Tim Kelley
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| 14 May 2008 09:09 AM |
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From the IHBA website:
May 14, 2008
The date will change for the Drag Boat Races in Chowchilla. It will not be June 6-8. As soon as we have any updates, we will post here |
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Tim & Devin Kelley
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RON PITTS
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| 14 May 2008 11:05 AM |
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Thats great !!!  |
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Joann Arredondo
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| 14 May 2008 03:14 PM |
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I have been hearing that the race is a go. |
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Duane Sims
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| 14 May 2008 03:22 PM |
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Hope our hotel reservations are honored with the date change? |
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Bob Murdoch
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| 26 May 2008 07:23 PM |
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I understand that Chowchilla is go for the last weekend of June. |
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Jimmy Todd
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| 27 May 2008 03:59 PM |
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Hey guys, does anybody know the name of the RV Resort just up the street from the track? We stayed there last year and it was VERY nice and would like to stay there again this year. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jt |
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Bob Murdoch
Old Timer
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| 27 May 2008 07:05 PM |
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Try the lakes at Pheasant Run. Also there is a brand new Holiday Inn Express, just opened. |
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Duane Sims
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| 06 Jun 2008 09:42 AM |
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The race at the Berenda Reservoir in Chowchilla CA is June 27, 28, 29... pits will open Thursday at 12 noon |
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Duane Sims
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| 06 Jun 2008 10:24 AM |
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Mark and I stopped by the Berenda Reservoir on the way back from Red Bluff and I must say I have never seen the lake bed before! They are to start filling it on Monday. I wish I had thought of this sooner and could have made arraingments todo this but I want to place a timelasp camera at the lake and film the weeks to come.
I think it would be cool to watch the lake fill, the track getting set up, the race, the track being torn down and then come back in 10 weeks and film the lake being drain and drying out back to being a lake bed.
Maybe next year!!!
Here are a few old memories from Chow. |
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Mark Mclaughlin
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| 06 Jun 2008 01:21 PM |
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And here are some souvenirs that we picked up as we each took a lane and walked down the not so liquid quarter mile....hee....hee..... |
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Bob Murdoch
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| 07 Jun 2008 09:08 PM |
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Duane,
I went by there this morning, the lake is almost completely full.
Have a great week.
Bob Murdoch |
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Flat-Out
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| 08 Jun 2008 08:46 AM |
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What is in your left hand Duane?
It would be interesting to see what is buried in the mud....... I mean dirt! |
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Duane Sims
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| 08 Jun 2008 12:26 PM |
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John that was the red lens from the starting clock. Not sure if it was from last year or before but the clock got taken out times in the past. |
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Howard Jaquith
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| 19 Jun 2008 02:20 PM |
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Will be great to see the race get off I will get home from Alaska Fri so see you at the races. |
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Bob Murdoch
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| 09 Jul 2008 04:25 AM |
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Those of you who came this year I would like to thank you.
What next year has in store, I do not know. The Chowchilla Parks & Rec. Director has been put in charge of keeping this race alive. Marty knows a lot more now than he did in the beginning. There were several things in the shadows that helped expedite the process. Unfortunately, everything comes with a cost.
If you would like to make your feelings known contact Marty, I do not know his last name nor do I have his email address. Go to the city's web site I'm sure you can find it there.
I wish you all well.
Bob Murdoch |
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Eddie Knox
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| 14 Aug 2008 10:56 AM |
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I need to give a special thanks to Bruce Pedretti for going out in the muck at Chowchilla yesterday and retrieving my lost rudder assy. That was really cool Bruce and probably just saved me $800.
Thanks again,
Eddie |
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Greg Padgett
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| 14 Aug 2008 11:30 AM |
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HOW DID BRUCE FIND IT AND DUANE NOT SEE IT WHEN THEY WAS THERE? |
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NOTHING TURNS ME ON LIKE NITRO AND DIRTY STRIPPERS I LOVE THOSE STRIPPERS
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Greg Padgett
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| 14 Aug 2008 11:33 AM |
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ANOTHER QUESTION? HOW OFTEN DO THEY DRAIN THAT PLACE? |
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NOTHING TURNS ME ON LIKE NITRO AND DIRTY STRIPPERS I LOVE THOSE STRIPPERS
CAPSULES WHO NEEDS THEM |
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Duane Sims
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| 14 Aug 2008 12:32 PM |
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Greg they only keep water in the brendel reservoir approximately for 10 weeks. Mark and I were there prior to the race. |
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Sean Barnes
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| 14 Aug 2008 02:16 PM |
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Posted By Duane B Sims on 08/14/2008 1:32 PM
Greg they only keep water in the brendel reservoir approximately for 10 weeks. Mark and I were there prior to the race.
Berenda Reservoir is a holding lake for seasonal ag irrigation its empty about 8 months or so a year
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Bruce Pedretti
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| 14 Aug 2008 07:10 PM |
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Eddie I was glad to do it. Thanks to Mark's picture of the boat with the rudder in the air and Rex telling me where he was when he hit the chutes, I had enough good information for my wild ass guess to be close.
Check your e-mail for the shipping info. You should be recieving everything in a couple of days.
Take care,
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TopWop/Bruce Pedretti
Chowchilla Chicken Chokers
Memory lane is only a 1/4 mile long |
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Greg Padgett
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| 15 Aug 2008 05:00 AM |
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that would be a cool thing to do after the drain it. i take it alot of people have found props and mags and lord knows what else when they drain it. |
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Bob Murdoch
Old Timer
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| 19 Aug 2008 09:44 AM |
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They shut the water off a week ago Sunday. Should still be a bit muddy,
But you can probably find something!! |
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Greg Padgett
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| 20 Aug 2008 08:35 AM |
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I WOULD LOVE TO WALK THE TRACK, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME |
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NOTHING TURNS ME ON LIKE NITRO AND DIRTY STRIPPERS I LOVE THOSE STRIPPERS
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Bob Murdoch
Old Timer
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| 20 Aug 2008 05:56 PM |
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The easiest way in is from the north side |
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Duane Sims
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| 20 Aug 2008 06:01 PM |
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Posted By Bob Murdoch on 08/20/2008 6:56 PM
The easiest way in is from the north side
Yep Mark and I can agree with that!!! 
Wish I could head up that way and check it out after the water is gone but the price of gas and my Jeep says it's not a practical thing to do... |
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Bruce Pedretti
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| 22 Aug 2008 01:18 PM |
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Actually it wasn't too bad as far as the mud goes. I only walked from the island to the left lane speed trap to find Eddie's rudder assembly. I guess I could have walked back to the holding rope and looked for Greg's push rod.
I will take the trip to Lake Ming when they drain it to search for "Treasures" Like my favorite panama hat with 30 years worth of "Bling".
I talked to the parks and rec dept. today and they aren't sure when they will be draining it for the planned repairs. |
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TopWop/Bruce Pedretti
Chowchilla Chicken Chokers
Memory lane is only a 1/4 mile long |
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