First Test Session
Lake Kosciuszko

Harper Woods, MI
May 6, 2001

Race Winner:
Hawaii Kai III
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Qualifying

Hawaii Kai III  
Miss Madison  
Miss Bardahl (1967)  
Miss Bardahl (1966)  
Tahoe Miss  
Gale V  
Thunderbolt  
Harrah's Club  
Mariner Too  
Nitrogen Too  
Miss Eagle Electric  
Miss Spokane  
Miss Lapeer  
Savair's Mist  
Miss Exide  
$ Bill  
Miss Thriftway  
Maverick  

Heat 1A
Miss Bardahl (1966) 1 400
Nitrogen Too 2 300
Tahoe Miss 3 225
Miss Spokane 4 169
Heat 1B
Hawaii Kai III 1 400
Miss Bardahl (1967) 2 300
Miss Lapeer 3 225
Maverick 4 169
Heat 1C
Mariner Too 1 400
Miss Thriftway 2 300
Miss Eagle Electric 3 225
Miss Madison 4 169
Heat 1D
Savair's Mist 1 400
Miss Exide 2 300
Gale V 3 225
Heat 1E
$ Bill 1 400
Thunderbolt 2 300
Harrah's Club 3 225
Heat 2A
$ Bill 1 400
Thunderbolt 2 300
Miss Exide 3 225
Heat 2B
Gale V 1 400
Miss Bardahl (1967) 2 300
Savair's Mist 3 225
Miss Bardahl (1966) 4 169
Heat 2C
Miss Eagle Electric 1 400
Miss Thriftway 2 300
Miss Madison 3 225
Maverick 4 169
Heat 2D
Hawaii Kai III 1 400
Tahoe Miss 2 300
Miss Spokane DNF 0
Heat 2E
Mariner Too 1 400
Nitrogen Too 2 300
Miss Lapeer DNF 0
Consolation
Miss Thriftway 1 200
Nitrogen Too 2 150
Tahoe Miss 3 112
Maverick 4 84
Miss Spokane DNF 0
Thunderbolt DNF 0
FINAL
Hawaii Kai III 1 400
Mariner Too 2 300
Miss Eagle Electric 3 225
$ Bill 4 169
Gale V 5 127
Savair's Mist 6 95

First Test Session in 2001 Season

Sun-shiny weather highlighted a spirited, celebrity-filled (Mark Weber was there) event as the Casper-Detroit series kicked off the 2001 season with a test session at Lake Kosciuszko. Two big stories developed from this event. First...the turns. George Schulz, former President of Unlimiteds Detroit, presented us with a design second to none. The portable turns, with deluxe carrying case, neatly fit into Lake Kosciuszko’s turns and vaulted the Casper-Detroit series into a new era. Last year’s National High-Point Champion Tahoe Miss was the first hull to test the waters. The turns performed beautifully as Tahoe Miss gracefully entered and exited the first corners. All the competitors looked at each other with glee, as they knew they had just witnessed something very special.

The second story of the day was that of a young man from St. Clair Shores. That young man is Scott Dunn. Even though this was a test session, it was decided that there would be an exhibition race. That decision would haunt the rest of the Casper-Detroit competitors as Scott promptly took his hulls and swept the podium finishes. A 1-2-3 finish for fourth grader. For Scott, though, it seemed to be just "another day at the races." When asked about his victory, he said, "It was great. Are we having Little Caesers Pizza for dinner tonight?"

The Casper-Detroit series welcomed three new competitors and four new boats. Tom Netschke brought his beautiful new U-60 Miss Thriftway. Even though we all hate Miss Thriftway, we decided that it was OK to let Tom race. George Schulz, famous to the Casper Series as a guest illegal starter in 2000, brought his brand-spanking new U-25 Miss Spokane. Randy Roe presented his cool blue and mahogany Nitrogen Too. The rammin' and bammin' Too tested very well, with Randy testing various setups throughout the day. Jeff Dunn brought his newest addition to the Dunn fleet, the $ Bill. All four boats very impressive and look to be top-notch contenders for the 2001 season. George Schulz did encounter some propeller problems, losing his propeller twice during the exhibition race. Of course the beauty of this kind of racing is that George simply reached in and picked the prop off the bottom of Lake Kosciuszko and glued it on again.

First Test Session Final Point Standings

1 Hawaii Kai III 1,200 Heats
2 Mariner Too 1,100 Heats
3 $ Bill 969 Heats
4 Miss Eagle Electric 850 Heats
5 Miss Thriftway 800 Heats
6 Gale V 752 Heats
7 Nitrogen Too 750 Heats
8 Savair's Mist 720 Heats
9 Tahoe Miss 637 Heats
10 Miss Bardahl (1967) 600 Heats
11 Thunderbolt 600 Heats
12 Miss Bardahl (1966) 569 Heats
13 Miss Exide 525 Heats
14 Maverick 422 Heats
15 Miss Madison 394 Heats
16 Miss Lapeer 225 Heats
17 Harrah's Club 225 Heats
18 Miss Spokane 169 Heats

 

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