Would like to thank all the racers for putting on a great show , and putting it all on the line for real. The quality of racing far exceded the organization of event. I used to race 20 years ago and was deeply depressed that the advancement of the sport has been minimal . The quality of the racing is top shelf , but its 2013 , these guys deserve electronic timing , wireless communication between pit stewards and officials. It was an all day event for 20 boats , they used to run more boats than that in the hunt boat class alone. If this sport is ever going to be taken seriously it has to come of age. Running nitro and the exotic fuels , drivers seated lower than the engine and no requirement of safety suits. There was one very lucky driver today. I traveled 4 hours to support these drivers and teams today , they deserve better than this, I 've seen more support at a little league game. We were talking to some buggy people that were watching races for the first time. They loved the speed of the boats but felt that there was no continuity or flow to the event. These are the very people we need to have support this sport.
Racers , thank you for your blood ,sweat and tears , it took to be there today , to put on the show you did. I hope one day there will be strict rules and support equipment to reward you for your efforts.
