Saturday’s 14 buoy junior match slalom course runs.
(best of 3 runs)
6 to 10 y/o standup
1) Tallon Chambers – kaw – 2.02.44
11 to 14 y/o standup
1) William Dewar – kaw – 1.14.91
2) Mariah Zernik – kaw – 1.26.81
11 to 14 y/o sitdown
1) Mike Martin – seadoo – 46.60
2) Yosset Shaboeni – yam – 1.11.13
3) Joe Chattaway – yam – 1.37.50
15 to 17 y/o standup
1) Eli Kemnitz – yam – 1.01.94
2) Madison Grant – kaw – 1.04.90
Junior racers…
It doesn’t matter whether or not you won the X-box3 or the $50 Best Buy gift cards…
The Nano Ipod or the $25 Best Buy cards…
The Mongoose bmx bike or the $100 Best Buy card…
What matters most is you all won the respect and admiration of all of us who got to watch the determination and effort you each put into running that slalom course.
Nothing made me more proud than seeing each of you run the race course one on one with champion instructor Mike Yellich. And nothing made me more proud than seeing your parents and friends cheering you on around every buoy. And a couple of you – took me completely by surprise with your talent.
Young Gun Mike Martin…
14 years old, riding a Seadoo XP with the style, speed, and concentration of Blaine Spires, Justin Black, or Denny Janeway… 46.6 seconds through that course – are you kidding me? Yeah thats right – 46.6 seconds!!! It was just flat out amazing to watch.
and in the 15 to 17 y/o class Young Gun Eli Kemnitz and the Speed Queen of the day Miss Madison Grant – yamaha sj verses kawasaki sxr – separated by only 3 seconds!
Eli Kemnitz rode that ski like he was his hard charging Dad Derrick and all I could do was shake my head in amazement. Eli takes pictures and doesn’t race skis…. not any more he doesn’t! And Miss Madison? At first glance I thought I was seeing Duv Holland, Cinda Freitas, or Kristin Philps out on the water – but it was youngster Madison Grant ripping it all on her own!!!
Miss Mariah Zernik with the same exact riding style of Vanessa Booker…
Will Dewar riding an sxr with the same exact style of John Bonkowski…
Junior Gun Joe Chattaway pushing the waveraider around the buoys with the same style as his Dad! Yosset Shaboeni, first time on a slalom course – and a yamaha 1100, making it look way too easy on that big oversized sitdown!
And the heart warmer of the day? 6 year old wonder kid Tallon Chambers who’s helmet and vest could barely be seen over the handle bar post of a kawasaki 440…
I don’t know what got me more, seeing Tallon’s smile under the helmet, or Brenda Chamber’s tears of pride and happiness from the beach. And if anyone wanted to see a proud Dad, all they had to do was look at Art Chambers standing in 3 feet of water never taking his eyes off his son.
I always tell the adult racers “you don’t have to win to be a winner”, and on saturday June 26th 2010, on the waters of Salt Springs Valley Reservoir, everyone of our junior outlaw racers showed us they were winners regardless of what the stopwatch read… What was most amazing to me, and what I will never forget, is seeing the styles, talent, confidence, and safe mindset you outlaw parents, friends, and coaches have passed onto our future young racers.
To see these kids riding hard and riding safe – with the same qualities and traits you adult racers have passed onto them… man oh man, seeing that right before my very eyes was something that hit me right in the heart and for that – I thank you all for being the role models you are. Congratulations to all our junior outlaw racers…
Just as it is with all our “big kid racers” – the pleasure was all mine and I thank you for that.
Speaking of thanks, very special thanks to Art and Brenda Chambers for opening their camp to all of us for a very special junior awards ceremony – Best Buy for showing some prize luv to our kids – Bomber Eyewear and Freedom Clothing for the same – Mark and Debi Nunes of SSVR for hosting this event – Donna’s Duct Tape Diner for keeping us all fed and cooled down with drinks all day – the entire safety team of Team Orange and scorers Doreen and Mandie for being there for our kids – Traci Cottle and her camera for capturing the amazing shots of the day – and to the dude I wanna be like when I grow up – Mike Yellich, for all you’ve given to the sport as a pro rider, for all you’re still giving to the sport and to our kids…
Whether you’re 6 or 60, (or even in Bill Wilson’s age bracket), you are all the most amazing group of people I could ever hope to meet in a lifetime. Thank you for all you do as parents, racers, crews, supporters, role models, and as the people I am so proud to call my friends…
I got 2 words for you all… Thank You.
Jim Lambert
btw – 20 adult racers hit the match slalom course to do battle. Highlights of that, and sundays incredible racing will be coming up shortly. Hang tight!
link to pics
extras:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624263366641/
550 all out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624263256457/
650:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624264389921/
X2s:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624396892086/
750 and 800 Novice:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624392607522/
800 expert:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624263096967/
Fast Stand:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624396328706/
Sport sit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624265121765/
Sprint and SCXP:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2751162…7624393701730/
Results from Race-5 on Sunday
Xtreme 550′s all out ~
5 racers and their trusty old school skis lined up to do battle for a $250 cash can.
2 heats were run instead of 3. There was no eliminator heat and it was decided the winner would take all.
In the end when the smoke cleared (no pun) it was past World Champ Brenda Chambers and her 440 taking the dash – and the cash… It was definately awesome to watch and thank you Monster Energy for energizing the cash can!.
1) Brenda Chambers
2) Rick Robson
3) Mike Prodonovich
4) Steve Watson
5) Matt Rennie
X-2 Army~
1) Art Chambers
2) Doug Wolff
3) Tom Yamamoto
4) Matt Ford
5) Johnny (X2 Cowboy Mini Me) Dela Rosa
6) Joe Mikos
7) Kenny Templeton
John (the General) Dewar
9) Arnold Angeles
10) Tyler West
11) Jonathan Lessher
12) Greg Kranich
13) Carl Roediger
question – what makes a general who rips the holeshot of all holeshots… decide to go on a scenic ride of the lake instead of capitalizing on the holeshot? Stay tuned for an interview with the general himself for the lowdown on this interesting race strategy!!! Awesome racing by all of you.
750 Open Stand~
1) Ryan O’Sullivan
2) Wild Bill Austin
3) Dan (the man) Knowlden
4) Dereck Mendoza
800 Novice Stand
1) Mike Yellich (hey, don’t hate the player…. he wanted to see what it was like!)
2) Brock (wonder kid) Austin
3) Tanya Wattier
4) Ryan Haag
5) Jimmy (full tilt) Fuller
6) Vanessa Booker
650 Open Stand~
1) Derrick Kemnitz Jr
2) Rick Robson
3) Brenda Chambers
4) Ryan (leg draggin mad dog) Gray
5) Danial Hildago
6) Matt Rennie
7) Robert Bird
Jesse Harden
9) Chad Campbell
850 Int/Exp open Stand~
1) Memo Gidley (proof that Muscle Milk makes you really FAST in all 3 heats!)
2) Pete Zernik
3) Ian Roberts
4) Ben Schembri
5) John Bonkowski
6) Chris (kyle busch jr) Wattier
7) Thomas Pagen
Ray Frendian
9) Sam (the slammer) Peterson
10) Dereck Mendoza
11) Ryan O’Sullivan
FAST STAND pro/am GP~
1) Ian Roberts
2) Memo Gidley
3) Ben Schembri
4) Pete Zernik
5) John Bonkowski
6) Thomas Pagen
Sport Sit expert GP~
1) Tom Yamamoto
2) Norm Yee
3) Patrick Mallari
4) Jason Pedrotti
5) Arnold Angeles
6) Derek Carlson
7) Dave Cottle Jr
Sprint Sit Open~
1) Scott (dude didn’t your wife just have a baby) Harrington…now thats dedication!!!
2) Bill (Mark Martin) Wilson
3) Chris Cottle
SCXP Supersit Pro/Am~
1) Denny Janeway
2) Dawna Beresford
3) Mike (shot out of a cannon) Hable
4) Cheng Leu
5) Gordon Lasiter
6) Dan Silva
Congrats to all of you superstars on an incredible day of racing.
More to come soon but if I’m late for work things are gonna get ugly!!!
jim
