Just wanted to take a few minutes and thank all forum members that helped get my GPR back up and running various times throughout the WFs.

GPRINSANEDIGO (Joe) busted his azz all week from fixing my intake grate, triple pipe couplers, exhaust leaks, holes in the bottom of the hull and last but not least a water ingested seized #2 piston and scared head. Even though the results didn't show, I think we learned more in one week than we did in the whole year of testing. Hopefully we will be able to take the information learned and apply it to Mark Hahn 300 in December and get the trophy we should have gotten last year.

H204YOU (Steve) it was great meeting and hanging out with you all week. Sorry to put a damper on your 50th birthday party, but what better way to celebrate by rebuilding a GPR.

Yamahauler119 (Gary) Congratulations on your World Title. I appreciate all the information along with the intake grate you provided during the week.

QuickMick: Thanks for the help in the rebuild.

Mr. Hydrotoys (Mark) Thanks for the use of the pump shoe and intake grate during the Super Course time trials plus all of your insightful information.

A couple of lessons learned through out the week that hopefully will help others:
1. Don't add triples a week and a half away from the WFs if your single pipe ski is running good.
2. Always take extras of everything. Luckily we had a piston, head and base gasket and fixed a blown piston in about three hours.
3. Become good friends with people on this board, in times of need the will defiantly help you out.
Brian Bowen

No problem Brian,it was a piston not a damper and it really was a great way to celebrate,thanks for making me feel at home,927 and cake do mix well.You have great potential,and a great wrench too! I hope my birthday wish comes true at the Memorial race for Mark,that would make it even sweeter!

Hey I got to wrench all week long!! What could have been better wrenching on someone elses ski with a bunch of friends and the entertainment was only 50 feet away.

Oh that was Brians ski we replaced that piston in?? Steve you should of put a whole slice of pizza in the #3 cylinder.

Guys I had a great time with you Riva Dudes!!
Though my 3 pc of pizza was cold.

Mick

Mick,your help & references were right on & it was great meeting you.BTW that was pineapple in #3 and I bet you didnt know the natural juice of the pineapple eliminates the need of any break in,as well as filling in rough edges Oh also that is one bad azz blender you got there Dude

That blender was flat out WRONG... on many levels.

Just did a compression check on the old GPR...

150-ZERO-150.

Joe, come replace my middle piston.

Hey Brian ,

It was great hanging out with you ...Thanks for for all your help , truck , scooter ,beer ,pizza.
How was super course ?
Call me any time 586-489-1252

Gary

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Originally posted by yamahualer119:
Hey Brian ,

It was great hanging out with you ...Thanks for for all your help , truck , scooter ,beer ,pizza.
How was super course ?
Call me any time 586-489-1252

Gary

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I ended up not racing the super course. After all of my good fortune throughout the week, I figured it was best to keep the ski on the trailer and spectate. I'll probably spend the next couple of weekends fixing everything and getting it ready for the Mark Hahn Memorial in December. If you have some free time the first weekend of December, I'm still looking for a partner if you are interested. It was great hanging out with you, your dad and Matt throughout the week. Maybe next year we'll do the same in Nashville.