Do you remember when Chip Hanauer was driving the Bud in the San Diego race? As he entered turn two and hit some rough water, the whole boat just came apart right before your eyes. Or Dave V in the Bud at Tri Cities losing the whole right side? If you are like me, you try to view all the boat racing videos you can get your hands on. Have you noticed the catastrophic hull failures caught on tape in the last five years?
Region 10's 2002 Flatbottom season was filled with excitement. The top four National High Point leaders were from right here in our region, which is quite a feat. After a couple of years of dazzling speeds at Lawrence Lake and some high-flying near crashes, Doug Jancura's luck ran out at the spring Sammamish race, Tastin'and Racin'. But this year really belonged to Jeff Gibson and his Drag & Ski boys.
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