** Extroadinary Photos from the Naples Champ Boat Race Blowover! **

[Scream And Fly]

These images were shot at last month's Naples Champ Boat race by Jody (Fish). Looks like some professional camera work to me and an amazing sequence of photos!

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[pyro]

Wow! Nice shots! Driver OK?

[spn#43]

Yeah Fred is ok ....I was on his radio when it happened.....
Fish, :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Instigator]

Awesome series of shots Fish!!
I spent yrs trying to get ONE shot like that but to get a complete series that well focused and that many in sequence....Wow.
Dude, thats a once in life time series :thumbsup:

Well done Sir!

Gary

[Kartracer]

Great shots! I bet that was not a fun ride. I hope he is okay.

[Tom Foley]

WOW ! I bet that hurt !! Nice job Jody :thumbsup::thumbsup:, any pics of Bill Rucker's 120 crash ?

[jayboat]

Great sequence!

[georgiariverrat]

Very Nice Shots Fish!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Fish]

thanks uy and thanks to greg for cleaning up these pics for me. I got lucky to be at the right place at the right time and the driver was ok. You can see in one of the pics he is holding onto the front of the boat as rescue (who was on the sopt in seconds) pulls up.

Tom, i did not get pics of the rookie that crashed into Bill, I only went down on Sunday. However, here is a Youtube video of it Brendan showed me the other day when I was at the "house of wicked fast"...err... his shop.

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I have some more pics so any of you guys that raced Sunday, lemme know what boat you were running and I will see if I got some pics of you.

[lightspeed]

Great Job ,Awesome Shots ,Glad The Driver Is OK ,Bet He Had To Change His Shorts After That:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[mr fun]

i'm guessing that is a digital? aside, what kind of harness do they use? some sort of quick release? herd of a skiff going over and the driver couldn't get his off in time, just curious. congrats again Jody :cheers:

[Tony Montana]

Awesome shots Fish!:thumbsup:

[Phil's other half...Sue.]

Very cool shots Fish (that is hard to do in sequence) and Greg's edit..I am glad to hear the driver is OK:).

[Shaun Torrente]

i'm guessing that is a digital? aside, what kind of harness do they use? some sort of quick release? herd of a skiff going over and the driver couldn't get his off in time, just curious. congrats again Jody :cheers:

We us a regular 5/6 point harness with a quick release just like in a race car

Shaun

[ssmith007]

Do you think he blew over due to the bouy messing up his aero/hydrodynamics? Thanks. Smitty

[Shaun Torrente]

i'm guessing that is a digital? aside, what kind of harness do they use? some sort of quick release? herd of a skiff going over and the driver couldn't get his off in time, just curious. congrats again Jody :cheers:

We us a regular 5/6 point harness with a quick release just like in a race car, because of capsules walking away with no injuries have become alot more common than trips to the hospital... Nice pics Fish


Shaun

[Hottrucks]

Sweet pics ...wish I was there to hold your beer!!!!!

[Fl Boy in ILL]

Shaun,

Would really like to pick your brain about your helmets, canopy and latching systems, got a number i can call?

Fish man nice pictures, I like the camera work but unlike some I DON'T like watching crashes!!! Glad driver is OK

Rick

[stokernick]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:great job,Fish,how to capture the moment!:cheers:Digital Cameras sure give you the feeling!:iagree:thanks for sharing!:cheers:

[Madpoodle]

Crap Fish, wish I had known you were coming down, I was in town on vacation. Saw the races Sat, have a poor pic of the blowover, but ended up riding to Immokalee for the drags Sunday, and then touring Corkscrew swamp.. Nice day for a scooter ride :)

Nice shots BTW :) :)

[props4u2]

Do you think he blew over due to the bouy messing up his aero/hydrodynamics? Thanks. Smitty


I think he was trying to dislodge the turn bouy from his bow, just got a little carried away.:D

Great pictures! Glad the driver was OK.


Lee

[Wild Wil]

Kool pics Fish.

RE Helmets.... just my 2cents- never use a solid none vented helmet. If you crash and skip across the water it will try to fill your helmet. When its full water still being forced in it must go some place. Eyes, nose, ears, and mouth this is when you get into trouble. If the helmet looks like a bike helmet with vents all over it is ok.

[yellowallison]

great pics:thumbsup:

[RB in NM]

That's a hell ov a way to git a piece of plastic off the nose....:eek:

Glad he's alrite,,,, great shots Fish!

RB

[Pro300x24LD]

Someone should tell him reverse works better for buoy removal.

Glad he was ok, that wreck didn't look fun.

[Rich Owen]

Great shots !
Glad the driver is ok .

[baja200merk]

nice shots!

hes a sneaky bastard with that camera to :rolleyes:

[pyro]

Kool pics Fish.

RE Helmets.... just my 2cents- never use a solid none vented helmet. If you crash and skip across the water it will try to fill your helmet. When its full water still being forced in it must go some place. Eyes, nose, ears, and mouth this is when you get into trouble. If the helmet looks like a bike helmet with vents all over it is ok.

A very good explanation of "bucketing." Thanks for the tip.

[SFRacing]

great series of pics, glad the driver was OK.:thumbsup:

[Mark75H]

Awesome sequence!