Recap of the Northern Convention Drill on 6/11

by Kyle Stephens on June 17, 2011

This past Saturday the start of a day of racing wasn’t a pleasant one. Tarps covered the track due to rain, actually more of a steady mist than anything, but it was enough to get everything wet and delay the start of the drill. We were supposed to start at 9:00 AM but did not begin running Individual Ladder until around 11:30. Elsmere won Individual with a time of 4.80 with Copenhagen a close second with a time of 4.83. Next up was 3-Man Ladder, which was won by Copenhagen, the host of the drill, with a time of 6.99 seconds. They also took first place in B-Ladder with a run of 6.56. Great Bend, racing in their first ever tournament, made their mark in B-Ladder finishing in second place. Lake Placid took their first of four first place runs in C-Ladder with a time of 11.50. Copenhagen was a threat to take a lot of points in ladders but their truck shut off on the line, twice, and motor issues kept them from running their C-Truck.

In C-Hose, Deerfield had an outstanding run, beating every other team by over 3 seconds with a time of 14.79. B-Hose was taken by Lake Placid with a time of 10.01 and Elsmere won the Efficiency contest with a run of 10.21 seconds.

Next came Motor Hose Replacement, where Deerfield ran the best time in the event (beating Lake Placid by more than a second) but was disqualified due to having the replacement coupling being outside the hose-bed before the target was tripped. This ultimately put Lake Placid in the top spot, having a time of 20.81. Elsmere is the team to beat in Motor Pump here in Northern and it was no surprise to see them win the event with a time of 7.55.

It would all come down to Buckets…

Lake Placid and Elsmere were tied, both with 24 points going into the event. Lake Placid ended up getting a second chance due to the tub not being filled when they ran. Elsmere was in first place but Lake Placid took advantage of their re-run and won the contest, and the Northern Convention, with a time of 26.42.

The final results of the drill were as follows:

1st Place – Lake Placid - 29 Pts.

2nd Place – Elsmere = 28 Pts.

3rd Place – Louisville - 24 Pts.

4th Place – Copenhagen - 23 Pts.

5th Place – Clayton - 17 Pts.

The next drill will be in Deerfield on June 18th where the Drill Team Radio crew and the East Islip Guzzlers will be making the trip up to Northern. This will be the first time the radio crew has done a drill in Northern other than the State Tournament, so make sure you tune in.