........( . )( . ).........

[FlatStupid]

[QUOTE=jackpunx]Thanks.. I cant tell you how much fun it was to be passing Tony S multiple times... :D
Im not sure that will happen again.. But Im stashing that memory in the bank :D[/QUOTE Rumour has it Tony S and the K-5 will be running again in Nov. at Phoenix. Please come take another shot! :D We suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :redface:

[You Te]

Tom it was good you didn't show! It would have been 36 boats defeated instead of 35! :D
Guru kept asking me where you were? I told him you were probably on the key board at home checking out naked dudes smokin with strap ons in shiat!
Well Max I'll let you be the champ of running in circles. :yuk:
Yes you're right, I was checking out naked dudes on the computer, and I came across some photos of you naked,
hey you look really good naked Max, maybe you should do something about that plumbing. :cry: :cry:

[LGCDEVIL]

Got any T-shirts left over? Would like to pick up a couple if possible. Great looking shirts.

[superdave013]

a cool pic I found on boatracingfacts
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/1503IMG_0615.jpg

[Cs19]

I gotta get one of those shirts as well. We talked to "the tuner" in the casino about getting a shirt but he was "celebrating" his ass off and didn't have time.
If your ever in the area of MPD maxi, swing a couple by for LGCdevil and Myself.

[superdave013]

So Jack wears one at an NJBA race and now all the jetters want one! LMAO lol
Anyway Maxi, put me on the list for one too. XL of course.

[Jetboatguru]

Congrats to and Maxi and his team on a well driven victory!!
I have to admit the Short Bus was gonna be right there in the hunt. That thing was flying. Sorry about the bad luck. SD had her wrung out!!

[jackpunx]

[QUOTE=jackpunx]Thanks.. I cant tell you how much fun it was to be passing Tony S multiple times... :D
Im not sure that will happen again.. But Im stashing that memory in the bank :D[/QUOTE Rumour has it Tony S and the K-5 will be running again in Nov. at Phoenix. Please come take another shot! :D We suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :redface:
Nope.. you got to be a professional to run that one.. ! I’m just a new guy with a little luck and a good memory... LMAO.

[Jetboatguru]

Jackpunx, that outboard was looking good!! I saw you everytime you passed me. This deal was about as fun as anything I have ever participated. That Stoker ran hard!!

[superdave013]

I'm with Jackpunx, passin guru was fun! :D to bad I only got to pass him twice!

[Jetboatguru]

I'm with Jackpunx, passin guru was fun! :D to bad I only got to pass him twice!
Dave you guys had a great team of
All great guys
Superior boat
Superior drivers
Hell of a game plan
Only the best parts
Lots of ability
Everyone did great
Should have won
:D

[Squeezing Spectra]

[QUOTE=Jetboatguru]Dave you guys had a great team of
All great guys
Superior boat
Superior drivers
Hell of a game plan
Only the best parts
Lots of ability
Everyone did great
Should have won
Now that is some funny shiat. :hammer2:

[WaterBox]

I would like to say one more thing to all... I love talking smack & ribbing v-drives, strappers & jets for a reaction or something to do! For those of you who maybe haven't had the privalidge to participate in a race like this one, It dosen't matter what you are driving. We are all there for the same purpose. Personal achievement & to win. There is a strong comeraderie amongst those that are there the day of truth. For me as a newbie to the world of Actually racing, That is a powerful thing! I had tears in my eyes at 5:15 am the day of the race when I walked down the beach & looked at all of the equipment there waiting to do battle. Guys there won't be a day in my life that goes by that I won't reflect back on that moment in time! Thank you again to all of those that showed to rock! :cool:
Too Cool Dude, :D Congrats to you and your hole crew. Like you say, you will remember it forever, Etched in your mind like your first sexual experence. Too bad you was alone in the driver's seat then too.lol.. :D How did the Girls socker game turn out??

[Towndrunk]

Yea sure... Did anybody tell you there was a red & white riot out there??? It was a clean ride, & was only used to tow in the other strappers when they popped! LOL Tom it was good you didn't show! It would have been 36 boats defeated instead of 35! :D Next year step up please... Guru kept asking me where you were? I told him you were probably on the key board at home checking out naked dudes smokin with strap ons in shiat! :messedup:
Wrong Maxi,
I happent o have a pic of him towing in I believe it's a witchcraft. Pink helmet and all. I'll send it to someone to post if they would.
TD

[MAXIMUS]

Too Cool Dude, :D Congrats to you and your hole crew. Like you say, you will remember it forever, Etched in your mind like your first sexual experence. Too bad you was alone in the driver's seat then too.lol.. :D How did the Girls socker game turn out??
They won... :D

[MAXIMUS]

Water box it was a pleasure meeting you, & the hart brothers... Nice bunch of amigos! Hopefully we will see you again at the Thanksgiving regatta... :)

[WaterBox]

Water box it was a pleasure meeting you, & the hart brothers... Nice bunch of amigos! Hopefully we will see you again at the Thanksgiving regatta... :)
Yes you will! :cool: Are you guy's going to bring the G/N and run??

[obnoxious001]

[QUOTE=old rigger]A BIG congrats to Ben and his crew for winning the Parker 300.
Thought you might like this picture of Tom Davis winning the first Parker enduro in 1963 in his Patterson. There were 9 Rayson's in that race including one entered by Rudy Ramos.......hmm....wonder if that was your boat Ben?
Great job of putting the 'muscle' back in the winners circle. Been a very long time since an inboard has won that race.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/tomdavis.jpg
current King of Parker.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/marinestadiumaug14050012.jpg[/QUOTE
Rich I wish you were there! It was a great time had by all! Next year will be even better!!!! To all those that participated & stepped up to bring back one of the greatest pieces of boat racing history, you are all my hero's & all deserve the utmost respect! This race is tough on equipment, drivers & crew members! The attrition rate was taking its toll on everybody including us! We broke down in the 9th lap at the north end of the course. We had a plugged fuel filter on my auxilary fuel system. Our neighbors 4 houses up from Phils place jumped in their boat & towed Grich all the way back to the ramp. We fixed the problem & were able to get back into the race. I drove the 2nd stretch & apperantly put the boat into 2nd overall with 2 laps behind Larry's K-17. Phil was up next & managed (do to extreme wind conditions) make up the 2 laps & then added 2 more for the win! The boat ran like a true champion & my Crew managed to turn out 11 min pit stops with fuel, driver change, equipment inspection etc...
I never in my wildest dreams ever expected anything more than a hopeful completion of the race... Grich after all these years is still a champion boat driver & it showed on saturday! Phil is the "king" of river racing on the strip & took us to victory! It was an honor to be apart of their team! Again thank you to everybody who made this event happen! :)
Team Plan "B" the Kings of Parker! :devil:
So it is legal to be towed in by a "private" boat, and then continue on in the race? Not sure that sounds right.

[MAXIMUS]

So it is legal to be towed in by a "private" boat, and then continue on in the race? Not sure that sounds right.
You know I'm not sure? I was a bit concerned until I was told they were friends of Ron Hill's & were asked to be a recovery boat for the north end of the course.

[superdave013]

So it is legal to be towed in by a "private" boat, and then continue on in the race? Not sure that sounds right.
Kind of a moot point now that the race is over. I don't think anyone can protest anything at this point can they? All I can say is that's why ya gotta have someone pay attention on race day.

[rossdbos]

The tow boat that towed the 305 was part of the group of tow/patrol boats that signed up to work the event. The Vossmeyer's fielded 4 boats to do patrol however on race day they did not come down to the patrol boat meeting and pick up a radio. I was glad to hear that they hadn't backed out however I was concerned that they didn't have a radio to communicate with. I checked and the history of the enduro is riddled with those that have been pulled over and helped out in area's other than the pits (which is legal per the rules)- the only thing that is strictly taboo is refueling anywhere but the pits. However, I was dismayed that the several volunteers didn't follow protocol and attend the meeting. I understand from speaking with them that they felt that because they had done it for so many years previous it was "o.k."- I informed them that in the future "mandatory meeting" means "mandatory meeting"! I also don't want to disuade volunteers from helping out but they have to understand protocol!
Ross Wallach, RPM Racing Ent.