Boat Drag Races 4/26-27/03 !!!

[jet4fun]

i was just wondering who was gonna make it to the NJBA drag races at lake ming this weekend :confused: ...i am gonna be there both days helping jim brock in the pits with his mod-jet boat #460, caution II (http://members.aol.com/doug1yates/cyclone/index.html) ...come on by the pits and say hi
:D http://members.aol.com/doug1yates/cyclone/index.htg/kenny.jpg

[Big Proppa]

Had lunch with Chestah today and he mentioned you were going, maybe pipesclean and I will see you out there on Sunday - I think he has your cell phone number - we'll give you a call when we get there.

[BigBoyToys]

We'll be there but not in our CP this time. We'll be in an old orange Syndicate Gull Wing this time around....

[HCS]

I won't be there. Just wandering why all the pics are so big?
[ April 24, 2003, 03:42 PM: Message edited by: HARDCORE-SKI ]

[Havasu_Jet_85]

Where is Lake Ming?

[77charger]

Havasu_Jet_85:
Where is Lake Ming? Just outside of bakersfield off the 178

[Fired Up]

Good Luck Jim,
I won't make this race, but I will be there next month. Be safe out there!
Sam

[jet4fun]

HARDCORE-SKI:
I won't be there. Just wandering why all the pics are so big? because i barely know how to use a computer, and i just learned today how to post a pic... thanks for noticing though :D
BBT, bigproppa, everyone else, see ya there, come and say hi

[Kwicherbichen]

I'll be there Saturday around the John at J&M and Tom Papp pits. Hopefully I'll see a few of you there. wink

[LUVNLIFE]

We will be there on Saturday. White toterhome in the parking lot and a blue 10x15 Easyup. Yea that narrows it down. :confused: Should be a nice weekend. Hope to see some of you there.

[BigBoyToys]

Fired Up:
Good Luck Jim,
I won't make this race, but I will be there next month. Be safe out there!
Sam Thanks Sam,
We are thinking of running 2 classes this time, SJ and a bracket (do they have an 18-18.49 bracket? :rolleyes: :D ) J/K
I don't know what this boat that we are taking will run, but I guess I'll know by the end of the weekend.
We'll see you at the next race Sam

[boat030]

We will be there with a red 1972 Hondo flat boat #030 of course should be running in the 8.50 bracket.

[cyclone]

i'll be there saturday morning.

[jet4fun]

boat030:
We will be there with a red 1972 Hondo flat boat #030 of course should be running in the 8.50 bracket. cool, then that means you'll be running against us :p , make sure to say hi

[jet4fun]

just got back from the races, all in all a good weekend...... we took 1st place in mod-jet :D , but unfortunately we lost in the semifinal in the 8.50 bracket to "boat030" cry , we lost at the starting line and ended up running our best e.t. of the weekend, an 8.70 to his 8.90... just goes to show that its not just about being fast, good race boat030...... saw some pretty nice runs, and some hairy runs eek! , a flattie wrecked to pieces at half track and he was haulin ass, but luckally last i heard the driver was gonna be fine :D . also coach's all red papp boat caught on fire saturday afternoon, but it wasnt that bad and they got it runnin for sunday ... urban menace put down a couple of badass runs in his TAH, and there were a couple TAF's and pro-mods puttin down some good runs. there werent any fuelers, and nowhere near the amount of capsule boats that were at the last race, i'm guessing cause of phoenix next weekend :confused: ...
nobody ever came by and said hi, in case you did see us, i was the one wearing the black clay smith "mr. horsepower" apron (keeps the shirt clean). i did get to say hi to BBT though. and i figure i met boat030, but i dont know which one you are :confused: , are you the driver? youre not hammer are you?
p.s. pipesclean and big proppa, what happened did ya get scared yuk

[JetBoatRich]

Jet4fun,
wish I could have gone. HalletDave called and wanted to go, I had to work in Agoura yesterday morning. devil

[stix818]

Ya I heard the flat was Shawn Thurston. Hope everything is okay. Anyone hear why it went over? I too wish I could have gone. Hopefully we'll make the next race. Congrats to the winners.

[flatbottomguru]

I talked to my uncles Shawn and Matt Thurston last night after I got the news. Shawn seems to be good just really banged up and will be heading home this morning. From what they both said the boat got high after the shift and when he grabbed the plate that was all she wrote. He got thrown pretty hard and far but all the saftey equipment worked perfect. They said they weren't too sure about the future but Shawn did say he can't just sit around and look a engine and no boat.
Cole Thurston

[Jetboatguru]

Cole,
That is great news. If you would, PM me Shawn's phone number.
Tony

[jerry billet]

I handed BBT a win. Failed to put the plug in the boat. Nearly sank it. Still had a great time.

[boat030]

jet4fun, yeah i'm the driver i think i talked to you, were you driving the truck?
Cole, it's good to hear that Shawn is going to be alright that was a pretty nasty crash.
we should give some credit to jetgu too both the boats he was driving this weekend hauled ass!!

[bp]

hey michael, did don put another engine in that boat? didn't look like a blower on that thing from the distance i saw it.
btw, i guess the pic is the "before" pic??? :D

[Mandelon]

Next month....May 17 and 18...

[stix818]

Cole that's good to hear. How are you guys related (if you are) to Tom Thurston

[boat030]

bp, there never was a blower on Don's boat just the same motor since we started last year.

[jet4fun]

boat030:
jet4fun, yeah i'm the driver i think i talked to you, were you driving the truck?
Cole, it's good to hear that Shawn is going to be alright that was a pretty nasty crash.
we should give some credit to jetgu too both the boats he was driving this weekend hauled ass!! yeah, that was me, the geek driving the truck... nice meeting you, see ya next race

[flatbottomguru]

Vince-
Tom is my dad and Shawn, Matt (owner of 238) and Ted (builder of 238) are all brothers. You and I have actually talked a lot at the races.
Cole

[stix818]

Ya, I remember now. How's everything going? Last I heard you guys were thinking about moving to Havasu. Is your old man going to run any races this year? Was Shawn's boat the same mold as your old man's boat?

[flatbottomguru]

Yeah he has had a house there for over a year and is planning on moving asap. Shawn and Matts boat was out of a new mold that Ted and Matt came up with 2 years ago based off a howard and had a really cool new deck with a tall crown. We are putting a few new things together and should be out soon. Hey tell your dad thanks for beating me to the punch on those cylinder heads, talk about being 8 hours too late.

[stix818]

Which ones were they? Hope to see you guys come out. We should be making most of the meets this year with both boats. I wish I would have been able to check it out. It seemed to run pretty good. Your old man's moving already?? Must not like the area to much!! Were is he looking now?

[flatbottomguru]

The heads were from Marty G. Actually my dad still lives in Nevada and is trying to move out to Havasu for good. It is a shame about my uncles, the boat was starting to come around 137@ 7.47 at the nationals last year. We will be out the second have of the season with my dads boat.

[stix818]

Right on. Hopes to see you guys out. Sounds like your uncles boat was running pretty good. I guess my dads partner (my uncle) ended up getting those heads. Don't know if he will ever use them though!! He talks about building his new boat but I've heard that story for years.