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06-26-2006, 05:02 PM
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http://www.southidahopress.com/articles/2006/06/26/sports/local/afinalreg.txt
2006 Idaho Regatta wraps up
By MARK JONES/South Idaho Press
Monday, June 26, 2006 12:40 PM CDT
An important lesson came out of the 31st annual Burger King Idaho Regatta — always give it your best shot.
Steve Tustison and Jeff Hansen (P-74) did exactly that during the Crackerbox finals on Saturday, and as a result the pair walked away with the Bill Faulkner Sr. and Lance Faulkner Memorial Trophy and Moyle Mink as announced at the Burger King Idaho Regatta Banquet held Sunday evening at the Burley Inn Convention Center.
“I can’t tell you how great this is,” Tustison said.
The RegattaÂ’s top prize goes to the driver in the Regatta who either breaks or comes the closest to courseÂ’s American Power Boat AssociationÂ’s mile-and-a-quarter record for his or her particular boat.
Tustison and Hansen came within 97 percent of the classificationÂ’s record for the course.
Tustison isnÂ’t a stranger to the winnerÂ’s circle at the Regatta, having won it previously in 1990 and 1995.
And this one means just as much to Tustison as the previous two do.
“I can’t answer that,” he said. “You can’t rank them. The first one was like ‘wow, the people are friendly here’. The second was like the ‘first one wasn’t a fluke.’ And this is like ‘I still have it.’”
Tustison, a resident of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., has been a regular at the Idaho Regatta since 1990. Every year he attends the event, he usually gives his boat a good workout in at least one heat.
“I figure to give my boat a real good go in one of my heats, and that was probably it,” he said following Saturday’s final. “And if it isn’t good enough, I don’t need it.”
All three of TustisonÂ’s Regatta victories have come in the same boat, which prior to this weekend he was considering putting up for sale.
“I’ve got other things I want to do,” Tustison said. “But I will have to think about it now.”
Also at the banquet Sunday night, Danny Loveless, owner of PS-74 and SS-741, was awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award for more than 30 years of service to the sport. He is stepping away from competitive racing this year.
“I don’t know what to say about an award like this,” Loveless said to the audience. “I wasn’t expecting it. I appreciate this award and am thankful of you guys for thinking of me.”
Notes: A total of 68 boats registered for racing this weekend, which is among the most ever at one Idaho Regatta. No crashes took place during Saturday or SundayÂ’s races. The lone crash came in FridayÂ’s Happy Hour exhibition, as Tony Scarlata (K-5) crashed on the backside of the island.
However, the crash did little to shank his spirits, as Scarlata bounced back in a replacement boat to finish first in the K-Boats classification for the weekend.
2006 Burger King Idaho Regatta
Bill Faulkner Sr. and Lance Faulkner Memorial Trophy and Moyle Mink: Steve Tustison (driver) and Jeff Hansen (rider), P-74
Idaho Cup: Joey Cucci, GN-24
GovernorÂ’s Cup: Tony Scarlata, K-5
Fourth place: Glen Dilworth, CJ-171
Fifth place: Ty Newton, PS-70
Sixth place: Dave Bryant, SS-80
Individual weekend class winners:
Grand Nationals:
1) Joey Cucci, GN-24
2) Lanse Haselrig, GN-790
3) Jim Louis, GN-19
Crackerbox:
1) Steve Tustison and Jeff Hansen, P-74
2) Mark Conoway, P-52
3) Mark Fricker, P-27
Pro Stock:
1) Duff Daily, PS-997
2) Dave Bryant, PS-80
3) Ty Newton, PS-70
Competition Jets:
1) Don Moyle, CJ-203
2) Glen Dilworth, CJ-171
3) Mark Moyle, CJ-402
Super Stocks:
1) Dave Bryant, SS-80
2) Skip Tuttle, SS-711
3) Mike Damer, SS-8
K-Boats:
1) Tony Scarlata, K-5
2) Chris Kenner, K-66
3) John Britton, K-1
SundayÂ’s Results:
K-Boats Finals
1) Tony Scarlara, K-5, 3:28.91
2) Chris Kenner, K-66, 3:30.44
3) John Britton, K-1, 3:45.31
4) Jim Bandelin, K-8, 4:03.31
Grand Nationals Finals (20 laps)
1) Joey Cucci, GN-24, 18:04.23
2) Paul Grichar, GN-305, 18:11.58
3) Greg Gluck, GN-113, 18:29.58
4) Jim Louis, GN-19, 18:42.47
Crackerbox Finals
1) Steve Tustison, P-74, 4:03.03
2) Dan Doidge, P-21, 4:03.78
3) Mark Conoway, P-52, 4:07. 64
4) Mark Fricker, P-27, 4:44.01
5) Robert Arnold, P-100, 5:07.32
6) Tom Patterson, P-44, 5:19.04
7) Tom Sampson, P-69, 6:48.41
Competition Jets Finals
1) Glen Dilworth, CJ-171, 4:06.72
2) Don Moyle, CJ-203, 4:33.03
3) Jennifer Maddox, CJ-288, 4:38.30
4) Mark Moyle, CJ-402, 5:18.02
5) Jim Bowers, CJ-637, 5:22.54
Super Stock Finals
1) Dave Bryant, SS-80, 3:21.81
2) Skip Tuttle, SS-711, 3:30.25
3) Richard McCandles, SS-5, 3:40.95
4) Michael Damer, SS-8, 3:41.33
5) Mike Devore, SS-76, 3:51.64
6) Karl Loveless, SS-741, 4:35.24
7) Jeff Brockhauser, SS-68, 6:21.72
Pro Stock Finals
1) Ty Newton, PS-70, 3:18.59
2) John Newton, PS-997, 3:22.04
3) Dave Bryant, PS-80, 3:29.96
4) Jeff Brockhauser, PS-3:34.54
5) Jeff Wooten, PS-346, 3:41.24
6) Bud Allerton, PS-52, 4:00.47
7) Wayne Herbert, PS-18, 4:02.15
http://www.southidahopress.com/articles/2006/06/26/sports/local/afinalreg.txt
2006 Idaho Regatta wraps up
By MARK JONES/South Idaho Press
Monday, June 26, 2006 12:40 PM CDT
An important lesson came out of the 31st annual Burger King Idaho Regatta — always give it your best shot.
Steve Tustison and Jeff Hansen (P-74) did exactly that during the Crackerbox finals on Saturday, and as a result the pair walked away with the Bill Faulkner Sr. and Lance Faulkner Memorial Trophy and Moyle Mink as announced at the Burger King Idaho Regatta Banquet held Sunday evening at the Burley Inn Convention Center.
“I can’t tell you how great this is,” Tustison said.
The RegattaÂ’s top prize goes to the driver in the Regatta who either breaks or comes the closest to courseÂ’s American Power Boat AssociationÂ’s mile-and-a-quarter record for his or her particular boat.
Tustison and Hansen came within 97 percent of the classificationÂ’s record for the course.
Tustison isnÂ’t a stranger to the winnerÂ’s circle at the Regatta, having won it previously in 1990 and 1995.
And this one means just as much to Tustison as the previous two do.
“I can’t answer that,” he said. “You can’t rank them. The first one was like ‘wow, the people are friendly here’. The second was like the ‘first one wasn’t a fluke.’ And this is like ‘I still have it.’”
Tustison, a resident of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., has been a regular at the Idaho Regatta since 1990. Every year he attends the event, he usually gives his boat a good workout in at least one heat.
“I figure to give my boat a real good go in one of my heats, and that was probably it,” he said following Saturday’s final. “And if it isn’t good enough, I don’t need it.”
All three of TustisonÂ’s Regatta victories have come in the same boat, which prior to this weekend he was considering putting up for sale.
“I’ve got other things I want to do,” Tustison said. “But I will have to think about it now.”
Also at the banquet Sunday night, Danny Loveless, owner of PS-74 and SS-741, was awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award for more than 30 years of service to the sport. He is stepping away from competitive racing this year.
“I don’t know what to say about an award like this,” Loveless said to the audience. “I wasn’t expecting it. I appreciate this award and am thankful of you guys for thinking of me.”
Notes: A total of 68 boats registered for racing this weekend, which is among the most ever at one Idaho Regatta. No crashes took place during Saturday or SundayÂ’s races. The lone crash came in FridayÂ’s Happy Hour exhibition, as Tony Scarlata (K-5) crashed on the backside of the island.
However, the crash did little to shank his spirits, as Scarlata bounced back in a replacement boat to finish first in the K-Boats classification for the weekend.
2006 Burger King Idaho Regatta
Bill Faulkner Sr. and Lance Faulkner Memorial Trophy and Moyle Mink: Steve Tustison (driver) and Jeff Hansen (rider), P-74
Idaho Cup: Joey Cucci, GN-24
GovernorÂ’s Cup: Tony Scarlata, K-5
Fourth place: Glen Dilworth, CJ-171
Fifth place: Ty Newton, PS-70
Sixth place: Dave Bryant, SS-80
Individual weekend class winners:
Grand Nationals:
1) Joey Cucci, GN-24
2) Lanse Haselrig, GN-790
3) Jim Louis, GN-19
Crackerbox:
1) Steve Tustison and Jeff Hansen, P-74
2) Mark Conoway, P-52
3) Mark Fricker, P-27
Pro Stock:
1) Duff Daily, PS-997
2) Dave Bryant, PS-80
3) Ty Newton, PS-70
Competition Jets:
1) Don Moyle, CJ-203
2) Glen Dilworth, CJ-171
3) Mark Moyle, CJ-402
Super Stocks:
1) Dave Bryant, SS-80
2) Skip Tuttle, SS-711
3) Mike Damer, SS-8
K-Boats:
1) Tony Scarlata, K-5
2) Chris Kenner, K-66
3) John Britton, K-1
SundayÂ’s Results:
K-Boats Finals
1) Tony Scarlara, K-5, 3:28.91
2) Chris Kenner, K-66, 3:30.44
3) John Britton, K-1, 3:45.31
4) Jim Bandelin, K-8, 4:03.31
Grand Nationals Finals (20 laps)
1) Joey Cucci, GN-24, 18:04.23
2) Paul Grichar, GN-305, 18:11.58
3) Greg Gluck, GN-113, 18:29.58
4) Jim Louis, GN-19, 18:42.47
Crackerbox Finals
1) Steve Tustison, P-74, 4:03.03
2) Dan Doidge, P-21, 4:03.78
3) Mark Conoway, P-52, 4:07. 64
4) Mark Fricker, P-27, 4:44.01
5) Robert Arnold, P-100, 5:07.32
6) Tom Patterson, P-44, 5:19.04
7) Tom Sampson, P-69, 6:48.41
Competition Jets Finals
1) Glen Dilworth, CJ-171, 4:06.72
2) Don Moyle, CJ-203, 4:33.03
3) Jennifer Maddox, CJ-288, 4:38.30
4) Mark Moyle, CJ-402, 5:18.02
5) Jim Bowers, CJ-637, 5:22.54
Super Stock Finals
1) Dave Bryant, SS-80, 3:21.81
2) Skip Tuttle, SS-711, 3:30.25
3) Richard McCandles, SS-5, 3:40.95
4) Michael Damer, SS-8, 3:41.33
5) Mike Devore, SS-76, 3:51.64
6) Karl Loveless, SS-741, 4:35.24
7) Jeff Brockhauser, SS-68, 6:21.72
Pro Stock Finals
1) Ty Newton, PS-70, 3:18.59
2) John Newton, PS-997, 3:22.04
3) Dave Bryant, PS-80, 3:29.96
4) Jeff Brockhauser, PS-3:34.54
5) Jeff Wooten, PS-346, 3:41.24
6) Bud Allerton, PS-52, 4:00.47
7) Wayne Herbert, PS-18, 4:02.15