May 4th 2002
BEST PAINT - Was a tie between Frank Brancaccio of Ohio with his 28 ft Warlock cat w/ 572 ci of power and Lars Johnson from NC w/ his Advantage 22 Sport Cat w/ a 640 Brodix power plant.	Frank Brancaccio of Ohio Lars Johnson from NC
LONG HAUL - Went to Frank Brancaccio and Kent Mugg from Ohio	Frank Brancaccio of Ohio Kent Mugg from Ohio
MOST IMPROVED - Went to Mike Agnew - After 2 years of work his V-King is now on the water & running strong.	Mike Agnew from South Carolina
MOST INTIMIDATING - Charles Wilkie with his black Kurtis Hydro w/ 429ci of Ford power

This years first event was delayed as a steady rain passed over our little part of heaven Sat morning. We decided to reschedule the event for Sunday the 5th since we had so many people from out of state in attendance and they were call for nicer weather. But the fun didn't end at noon when that decision was made, most of us hung around as the rain slowed. By 1:30 A few boat were on the water playing and giving us a glimpse of what to expect. Sunday morning rolled around & with a chill in the air, boats started lining up. We had a total of 32 boats at the event for Sunday. From a 17ft Avenger to several large Cats all were ready to play. We changed the format & it was great. No radar gun just a bunch of grudge matches and solo's. Even the big Cats & offshore V's from the Lake Hartwell gang joined in.
This is what I had intended from the beginning & this will be our new direction. Back to basics - These past events have not been easy to set up or easy to execute. When it becomes too aggravating to make it happen is when most people would give up. But I'm not. I enjoy meeting you guys & getting to know you. With your help we're just going to meet up & go play. It's allot simpler & more fun for all involved.
Plans for the future - We will have one event in May that will be for state records and radar runs. There will still be a $20.00 entry fee for this event to cover expenses but all profit will be donated like in the past. We will have 4-5 events throughout the summer at different lakes. So far these lakes are in the works:
Clarks Hill / Lake Thurman (SP?) - June 1st
Lake Wylie - July 13th
Lake Murray - September 7th

Please call for more info as I am looking for suggestions and ideas. This is YOUR event, I just help.
Some have been posted on the screamandfly.com site

Thanks Mike Martin 803-364-2596

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