Smokin in the Cove race = $42,000 Purse!

[Rocket]

It's time for the 21st Annual "Smokin in the Cove" Drag boat Race! Sept. 22,23rd & 24th!

This race has a $42,000 purse for 4 class's! Top pay out is $10,000.00!!!!!!!!

http://www.smokininthecove.com/Home_Page.php


INFORMATION

1000ft. DASH FOR CASH
6 - 9 SECOND BRACKET
Top Qualifier: 6sec. $1,000 - 7sec. $600 - 8sec. $500 - 9sec. $400

QUALIFYING FRIDAY & SATURDAY A.S.A.P. AFTER 8:00AM

PAYOUTS
6sec...1st $10,000...2nd $2,500...3rd $1,000...4th $500
7sec...1st $5,000...2nd $1,500...3rd $850.....4th $500
8sec...1st $4,000...2nd $1,250...3rd $750.....4th $400
9sec...1st $3,000...2nd $1,000...3rd $650.....4th $350

2nd CHANCE -- if time allows
6sec...1st $1,000...2nd $500
7sec...1st $850...2nd $500
8sec...1st $750...2nd $450
9sec...1st $650...2nd $350

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Glen Brashears 501-767-9128 smokininthecove@hotsprings.net

:D

[Rocket]

Just got an E-mail from the Cove........

The Top 14 boat's in the 6 second class from last year will get reserved pit spots starting with #1 at the Billboard, then heading North #2,#3 and so on!!! But they HAVE to be Pre register This week to secure ther spots!!! :D

:cool: Everybody can Pre-Register on the website www.smokininthecove.com If you do,,,there will be an arrival packet waiting for you at registration.


"Aim it at the Mountain"!!!! :rolleyes:

[Rocket]

Just 8 days until we "Aim it at the Mountain"!!!!:D

[M.CHAPMAN]

Hey Rocket, we are looking forward to it. This will be our first race at the cove. See ya there.
-Michael

[Mike Watts]

good luck to all.

tell glen brashears & group i said howdy.

[Fl Boy in ILL]

Mike Watts

Bring that fast ally back down there and try it again, by Sunday the last time you almost had it figured out how to slow down to win, LOL Hope to see ya.

A week from today I should be on site and ready to roll!!!!!

Rick

[Rocket]

Hey Rocket, we are looking forward to it. This will be our first race at the cove. See ya there.
-Michael


Look us up when you get there!!!

We have a Jacked up Black Golf Cart as a pit buggy, and a 28' Pace trailer with "Sweet & Sassy #333" on the side! :)

Or Just look for a White and Red Allison trying to get in the 8.000's....................:D


Or find Wiley,, you'll find me!;)

http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/5116Debbie_and_Sassy.JPG

[M.CHAPMAN]

Will do!!!!! See ya there.

[Mike Watts]

Rick - we planned all year to come......still don't this kind of racing figured out......you guys are good.........it hard to go on gree all your life & then all the sudden try to wait on a clock......screwed me all up..!

my parents 50th wedding anniversary party is the same weekend...........what the heck where they thinking........my old man would kick my butt if i went boat racing & didn't come see him..

good luck to everyone.........you "a" boat drivers hold down the fort.!!!!

[Rocket]

Rick - we planned all year to come......still don't this kind of racing figured out......you guys are good.........it hard to go on gree all your life & then all the sudden try to wait on a clock......screwed me all up..!

my parents 50th wedding anniversary party is the same weekend...........what the heck where they thinking........my old man would kick my butt if i went boat racing & didn't come see him..

good luck to everyone.........you "a" boat drivers hold down the fort.!!!!


Mike,, We'd love to have come play with us at the cove,,,,,,,,,,:) Sorry things aren't going to work out this season....But "Smokin in the Cove" is NOT the place to LEARN to Rope race anyways!! The guys that show up for the race,, are the "BEST DAMN BRACKET RACERS" in the Country!!!!! When you have to run a .050 or better in ANY of the class's to qualifiy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, that's some tuff competition!!!!!!!!!!

The way to learn to play this game,,,is to come race a few race's with SDBA! :D We have a couple of race's that have friday set aside for Test and tune,, you you can practice ALL you want that day... or as many times as you can your boat back to the rope!!!:cool: Just liet me know next season,, and we'll help ya'll get lined out! The first race in Waco, ALWAYS has a T&T!!!!;)

I'ma the Outbaord rep again next season,,so if ANY of you guys want to try the rope,, Give me a shout,,,, and I'll help you all that I can!!!:D




I'm not quite an A-boat driver,,, But I'm going to give them BB's hell in the 8 second class!!!

[Mike Watts]

cool.

thanks, will do.

good luck.!

[Rocket]

Just about time for us to go Big Block Hunting @ the Cove............:D

This is all the BB's will see of Sassy this weekend,,,,, A BIG "Scream & Fly" Decal,,, and Jim's Pet Bull Dog!!!:D :D :D

http://photos.imageevent.com/ekimzark/sweetsassyracing/sweetsassy2006duelonthebrazo/websize/IMG_8019.JPG

[Rocket]

GONE BIG BLOCK HUNTING!

http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=115252&d=1158785204

[JTS Racing]

Best of luck to all you guys at the "Cove" this weekend. Wish I could have made it but I'll be thinking about ya while I'm in Sin City. Would rather be in Hot Springs than Vegas but some thangs ya just gotta do.:rolleyes:

Again, Good Luck....Go Fast....Be safe....and WIN!!!!!

Jeff

[pgf127rt]

News I heard from the cove was the storm that went thru there thursday night wiped out the timing system and it was after lunch before they started q'fying, that will make it rough on getting tuned into the 1000' course to make the show.

[THE FAST ONE]

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[Rocket]

FYI........... Lot's of outboards at the cove this weekend!!

The Cut off for the top 16 in the 8 second class was 8.077! :eek: That's right,,, If don't run an ".0" something you were either in second chance (where we were #24th!) or parked on the trailer........:( There were 33 boats in the 8's!!!!!!!!

Denise Hodges WON the 9 second class!!!!:D

I think Dallas Colier of Temptation racing won the 7's.....:cool:

It was a great weekend of racing!!!!!!!!!

[Ray Neudecker]

Denise Hodges won the 9 second class with her Mercury powered Allison. 68 year old Lloyd Burns won the 8 second class with his Mercury powered Mirage and Bob Lipton was third with his Yamaha powered Quartermaster.

[Rocket]

Jimmy Booher (sp) won the 6 second class,,,, and $12,500.00 !!!!!!!:eek:

[boatmanhp]

concrats to all the racers, it was a big deal just to make it in the count down,the outboards might just take over 9,8,7 classes :D them mud puppy might just to have there own class:D :D .all jokes aside concrats to all.

[M.CHAPMAN]

I realy enjoyed the whole event. A very good race site. My goal was to just qualify and we ended up 6th in qualifying. It was a pleasure to race with some of the best "rope racers" in the country. It was good to see all the Scream and Fly members, and meet some new ones. We will definiteley go back next year.

[Rocket]

Here's the TOP 16 Qualifing times for the 6 & 7 Second Class's!!! :cool:

6.00 CLASS-
# time
697=6.000
102=6.002
333=6.005
066=6.014
612=6.022
155=6.037
631=6.050
737=6.064
334=6.069
053=6.100
724=6.133
751=6.135
381=6.142
500=6.147
011=6.153
777=6.157

7.00 CLASS

099=7.009
113=7.011
122=7.018
457=7.022
821=7.030
314=7.031
012=7.032
472=7.032
690=7.057
770=7.085
316=7.115
198=7.136
2050=7.151
471=7.173
822=7.175
414=7.246


Sorry I haven't found the 8 & 9 second times yet.........:o

[Rocket]

Star-Cards Photos are up!!!

Click here>> http://www.star-cards.net/StarCam/06Photos/Smokin/index.html

Some great shots!:cool:

[RB in NM]

Those are some fine shot there Rocket..! They done good.. Lots of Allisons there,

Got a couple questions on a few if'n ya don't mind....

Pic 711-27----What kind of hull is that? any specs on it?

712-11A - you burning a little cold there on the rope bud ? ? hehe -- or iz that called "Smokin tha' Competition"? ? LOL ! ! Or just" Smokin' UP Da' Cove"

712-34A -- Little Yellow capsule OB --- looks like the driver ain't got no noggin' cover on ? ?

712-34A --- the White bottomed Hydrostream --- Iz he leaving with a little much trim or just the way it launches? Sticker washin' iz fun... funner to watch from tha bank tho'...

Thanks, Russ

[M.CHAPMAN]

Pic 711-27 is Mel Smith in a Tidecraft bassboat that has been decked over. I think they used a portion of an Allison Drag deck to start with. At least that is what it appeared to be. That boat runs pretty good. I think he has done well with it from what I was told

The little yellow hydro with the capsule is Jim Dunn. I'm sure he has a helmet on. That boat is one of the most consistent running drag boats in the country. Jim has definitely got his stuff together with that thing.

I'm not sure what the deal was with that Venom when it launched, they said it was headed toward the bank. I think that is (Venom280). Maybe he can elaborate. I know it did run good and looked good on the water.

[The Big Al]

http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=116000&stc=1&d=1159893553

[Rocket]

Those are some fine shot there Rocket..! They done good.. Lots of Allisons there,

Got a couple questions on a few if'n ya don't mind....

Pic 711-27----What kind of hull is that? any specs on it?

712-11A - you burning a little cold there on the rope bud ? ? hehe -- or iz that called "Smokin tha' Competition"? ? LOL ! ! Or just" Smokin' UP Da' Cove"

712-34A -- Little Yellow capsule OB --- Which picture again???

712-34A --- the White bottomed Hydrostream --- Iz he leaving with a little much trim or just the way it launches? Sticker washin' iz fun... funner to watch from tha bank tho'...

Thanks, Russ


711-27 Yeppers that's Mel Smith! His Tidcraft with an Allison Deck! :eek: Mels Always building somethign different than you see on the show room floor...................

712-11A-- :eek: The Air is cold up there, and the Wind is still,, It seems like ALL the 2-strokes smoke u pthe cove every year! :D The Car mota Guys like us because will keep the Buggs Down to a low Roar!!!:eek:

Yellow Hydo?? you mean 714-19A? Thats Jon Writes 6.2 second Pugh Hydro,, and yes he's wearing a helmet!!!:)

712-34A-- That's venom280's HydroStream on the Juice!!! :eek: He got a little out of shape on that run (like to hit the bank!) but it ran good all weekend (except for that!).

Rocket

[M.CHAPMAN]

Hey Rocket,
I hate I didn't make it by your pit to say hello. We were busy trying to figure out what we needed to do to run that magic number. I think the closest I got to ya was when we were paired in qualifying on Sat. afternoon. I enjoyed the event and will be there next year if nothing stupid happens. Oh and not that it really matters but pic 714-19A is Jim Dunn in "Mojo".
-Michael

Al,
Too bad the ol' TC's that Chicky Boy sold didn't look like Mell's or you know we would have bought one. Just can't get a T-motor and a butt seat on the front.

[RB in NM]

Gotcha..!

That Tidcraft is a sharp lookin hull, definately different, but that's what earns a builders a good reputation....

If they are smoking, they are happy,,, I got the same issue on rope starts out here with cold air and water temps. NOt much time allowed for warming her up...

It looks like the Pugh driver may have been leaving so hard hiz 1/2 face bucket mighta slid back on hiz noggin... :) lots of forehead showing.... those are bad azzed lil' rides no doubt !

Venom told me a while back he waz playing with a new juice setup,,, I guess he's squeezing her purdy good.

I wish I coulda made it up there this year, if nuthin else but to set on tha bank. I talked to Jay yesterday, he said ya'll were as tight a group as ever been. Lots to close racing. Looks to have been a good time to be had.

thanks, Russ

[The Big Al]

Al,
Too bad the ol' TC's that Chicky Boy sold didn't look like Mell's or you know we would have bought one. Just can't get a T-motor and a butt seat on the front.

Well, we did have boats built by Mel, but if Chick had that model we could not afford it.
That man made a tone of money off of us!
Makes me sick to think back at the money.

But we had a lot of TC's in Orangeburg! I wish we could find that video tape of us out at Lake Murry, we had about 20 of them out. And that was not even close to all of them.

AL

[Rocket]

Russ,, When the top 16 boats to qualify are all under a .077 you get bet your G-string things are tight! :eek: At SITC if you can't run a .0something ,,,,then you will me sitting on the bank on Sunday!!!! :( We qualified 24th with a .213,,,,,,,,out of 33 boats,,, if we would have had one more shot at it,, we might have pulled out a .0something.............. But we will be back next year to give them boys hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

If you ever get the urg to make it to an SDBA race or the Cove,, be sure and hook up with us,, we'll give you Food and Drink!!!!!!!!!!:)