Chowchilla turned out to be a very cool place for the K's to put on a show for the fan's that attened this event. There were 5 that showed up and if it were not for a bit of bad luck for K-134 driven by Chris Kenner and owned by Chuck Kraft at the end of the last heat on Sunday all 5 would of finished every heat all weekend. Driving a "K" had been a life long dream for Chris and the smile on his face was really neat to see, and his enthusiasm was off the chart. Nice job Chris, hope it continue's. Dave Bryant in the K-13 owned by Clyde Morgan continued to show that he is a boat to be reckoned with by winning one of the heat races on Sunday and finishing 2nd on Saturday twice, and again on Sunday in the other heat race, and with more seat time this could get very interesting. Dave is a very good driver not to mention an all around nice guy. By the way Dave I thought you should know that Clyde called me on the way home and he said that there would be more power for San Diego...So be prepared . Jim Bandelan in the K-8 also continued to show improvement and he also won one of the heats on Saturday. Jim is also a super cool guy who is in this for the excitement and fun that running a K boat can give. His boat is a new Spitfire hull built by Ron Bolton and is truly a piece of work. And Jim ....Don't be so hard on yourself it's just gonna take sometime to get used to your deal, and with more seat time i'm sure you'll be right there. Johnny Guthrie driving the K-16 also a Spitfire hull showed up and seemed to be having some handling problems. He was trying different propellers trying to get the one that would be best suited for his set up and it just looked liked he was struggling with it all weekend. Johnny and his dad have been running K's for alot of years so i'm sure they will get this problem figured out shortly and will back in the mix. Now in by best Clyde Morgan impersonation.....Tony Tony Tony, you need to slow down Tony, LOL . Tony Scarlata in the K-5 had a bit of trouble in the first heat on Saturday when the control arm broke ( control's the cav plate) and Tony had no control of the boat. Just to let you all know what it's like to listen to Tony on the head set when all this is going on, picture your wife yelling at you and saying in broken up words "It's blah blah blah LOOSE!!!!, and me saying back, "what was that?, I couldn't make out what you were saying". "Something blah blah blah broke". Me saying back to him with no idea what could of gone wrong other then maybe some broken turn buckles..."just stay calm and don't stack it up, cruise it around and we'll fix it when you get in". Now telling Tony to cruise it around is like telling an alcoholic he can only have one beer...Not gonna happen Chief. Tony managed to finish 4th and the crew...Allen, Hud, Craig, Rick, Bobby,Wayne,and myself got the problem fixed and Tony went on to win the final. Tony had a bit of bad luck again in the first heat Sunday when the kill switch cap came off and shut the engine down. Tony got it started and finished in 3rd. The final had Tony on a mission and it was not without some tense moments when the "Class Bully" would not fire. He missed the parade lap but it finally started and Tony caught the pack took his lane and ended the day in 1st place. Now I gotta tell you that being a part of this crew is really a ton of fun. The pit is a laugh a minute, and the cast of characters, myself excluded, is just off the chart. No one is safe even on the drive home. Just ask Dave Rankin and crew, and Jim Bandalin and crew as they were punked on the way home by the K-5 crew going down hwy 99. Remember always close your ZIPPER!!!!. The "BOLT NAZI" was showing his like a bad little boy, we promise this won't happen again :jawdrop: