2023 Parker Enduro

[Lake X Kid]

Where is the best spot to view this race from? Pretty easy trip out there on the motorcycle from me. Might be planning a road trip out that way anyways.

[Lake X Kid]

[Baker343]

Lake X Kid, the Enduro is back at the Blue water casino and resort this year, down from La Paz County park which held the event for the last couple years due to the China virus restrictions and the Indian ran casino.

[Chaz]

Any word if Duff and his son will be back for another run against Racer and the Nordic team.

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Duff was over Friday mornin makin a couple things for his kids boat. I asked him about the enduro. he said : Ohh **** yea, we're goin.
He also said that the yellow 333 is more of a west coast boat now that it's only used for the enduro and lives in California at Mike Stock racing engines.

[Baker343]

Found a picture of the start of the Parker Enduro/Blue water casino a few years back.
If anyone wants to watch from the shore, your best bet is to setup along the course on the dirt road upriver from the pits. The dirt road on the right side of the picture is about a mile long and puts you right on the water.

[Baker343]

Going to add this PPE Laser slide intake to our PM with a modified 225 Brucato fuel curve.

[Baker343]

I was still chasing at this point in the race, around 103 in the clip. Thanks Kid

[racer]

Going to run number 53 this year in honor of Greg Fearless Foster, aka madman across the water.. Long time friend and best co-driver ever.

[CUDA]

RIP

American powerboat racing pioneer Greg Foster passed away Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 63 years old.
Foster began his career in off-road racing before entering powerboat competition in the 1970s, winning the 1974 National High Points 72cc Inboard Hydro championship. He was part of the “California Gang” that reigned over the powerboat scene through the 1980s and 1990s. On 5 March 1980, Foster set the world water speed record in his “Second Generation” runabout boat at 119.58 mph (192.44 kph).
By the 2000s, he decided to focus on running his crane rental service and went out with back-to-back North American titles in 2001 and 2002, though returned for another championship in 2017.
Between those titles, he also returned to his off-road roots by competing in the Mint 400 and Best In The Desert races like its premier event Vegas to Reno, racing a Class 1 car. In 2013, Foster entered the inaugural Stadium Super Trucks race weekend at the Sand Sports Super Show, finishing eighth in the first two races and sixth in the last. He also took part in the Catalina Ski Race.
Foster continued to race in the UIM F1 H2O World Championship with his last win in 2019. While he stepped back again to focus on his cancer fight, his former F1H2O team-mate Brent Dillard paid tribute at the Grand Prix of France in June by putting his logo on his helmet.
“Always an optimist, hoping to beat his aggressive cancer, Greg refused to sell any of his racing equipment feeling that he would beat the odds and be back on the UIM F1 H2O starting grid in the near future. That hope never came as he passed away peacefully early this week finally reaching the ‘finish line of life,'” recounted a eulogy from F1H2O. “He was a bright shining star in the sport of powerboat racing. Gone too soon and will always be remembered as a funny, generous man, who forced his fellow competitors to push and race hard while on the edge keeping them honest, or, he’d find a way to take the ‘top step’ when the race was done!
“Greg Foster lived life to the fullest in his 63 years, earning glory on the water, while living life with gusto off it as well!”

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2...er-dies-at-63/

[Baker343]

Over 600 friends and family attended Gregs celebration of life.

[Baker343]

[mr fun]

Dang , to a life well lived

[Baker343]

Our backup 2.5 .020 BB Enduro motor is coming together. This is the second block I've assembled and the first I've attempted to port and stuff the important areas. Waiting for my sensei to walk me through on how to use a degree wheel to verify my exhaust port work. Heading down this week to add a Aeromotive fuel regulator to our PM and hopefully get some good testing in.

[CUDA]

https://youtu.be/_rvLnGyt8lY?si=iqAy5687Lq3zv7V7

[Baker343]

Had a tough weekend testing. We learned that our PM does not care for the fuel delivery systems we were testing.
We're going back to stock VST system, with a new fuel pump and rebuild kit.