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Boatnik 2012

Available at local motels and campgrounds.

1) Exhibition/Boat Show, Friday May 25th 7 PM to 8:30 PM. The top finishers from last years Boatnik will make parade laps in front of Riverside Park prior to the Fireworks Show, Hydroplanes first, followed by the Sprint Boats. The show will culminate with one Drag Boat starting its motor for the crowd then idling back to the pit area. Exhibition only, no racing.
2) Sprint Boat Exhibition: Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27, 2012, 12 noon to 6 PM each day. Buoy course in front of Riverside Park approximately 1/4 mile in length. Each boat will make 6 to 7 passes thru the course for time each day.
3) Inboard Drag Boat Exhibition: Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and 27, 2012, 12 noon to 6 PM each day. Set 1/4 mile course in front of Riverside Park. Each boat will make two passes each day.
4) Hydroplane Time Trials: Sunday, May 27, 2012, 10 AM to 12 Noon. Course; Riverside Park to the Pedestrian Bridge and back. Total distance approximately three miles. Each boat will make one pass thru the course for time. Only one boat will be on the course at a time.
5) Whitewater Hydroplane Race: Monday, May 28, 2012 - 10 AM to 4 PM. Course: Grants Pass to Robertson Bridge, 13 miles downriver. Two lap race.

1) Jet Sprints: By Invitation, Tow money per boat, contact Grants Pass Active Club.
2) Inboard Drag Exhibition, By Invitation, Tow money per boat, contact Grants Pass Active Club.
3) Whitewater Hydroplane Race and Time Trials, Prize money by placement, contact Cal/Or River Racers.

1) Jet Sprint, on arrival or Saturday, May 26, 9 AM, Pit Area. Contact Grants Pass Active Club.
2) Drag Boat Exhibition, on arrival or Saturday, May 26, 9 AM, Pit Area, contact Grants Pass Active Club.
3) Whitewater Hydroplane Race, club membership required, contact Cal/Or River Racers. Late registration Monday, May 28 - 8 AM, Baker Park.

Send Entries:

1) Jet Sprint: By invitation, contact Grants Pass Active Club................2) Drag Boats: By invitation, contact Grants Pass Active Club................3) Hydroplanes: Contact Cal/Or River Racers.

Entry Fees:

1) Jet Sprint: N/A by Invitation......................2) Drag Boats: N/A by Invitation
3) Hydroplanes: Club Membership required, contact Cal/OR River Racers for membership and entry fees.

  • Race Director: HERMAN BAERTSCHIGER JR
  • Referee/Risk Manager: LARRY DARNEILLE
  • Assistant Referee: DOUGLAS L ELY
  • Inspector: ROBERT WILLIAMS
  • Scorer: GARY WALLACE
  • Assistant Risk Manager: RANDALL BROWN

Location

Directions

All races start and finish at either Baker Park or Riverside Park, Grants Pass, Oregon.

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