Go3 Racing Shop Has a Visitor
Driving down the gravel road that leads to the Go3 Racing Team shop in Posey County, Indiana, you would expect to see nothing but red. This is the
home of the Big Red Turbinator. But, the colors yellow and blue distinctly stand out. What in the world is it?
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All 2009 Thunder on the Ohio videos have been posted.
http://www.go3racing.com/Videos of heats 1A, 1B, 2A, and 2B now posted under the video section of go3racing.com.
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Go3 Racing Team Not Going to Qatar
AMERICAN BOAT RACING ASSOCIATION
August 24, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bruce Madej, brucemadej@gmail.com, or Steve Montgomery, abra@montgomerymarketing.com
10 Unlimited Hydros Getting Prepared For Doha Oryx Cup
The American Boat Racing Association has completed its North American tour and now 10 boats are getting ready to make the trek to Doha, Qatar for the
Oryx Cup – November 19-21.
"We are so honored to be making this trip and crowning our series champion in a country that we want to become the international capital of our
sport," said ABRA Chairman Sam Cole. "Sheikh Hassan Al-Thani and the Qatar Marine Sports Federation have shown a great deal of confidence in our
sport by hosting this event and we are looking forward to very competitive racing in a world class location."
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Heartbreak
Heartbreak. No other word can adequetely descibe Sunday's final heat at the 31st Thunder on the Ohio in Evansville. Driving the Go3 Racing Team's
sponsored Master Tire, Jimmy King had the field covered before disaster struck----yet again.
Racing Photos by Chris Denslow
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Lanes inside out.
Heat 3A (2:45pm)--5,7,37,25,48
Heat 3B (3:05pm)--3,100,1,16*,22
Elam is now running the U-17 hull, purchased hull for this race. Driver TBA.
Heat Draws Heat 2A and 2B
Lanes inside out
2A- U-16, U-1, U-25, U-48, U-7, U-22
2B- U-17, U-37, U-100, U-5, U-3
Scheduled for 1:05pm (CST)
Master Tire 3rd Fastest at Thunder
Jimmy King took the Go3 Racing Team sponsored Master Tire out Saturday morning and qualified for the 2009 Thunder on the Ohio field. Jimmy only need
two laps to make the race on Sunday.
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Go3 Racing Team is a Fan Favorite
While there was no action on the water Friday at Thunder 2009, there was lots of action in the pits. The teams had a casual Friday to set up their
camps for the weekend. The ABRA and Thunder on the Ohio, Inc. opened the pits for a couple of hours Friday evening to let the fans see the boats up
close and meet the drivers and teams.
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Master Tire in Thunder Pits
Ed Cooper's Master Tire is now set in the pits at Thunder on the Ohio. The team arrived mid afternoon and took set up shop in the usual spot in the
Dress Plaza pits---on the very end of the eastside.
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Live Streaming from the judges tower is now up and running. Go to go3racing.com to view the live stream.
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Master Tire Thunder Preps
The Big Red Turbinator now has several new names on board for this weekend's Thunder on the Ohio in Evansville. Long time local sponsor Master Tire
will once again be the primary sponsor and Hardy Brake and Electric will be an associate sponsor. Both names have been freshly applied to the hull.
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Getting the Thunder ready for Thunder
With the 31st running of Thunder on the Ohio ( http://thunderontheohio.net ) just a week away, the Go3 Racing Team is once again hard at work.
Preparations have been moving at a steady pace since the team arrived home from their season high 2nd place finish at Seattle.
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Go to go3racing.com ( http://www.go3racing.com ) to view a new hilight video featuring the Go3racing team in Madison, Detroit, Tri-Cities, and
Seattle.
All Racing To Be Held On Sunday In Evansville
Go3 Racing has learned that all racing for the 31st Thunder on the Ohio will be held on Sunday August 23. Click read more to see the schedule.
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Thunder to Add Gran Prix Boats
The 2009 Evansville Thunder on the Ohio has announced the addition of the Gran Prix hydroplanes. Driver Jerry Hopp said "the Gran Prix's will bring
the thunder back to Evansville"
Hopp talked about the possibility of having seven or more boats this year. Hopp also mentioned how the class is gaining popularity "three years ago
there were two, now we there are 14". Hopp said that there are 3-4 more being built out west and another 4 being built out east. Next year or two
Hopp said he has dreamed about having a world championship at an unlimited event featuring "25-30" Grand Prix boats.
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It hadn't been a great weekend for Kayleigh Perkins and the UL-72 Foster Care-Vitamin Water unlimited light boat at the Chevrolet Cup.
The winner of the season's first four races qualified next to last. Then she blew the engine in Saturday's second heat, forcing her to race in the B Main just to get into Sunday's final on Lake Washington.
Then her luck changed.
Perkins beat the rest of the eight-boat field out of the first turn and never looked back as she won her fifth consecutive 2009 race.
"I never thought I would get to do this," a teary-eyed Perkins said. "Now I get to say I won Seafair. And in its 60th year. How cool is that?"
After the blown engine, the UL-72 crew went to work. Perkins won the B Main, then pulled out of a three-boat pack around the first turn of the final.
"It's such a good turning boat," Perkins said. "It's just making sure I don't mess up. The boat will win every time on its own."
Perkins, a graduate of Kentlake High, has been going to the Seafair races with her family since she was an infant. With all of her success, the 21-year-old has her sights set on taking the next step.
She just doesn't know when.
"I do (want to drive an unlimited)," Perkins said. "But it's got to be the right time, the right situation. I need to be having as much fun as I am right now."
Go3 Racing Grabs 2nd Place at Seafair
Piston Power is alive and well! After weeks of struggling with blown Allison engines and broken boats, the Go3 Racing Team sponsored by Grand View on
the Lake, grabbed a 2nd place finish today at the Chevrolet Cup at Seafair on Lake Washington in Seattle, WA.
Photo by Chris Denslow
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Grand View on the Lake Makes Final Heat
After a much needed win in Heat 2A, Jimmy King just had to keep his Go3 Grand View on the Lake together and score points. That's exactly what he did
in Heat 3A---score enough points to qualify for the Chevrolet Cup at Seafair final heat Sunday afternoon (4:40pm PDT).
Photo by Chris Denslow
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Go3 Wins Heat 2A
Jimmy King took the Grand View on the Lake to sterling win in Heat 2A of the Chevrolet Cup at Seafair in Seattle. Starting from lane one as a result
of Saturday's 5th place finish, Jimmy nailed the start and never trailed, leading wire to wire.
Photo by Chris Denslow
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Saturday Results and Sunday Preview
The experiment didn't work. The Go3 Racing Team, sponsored by Grand View on the Lake, found that out the hard way during Saturday's Heat 1B on Lake
Washington. Hoping to produce more horsepower, Go3 driver Jimmy King struggled home in 5th place after the experiment failed to produce the desired
results.
Photo by Chris Denslow
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GRAND VIEW ON THE LAKE INCREASES SPEED
Jimmy King and his Grand View on the Lake has seen limited time on Lake Washington this weekend, but what time has been quality time. Ed Cooper and
his Go3 Racing Team have been chasing a loss of power to those powerful Allison V-12 engines since Tri Cities. In the last qualifying session prior to
heat racing, the Go3 Racing Team may have found a few answers.
Photos by Jim Simpson
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