Rolling Thunder Racing News: Archive

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Motorsports 2010 in Oaks, PA →

GP-88 will be part of the Motorsports 2010 show in Oaks, PA. The show takes place at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center from January 22nd to the 24th. GP-88 will on display at the APBA Region 3 booth. Come stop by and say hi.

Dec 15th

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Oct 19th

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A look back at some of the highlights of the 2009 season for the Rolling Thunder Racing Team.

Oct 14th

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GP-88 ran an exhibition at the Wildwood Hydrofest on Sunday. The boat looked great, but upon returning to the pits the crew found a broken rocker and metal shavings in the oil filter. There is not enough time to solve the engine problems before this weekend’s World Championships in Morgan City, La. Tom believes they have identified the cause of the recent mechanical failures and should have them...

Oct 13th

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GP-88 will be testing this weekend at the Wildwoods Hydrofest. There will be a live webcast of the race on HRTV.

Oct 9th

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In Beauharnois we broke a rocker in heat 1b and headed home. GP-93 went on to win the ACHA GP Championship. Read more about Saturday at HydroRacer TV.

Sep 14th

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Tom won all the skiff heats Port Deposit including the final heat on Sunday.

Sep 8th

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Pictures from Saturday of Ragin’ on the River in Port Deposit, Maryland. JS-7 finished first in both the first and final heats with JS-13 a close second in both races.

Sep 6th

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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 and GP-77 battled for the lead the whole race but both had jumped at the start making GP-7 the winner. Tom...

Aug 31st

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Aug 16th

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In St-Félicien GP-88 was 4th in the time trials, got a first and second in qualifying, but unfortunetly finished forth in the final. The boat continues to run well, as seen in this video of heat 1B.

Aug 3rd

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Jul 29th

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The Eastern Divisional Championship was held at this years Quake on the Lake in Waterford, Michigan. Great racing all around despite some less than ideal conditions on Friday and Saturday. GP-88 ran an impressive lap average of 129 mph in a heat 3A victory but surcumed to another broken blower belt in the first turn of the final. Hoping for a good weather and race weekend in St. Félicien on August...

Jul 21st

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We had a great day of racing in Valleyfield on Friday with a first place finish in heat 1A. Saturday was rainy but we got off heat 2A with a second place finish. Sunday was very windy but conditions were okay for the GPs, unfortunately the blower broke and we were unable to finish the heat. Tom is busy putting another blower on the engine he had replaced for Valleyfield. Leaving Thursday for...

Jul 13th

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Syracuse was the site of a very bad crash when Jimmy Shane in GP-7 hit Pierre Meheau in GP-46 who’s boat had died at the end of the race. Thankfully they are both expected to fully recover. GP-88 continued to run very well finishing a close 2nd in the final to GP-93. A few weeks off before Valleyfield.

Jun 22nd

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I had some trouble making sure the on board camera was ready in the other heats so this is the only one from the race in Brockville. We broke a blower belt in the first turn of the final. Up until then the boat ran very well, even in pretty rough water.

Jun 9th

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Video: Hydroplane Racing & More This Weekend in... →

Jun 6th

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We broke in the new motor at Long Sault in 2 qualification heats. It was snowing at one point before the Sunday heat. They called the race after a long rain delay and sure enough there was a lengthy break in the weather. Brandon Kennedy lent us one of his Tachyon cameras, in the video is a great shot where Cluade Bergeron rockets by in the new GP-444.

Jun 1st

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Apr 27th

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Apr 24th

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Grand Prix Hydroplane Heat 1A St Felicien 2008 shot by Jean-Philippe via hydroplanequebec.com

Apr 22nd

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Jersey Speed Skiff Final @ Portsmouth, Virgina 2009

Apr 19th

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Tom is in Portsmouth, Virginia to race the Skiff this weekend. We will be taking the Grand Prix to Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey on May 16th for testing. Then it will be time for the first race in Long Sualt, Ontario on May 30th and 31st. Here are the video highlights from last season.

Apr 18th

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Mar 27th

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Updated the website although you probably won’t notice the changes as they are mostly coding improvements (I’m learning). Tom is racing the new JS Rolling Thunder in Florida. Not long until the Grand Prix season begins.

Mar 26th

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Excellent weekend of racing in Long Sault, Ontario. The sun was in limited supply but that could not put a damper on the last GP race of 2008. We made the final, finishing second after the second place boat was disqualified. Update: Eventually ruled to finish 3rd.

Sep 7th

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It was a tough weekend in Cambridge, Maryland. We threw a blade on the prop but made the final only to not finish. Electrical problems are the issue but we should have them solved for Long Sault.

Jul 27th

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Valleyfield was great as always. A penalty and various problems with the boat kept us out of the final. Over the weekend there was some good racing as Tom continues to hone his GP driving skills.

Jul 6th

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Great racing in Brockville, Ontario. The boat ran well in time trails and qualifying on Saturday. Sunday’s qualifier began well but steering problems arose in the second turn. After rapid repair the boat was ready go, but wind prevented further racing. The boat was returned to the water for a final testing run. We are left waitng for Valleyfield and a chance to race in a final.

Jun 22nd

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Beauharnois, Quebec

The boat continued to have rudder problems this weekend in Beauharnois, Quebec not finishing on Saturday. Claude Bergeron kept the boat in the Valleyfield area for repair.

Jun 15th

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Jun 1st

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May 28th

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May 20th

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May 3rd

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Mar 19th