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BUNDY THUNDER 2009
17th November 2009. By John Warren.
BUNDABERG, QUEENSLAND
Well, we’re back and another Bundy thunder is over. With the competition
in 6 litre Carby and injected classes, getting more and more competitive.
In 6 litre carby, possible four of the best carby boats in Australia with Hi-flyer,
Sacrifice, Home grown & Alcatraz, with their high powered performance
motors, lined up with another 8 boats competing in the weekends racing.
Anybody that has raced would understand how daunting it was to line up
against the big 4, thinking that you’re doing well, until you come out to play
with these guys.
At the Balls’n’All tent we thought that if we could finish 5th
6th or 7th, that we’d have had a good weekend but fate was going to
change that, with Terry Smith being rear ended in a totally unexplainable
incident. I think the only thing that Terry hadn’t done was install flashing
lights. The racing up until then had been close and exciting, and the next
race saw ‘Home Grown’ throw a blade and Wayne Sonter had more than his
hands full trying to hold onto the boat.
In the final race for 6 Litre, ‘Hi-flyer’ and “Balls’n’All” raced for the lead with
Greg Lewis keeping it close enough for the crowds enjoyment and we were
able to pick up second place.
As the weekend finished the boat had ran flawlessly and we brought it home
in one piece. We finished the weekend with
- 1 - 2nd Place
- 3 - 3rd Place
- 1 – 4th Place
and placed 5th in a heat of the ‘Iron Nuts Shield. We were pretty stoked with our results as we packed up from the weekend and got ready to go to the
‘Presentation Night’.
It’s amazing how boats and drivers get faster and how much better they
drive once at Presentations. We received a Bonus surprise when it was
announced that we had picked up third (3rd) Place overall for 6 Litre Carby.
To say we as a team were stoked is an understatement. Special thanks to my
crew, Theo and Josh Vogel who travelled with us from Victor Harbor.
To Dave Clarke and the ‘Tuff e Nuff’ team who picked up the Unlimited Class
trophy, Congratulations, as well as to all the teams that competed from
South Australia, you have done yourselves, your state and clubs proud.
These teams are –
- Bondage - Brian Jeffries
- Tuff e Nuff - Dave Clarke
- Balls’n’All - John Warren
and the most unlucky driver and Team, Terry Smith in Alcatraz.
To Terry and his team, I hope you are able to repair and get back racing as
soon as you can and that it has not been a too expensive weekend.
Hope to see everybody at the next Club Day at Berri on the 6th December,
2009.
John Warren
In it Balls’n’All
6Litre Carby
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