Our first photos from Olympia, Washington!

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The Gang!
 
Steak Dinner!
 
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The UL-5
 
The UL-72
 
The Woods!
 
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Vince Xaudaro
shows off the Microsoft
Office Project
 

More Olympia Photos!

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Photographers Steve Maggard, Becky Maggard and the entire
video team offers a great set of Olympia driver photos!

It's the people that make this series great!  Here are just a few...

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UL-5 San Diego Thunderboat
pilot Kevin Aylesworth
 
UL-15 Mike's Hard Lemonade/Happy
Go Lucky pilot Jerry Hopp
 
UL-40 Front Page 2003 pilot
Kelly Stocklin
 
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UL-19 Windows SharePoint
Services pilot Steve Hook
UL-58 SharePoint Portal Server
2003 pilot Pingree Conflitti
Hitching a ride!

The Maggards has our thanks for these great photos!


Photographer Mark Sharley offers an initial set of Speedfest photos!

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Mark has our thanks for these great photos!


Mark Sharley returns with his second series of outstanding Olympia photos (and captions)!

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Hydroplane driver and photojournalist
Tracy Morgan slated to drive the UL-100
(the former UL-929, but engine woes
kept them on the trailer
  
John O'Brien, Thunder Valley partner, UL-40 spotter
 
L-R, UL-51 driver and engine builder,
George Woods, Jr., master boatbuilder,
 Ron Jones, Sr., and rescue diver,
Nick Ehli
 
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Jerry Hopp and his game face
 
Pingree Conflitti's version...
 
and Rick Bridgeman's
 
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The folks who make it happen.  Rick
and Shawn Bridgeman, Board Member
and Commodore, respectively, of the
Olympia Powerboat Association, the
promoting club of 'Speedfest'
  
Race Sponsor,and sponsor
of the UL-17,  Marlene
Givens, Owner of Ted's Red
Apple Markets
The folks to thank for all that
great video; L-R, Tom Maggard,
Steve Maggard, Becky Maggard,
Sara Morris, Karyl Kinsman
 
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The UL-58 SharePoint
Portal Server crew
 
Kelly Stocklin prepares
for the B-main
A Hard Mike's
Lemonade toast
 
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Ken Eng was named Top Crewman and
was presented with the Don Cuskelly
Top Crewman Award by Pat Malara
 
Vince Xaudaro, Owner/Driver
of the UL-929, 'Microsoft
Office Project', collected the
fourth place trophy
 
Kevin Aylesworth, Owner/Driver
of the UL-5, 'Baker Equipment
Company', placed third
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Jerry Hopp, aka "Grandpa", Driver of the UL-15,
'Mike's Hard Lemonade/Happy Go Lucky' receives
the winner's trophy from Gary Michael.
 
Jerry and some of
his crew celebrate
 

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