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
2010 N.O.C. G.A.F. Hometown Throwdown Event Coverage
The N.O.C. Guest Appreciation Festival Hometown Throwdown was HUGE FUN! We had 36 competitors join in for some fun & friendly freestyle competition at the NOC Wave. We had hundreds of spectators who watched and cheered on the competitors from all sides on the river and on the old steel bridge below the feature. We also had a really cool whitewater wakeboarding show going on beside the feature between heats that wowed the crowd. This event turned out to be one of the biggest Freestyle events of the year in the southeast! 2010 N.O.C. G.A.F
The N.O.C. Guest Appreciation Festival Hometown Throwdown was HUGE FUN! We had 36 competitors join in for some fun & friendly freestyle competition at the NOC Wave. We had hundreds of spectators who watched and cheered on the competitors from all sides on the river and on the old steel bridge below the feature. We also had a really cool whitewater wakeboarding show going on beside the feature between heats that wowed the crowd. This event turned out to be one of the biggest Freestyle events of the year in the southeast!
2010 N.O.C. G.A.F. Hometown Throwdown Results:
Open Novice K-1:
1. Mike Dorsey (45)
2. Emerson Clauss (35)
3. Mitchell Bearden (27)
4. Alex Verson (21)
5. Gordy Davenport (18)
5. Walt Johnston (18)
Junior Men K-1:
1. Hunter Katich (149)
2. Elliot Berz (95)
3. Garrett Mays – Hand Paddler (87)
4. Miles Murphy (33)
5. Jack Orr (28)
6. David Jaben (22)
Open C-1:
1. Dane Jackson (271)
2. Tadd Dennis (257)
Expert Women K-1:
1. Rowan Stuart (68)
2. Alexis Grace (33)
3. Haley Popp (15)
Expert Men K-1:
1. Will Rudisill (139)
2. Ty Caldwell (113)
3. Brad Caldwell (112)
4. David Wei (106)
5. Kerry Porche – Hand Paddler (90)
6. Eric Hoffman (60)
7. Michael Biantchi (52)
8. Chase Simmons (47)
Pro Women K-1:
1. Emily Jackson (138)
2. Adriene Levknecht (97)
Pro Men K-1:
1. Eric Jackson (429)
2. Johnathon Shales (412)
3. Dane Jackson (375)
4. Michael Patterson (293)
5. David Fusilli (266)
6. Eric Bartl (211)
7. Casey Jones (184)
8. Stephen Forester (143)
9. Duane Gibson (131)
Click here for a copy of the 2010 G.A.F. HTTD Competition Results
Congrats to all of our division winners & thank you to all the competitors for their participation!
Event Photo Album Links:
Cheryl Killman’s GAF 2010 HTTD photo album#1
Cheryl Killman’s GAF 2010 HTTD photo album#2
Cheryl Killman’s GAF 2010 HTTD photo album#3
Event Video Coverage:
Thanks to David Wei and his lovely wife for these videos:
Whitewater Wakeboarding & Junior Men K-1
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Open C-1
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Expert Men K-1
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Pro Women K-1
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Pro Men K-1 – Heat #1
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Pro Men K-1 – Heat #2
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Don Frank’s Hometown Throwdown Slide Show
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A big thank you goes out to all of our great volunteers for their assistance in the event:
Steve Moore – Technical & Style Judge
Wesley R. Bradley – Variety Judge
Shirley Tharp & Billy Long – Scribes
Francheska Barreto & Amanda McDaniel – Registration & Gofers!
Ian Watson – Time Keeper
Cheryl Killman – Photographer
A special thank you goes out to our World Kayak Program Partners listed in the banner at the top of this page & the local sponsors below for all the great prizes & support of this event! Thanks to them everyone who participated in the event went home with a prize!
That’s a wrap for me as host for the 2010 World Kayak HTTD Season… It’s been a fun one and look I forward to throwing down with folks next year; but until then drag the creek boats out and I hope to see you getting your boof on 
