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 …
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 …
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 …
Jun
01
GP-88 was 2nd fastest in time trials and finished 2nd in heat 1a at Long Sault on Saturday. Sunday did not go as well… the team discovered serious damage to the flywheel. The boat was started on the trailer but when it went in for the first heat on Sunday it would not start. GP-88 …
May
16
Mar
11
Jersey Speed Skiff Heat 2 Saturday – Lakeland 2011 from Michael L Pakradooni on Vimeo. We took JS-7 down to Lakeland, Florida for the Orange Cup Regatta March 5-6. Nine skiffs made it out on Lake Hollingsworth with some excellent racing both days. Rolling Thunder finished first in the two heats on Saturday but jumped …
Jul
26
Roger Harris was driving JS-7 at the Cambridge Classic. The final was won by JS-62 Smoke on the Water after JS-7 was DSQ for leaving and entering the course illegally.
Jun
23
Great weekend of racing on Onondaga Lake. Rolling Thunder won the one off Eastern Divisional Championship race on Friday after some good testing. Saturday GP-88 ran second to GP-77 in the only set of heats. Sunday Tom won his heat against Ken Brodie Jr. and in the final had lane three for the start. Seven …