The racing season arrives and proceeds along. Here's the Pro Vee in the pits in Crosby, MN.
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Getting lined up for a start. The red #243 boat is my old Dillon Mini, now owned by Don Yuranich.
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The Pro Vee gets a good start, side-by-side with Tyler Welch's #7 Dillon Mini.
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Going head to head with Stephanie Hansen in her Racemaster. Stephanie went on to win this race, in front of her hometown crowd.
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The Pro Vee leads, and goes on to win, this heat. A good season at this point: six races; one win; only one finish off the podium, due to a mechanical failure. I think I lead in points at this time.
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Nevertheless, I wasn't quite satisfied. Too much porpoise and chinewalk lead me to shift lots of weight forward. Some experimenting suggested I had built in too much setback, so I decided to do some corrective surgery. I also refinished the bottom at this time, mostly to fix some deteriorating spar varnish on the pad -- it didn't like sitting on wet carpeting all the time.
Results: a two mph gain. Not much, but I'll take it.
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Two races are left to round out the 2008 season. We'll see if my work pays off.
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Little Falls, MN, September 20-21. Final two races of 2008.
The Pro Vee won all four heats.
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Purchase Pro Vee Plans
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