Date registered: May 23, 2013
May
06
We took GP-88 testing recently in preparation for our first race of the season in Long Sault, Ontario on June 2nd and 3rd. After a long winter of work the boat and team are ready for what should be an exciting 2012 season. There are 12 Grand Prix hydroplanes competing on the ACHA circuit. It …
Feb
28
JS-7 Rolling Thunder will be headed south to Lakeland, Florida for the Orange Cup Regatta this weekend. There should be a good turn out of Jersey Speed Skiffs and we hope for an excellent race weekend. The race will be live streamed on Hydroplane Quebec.
Jan
23
At the first annual ACHA banquet many awards were given out. Among those recognized was Tom Pakradooni, who was named “Most Improved Driver.” Tom drove GP-88 to victory twice in GP finals this past season and was often among the fastest boats. We can not wait to build upon this next season.
Oct
03
It was a great time at the Wildwoods Hydrofest despite some marginal weather both days. The Grand Prix hydroplanes put on some fun exhibition heats and Ghislain Marcoux got to run some laps in the GP-777 The Crush. JS-7 Rolling Thunder with Roger Harris driving and Mike Burtula riding had a rough 2nd turn in …
Sep
20
The last ACHA Grand Prix race of 2011 was on Webster Lake in Massachusetts and Rolling Thunder won! It was a great way to end the season as many members of the extended Pakradooni family were on hand to see Tom win his 2nd final in GP. The team worked very hard all season and …
Sep
12
The points race is tight and GP-88 entered the weekend in 2nd behind GP-46. In Beauharnois the weather was beautiful after some wind on Saturday died down. Rolling Thunder ran very fast but a phantom P5 took away a win resulting in two thirds on Saturday. Sunday a P1 placed GP-88 in lane four for …
Aug
22
GP-88 was thundering up and down the Niagara River all weekend. Tom Pakradoooni finished 2nd in 3 heats but the final was cancelled due to wind and water conditions. This race draws a good crowd even when the weather is less then ideal. Christian Bergeron has photos from Tonawanda on grandprixhydroplane.com.
Aug
08
We took the jersey speed skiff to Hampton, VA for the annual Hampton Cup Regatta. The race is held at Fort Monroe which is the last remaining fort actively used by the military but they are in the process of leaving. The fort is 6 sided with a moat completely surrounding it and is famous …
Jul
25
We made the long haul up to St-Felicien and watched the wind blow on Saturday. On Sunday the Grand Prix had two sets of heats and a final making for a very busy day. This race is the farthest north we travel, about 7 hours north of Montreal. The town is on one side of …
Jul
18
JS-7 headed out to Waterford, Michigan for the APBA Summer Nationals at Quake on the Lake. Rolling Thunder took home the championship with JS-100 Summer Storm in 2nd and JS-45 The Menace 3rd. We will be headed WAY north this weekend to St-Felicien, Quebec for round 4 of the ACHA GP Championship watch live on …