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.
Tag Archive: Tonawanda
Aug
22
Aug
31
Thunder on the Niagara 2009
More wind and rain didn’t stop the GPs from putting on a great show. Excellent heats all weekend with deck to deck racing that had the large crowds excited. The water was very rough but Tom was able to pilot GP-88 to two firsts and a second in the qualification heats. In the final GP-88 …
Jun
01
Thunder on the Niagara 2008
The race this weekend in Tonawanda, NY was blown out. The GPs were able to do some time trials and testing on Sunday. The rough conditions kept everyone else off the water except for a couple vintage Jersey Speed Skiffs. The boat ran well in the chop but a bushing on the rudder cracked during the …