2002 International Motorboat Stars Dual Meet
October 2-7, 2002
Heyuan China
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The race was on the Xinfeng River in Heyuan about 200 kilometers from Hong Kong. Walk ways and bridges provided excellent viewing for up to 100,000 spectators. |
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| Some of the crowd on the bridge near the 2nd turn. |
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| Another picture from the bridge. |
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| Drivers from the United States: Bob Wartinger 0-350 and Joe Johnson, OSY 400 |
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| Bob Wartinger on opening ceremonies parade lap. |
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| A common sight, motor running on the dock with prop on. |
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| Bob Wartinger placed 4th in O-350 class. |
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| Joe Johnson placed 5th in the International OSY 400 class. |
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| Starting procedure: boats are sitting with their skeg on the dock. |
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| When the red light goes out the engines are started. They are lifted up by the exhaust pipe. |
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| Off they go. |
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| Penglinwu, China. Winner of 0-350 |
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| Liuwei, China. 3rd Place 0-350 |
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| Shihaiwen, China. 2nd Place 0-350 |
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| #22 Xuwensong, China. Winner of International OSY 400 |
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| #60 Jarno Pirhonen, Finland 2nd Place, International OSY 400 |
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| Bianyanying, Beijing. China Internal Winner |
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| The Jet Ski teams from Japan and China kept the spectators entertained between races. |
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| Look, no hands. |
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| Keeping the course clean. |
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| The Chinese pit crews did an excellent job of keeping their well used 3 port Konig motors running. |
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| Major repair going on. |
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| Chinese are introduced to GPS technology.
Li Ruilin, President of China Marine Sports School and Ms.Bianyanying winner of Internal OSY 400. |
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| Joe Johnson being interviewed by a high
school student.
Bob Wartinger sighing autographs. |
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| A staff of interpreters helped break the language barrier. |
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| Joe Johnson and Teri Ziemer with the woodworker who did everything from making shim sticks to repairing boats. |
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| Darrell Sorensen and the crew chief for Joe and Bob. Between them they have 3/4 century of experience. |
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| The awards ceremony was a very special affair with all the top city officials present. |
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| Bob Wartinger and Kari Vihrealehto (Finland) receiving sportsmanship awards. |
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| Night time in Heyuan. They have the highest fountain in Asia. |
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| Boats packed up on Monday morning. |
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Everyone had a wonderful time, thanks to the hospitality of our host. |
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