My name is Roger…
…. and I’m a Hydroplane Racing Geek. My drive to and from work gives me plenty of time to think about life and things in general. One night I started to think about hydroplane racing and how much I enjoy the sport. Man, am I a geek! Let’s see how I came up with this conclusion.
- The wallpaper on my cell phone is a photo of the U3 that I took in Detroit.
- The wallpaper on my computer at work is the Go 3 Racing.
- One of the ringtones on my phone is a turbine engine startup that is assigned to my friends that I’ve made through hydroplane racing.
- I maintain a hydroplane racing blog and recently retired another that I created in back 2005.
- I have a facebook page with several hydro photos. I also maintain a hydroplane racing page on facebook. A network has been created through facebook that includes hydroplane racing fans, drivers (past and present), crew members, tv/radio personalities, photographers and I’m a fan of several related pages.
- I have hundreds of photos that I’ve taken over the years.
- I twitter the U3 and ABRA sites.
- Planning on 2 inboard races this year, walled lake and stony creek. Attended the Stony Creek race the past 2 years.
- Planning a hydro party of racing slides and video called ‘Hydro-phenia – A Boat Racing Opera’.
- I’ve been to every Unlimited race in Detroit, except one, since 1982. Have traveled to other sites, budget pending, to watch the big boats race.
It’s safe to say that I qualify as a geek, junkie, fanatic. Whatever you want to call it, that’s me. I’m sure there are many more like me out there.
Hey buddy, get a life! No thank-you, I’ll keep the one that I have. I have kids that I need to pass the torch to for the future of hydroplane racing.
