News
Tuesday July 15
1 more set of pictures of the weekend (Set 9)
Wednesday July 9
News of Kelly Shane
After an accident in the Jersey Speed Skif final (see
video), Kelly Shane was brought to the hospital for back problems.
Exams indicated she had a broken vertebra and Kelly went under
surgery on Tuesday morning. They repaired the vertebra with some
screws and Kelly was supose to get up this morning (Wednesday).
Kelly is in good spirit and they should get home this week.
Results: Disqualifications in the 2.5 litres
class
1 more set of pictures from Sunday (Pit and
party)
Tuesday July 8
2 sets of pictures from Sunday
Sunday July 6
Results
Saturday July 5
10:30 Video:
GP Heat 2a
9:30 Photos
set 4 & 5
8:00 Results
Updates
7:30 Video:
GP time trials
1:30 Results
updates
noon Results
updates
Friday July 4
8:00 Bill
Pierce JS-25 accident
7:00 Results updates & Photos
set 3
3:15
Photos set 2
2:15 Results updates
1:30 Quick news : Bill Pierce stuffed
JS-25. He hit a bad wave, landed hard and the boat blew appart. Both
driver and rider got out OK. (See photos set 1)
Wednesday July 2nd
12 Grand Prix and fierce competition are
expected
Starting Friday morning it's a total of 12 Grand
Prix boats that will be competing on the water of the St-François
bay. Against all expectation and after confirming that he couldn't
make it, Gerry Hopp and the Hard Lemonade GP-15 will finally make
the long trip from the West Coast to Valleyfield to participate in
the biggest Grand Prix battle in a long time.
To win the title, Gerry Hopp will be challenged by
11 fierce competitors. Out of which we have:
The duo Jeff Richard & Bert Henderson, our current GP leader
with the GP-247 Deepwater Special.
Pierre Maheu, strong and regular at the command of the GP-1001
Dinomytes.
Jimmy Shane who will want to prove that he can be a strong contender
with GP-7
Long Gone.
Claude Bergeron most likely will want to keep the title of
Valleyfield champion with his new GP-444.
Tom Pakradooni will want to keep his Jersey Speed Skiff habit of the
first step of the Valleyfield podium with his Rolling Thunder GP-88.
Mario Maraldo (GP-59 Baby Doll) will want to do well for his 70's.
For Scott Liddycoat it will be an opportunity to show that he is
worthy of the number 1 of his boat
Marty Wolfe behind the wheel of the GP-93 Renegade (formerly the Pleasure Seaker GP-2)
will most likely be one the favorite.
Ken Brodie with his GP-50 surely whishes that all the bad luck are
behind him.
And last, probably one of the most experience team of them all , GP-777 The Crush
of Huey Newport,
Mike Endress, Todd Roesch, Bud Keating and Tom Baker will be to
watch closely with Patrick Haworth on board has he will want to
empress all his fans.
GP-10 of Charley and Milton Wiggins should
complete the fleet.
All the cards are on the table for an exciting
week end of racing. All the bets are on now.
