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11.18.10 - GP-17 Weekly Chat
Live chat with Shockwave GP-17 driver Dustin Echols from 6:30 - 7 pm Wednesday evenings on GP-17 Chat Room.
10.20.10 - For Sale
New Item added to the For Sale section:
Dan Olsen Block Mount Oil Cooler - $400
9.20.10 - San Diego Update
Shockwave had a great weekend, almost flawless, top qualifier 125.749 mph, 3 heat wins, unfortunately in the final heat we threw a prop blade resulting in transom damage which wll keep us out of Chelan.
9.04.10 - GPW in San Diego
Grand Prix West Joins H1 Unlimited For Air Guard Championship
presented by Degree Men at San Diego Bayfair
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (September 3, 2010)
When you feel the thunderous, automotive-powered hydroplanes of Grand Prix West take to the Bill Muncey Memorial Racecourse on Mission Bay during San Diego Bayfair, September 17-19, they’ll be maintaining an important element of Mr. Muncey’s vision. They’ll be providing the Thunder, enhancing the already amazing H1 Unlimited Hydroplanes.
‘Grand Prix West’ known for their loud roaring deck to deck action has quickly established itself as one of the premier boat racing attractions, and are thrilled to be joining other boat-racing classes scheduled to compete at the ‘Air Guard Championship presented by Degree Men’.
H1 Unlimited Chairman Sam Cole stated, “We are delighted to be able to have Grand Prix West join us in San Diego. They are a dedicated group of racers and we look forward to supporting their efforts at the Air Guard Championship presented by Degree. GPW is a great series that is growing fast and becoming very popular with fans of hydroplane racing. They will be a great addition to our event on Mission Bay.”
Grand Prix (GP) is an American Power Boat Association (APBA) class featuring supercharged big-block engines producing as much as 1500 horsepower. The 24-26 foot craft routinely attain speeds in excess of 160 miles-per-hour in the straights. Long a premier class on the east coast of North America, ‘Grand Prix West’ is the first club to organize GP racing on the west coast. GPW consists mostly, though not exclusively, of west coast teams. GP participation in the ‘Air Guard Championship presented by Degree Men’ this year will include teams from across the country.
Additionally, teams from Canada, a hotbed of the ever growing class of Grand Prix racing under the Canadian Boating Federation (CBF) banner, some will make the trek to San Diego for such a prestigious race.
The ‘Air Guard Championship presented by Degree Men’ will be seen on the Versus Network on Saturday, October 16 and will be streamed live on the internet by Tampa Digital Studios. Additionally, Grand Prix racing will be streamed live at www.gpwracing.com.
More information is available at www.gpwracing.com.
8.23.10 - Race Preview - Pateros, WA
There will be Thunder echoing through the hills of North Central Washington, August 28th & 29th as the GPW series rolls into Pateros Washington for the New Tech Inspection Presents The Terry Troxell Memorial Regatta, GP's scheduled to appear, GP-12 Schellhase Racing, GP-15 Hopp Racing, GP-17 Shockwave Racing, GP-19 Five Star Racing, GP-99 RCL Motorsports, and GP-329 Lucas Oil.
Racing starts both days at 11am.
7.19.10 - Race Update - Black Lake
We ran 2 heats on Saturday at Black Lake finishing 1st in both. In the first heat of the day Dustin drove the GP-17 to a world record run at 116.129 mph. When putting the boat back on the trailer after the 2nd heat we found damage on the starboard sponson and were unable to compete on Sunday.
7.14.10 - GP-17 World Record!
Shockwave racing set a new World Record on their home lake in Olympia,
WA! Dustin Echols driving for Rick and Shawn Bridgeman set a 116 mph
average lap speed on a mile and a quarter course at Black Lake.
Check out the onboard video on the multimedia page!
7.06.10 - Shockwave Racing at Pirate Daze
We updated our photo gallery with some pictures of the boat at the Westport Pirate Days.
Check out more photos in the photo gallery
4.15.10 - Moses Lake Preview
The off season has been a busy time for the GP-17 camp, we replaced and or repaired most of the hardware, repainted the entire boat, and the entire hauler, last but not least we added a Ed Trihey fire breathing, methanol guzzling, power plant to the Shockwave engine stables. We are looking forward to racing in a fight for lanes, race as hard as you can series such as APBA Grand Prix, so Moses Lake, here we come!!!!!
3.24.10 - MEDIA ALERT -Thunder on the Ohio 2010
March 24, 2010
Thunder On The Ohio announces The Roar, The Roostertails and The Ribs as Evansville Scores the 2010 National Grand Prix Thunder Cup for the 2010 Thunder On The Ohio this August.
Evansville, IN. March 24,2010 THUNDER ON THE OHIO’s Race Chairman Tom Sawyer waved the green flag today on the 32nd Annual 2010 Thunder On The Ohio along Evansville Indiana’s Ohio riverfront with the official dates being announced as August 20-22.
Additionally announced is the American Power Boat Association (APBA) and their APBA Inboard Racing Category awarding and sanctioning of the 2010 National Grand Prix Hydroplane Thunder Cup to Evansville as part of the Thunder On The Ohio weekend. The Grand Prix hydroplanes will roar into Evansville from all points far and wide. The effort was spearheaded by Tom Sawyer and the Grand Prix West Racing organization after The Grand Prix Hydroplane’s raced as an exhibition at last years Thunder. According to Sawyer, during that exhibition, Grand Prix hydroplane driver Greg Hopp of Hopp’s Racing set a course record while he was here, “these boats are extremely loud and real fast, their essentially an unlimited hydroplane with a
468 cubic inch full blown automotive powered NASCAR type motor He added. The APBA’s President Mark Weber also stated “This is one the most exciting race boat classes out there, they are loud and fast and put on a great show and we are proud to congratulate the folks of Evansville on continuing to host such great boat racing ” Sawyer agreed adding “Indiana is boat race USA and Evansville has one of the finest boat race venues in the world and we’ve been hosting boat races for 32 years and we plan on hosting for 32 more!” A forthcoming announcement on the other racing classes is coming up in a the very near future, he said.
Thunder On The Ohio is also excited to announce that Evansville’s WTVW FOX 7 will be the exclusive television partner. FOX 7 will be covering the event throughout the weekend, and prior to the finals on Sunday, FOX will air a recap of the weekend’s action. The recap will serve as a lead in to the finals, which will be broadcast live on WTVW FOX 7.
Thunder On The Ohio is returning with many new attractions which also include the popular BBQ Festival and Casino Aztar’s Bierstube. (a riverfront tradition), last years event featured Concerts in Sunset Park by Travis Tritt, Jack Ingram, Tara Mccormick, The Marshall Tucker Band and Evansville’s own Jason Clutter.
Thunder On The Ohio will be making many future announcements including button and concert ticket pricing, advance and online sales locations, race and broadcast schedules, concert lineups, and other attractions, interested sponsors and vendors are encouraged to contact Thunder officials at info@thunderontheohio.com and race fans can visit www.thunderontheohio.com
Thunder On The Ohio
Media Contact: Bart Leland
Big Media Inc
206-321-3383
bart@bigmediainc.com
3.24.10 - 2010 Transporter
The GP-17 truck has been painted and is ready for the season opener in Moses Lake on April 24th & 25th.
Check out more photos in the photo gallery
3.15.10 - UL-6 For Sale
Truck -
1991 International 4900 custom hauler
Engine: DT466 w/turbo
New paint in 2005
Aluminum wheels
Stereo
CB
Work light in the back
Fog and driving lights
Engine air compressor plumbed to the back of the truck. Will hook up to trailer for running air tools, etc.
Custom lounge and kitchen area
10 gallon fresh water tank
Sink, microwave, refrigerator
Fifth wheel type hitch
Receiver type hitch
Honda generator
Trailer -
48’ Classic brand custom trailer
Wired 110v receptacles w/breaker box
12v lighting
Air in shop area (from truck)
Lounge w/sleeping/storage area, table, and seating
Bench vise
Rooftop A/C unit that we used for the trailer in hot weather (could easily mount on the trailer)
Swing away over the boat umbrella
Shaft/Propellers/Skid Fins/Rudder -
Existing shaft
New complete shaft (main shaft, stub shaft, and coupler)
Extra stub shaft
Extra gear type coupler (engine)
4 very good propellors
Skid fin has about two seasons on it
Existing rudder has about two seasons on it
Backup rudder
Boat -
Length 24’ 6”
Width 12’
Updated in 2007 with new Ron Jones Jr cockpit, new front wing, new belly pan
New engine cowl with scoop, and tail fins in 2008
Main hull is graphite/carbon
Spare engine cowl
Engine -
509 CI
Donovan aluminum block
Dart Big Chief heads
Stahl stepped headers w/split collectors
Braswell prepped Dominator
5 stage Aviaid oil pump
Support Equipment -
Motorolla radios w/chargers
2 headsets
Step ladder
Gas cans
Extendable boat hook
4 air tanks
Drum pump
30 gallon fuel drum
EVERYTHING GOES, RACE THIS SEASON!
$85,000
Al Carstensen 360-275-2584 Or Kerry Beynon 360-427-6059
2.7.10 - GPW News
GPW Team signs National Sponsor, CONGRATULATIONS TO GP-99!!
Shockwave Racing would like to Congratulate Larry Garcia and his GP-99 team on their title sponsorship with Cash4Gold. We wish you the best of luck in 2010.
February 2, 2010 Everett, WA
Grand Prix West Hydroplane racing team, RCL Motorsports is pleased to announce that Cash4Gold.com, the world's leading mail-in gold buyer will be a marketing partner of its Grand Prix hydroplane for the 2010 season. Grand Prix West Hydroplanes are the fastest piston-engine powered boats in hydroplane racing, using American-made supercharged V8 engines producing 1500 horsepower and top speeds on the water of 170mph.
"I'm very excited to be a part of the Cash4Gold team," said team owner, Larry Garcia. "Cash4Gold is a leader in the industry it pioneered and have often turned to motorsports as a valued means by which they can advertise their services. I am very pleased that they have selected our team as their sponsor representative within the hydroplane race arena. I know that fans of hydroplane racing will be strong and loyal customers for Cash4Gold."
The sponsorship program is a part of an innovative program that encourages fans of hydroplane racing interested in selling their unwanted gold jewelry to request a Refiner's Return Pak from Cash4Gold by calling 1-800-713-6135 or going to www.cash4gold.com/hydro99. These paks would be filled with unwanted gold, silver or platinum items and mailed off (postage-paid and pre-insured) to Cash4Gold's state-of-the-art processing facility in Pompano Beach, FL. Upon receipt, the company tests all items to assess their value based solely upon the quality and quantity of each piece's precious metal content. Cash4Gold uses the latest techniques and advanced technologies to ensure that all jewelry appraisals are accurate.
Once the value of the broken or unwanted jewelry is established, the company promptly mails out a check to the customer which they can cash at their convenience. If for any reason a customer is not completely satisfied with Cash4Gold's offer, or if they change their mind and decide not to sell their items, then they have 12 days from the date on the check to inform Cash4Gold, which then returns their items free of charge.
In the coming weeks, RCL Motorsports has a number of exciting new announcements in preparation for the season's kick-off event in Moses Lake, WA in early April of 2010. Larry Garcia is a veteran boat owner but 2010 marks his debut as team owner of a Grand Prix Hydroplane. The transition to hydroplane racing has been an exciting new challenge to Garcia. "I have been very surprised at the level of support and enthusiasm we have received so far," added Garcia. "We have some particularly exciting new developments we hope to announce in the coming weeks that I think will help make Grand Prix West Hydroplane racing the most exciting form of hydroplane racing in the 2010 season. I can't wait to see our boat on the water."
RCL Motorsports is a client of veteran motorsport marketing and activation agency, Mackey Marketing Group. MMG negotiated the sponsorship affiliation on behalf of RCL Motorsports.
For more information on RCL Motorsports visit their website at www.rclmotorsports.com or www.gpwracing.com
To request your free Refiner's Return Pak from Cash4Gold, call 1-800-713-6135 or visit their website at www.cash4gold.com/hydro99.
For more information on Mackey Marketing Group visit their website at www.mackeymarketing.com.
1.10.10 - 2010 GP Schedule
GPW has just received a Letter of Intent from the Detroit River Regatta Association to participate in the 2010 Gold Cup and a tentative schedule has been listed on www.GPWRACING.com.
Check out the tentative schedule here
1.10.10 - 2010 is here!
The 2009 season is over and we are ready for the 2010 GP Season to begin. Our team is very excited to put all our efforts into Grand Prix Racing.
Check out more photos in the photo gallery
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