2011 Watauga River Gorge Race Recap
2011 Watauga Gorge Race Start The 2 nd annual Watauga River Gorge Race went down this past Saturday (4-9-11) organized by Eric Chance. The event was a total grassroots paddling community gathering with no prizes or trophies; ALL FOR GLORY! It was a big boofing good time and full of NASCAR style “rubbin’ is racing” action!! The water level was is nice 260ish CFS flow and the weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the 70’s. 38 racers participated in the mass start downriver race!! The race started at the put-in for the gorge run. All the racers lined up with the sterns touching the river left shore. The short boats were placed at the front of the line-up and the long boats were lined up in the rear of the field. The race was launched at exactly 3:00 P.M. and the field shuffled for position to get under the low Guy’s Ford Road Bridge. The start was CRAZY to say the least, but a ton of fun! The pack stayed close together in the 1/2 mile class II-III warm up leading down to the first major class IV named rapid, Cabin. As the pack started coming into the first two major bolder garden rapids (Bump & Grind and Sh%t-kicker) the action really stepped up and carnage abound! Several good beat downs occurred at the bottom hole of Hydro, but everyone came away unharmed! Ty Racing Through Hydro The race finished at the bottom of Stateline Falls which was roughly 4 miles downstream from the start. Racers had to pace themselves to have some energy left for the bottom part of the run. The long boats were of course much faster in the flat sections between rapids and ended up with the top finishes! Congrats to the top 5 finishers of the race: 1
2011 Watauga Gorge Race Start
The 2nd annual Watauga River Gorge Race went down this past Saturday (4-9-11) organized by Eric Chance. The event was a total grassroots paddling community gathering with no prizes or trophies; ALL FOR GLORY! It was a big boofing good time and full of NASCAR style “rubbin’ is racing” action!! The water level was is nice 260ish CFS flow and the weather was nice with partly cloudy skies and temps in the 70’s. 38 racers participated in the mass start downriver race!!
The race started at the put-in for the gorge run. All the racers lined up with the sterns touching the river left shore. The short boats were placed at the front of the line-up and the long boats were lined up in the rear of the field. The race was launched at exactly 3:00 P.M. and the field shuffled for position to get under the low Guy’s Ford Road Bridge. The start was CRAZY to say the least, but a ton of fun!
The pack stayed close together in the 1/2 mile class II-III warm up leading down to the first major class IV named rapid, Cabin. As the pack started coming into the first two major bolder garden rapids (Bump & Grind and Sh%t-kicker) the action really stepped up and carnage abound! Several good beat downs occurred at the bottom hole of Hydro, but everyone came away unharmed!
Ty Racing Through Hydro
The race finished at the bottom of Stateline Falls which was roughly 4 miles downstream from the start. Racers had to pace themselves to have some energy left for the bottom part of the run. The long boats were of course much faster in the flat sections between rapids and ended up with the top finishes!
Congrats to the top 5 finishers of the race:
1. Chris Gragtmans
2. Toby MacDermott
3. Drew Austell
4. Steven McGrady
5. Eric Chance
No one was down at the finish taking names, so I do not have a complete list of racers and finishes. I can tell you that when I boofed into the eddy below Stateline Falls I had a time of ~40 minutes and was somewhere around 25th place? I had a blast!!!
Event Highlights:
*One kayaker piton at the bottom of Stateline falls and walked away unharmed.
*The infamous “Louie” (Who did not race, but put on a great exhibition) did a SICK crossover rail grab dropping off Stateline Falls!
Louie Rail Grabs @ Stateline
*The wild and crazy Mark Taylor did an awesome freewheel of Stateline Falls to finish his race run!
Mark Freewheelin'
Mark Freewheel Finish
*Matt Dalton nearly boofed on top of Jacob Henley from an unintentionally flip/surf at the bottom of Stateline Falls!
*Chris Gragtmans won the race by only 7 seconds with Toby MacDermott coming in a close 2nd place!
Chris wins Race!
A big THANK YOU goes out to Eric Chance for organizing this event for the second year in a row! I look forward to it next year!! I would also like to thank Brain Plant, Ty Calwell, Matt Dalton & Mackenzie Ridnour for sharing photos for this event coverage!
Wesley Boofs @ Stateline Falls!
Good times, carnage action and big boofs!!! That’s the way we roll on Watauga!
Come get you some next year…
15th Annual Green River Narrows Race Results
Congrats to all Racers in the list below! It takes a lot of guts just to show up and attempt to ride the lighting during this wild day on the river… Place Name Bib # Boat Class Time 1 Mike Dawson 29 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 04:26 2 Isaac Levinson 1 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 04:32 3 Chris Gragtmans 2 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 04:35 4 Fergus Coffey 3 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 04:38 4 John Grace 8 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 04:38 6 Eric Hurd 4 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 04:41 7 Geoff Calhoun 15 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 04:42 7 Dane Jackson 30 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 04:42 9 Dustin Marquart 7 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 04:44 9 Daniel Stewart 26 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 04:44 11 Tommy Hilleke 9 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 04:45 12 Bo Wallace 24 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 04:51 12 Clay Wright 28 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 04:51 12 Nik Haase 41 Prijon Tornado Long K1 04:51 15 Pablo McCandless 5 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 04:52 15 Isaac Levinson 1 Liquidlogic Remix 69 Short K1 04:52 17 Keegan Grady 62 Liquidlogic Remix 100 Long K1 04:53 17 Mike Dawson 29 Bliss-Stick Mystic Short K1 04:53 19 Michael Montagne 49 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 04:54 20 Drew Duval 13 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 04:55 20 Jules Campbell 16 Wave Sport Momentum Long K1 04:55 22 Jason Hale 10 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 04:57 22 Tad Dennis 83 Liquidlogic Remix 100 Long C1 04:57 24 Nicholas Troutman 35 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 04:58 25 Adriene Levknecht 18 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1W 04:59 26 Drew Austell 12 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:00 27 Jeff West 23 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:01 27 Jakub Němec 36 Wave Sport Momentum Long K1 05:01 29 Charles King 56 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:02 30 Tim Bell 42 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 05:03 30 Chris Gallaway 71 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:03 30 Jason Beakes 6 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 05:03 33 Billy Murphy 20 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:04 33 Caleb Coaplen 34 Prijon Tornado Long K1 05:04 35 Clay Wright 28 Jackson Villain Short K1 05:05 35 Dane Jackson 30 Jackson Villain S Short K1 05:05 35 Keegan Grady 62 Liquidlogic Remix 79 Short K1 05:05 35 Seppi Strohmeier 124 Wave Sport Diesel 80 Short K1 05:05 39 Jonathan Absher 96 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:06 40 Mark Robertson 65 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:07 41 Scott McCluskey 14 Dagger Cascade Long C1 05:08 41 Gareth Tate 27 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:08 43 Bryan Kirk 19 Wave Sport Momentum Long K1 05:09 43 Eric Chance 61 Prijon Tornado Long K1 05:09 43 Drew Austell 12 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 05:09 46 Brian Knight 25 Prijon Tornado Long K1 05:10 46 Paul Stamilio 31 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:10 48 Keith Sprinkle 39 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1HP 05:11 48 Kyle Hull 92 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 05:11 48 Chris Gragtmans 2 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 05:11 51 Ross Herr 139 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 05:12 51 Bill Clipper 53 Dagger Green Boat Long K1HP 05:12 53 Derek DelBuono 55 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:13 53 Mark Taylor 59 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:13 55 Will Pruett 58 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1 05:14 55 Saunders Southecorvo 66 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:14 57 Adam Bixby 37 Perception Pirouette Long K1 05:15 57 Dustin Marquart 7 Pyranha Everest Short K1 05:15 59 Nicholas Troutman 35 Jackson Villain Short K1 05:17 60 Ben Blake 67 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:18 61 Adriene Levknecht 18 Liquidlogic Remix 59 Short K1W 05:19 61 Michael Patterson 74 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:19 63 Sean Thompson 60 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:20 63 Daniel Stewart 26 Liquidlogic Remix 79 Short K1 05:20 65 Clayton Gaar 61 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:21 65 Jeff Clewell 76 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:21 65 Jakub Němec 36 Wave Sport Habitat 80 Short K1 05:21 65 Kirk Eddlemon 97 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 05:21 65 Chris McCoy 102 Pyranha Karnali L Short K1 05:21 65 Charles King 56 Bliss-Stick Mystic Short K1 05:21 71 Jay Ditty 43 Dagger Response Long C1 05:23 72 Charlie Simmons 51 Wave Sport Momentum Long K1 05:24 72 Scott McCluskey 14 Pyranha Karnali L Short C1 05:24 74 Zack Dean 50 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:25 74 Chan Jones 95 Pyranha Burn M Short K1 05:25 76 Graham Seiler 132 Pyranha Everest Short K1 05:27 77 Mac McGee 63 Perception Pirouette S Long K1 05:29 78 Mefford Williams 40 Liquidlogic Remix 100 Long K1 05:30 79 Bradley McMillan 64 Dagger Green Boat Long C1 05:31 80 Jeff Paine 105 Liquidlogic Jefe Grande Short K1 05:32 80 Joel Kowalski 54 Jackson Villain Short K1 05:32 82 Benn Fraker 32 Dagger Green Boat Long C1 05:35 83 Laura Farrell 44 Dagger Green Boat Long K1W 05:36 84 Van Nall 78 Perception Corsica Long K1 05:37 84 Trent Thibodeaux 100 Bliss-Stick Mystic Short K1 05:37 86 Taft Sibley 69 Liquidlogic Remix 100 Long K1 05:38 86 Tad Dennis 83 Pyranha Karnali L Short C1 05:38 86 Gareth Tate 27 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 05:38 89 Scott Magley 79 Dagger Green Boat Long K1HP 05:39 90 Cruise Quenelle 52 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:40 91 Joe Scarborough 111 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 05:41 92 Derek DelBuono 55 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 05:43 93 Charley Bartlett 85 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:45 94 Elijah Smith 98 DragoRossi Critical Mass Short K1 05:46 94 Stephen Forster 57 Pyranha Burn M Short K1 05:46 96 Michael Montagne 49 Pyranha Burn M Short K1 05:47 96 Andy Hobson 106 Jackson Villain Short K1 05:47 98 Jon Crain 68 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:48 99 Mariann Saether 46 Liquidlogic Remix 69 Short K1W 05:49 99 Stephen Forster 57 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:49 99 Nick Murphy 75 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:49 99 Sam Wells 103 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 05:49 99 Yonton Mehler 112 Liquidlogic Remix 69 Short K1 05:49 99 Colin Hunt 118 Liquidlogic Remix 79 Short K1 05:49 105 Scott Magley 79 Pyranha Burn M Short K1HP 05:50 106 Jordan Finke 113 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 05:52 107 Chris Wing 86 Wave Sport Momentum Long K1 05:53 108 Clay Lucas 120 Pyranha Burn L Short K1 05:54 108 Brian Ward 122 Liquidlogic Remix 79 Short K1 05:54 110 David Herman 38 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 05:55 110 Robert Bone 121 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 05:55 112 Katrina Van Wijk 48 Dagger Green Boat Long K1W 05:57 113 Curtis England 115 Savage Designs Skreem Short K1 05:58 114 Zack Dean 50 Dagger Green Boat Long K1HP 05:59 114 Chris Young 134 Necky Blunt Short K1 05:59 116 Greg Garrard 90 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1HP 06:03 117 Dave Hepp 45 Liquidlogic Remix 100 Long C1 06:06 118 Rob Ellis 130 Riot Magnum Short K1 06:10 118 Matt Anger 101 Pyranha Burn L Short K1 06:10 120 Nelson Jones 93 Dagger Animas Long K1 06:11 120 Michael Thurmond 126 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 06:11 122 Chris Baer 104 Wave Sport Habitat 80 Short K1 06:14 122 Chris Pesce 119 Jackson Villain Short K1 06:14 124 Ty McNeely 73 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 06:16 125 David Carey 88 Eskimo Cerro Long K1 06:17 126 Ryan Bell 33 Liquidlogic Remix 59 Short K1 06:18 127 Jay Mahan 116 Liquidlogic Jefe Short K1 06:22 128 Chris Erdahl 142 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 06:23 129 Adam Hackenberg 145 Liquidlogic Remix 69 Short K1 06:25 130 Mariann Saether 46 Liquidlogic Stinger Long K1W 06:27 130 Chris Vella 109 Pyranha Burn L Short K1 06:27 132 Terran Viehe 123 Liquidlogic Remix 69 Short K1 06:29 133 Justin Kleberg 131 Jackson Villain S Short K1 06:30 134 Sam Causey 81 Dagger Crossfire Long K1 06:33 135 Tyler Houck 128 Bliss-Stick Mystic Short K1 06:38 136 Josh Wall 70 Dagger Green Boat Long K1HP 06:42 137 Jeff Joyce 125 Jackson Rocker Short K1 06:44 138 Bryan Lusk 143 Liquidlogic Jefe Short K1 06:45 139 Zach Fraysier 117 Jackson Villain Short K1 06:46 140 Taylor Brandt 129 Liquidlogic Remix 79 Short K1 06:51 140 Burke Addison 144 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 06:51 142 Kevin Kuuskvere 107 Fluid Solo L Short K1 06:56 143 Josh Parker 108 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 06:58 144 Charles Armentrout 133 Jackson Villain Short K1 07:05 145 Jiri Vala 140 Jackson Villain Short K1 07:25 146 Blake McCurdy 84 Perception Corsica S Long K1 07:33 147 John Stephen 114 Pyranha Micro 240 Short K1 07:34 148 Katie Worley 47 Dagger Green Boat Long K1W 07:45 149 Christine Boush 72 Dagger Green Boat Long K1W 12:09 150 Tim Gill 136 Prijon Pure XL Short K1HP 12:42 151 Jason Beakes 6 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 12:48 152 Corey Volt 11 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 13:25 153 Andy Perkel 135 Jackson Villain Short K1HP 15:37 154 Jon Dale 91 Dagger Green Boat Long K1 20:07 155 Jason Burton 141 Dagger Nomad 8.5 Short K1 21:59 156 Curt Lamberth 80 Dagger Freefall Long K1 DNF 156 Jeffrey Larimer 82 Dagger Cascade Long C1 DNF 156 Alex Ohman 146 Pyranha Burn M Short K1 DNF 156 David Ledford 148 Pyranha Burn L Short K1 DNF Total Runs: 159 Click here for complete race results by Class Event Photo Album Links: Cheryl Killman’s 2010 Green River Narrows Race photo album#1 Cheryl Killman’s 2010 Green River Narrows Race photo album#2 Big Thanks to Cheryl for these great shots of the race action! Event Video Coverage: Thanks to Pilot Collective Media and Rapid Media TV for these videos: Gorilla Carnage Click here to view the embedded video. Live Interviews & Coverage Click here to view the embedded video.
| Place | Name | Bib # | Boat | Class | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Dawson | 29 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 04:26 |
| 2 | Isaac Levinson | 1 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 04:32 |
| 3 | Chris Gragtmans | 2 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 04:35 |
| 4 | Fergus Coffey | 3 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 04:38 |
| 4 | John Grace | 8 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 04:38 |
| 6 | Eric Hurd | 4 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 04:41 |
| 7 | Geoff Calhoun | 15 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 04:42 |
| 7 | Dane Jackson | 30 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 04:42 |
| 9 | Dustin Marquart | 7 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 04:44 |
| 9 | Daniel Stewart | 26 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 04:44 |
| 11 | Tommy Hilleke | 9 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 04:45 |
| 12 | Bo Wallace | 24 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 04:51 |
| 12 | Clay Wright | 28 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 04:51 |
| 12 | Nik Haase | 41 | Prijon Tornado | Long K1 | 04:51 |
| 15 | Pablo McCandless | 5 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 04:52 |
| 15 | Isaac Levinson | 1 | Liquidlogic Remix 69 | Short K1 | 04:52 |
| 17 | Keegan Grady | 62 | Liquidlogic Remix 100 | Long K1 | 04:53 |
| 17 | Mike Dawson | 29 | Bliss-Stick Mystic | Short K1 | 04:53 |
| 19 | Michael Montagne | 49 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 04:54 |
| 20 | Drew Duval | 13 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 04:55 |
| 20 | Jules Campbell | 16 | Wave Sport Momentum | Long K1 | 04:55 |
| 22 | Jason Hale | 10 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 04:57 |
| 22 | Tad Dennis | 83 | Liquidlogic Remix 100 | Long C1 | 04:57 |
| 24 | Nicholas Troutman | 35 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 04:58 |
| 25 | Adriene Levknecht | 18 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1W | 04:59 |
| 26 | Drew Austell | 12 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:00 |
| 27 | Jeff West | 23 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:01 |
| 27 | Jakub Němec | 36 | Wave Sport Momentum | Long K1 | 05:01 |
| 29 | Charles King | 56 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:02 |
| 30 | Tim Bell | 42 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 05:03 |
| 30 | Chris Gallaway | 71 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:03 |
| 30 | Jason Beakes | 6 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 05:03 |
| 33 | Billy Murphy | 20 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:04 |
| 33 | Caleb Coaplen | 34 | Prijon Tornado | Long K1 | 05:04 |
| 35 | Clay Wright | 28 | Jackson Villain | Short K1 | 05:05 |
| 35 | Dane Jackson | 30 | Jackson Villain S | Short K1 | 05:05 |
| 35 | Keegan Grady | 62 | Liquidlogic Remix 79 | Short K1 | 05:05 |
| 35 | Seppi Strohmeier | 124 | Wave Sport Diesel 80 | Short K1 | 05:05 |
| 39 | Jonathan Absher | 96 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:06 |
| 40 | Mark Robertson | 65 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:07 |
| 41 | Scott McCluskey | 14 | Dagger Cascade | Long C1 | 05:08 |
| 41 | Gareth Tate | 27 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:08 |
| 43 | Bryan Kirk | 19 | Wave Sport Momentum | Long K1 | 05:09 |
| 43 | Eric Chance | 61 | Prijon Tornado | Long K1 | 05:09 |
| 43 | Drew Austell | 12 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 05:09 |
| 46 | Brian Knight | 25 | Prijon Tornado | Long K1 | 05:10 |
| 46 | Paul Stamilio | 31 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:10 |
| 48 | Keith Sprinkle | 39 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1HP | 05:11 |
| 48 | Kyle Hull | 92 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 05:11 |
| 48 | Chris Gragtmans | 2 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 05:11 |
| 51 | Ross Herr | 139 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 05:12 |
| 51 | Bill Clipper | 53 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1HP | 05:12 |
| 53 | Derek DelBuono | 55 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:13 |
| 53 | Mark Taylor | 59 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:13 |
| 55 | Will Pruett | 58 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1 | 05:14 |
| 55 | Saunders Southecorvo | 66 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:14 |
| 57 | Adam Bixby | 37 | Perception Pirouette | Long K1 | 05:15 |
| 57 | Dustin Marquart | 7 | Pyranha Everest | Short K1 | 05:15 |
| 59 | Nicholas Troutman | 35 | Jackson Villain | Short K1 | 05:17 |
| 60 | Ben Blake | 67 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:18 |
| 61 | Adriene Levknecht | 18 | Liquidlogic Remix 59 | Short K1W | 05:19 |
| 61 | Michael Patterson | 74 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:19 |
| 63 | Sean Thompson | 60 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:20 |
| 63 | Daniel Stewart | 26 | Liquidlogic Remix 79 | Short K1 | 05:20 |
| 65 | Clayton Gaar | 61 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:21 |
| 65 | Jeff Clewell | 76 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:21 |
| 65 | Jakub Němec | 36 | Wave Sport Habitat 80 | Short K1 | 05:21 |
| 65 | Kirk Eddlemon | 97 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 05:21 |
| 65 | Chris McCoy | 102 | Pyranha Karnali L | Short K1 | 05:21 |
| 65 | Charles King | 56 | Bliss-Stick Mystic | Short K1 | 05:21 |
| 71 | Jay Ditty | 43 | Dagger Response | Long C1 | 05:23 |
| 72 | Charlie Simmons | 51 | Wave Sport Momentum | Long K1 | 05:24 |
| 72 | Scott McCluskey | 14 | Pyranha Karnali L | Short C1 | 05:24 |
| 74 | Zack Dean | 50 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:25 |
| 74 | Chan Jones | 95 | Pyranha Burn M | Short K1 | 05:25 |
| 76 | Graham Seiler | 132 | Pyranha Everest | Short K1 | 05:27 |
| 77 | Mac McGee | 63 | Perception Pirouette S | Long K1 | 05:29 |
| 78 | Mefford Williams | 40 | Liquidlogic Remix 100 | Long K1 | 05:30 |
| 79 | Bradley McMillan | 64 | Dagger Green Boat | Long C1 | 05:31 |
| 80 | Jeff Paine | 105 | Liquidlogic Jefe Grande | Short K1 | 05:32 |
| 80 | Joel Kowalski | 54 | Jackson Villain | Short K1 | 05:32 |
| 82 | Benn Fraker | 32 | Dagger Green Boat | Long C1 | 05:35 |
| 83 | Laura Farrell | 44 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1W | 05:36 |
| 84 | Van Nall | 78 | Perception Corsica | Long K1 | 05:37 |
| 84 | Trent Thibodeaux | 100 | Bliss-Stick Mystic | Short K1 | 05:37 |
| 86 | Taft Sibley | 69 | Liquidlogic Remix 100 | Long K1 | 05:38 |
| 86 | Tad Dennis | 83 | Pyranha Karnali L | Short C1 | 05:38 |
| 86 | Gareth Tate | 27 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 05:38 |
| 89 | Scott Magley | 79 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1HP | 05:39 |
| 90 | Cruise Quenelle | 52 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:40 |
| 91 | Joe Scarborough | 111 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 05:41 |
| 92 | Derek DelBuono | 55 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 05:43 |
| 93 | Charley Bartlett | 85 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:45 |
| 94 | Elijah Smith | 98 | DragoRossi Critical Mass | Short K1 | 05:46 |
| 94 | Stephen Forster | 57 | Pyranha Burn M | Short K1 | 05:46 |
| 96 | Michael Montagne | 49 | Pyranha Burn M | Short K1 | 05:47 |
| 96 | Andy Hobson | 106 | Jackson Villain | Short K1 | 05:47 |
| 98 | Jon Crain | 68 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:48 |
| 99 | Mariann Saether | 46 | Liquidlogic Remix 69 | Short K1W | 05:49 |
| 99 | Stephen Forster | 57 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:49 |
| 99 | Nick Murphy | 75 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:49 |
| 99 | Sam Wells | 103 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 05:49 |
| 99 | Yonton Mehler | 112 | Liquidlogic Remix 69 | Short K1 | 05:49 |
| 99 | Colin Hunt | 118 | Liquidlogic Remix 79 | Short K1 | 05:49 |
| 105 | Scott Magley | 79 | Pyranha Burn M | Short K1HP | 05:50 |
| 106 | Jordan Finke | 113 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 05:52 |
| 107 | Chris Wing | 86 | Wave Sport Momentum | Long K1 | 05:53 |
| 108 | Clay Lucas | 120 | Pyranha Burn L | Short K1 | 05:54 |
| 108 | Brian Ward | 122 | Liquidlogic Remix 79 | Short K1 | 05:54 |
| 110 | David Herman | 38 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 05:55 |
| 110 | Robert Bone | 121 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 05:55 |
| 112 | Katrina Van Wijk | 48 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1W | 05:57 |
| 113 | Curtis England | 115 | Savage Designs Skreem | Short K1 | 05:58 |
| 114 | Zack Dean | 50 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1HP | 05:59 |
| 114 | Chris Young | 134 | Necky Blunt | Short K1 | 05:59 |
| 116 | Greg Garrard | 90 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1HP | 06:03 |
| 117 | Dave Hepp | 45 | Liquidlogic Remix 100 | Long C1 | 06:06 |
| 118 | Rob Ellis | 130 | Riot Magnum | Short K1 | 06:10 |
| 118 | Matt Anger | 101 | Pyranha Burn L | Short K1 | 06:10 |
| 120 | Nelson Jones | 93 | Dagger Animas | Long K1 | 06:11 |
| 120 | Michael Thurmond | 126 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 06:11 |
| 122 | Chris Baer | 104 | Wave Sport Habitat 80 | Short K1 | 06:14 |
| 122 | Chris Pesce | 119 | Jackson Villain | Short K1 | 06:14 |
| 124 | Ty McNeely | 73 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 06:16 |
| 125 | David Carey | 88 | Eskimo Cerro | Long K1 | 06:17 |
| 126 | Ryan Bell | 33 | Liquidlogic Remix 59 | Short K1 | 06:18 |
| 127 | Jay Mahan | 116 | Liquidlogic Jefe | Short K1 | 06:22 |
| 128 | Chris Erdahl | 142 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 06:23 |
| 129 | Adam Hackenberg | 145 | Liquidlogic Remix 69 | Short K1 | 06:25 |
| 130 | Mariann Saether | 46 | Liquidlogic Stinger | Long K1W | 06:27 |
| 130 | Chris Vella | 109 | Pyranha Burn L | Short K1 | 06:27 |
| 132 | Terran Viehe | 123 | Liquidlogic Remix 69 | Short K1 | 06:29 |
| 133 | Justin Kleberg | 131 | Jackson Villain S | Short K1 | 06:30 |
| 134 | Sam Causey | 81 | Dagger Crossfire | Long K1 | 06:33 |
| 135 | Tyler Houck | 128 | Bliss-Stick Mystic | Short K1 | 06:38 |
| 136 | Josh Wall | 70 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1HP | 06:42 |
| 137 | Jeff Joyce | 125 | Jackson Rocker | Short K1 | 06:44 |
| 138 | Bryan Lusk | 143 | Liquidlogic Jefe | Short K1 | 06:45 |
| 139 | Zach Fraysier | 117 | Jackson Villain | Short K1 | 06:46 |
| 140 | Taylor Brandt | 129 | Liquidlogic Remix 79 | Short K1 | 06:51 |
| 140 | Burke Addison | 144 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 06:51 |
| 142 | Kevin Kuuskvere | 107 | Fluid Solo L | Short K1 | 06:56 |
| 143 | Josh Parker | 108 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 06:58 |
| 144 | Charles Armentrout | 133 | Jackson Villain | Short K1 | 07:05 |
| 145 | Jiri Vala | 140 | Jackson Villain | Short K1 | 07:25 |
| 146 | Blake McCurdy | 84 | Perception Corsica S | Long K1 | 07:33 |
| 147 | John Stephen | 114 | Pyranha Micro 240 | Short K1 | 07:34 |
| 148 | Katie Worley | 47 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1W | 07:45 |
| 149 | Christine Boush | 72 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1W | 12:09 |
| 150 | Tim Gill | 136 | Prijon Pure XL | Short K1HP | 12:42 |
| 151 | Jason Beakes | 6 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 12:48 |
| 152 | Corey Volt | 11 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 13:25 |
| 153 | Andy Perkel | 135 | Jackson Villain | Short K1HP | 15:37 |
| 154 | Jon Dale | 91 | Dagger Green Boat | Long K1 | 20:07 |
| 155 | Jason Burton | 141 | Dagger Nomad 8.5 | Short K1 | 21:59 |
| 156 | Curt Lamberth | 80 | Dagger Freefall | Long K1 | DNF |
| 156 | Jeffrey Larimer | 82 | Dagger Cascade | Long C1 | DNF |
| 156 | Alex Ohman | 146 | Pyranha Burn M | Short K1 | DNF |
| 156 | David Ledford | 148 | Pyranha Burn L | Short K1 | DNF |
| Total Runs: | 159 |
Click here for complete race results by Class
Event Photo Album Links:
Cheryl Killman’s 2010 Green River Narrows Race photo album#1
Cheryl Killman’s 2010 Green River Narrows Race photo album#2
Big Thanks to Cheryl for these great shots of the race action!
Event Video Coverage:
Thanks to Pilot Collective Media and Rapid Media TV for these videos:
Gorilla Carnage
Live Interviews & Coverage
2010 Green Race T-shirts are still available for sale at http://amongstit.tv/?p=357
2010 Lord of the Fork Race Results
Write up by Jay: The 2010 Lord of the Fork Race is in the books, with a new course this year, a record number of racers, and new men’s and women’s champions. The beautiful sunny weather must have convinced a lot of new people to show up for the race, including racers from New Zealand, Germany, and Canada
Write up by Jay:
The 2010 Lord of the Fork Race is in the books, with a new course this year, a record number of racers, and new men’s and women’s champions. The beautiful sunny weather must have convinced a lot of new people to show up for the race, including racers from New Zealand, Germany, and Canada. The new course started at Skunk Beach (below Fist), and ended at the usual spot below Climax.
The men’s champion came all the way from New Zealand and crushed the dreams of the local contenders. He was so fast that several people didn’t believe his time was correct (6:29, 18 seconds faster than the next). After extensive review of the time sheets and discussion with the timekeepers and racers, I stand by the results. He was just faster than everybody else. Brian Kirk and Isaac Levinson tied for second place, with times of 6:47. Laura Farrell was the fastest woman, with a time of 7:27, edging out Adriene Levknecht by 7 seconds.
Some other performances are worth mentioning. A German named Strohmeier was wicked fast in a short boat with a time of 7:24. Anne Hubner was the 3rd overall woman, with a fast time for a short boat. Dane Jackson finished with a time of 7:20, and I bet he’s going to be tough to beat next year. Keith Sprinkle, who holds the hand-paddle record for this race, raced with a paddle this year. Near the end though, he ditched the paddle, and then even ditched the boat. I assume he was just trying to go with minimal gear across the finish line. Chris Gragtmans did the first ever Ironman run, first in the long boat, then running up the tracks and through the tunnel, then taking a short boat run. We also finally have another c-1 racer, with Brad McMillan showing up for his first Russell Fork Race.
Once again thanks to Willy Witt for doing the start times, Eric Henrickson for providing the race bibs, Matt Walker for keeping the website updated, Bernie and Jeryl from the Whitewater Warehouse in Dayton for providing some sweet prizes, and all of the local folks for helping to set safety in the gorge. See you next year.
Jay
Place Name Boat Time Comments
1 Mike Dawson Stinger 6:29
2t Bryan Kirk Tornado 6:47
2t Isaac Levinson Stinger 6:47
4 Geoff Calhoun Greenboat 6:50
5 Chris Gragtmans Greenboat 6:54
6 Keegan Grady Remix 100% 6:59
7t Chris Hipgrave Stinger 7:06
7t Clay Wright Stinger 7:06
9 Charles King Greenboat 7:09
10 Ben Ledewitz Greenboat 7:12
11 Eric Chance Tornado 7:13
12 Dustin Marquart Greenboat 7:15
13 Dane Jackson Crossfire 7:20
14 Nick Troutman Greenboat 7:21
15 Jess Albright Greenboat 7:22
16 Strohmeier Diesel 80 7:24
17t Laura Farrell Greenboat 7:27 1st place K-1 W
17t Howard Tidwell Tornado 7:27
17t Jay Ditty Stinger C1 7:27 C-1
20 Scott Magley Greenboat 7:28
21t Jeff Clewell Greenboat 7:29
21t Clay Warren Greenboat 7:29
23 Mark Robertson Greenboat 7:32
24 Adriene Levknecht Stinger 7:34 2nd place K-1 W
25 Chris Gragtmans Nomad 8.5 7:35 Ironman
26 David Herman Greenboat 7:36
27 Brian Mattingly Greenboat 7:37
28 Jon Crain Greenboat 7:39
29t Steve McGrady Greenboat 7:40
29t Ben Blake Greenboat 7:40
31t Delaney Albright Greenboat 7:41
31t Michael Patterson T-canyon 7:41
33 Chris Gallaway Greenboat 7:42
34 Russell Marcus Greenboat 7:44
35 Adam Bixby Corsica 7:46
36t Eric Henrickson Stinger 7:48
36t Eric Nies Stinger 7:48
38 Paul Stamilio Greenboat 7:50
39 Brad McMillan Greenboat C1 7:51 C-1
40 Matt Walker Stinger 7:54
41 Kyle Hull Jefe Grande 7:55
42t Keith Sprinkle Stinger 7:58
42t Chris Wing Momentum 7:58
44 Anne Hubner Zet-Raptor 7:59 3rd place K-1 W
45 Jon Dale Greenboat 8:06
46t Katrina Van Wijk Greenboat 8:08 K-1 W
46t Jonathan Absher Pirouette S 8:08
46t Mark Taylor Jefe 8:08
49 Stephen Page Corsica 8:13
50 Kirk Eddlemon Nomad 8.5 8:15
51 Stephen Forster Greenboat 8:18
52 Brian Jennings Mystic 8:23
53 Sarah Mello Greenboat 8:25 K-1 W
54 Dewey Gibson Burn 8:38
55 Mark Miller Burn 8:40
56 Chuck Armentrout Stinger 8:46
57 Willy Witt Jefe Grande 8:50
