tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81201860973454657502024-03-12T18:13:38.140-07:00The Drill Team BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-1481067840596247082013-06-17T14:07:00.001-07:002013-06-17T14:07:47.436-07:00We're back! 2013 Lindenhurst Drill Recap<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>by Dan Laverty</i></div>
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The 2013 New York State Firematic Drill season is now
underway. This past Saturday all the teams who could participate convened in
Lindenhurst at their facilities. The arch which sustained damage had been
repaired and was in great shape for the drill. The parade was a success and was
enjoyed by all. Go to <a href="http://www.nysdrillteams.com/">WWW.NYSDRILLTEAMS.COM</a> to view the results of the parade. The sun was out and there There
were a great amount of fans and family in the grandstands to experience our
sport up close and personal. The Lindenhurst Fire Department had promoted this
event as “Fun for All” and “Family Friendly”. The day was exactly that. When
the parade ended the drill started at around 11:30. The Joe Hunter Memorial
Scoreboard was up and running. In addition to the scoreboard the crew running
it also played music at appropriate points during the drill. This made the day more
enjoyable and memorable. The Drill Team Radio Crew was up and ready to go
thanks to Producer Fred Bencivega; Announcers/On Air Talent Paul & Artie
Susskind, Lenny Gombert, Robert Scott Noonan and Dan Laverty helped keep
everyone informed. The Lindenhurst Fire Department with the help of East Islip,
North Lindenhurst and Copiague maintained the track throughout the day and made
sure everyone had a safe and enjoyable day. Live results were available online
thanks to Stephen McCarroll who showed some serious dedication by providing live results even though he was unable to attend the drill himself.</div>
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There were 17 teams that lined up to take their shot at
beating the state record of 6.00 which was set on 8/22/98 by the West Sayville
Flying Dutchmen at the State Drill in Clayton. The closest to the record with a
time of 6.69 were the Hicksville Hicks. The Hicks fastest time in 2012 was a
6.77. The North Lindenhurst Piston Knockers took 2<sup>nd</sup> place with a
time of 6.76. The East Islip Guzzlers took 3<sup>rd</sup> place with a time of
6.84. The Copiague Yellowbirds took 4<sup>th</sup> place with a time of 6.91.
The Riverhead Ironmen took 5<sup>th</sup> place with a time of 7.33. The 5<sup>th</sup> place time was +.064 from first place.</div>
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13 teams received times while 3 teams
received OT and 1 team received NT. At the 2012 Lindenhurst Drill the 1<sup>st</sup> place time was 6.38 and 5<sup>th</sup> place was a 6.86. None of the teams that
placed in 3-Man in 2012 placed in the 2013 Lindenhurst drill. Is this a changing
of the guard going or are we just off to a slow start? <o:p></o:p></div>
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B-Ladder had 15 teams participating to take their shot at
the state record of 4.82 which was set on 8/15/98 by the West Sayville Flying
Dutchmen at Riverhead. The closest to the record with a time of 5.22 was the
WSFD; 2<sup>nd</sup> place was the Islip Wolves with a time of 5.29; the Roslyn
Highlanders took 3<sup>rd</sup> place with a time of 5.42 and in 5<sup>th</sup>
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The 5<sup>th</sup> place time was +.0.36 from first place. 9
teams received times while 4 teams received OT and 2 team received NT. At the
2012 Lindenhurst Drill the 1<sup>st</sup> place time was 5.18 and 5<sup>th</sup>
place was a 5.90. Three of the teams that placed in B-Ladder in 2012 placed in the
2013 drill. East Islip and
Roslyn stepped up this year and took the place of Sayville & Port Washington who
scored in 2012.<o:p></o:p></div>
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C-Ladder had 15 teams participating to take their shot at
the state record of 8.85 which was re-set this year because of new rule changes. The closest to the record with a time of 9.12 were the Guzzlers; 2<sup>nd</sup>
place were the Wolves with a time of 9.29; the Lindenhurst Snails took 3<sup>rd</sup>
place with a time of 9.50 and in 5<sup>th</sup> place with a time of 10.00 were
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teams received times while 4 teams received OT and 2 team received NT. At the
2012 Lindenhurst Drill the 1<sup>st</sup> place time was 9.17 and 5<sup>th</sup>
place was a 9.74. Only one team that placed in C-Ladder in 2012 placed this time around. East Islip , Lindenhurst,
North Lindenhurst and Sayville stepped up 2013 and
took the place of Bay Shore, Roslyn, West Sayville and Port Washington who scored in 2012.</div>
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C-truck. The Ironmen ran a very respectable time of 12.47 considering it was
their first tournament run and the first time for the truck being run on
this track. Kudos to the Ironmen!!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NLFD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9.85<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Brush Script MT'; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 33px;">At the completion of the first three contests<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FIRST<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">EAST ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">11 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SECOND<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">THIRD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">NORTH LINDENHURST<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FOURTH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">WEST SAYVILLE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FIFTH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">HICKSVILLE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Brush Script MT"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">MOTORIZED
HOSE CLASS C<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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C-Hose began after a
longer than usual water test (time of the water was: 4.68). The target also had to be
switched out before anyone even ran.</div>
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C-Hose had 14 teams
participating to take their shot at the state record of 12.00 which set by East
Islip on 8/18/12 at Main Transit. The closest to the record with a time of 12.72
were the Hoboes; 2<sup>nd</sup> place were the Wolves with a time of 12.76; the
Piston Knockers took 3<sup>rd</sup> place with a time of 12.79, 4<sup>th</sup>
place were the Higlanders with a time of 13.05 and in 5<sup>th</sup> place with
a time of 13.64 were the Road Runners.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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The 5<sup>th</sup> place time was +.092 from 1<sup>st</sup> place. 8
teams received times while 3 teams received OTand the
Guzzlers, who had 11 points going into this event, were disqualified. At the 2012 Lindenhurst Drill the 1<sup>st</sup>
place time was 12.49 and 5<sup>th</sup> place was a 13.67. Two of the teams
that placed in C-Hose in 2012 placed in the 2013 drill. Central Islip, Islip, and Port Washington stepped up
2013 and took the place of West Sayville, SAINT JAMES WILDCATS, and Bay Shore who
scored in 2012.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FIRST<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CENTRAL ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12.72<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SECOND<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ISLIP WOLVES<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12.76<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">THIRD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NLFD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12.79<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FOURTH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ROSLYN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13.05<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FIFTH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PORT WASHINGTON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13.64<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Brush Script MT"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">MOTORIZED
HOSE CLASS B<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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B-Hose had 17 teams participating to take their shot at the
state record of 7.59 which was set by the Central Islip Hoboes on 7/21/12 at Riverhead. The closest to the record with a time of 7.84 were the Dutchmen; 2<sup>nd</sup>
place were the Wolves with a time of 8.00; the Hoboes took 3<sup>rd</sup> place
with a time of 8.04; the Knockers took 4<sup>th</sup> place with a 8.51 and in
5<sup>th</sup> place with a time of 8.58 were the Highlanders</div>
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The 5<sup>th</sup> place time was +0.74 from 1<sup>st</sup> place. 12
teams received times while 5 teams received OT or NT. At the 2012 Lindenhurst Drill the 1<sup>st</sup>
place time was 7.84 (West Sayville) and 5<sup>th</sup> place was a Central IslipI/Brentwood tie with 8.69. 4 of the teams that placed in C-Hose in 2012 placed in this drill. Islip stepped up 2013 and
took the place of Lindenhurst & Brentwood who scored in 2012.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FIRST<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DUTCHMEN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7.84<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SECOND<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WOLVES<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">THIRD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HOBOES<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8.04<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FOURTH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">KNOCKERS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8.51<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FIFTH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HIGHLANDERS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8.58<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Brush Script MT"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At
the completion of the first five contests<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">16 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">EAST ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WEST SAYVILLE <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CENTRAL ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Brush Script MT"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">EFFICIENCY</span><o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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Efficiency had 18 teams participating to take their shot at
the state record of 8.40 which was set by the Central Islip Hoboes on 8/6/11 at Hempstead. The closest to the record with a time of 9.12 were the Hoboes; 2<sup>nd</sup>
place were the Redskins with a time of 9.22; the Dutchmen took 3<sup>rd</sup>
place with a time of 9.24; the Hicks took 4<sup>th</sup> place with a 9.29 and
in 5<sup>th</sup> place with a time of 9.41 were the Knockers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The 5<sup>th</sup> place time was +0.29 from 1<sup>st</sup> place. 2<sup>nd</sup>
and 3<sup>rd</sup> place were all within 0.05 of each other. 15 teams received times while 3 teams received
OT or NT. At the 2012 drill
the 1<sup>st</sup> place time was 9.30 (Central Islip) and 5<sup>th</sup> Place was
Bay Shore with 10.33. 4 of the teams that placed in Efficiency last year placed this time around. Hicksville stepped up 2013 and took the place of SAINT
JAMES WILDCATS who scored in 2012.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FIRST<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9.12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">REDSKINS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9.22<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DUTCHMEN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9.24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HICKS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9.29<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">KNOCKERS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9.41<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Brush Script MT"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">MOTOR
PUMP<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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Motor Pump had 15 teams participating to take their shot at
the state record of 5.47 which was set by the West Islip Raiders on 6/9/07
& tied by the Central Islip Hoboes on 8/18/12. The closest to the record
with a time of 6.01 were the Wolves; 2<sup>nd</sup>
place were the Knockers with a time of 6.11; Redskins took 3<sup>rd</sup> place with a time of
6.15; the Duthcmen took 4<sup>th</sup> place with a 9.82. There was nobody to claim the 5<sup>th</sup>
place spot because only 4 teams received times.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The 4<sup>th</sup> place time was +3.81 from 1<sup>st</sup> place. 2<sup>nd</sup>
and 3<sup>rd</sup> Place were within 0.04 of each other. 4 teams
received times while 10 teams received OT or NT. The Central Islip Hoboes ran an extraordinary
shot but were disqualified for short hose. A LOT of teams had side discharges
blow off. At the 2012 Lindenhurst Drill the 1<sup>st</sup> place time
was 5.66 (Dutchmen) and 5<sup>th</sup> place was Sayville with 6.99. Only 2 of
the teams that placed in Pump. in 2012 placed in the 2013 drill. Islip & Bay Shore stepped up 2013 and took
the place of the SAINT JAMES WILDCATS, Selden Slowpokes and the Sayville Blue
Jays who scored in 2012.</div>
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The running of Motor Pump at 2013 Lindenhurst Drill will definitely be a memorable one even though quite a few teams wished they could already forget. So many mishaps and uncanny missteps happened that had many in attendance
shaking their heads while some of those on the track were shaking their fists (and tossing helmets.)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6.01<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">KNOCKERS <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6.11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">REDSKINS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6.15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9.82<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TEAM NOBODY!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0.00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Brush Script MT"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At
the completion of the first seven contests<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FIRST<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">21 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NORTH LINDENHURST<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">16 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WEST SAYVILLE <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">15 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">CENTRAL ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">14 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">EAST ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11 PTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Brush Script MT"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;">BUCKET
BRIGADE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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The Bucket Brigade had 17 teams participating to take their
shot at the state record of 20.09 which was set by the Hempstead Yellow Hornets
on 8/6/11 at Hempstead. The closest to the record with a time of 22.67 were the
Wolves; 2<sup>nd</sup> place were the Dutchmen with a time of 23.24; the
Knockers took 3<sup>rd</sup> place with a time of 23.41; the Guzzlers took 4<sup>th</sup>
place with a 23.55 and in 5<sup>th</sup> place with a time of 24.65 were the
HIcks.</div>
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The 5<sup>th</sup> Place time was +1.98 from 1<sup>st</sup> place. 11 teams received times while 6
teams received OT. At the 2012 Drill the 1<sup>st</sup> place time
was 21.30 (Dutchmen) and 5<sup>th</sup> place was Bay Shore with 24.17. Only 1
team that placed in the Bucket Brigade in 2012 placed in the 2013. Islip, North Lindenhurst, East Islip and Hicksville took the place of Central Islip, SAINT
JAMES WILDCATS, Port Washington and Bay Shore who scored in 2012.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FIRST<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ISLIP<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 45.4pt;" width="76"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">22.67<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SECOND<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DUTCHMEN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 45.4pt;" width="76"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">23.24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">THIRD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">KNOCKERS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 45.4pt;" width="76"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">23.41<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FOURTH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">GUZZLERS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 45.4pt;" width="76"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">23.55<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">FIFTH<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 146.95pt;" width="245"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HICKSVILLE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">24.65<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Brush Script MT"; font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 115%;">TOTAL
POINTS AT THE COMPLETION OF ALL “BIG 8” EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 135%;">Total Events: </span></b><span style="color: #e85f13; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 135%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 135%;"> | <b>Total Points:</b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 135%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #e85f13; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 135%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">120 points</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 135%;"> | <b>Teams
Participating: </b></span><span style="color: #e85f13; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 135%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">25</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 135%;"> | <b>Teams w/ Points: </b></span><span style="color: #e85f13; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 135%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 135%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rank</span></b><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Team Name</span></b><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Best</span></b><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Worst</span></b><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Win / Ran</span></b><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Total Pts.</span></b><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">st</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: green; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> / 8</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">26</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">21.7%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image005.gif"
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</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">West Sayville Flying Dutchmen </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_16"
o:spid="_x0000_i1040" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://nysdt.x9494.com/images/popup-arrow.jpg"
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
o:title="popup-arrow"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">st</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">12</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: green; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> / 8</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">19</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">15.8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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style='width:3.6pt;height:7.8pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>
<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image005.gif"
o:title="tie_flag"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">North Lindenhurst Piston Knockers </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_14"
o:spid="_x0000_i1038" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://nysdt.x9494.com/images/popup-arrow.jpg"
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
o:title="popup-arrow"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">nd</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> / 8</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">19</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">15.8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Central Islip Hoboes </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_13"
o:spid="_x0000_i1037" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://nysdt.x9494.com/images/popup-arrow.jpg"
style='width:5.4pt;height:5.4pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>
<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
o:title="popup-arrow"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">st</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: green; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> / 6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">14</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11.7%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">East Islip Guzzlers </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_12"
o:spid="_x0000_i1036" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://nysdt.x9494.com/images/popup-arrow.jpg"
style='width:5.4pt;height:5.4pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>
<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
o:title="popup-arrow"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">st</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: green; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> / 6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10.8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hicksville Hicks </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_11"
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">st</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: green; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> / 5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6.7%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bay Shore Redskins </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_10"
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">nd</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0 / 3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5.8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Roslyn Highlanders </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_9"
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0 / 6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4.2%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lindenhurst Snails </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_8"
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">rd</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0 / 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.5%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Copiague Yellowbirds </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_7"
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">15</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0 / 3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.7%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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style='width:3.6pt;height:7.8pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>
<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image005.gif"
o:title="tie_flag"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Port Washington Road Runners </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_5"
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
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</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0 / 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0.8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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style='width:3.6pt;height:7.8pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>
<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image005.gif"
o:title="tie_flag"/>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sayville Blue Jays </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3"
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
o:title="popup-arrow"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0 / 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0.8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10<!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image005.gif"
o:title="tie_flag"/>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Riverhead Ironmen </span></b><b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1"
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<v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\JMichels\AppData\OICE_15_974FA576_32C1D314_37FC\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.jpg"
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">14</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">th</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0 / 5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: #c32b32; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: white; border-bottom: solid #ECECEC 1.0pt; border: none; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #ECECEC .75pt; padding: 1.5pt 7.5pt 1.5pt 7.5pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 19.2pt; margin-bottom: .75pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">0.8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-87168110935435253662012-09-11T14:18:00.002-07:002012-09-11T20:45:38.606-07:002012 N.Y. State Drill Hosted by Main-Transit F.D.<i>by Stewy Michels</i><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">It was cool
and breezy at the Main-Transit track for the 8:00 AM start of the 2012 New York
State Drill. Monk from Spencerport got the day started as teams lined up for 3-Man
Ladder and fans made their way up into the stands and it didn’t take long for
the Islip Wolves to make the first “statement” run of the day. Their 6.42,
their best time so far this season, gave them an early lead in the contest and
got the growing crowd buzzing. Copiague
and West Hempstead had good runs but Islip’s time held until Central Islip got
their turn and tied them with a 6.42 of their own only to be knocked out of the
top spot by Roslyn with a time of 6.38. Just like that, we were underway and
the day was moving along quickly.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">At this
point, Ralph Fraile took over announcing duties and the B-Trucks made their way
to the starting line for B-Ladder. After a short “breakdown” the Wolves stayed
hot and followed their 3.5 points up with a great B-Ladder run that netted them
another 2nd-place finish and 4 more points. Islip's veteran climber, Billy Moon, looked like his old self out there
on the track. North Lindenhurst and Hicksville had two good runs and Bay Shore
was able to capitalize on their re-run (digital error) to post a time of 5.40
which was good enough for 1 point. West Sayville looked poised to take the top
spot but Michael Marra slipped and the Dutchmen were suddenly 0-2 in two of
their best contests. With the door officially ajar, the West Hempstead
Westerners took advantage and put up a run of 5.19 and grabbed themselves 5
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The Wolves
were riding high with two consecutive 2nd-place trophies and a chance to take a
nice early lead in the drill. As we mentioned earlier, Islip had their veteran
climber on the ladder and even though he slipped initially, he was able to get
his team a re-run when he faked out the officials at the top of the ladder. I
have no idea if it was intentional or not, but as he jumped for the top rung he
hesitated <i>just a bit</i> before grabbing
hold. That hesitation was enough to throw the officials off and get the team a
re-run. Of course the team was able to capitalize and they managed another 2nd-place
finish with a time of 8.96. West Sayville got back on track with a blazing run
of 8.80 followed by the Westerners with a 9.04. It looked like Roslyn and
Central Islip would tie for 4th place, but that wasn’t the case. At the
completion of the contest there was some confusion with the announced times and
it turned out that some of the faster C-Trucks had not had the proper times
reported due to the cone-time restrictions. Five teams incurred varying
cone-time penalties: West Islip, Central Islip, Port Washington, West Sayville
and North Lindenhurst. Once the proper times were announced, the crowd was
informed that Central Islip’s time would be 9.13 instead of 9.09. That
difference pushed them into 5th place in the contest.<br />
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<td>ISLIP</td>
<td>11.5 Pts.</td>
<td>WEST SAYVILLE</td>
<td>5 Pts.</td>
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<td>BAY SHORE</td>
<td>1 Pt.</td>
<td>WEST HEMPSTEAD</td>
<td>9 Pts.</td>
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<td>3 Pts.</td>
<td>CENTRAL ISLIP</td>
<td>4.5 Pts.</td>
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<td>COPIAGUE</td>
<td>2 Pts.</td>
<td>ROSLYN</td>
<td>7 Pts.</td>
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<td>HICKSVILLE</td>
<td>2 Pts.</td>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You don't want to miss the State Drill<br />
because of a nail appointment.</td></tr>
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By now the stands were mostly filled up with a healthy mix of hardcore race fans and curious passersby. The time of the water was set at 4.67 and it was time for C-Hose to be run.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris Treglia goes smooth into the hydrant as the<br />
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The fans
were treated to a new announcer, Scott Magin from Spencerport. (<a href="http://bit.ly/TYSI9S" target="_blank">He's no stranger to these parts.</a>) Islip had a chance to
build on their early lead but failed to put up a competitive time and no one
else put together a good run until North Lindenhurst came down the track and
ran a 12.90. East Islip had been quiet so far but everyone was expecting them
to make some noise in the hose contests, and they did not disappoint. “GENERAL
JUDGES!” The crowd went nuts; many fans had them hand-timed at just under 12 seconds and they weren't off by much. The Guzzlers crushed the previous record of 12.15
with a new record of 12.00. The Guzzlers were pumped, the crowd was buzzing and
the days’ first record run (<i>hint, hint</i>)
was on the scorecard. Roslyn and West Hempstead followed in 2nd and 3rd place
and both teams had now scored in all four events. The Hoboes seemed to get back
into the race with a run of 12.27 which would have given them 2nd place, but
the officials pulled their hose after the run. Both Central Islip and North
Lindenhurst ended up being disqualified because of fast hose. The Westbury
Turtles and Lindenhurst Snails scored their first points of the day as they took
their place in the top five.</div>
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The crowd
was anxious for some action after waiting for the teams’ hoses to be tested
following C-Hose and the roar of the B-Trucks was music to my ears as the long
delay finally ended. Bay Shore was the first team to have a good run with an
8.02 but they were beaten out a couple of teams later when North Lindy edged
them with an 8.01. West Sayville righted <a href="http://bit.ly/TYSMXc" target="_blank">the ship</a> (<i>I'm sorry</i>) with the first 7
of the contest, running a 7.90. That time didn’t last very long either as the
two front-running Nassau teams posted better times pushing them to third. The
Westerners took 1st with a time of 7.73 followed by Roslyn with a 7.89.
Lindenhurst was in the top five again with a 4th place time of 7.96. North
Lindenhurst held on for 5th pushing Bay Shore into 6th by just 1/100th of a second.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Henrietta Ol' Henries show how<br />
Efficiency is supposed to be run.</td></tr>
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Monk was
back announcing the drill and the soothing tones of his Western N.Y. voice
inspired the Ol’ Henries to their first points of the day. They ran a 9.42
followed by Copiague with a 9.48. West Sayville had their mojo back and ran the
contests’ first 8. This time their run held up and they finished first giving
them a total of 15 points and getting them within striking distance of the
lead. The Westerners failed to score for the first time all day and the Hoboes
continued to struggle as Ryan Murphy (sorry buddy) missed at the hydrant in
what is normally the teams’ best contest. Another Nassau team got into the
scoring with the Rinky Dinks from North Bellmore taking 3 points just behind
the drill-leading Highlanders.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<td>ISLIP</td>
<td>11.5 Pts.</td>
<td>WEST SAYVILLE</td>
<td>13 Pts.</td>
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<td>BAY SHORE</td>
<td>1 Pt.</td>
<td>WEST HEMPSTEAD</td>
<td>17 Pts.</td>
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<td>HENRIETTA</td>
<td>2 Pts.</td>
<td>NORTH BELLMORE</td>
<td>3 Pts.</td>
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<td>4 Pts.</td>
<td>CENTRAL ISLIP</td>
<td>4.5 Pts.</td>
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<td>EAST ISLIP</td>
<td>5 Pts.</td>
<td>WESTBURY</td>
<td>2 Pts.</td>
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<td>COPIAGUE</td>
<td>3 Pts.</td>
<td>ROSLYN</td>
<td>19 Pts.</td>
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<td>HICKSVILLE</td>
<td>2 Pts.</td>
<td>LINDENHURST</td>
<td>3 Pts.</td>
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Although
there were two contests remaining, the drill was far from over. Motor Pump gave
a couple of teams the opportunity to jump right back into the race and give
them a shot to win it all. Islip got things started with a time of 5.79 only to
be beat out by Bay Shore a few runs later. The Redskins’ 5.70 held for 1st
place until the Hoboes came down the track and triggered the day’s second “GENERAL
JUDGES!” The Hoboes tied the State Record with a time of 5.47 and got
themselves back into the thick of it with a well-timed, great run. West
Sayville closed the gap as well by gaining 2 points with East Islip taking home
the 5th-place trophy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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With one
contest to go, there were four teams (mathematically at least) with a chance to
be crowned the 2012 New York State Champs. Roslyn (19) held a slight lead over
West Hempstead (17) while West Sayville (15) and Islip (14.5) lurked just
within striking distance. The dramatic stage was set and the crowd was on their
feet. Islip had the first crack at making the rest of the teams sweat but they
missed their mark, running a 29+. The Wildcats and Guzzlers did not want to be
left out of the action and they secured points with runs of 24.13 and 23.32,
respectively. The biggest surprise of the day came next as the Main-Transit Slo
Pokes ran a 21.00 raising the bar for the rest of the teams hoping to score
some points. The Slo Pokes have been the top Buckets team in Western NY all
season long, but this was by far the best run they’d had all season. It was
great to see <a href="http://on.fb.me/TYU18H" target="_blank">the reaction</a> when the time
was announced. West Sayville had a chance to really put the pressure on Roslyn
and West Hempstead but they failed to pull it off as well. It was now or never for the
Westerners. Here’s a team that had not won a motorized drill since 1990 and
here they are in position to take the lead in the State Tournament. Their time
of 23.08 was good enough for 3rd place and put them in the lead, but we weren’t
done just yet. Roslyn came to the line with a chance to close it out and crown
themselves champs. They had battled all day long with the Westerners and they knew what they were up against and what they needed to run to secure the win. The last time they were in the top five at the State
Drill was back in 2000 on this very same track and they were so close they
could smell it. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be and the Westerner’s time
stood. Game over.<br />
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The Westerners’ celebration began as soon as they had the drill locked
up and I’m pretty sure it’s still going strong as you read this. You just could not have come up with a better finish to the season. I don’t think Hollywood
could have scripted a better story: two teams, under the radar, fighting it out all day long while the supposed "favorites" struggled to stay relevant. This was no "David vs. Goliath", this was Rudy Reuttiger stepping into the ring with Rocky Balboa and laying the smack down. At the end of the day, it was the best team coming down the track. They picked the perfect time to
run the best they have run in years and and it was awesome to get to see it shake out
on the track. Congratulations Westerners!<br />
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1ST PLACE</div>
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WEST HEMPSTEAD WESTERNERS</div>
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20 Pts.</div>
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2ND PLACE</div>
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ROSLYN HIGHLANDERS</div>
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19 Pts.</div>
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3RD PLACE</div>
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WEST SAYVILLE FLYING DUTCHMEN</div>
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15 Pts.</div>
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4TH PLACE (TIE)</div>
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CENTRAL ISLIP HOBOES</div>
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14.5 Pts.</div>
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4TH PLACE (TIE)</div>
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ISLIP WOLVES</div>
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14.5 Pts.</div>
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Photos courtesy of Kim Versheck and Stewy Michels. See more photos from this drill and others at <a data-bitly-type="bitly_hover_card" href="http://lnbn.smugmug.com/" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Late Night Buff Network</a>.</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-73232819127823770322012-09-02T10:59:00.000-07:002012-09-02T21:14:00.537-07:00Preview for the West Hempstead Labor Day Drill at Hempstead<br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wow, this year’s Labor
Day Drill at Hempstead looks like it is going to be an exciting one. With no
drill being held in 2011 and the defending champs from 2010 in a rebuilding
stage it appears that some new faces are going to be gracing the winner’s
podium come Monday afternoon. The song by Jimmy Buffet "Come Monday"
is stuck in my head. We will all see come Monday who will come out on top. This
is a review of sorts of the season and a pre-view of the Labor Day Drill. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that are entered for this drill are the Coram Hellraisers. Will they be the
only Suffolk team to attend? North Lindenhurst has frequented this drill in the
past but will they post-enter come Monday morning?</span></div>
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seen not only their C-truck get re-vamped but it appears their attitude towards
the sport has gotten re-vamped as well. The Rebels seem like a more determined
and motivated team this year.</span></div>
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nine mid July when they won the Nassau County drill at Denton Avenue. Over a
month and a half later the Turtles are going to be playing in a field mostly
comprised of Nassau teams. Let’s see if they can recapture the success they had
back in July.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Roslyn has had some ups
and down this season and one of the ups was the State Drill at Main Transit and
the TONH-TOB Drills. I spent the day in Roslyn’s camp at the TONH-TOB and they
are really a great bunch of guys who deserve the success they have achieved
this year. The Highlanders were leading the State Drill for a major portion of
the day. A No-Time in B-Ladder, an Over-Time in Motor Pump and a 27.23 in
Buckets did not help them with their point total on the day. In the two weeks
since the State Drill I am sure they have reviewed film and found out where
their weak points were and practiced to improve. I see Roslyn definitely in the
top five on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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not had the greatest year in 2012. Mike Ward can only run so many spots you
know. I think they should take a page from Port Washington’s book and pick one
event and practice the heck out of it. Once they see success in that event I
feel that it will spill over into the other seven and the Minute-Men will be
seeing more trophies being carried back into their camp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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most of the points they got this year come from the last three events. The Road
Runners have to be the team who seems to have the most fun doing what they do
and at the end of the day they know they did their best. They also are
currently holding 4th place in County Points and will have to stay ahead of New
Hyde Park and North Bellmore this Monday to stay in the top five in county
points. The Port Washington F.D. and the Road Runners drill team should be commended
on the two day show they put on in mid July. They hosted the Nassau County OF
and Motorized Drills as well as a parade. They ran the drills very professionally
and well staffed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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play in both Labor Day Drills this weekend. From what I can gather they are the
only team that is doing this in 2012. Of the five drills the Tomcats have
attended so far in 2012 they had the most success at the William St. George
Drill held at the end of June.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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did not have much success in the latter part of the 2012 Drill Season. The
Greenhorns saw success though at the William St. George drill where they took
second place. The Greenhorns are definitely a Nassau team to keep your eye on
and I would not be surprised if we saw them come down the course on Monday at
the end of the drill.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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believe is missing something. What that something is I am sure they wish they
knew what it was. The Frogs raced in seven drills so far in 2012 and continue
their search for their missing link.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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team that saw a lot of success early on in the season: 3rd place at the
TONH/TOB, 1st place at the William St. George and a 5th place at the Nassau
County Drill. The Termites continue to improve with the help of younger members
on their team. With all the history and racing knowledge the Termites have I am
sure will be absorbed by these younger members sooner or later and they will
see success again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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know is a combined team that is part Rascal and part Yellow Hornet. Their hydrant-man
was injured mid season and that did not help them much. They also only ran a C-Truck
once in 2012. They also did not play in the State Drill. One should never count
this team out though. With the experience and talent that they possess they
could easily place in the top five on Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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took points here and there all season long. They placed 3rd at the William St.
George Drill. If they can get their left side digger to hold on they will
definitely take some ladder points on Monday. The Rinky Dinks are a team that
has the talent but just need the sun to shine down on them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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C-Truck at all this year. They seem to be doing ok with just a B-Truck. Taking
points in B-Ladder and B-Hose. Hicksville took 2 points in the State Drill. Is
this their first invite to the Joe Hunter Drill?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I begin? They went out to Ridge in June and put up a 9.18 in C-Ladder that made
many perk their heads up and think "Whoa! The Westerners have come to play
this year". They took 5th place at this drill and they took 4th at the Joe
Hunter Drill. They followed that up with 2nd place at the County and 5th place
at Central Islip’s Invitational. The Hempstead Invite was no different they
placed 2nd where they ran the first “8” in C-Ladder that day They also took 2nd
place at the North Bellmore Drill. There was not one drill they attended where
they did not drive down the course and the end of the day. But each ride was
behind other teams no matter how hard they tried. The State Drill at Main
Transit would change that for The Westerners. They took a point in 3-Man, used
their B-Truck to take two 1st places and their C-Truck to take two 3rd places.
The Efficiency and Motor Pump events were not their friends this day and they
did not add to their point total. The Westerners went into Buckets with 17
points. Needing to gain 2 points to tie Roslyn and 3 for the win, they did just
that. They took 3 more points and that gave them a total of 20 points and the
distinction of STATE CHAMPS. Come Monday, I hope they can roll over some of the
mojo from the State Drill and come down the course with no other team in front
of them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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team that has not run a C-Truck this year. The Teddy’s Boys continue to mold
the youth on their team and come out week after week and put their all in what
they do.</span></div>
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this drill but I do not believe we will see them on the course. 2012 was a
learning year for the Sparks as they got their feet wet in the motorized
division. I am sure that The Sparks will be back in 2013 with a renewed commitment
and with a few notches on their belts. This team from one of the smallest
departments on the island I am sure will continue to put members out on the
course with "SPARKS" written on their shirts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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going to be both a great day weather-wise and racing-wise and the Highlanders
and Westerners will put it all on the line and revisit the battle they had at
the State Drill.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-43974313847612719692012-08-04T09:33:00.001-07:002012-08-04T09:37:52.565-07:00Recap of the Joe Hunter Drill<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<i>by Dan Laverty</i><br />
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The drill
began with Joe Hunter’s lifelong friend Matt Spinelli thanking everyone for
coming and welcoming everyone in attendance. A lone bagpiper played at the
bottom of the arch before the first team was called to the line.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Thirteen
teams lined up for 3-Man Ladder. The first team on the line were the West
Sayville Flying Dutchmen. The Dutchmen have won this drill two times in the
past and were looking to win it again. In the below picture you will see the
Dutchmen’s Mike Marra getting ready to make the first of his four climbs up the
arch (3-Man, B-Ladder, C-Ladder & Buckets). With the Tenney Brothers
running first and second in front of Mike, the Dutchmen ran a 6.50.<o:p></o:p><br />
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ladder for a time of 6.24.<br />
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With the
Drill Team Radio crew: Lenny Gombert, Artie Susskind, Kevin Candido (also Chief
Judge for the Drill), John Burke, Fred Bencivenga and myself watching the
Yellowbirds ran a textbook shot.<br />
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The Roslyn
Highlanders were called off by Stan Dybus Jr. Stan watched as Charlie Patino,
Greg Brown and Ronnie Presti put up a time of 6.46. The Islip
Wolves ended the contest with a time of 6.47. Heavy Kevy was chased up the
ladder by Jake Moran and friend of the blog Josh Kasin. Josh has not been given
the chance yet this year to defend his SIDE BY SIDE COMPETITION CHAMPIONSHIP
but instead boogied up the ladder for a time of 6.47. The
Copiague Yellowbirds rounded out the top five in 3-Man Ladder with a run of
6.76<br />
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<th>TEAM</th>
<th>TIME</th>
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<td>First</td>
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<td>6.24</td>
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<td>Roslyn</td>
<td>6.46</td>
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<td>Islip</td>
<td>6.47</td>
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<td>West Sayville</td>
<td>6.50</td>
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Lenny and
I discussed the 3-Man Ladder event as "The hardest working man in
racing" Anthony "A-Rock" Raccomandato looks down onto the course
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Dave Banks
seems to be standing at attention as he waits for the 1961 Ford that his team
obtained from the Centereach Hose Jockeys many years ago to come to the
starting line. If you look in the background of this picture you will see Matt
Spinelli, Robert Scott Noonan and Matt’s son Joseph attempting to predict what the
Dutchmen might run in B-Ladder.<br />
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The ladder
team consisting of Richard Quenzer, Dave Banks, Ryan Huguenin and Mike Marra
were driven to the patch by first year driver Frank Miller Jr. The Dutchmen
were only 22/100ths of a second away from their State Record of 4.82 with a
time of 5.14. Where else can 22/100ths of a second mean so much? It always
amazes me the minute amount of time that separates a run from being a State
Record and from being just another run.<br />
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The Ladder
went into the ground a little crooked but Redskin veteran Paul Susskind
straightened it out to help "Skippy" Lyman reach the top for a run of
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Westbury
Turtles’ ladder team of Joe Knobbi, Matt Rodden and the Ingram brothers got together to put up
a run of 5.49. The Westerners filled filled out the top five with a run
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The
Dutchmen ran an impressive time of 9.16 and The Piston Knockers followed that
up with a 9.16 also. These two teams had to wait for eight other teams to go
before they knew if they were going to be tied for first place or not.<br />
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Bay Shore’s
ladder went into the ground straight on this C-Ladder run to give them a time
of 9.37. Westbury gave their all in an attempt to beat the 9.16 that was up on
the Joe Hunter Memorial Scoreboard but came up a little short with a time of
9.24. Here's a shot of the Westerners on their way down the course. They finished with a time of 9.21, giving them third place in the contest.<br />
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The St. James Wildcats didn't fare as well as the received a No Time for digging outside the safety zone, Rule 13.03.<br />
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<th>TEAM</th>
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<td>9.16</td>
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<td>9.21</td>
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<td>Westbury</td>
<td>9.24</td>
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<td>Bay Shore</td>
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Heading
into the hose contests the point totals were as follows:<br />
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">West Sayville - 11.5</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">North Lindenhurst - 4.5</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Central Islip - 5</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">B</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">ay Shore – 3</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Hempstead – 4</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Copiague – 1</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">W</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">estbury – 5</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Roslyn – 4</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">W</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">est Hempstead – 4</span></li>
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Two teams
who tied for first in C-Ladder contest found points a little harder to come by
once the hoses got involved. West Sayville was not able to add to their point
total with an uncharacteristic run of 19.18 while North Lindenhurst managed 2 points with a run of 12.69.<br />
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8.26. North Lindenhurst encountered some problems and their time was not
competitive. The Hoboes' came down the track and ran the only 7 of the contest. Their run of 7.69 game them their second first-place trophy of the day.<br />
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can accomplish with a run of 8.85 and 3 points. The Lindenhurst Snails put up a
time of 9.96 which gave them their only point on the night and the Westerners
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Sayville was not going to be outdone in this contest which was evident by their
run of 6.55. This time was almost beaten by the next team to run but their time
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Lindenhurst took their turn and ran a time of 6.58, this gave them 4 more
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Hempstead Yellow Hornets combined team utilizing the South Hempstead Rascals
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The
Westerners would not know it at the time, but his hand is signaling what place
they would take in this event. The Westerners ran a 7.09 for another point and
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MOTOR PUMP RESULTS<br />
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<th>FINISHED</th>
<th>TEAM</th>
<th>TIME</th>
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<td>First</td>
<td>West Sayville</td>
<td>6.55</td>
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<td>Second</td>
<td>North Lindenhurst</td>
<td>6.58</td>
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<td>Third</td>
<td>Hempstead</td>
<td>6.69</td>
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<td>Fourth</td>
<td>Central Islip</td>
<td>6.96</td>
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<td>Fifth</td>
<td>West Hempstead</td>
<td>7.09</td>
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At the
conclusion of the Motor Pump contest with Efficiency and Buckets to go the
points total was as follows:<br />
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">West Sayvile – 20.5</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">North Lindenhurst - 10.5</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Central Islip – 12</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Bay Shore – 4</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Hempstead – 13</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">St. James – 4</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Copiague – 1</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Westbury – 10</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Roslyn – 5</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">West Hempstead – 7</span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Islip – 5</span></li>
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The Efficiency contest is totally different when run at night. The sun is
not out to dry the course and teams are forced to take a slightly different approach. The one benefit of running Efficiency after Motor Pump is that some teams run the events in this order when they practice. Four teams completed runs under 9 seconds with West Hempstead at the top with an 8.62.<br />
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EFFICIENCY RESULTS<br />
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<th>FINISHED</th>
<th>TEAM</th>
<th>TIME</th>
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<td>First</td>
<td>West Hempstead</td>
<td>8.82</td>
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<td>Second</td>
<td>Bay Shore</td>
<td>8.87</td>
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<td>Third</td>
<td>Central Islip</td>
<td>8.90</td>
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<td>Fourth</td>
<td>Islip</td>
<td>8.93</td>
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<td>Fifth</td>
<td>Roslyn</td>
<td>9.54</td>
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North Lindenhurst put up a time of 23.76
for first place. The Hoboes came pretty close with a time of 24.33. The Bay
Shore Redskins were looking to place in this drill and almost did with a run of 23.78. The Copiague Yelllowbirds ran a 24.61 for fourth place and the
Westerners ran a 25.04 for 1 more point on the night.</div>
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BUCKETS RESULTS<br />
<table border="1" style="text-align: center;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>FINISHED</th>
<th>TEAM</th>
<th>TIME</th>
</tr>
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<td>First</td>
<td>North Lindenhurst</td>
<td>23.76</td>
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<td>Second</td>
<td>Bay Shore</td>
<td>23.78</td>
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<td>Third</td>
<td>Central Islip</td>
<td>24.33</td>
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<td>Fourth</td>
<td>Copiague</td>
<td>24.61</td>
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<td>Fifth</td>
<td>West Hempstead</td>
<td>25.04</td>
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Total
points at the completion of the Drill:<br />
Fourth
Place (Tie) - Hempstead Yellow
Hornets/South Hempstead Rascals with 13 points</div>
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Third
Place - North Lindenhurst Piston
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Second
Place - Central Islip Hoboes with 18
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AND IN
FIRST PLACE…WITH 20.5 POINTS…<o:p></o:p></div>
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THE FLYING
DUTCHMEN FROM WEST SAYVILLE!!!!!!<o:p></o:p><br />
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The West
Sayville Flying Dutchmen; Chad Leigh-Manuell, Ryan Tenney, Michael Marra, Frank
Miller Jr., Richard Quenzer, David Banks, Ryan Hugenin, Robert Scott Noonan,
Joe Quenzer, Kristy Banks, Doug Quenzer, Pat Garrett, Gary Schaum, Allen
Newhouse, Bob Marra and Scott Schrader were joined in the above pic by Joe
Hunter’s Family and Matt Spinelli.<br />
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<i>All photos courtesy of Kim Versheck. See more photos from this drill and others over the <a href="http://lnbn.smugmug.com/" target="_blank">Late Night Buff Network</a>.</i></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-46706628274431805462012-08-01T04:53:00.001-07:002012-08-01T04:59:01.016-07:00Recap of the Nassau County Drill held on 07/14/12<br />
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After an
excellently run Old Fashioned drill the night before by the Port Washington F.D.,
everyone rubbed their eyes at the beginning of the 2012 Motorized Nassau County
Drill. Pulling onto Evergreen Avenue I was greeted by a professionally made
sign directing me to where Spectator Parking was. As I approached the Spectator
Parking area I was greeted by a member of the Port Washington F.D. who welcomed
me and directed me on where to park. This drill was well staffed and well run
by Port Washington. I would gladly attend a drill hosted by this department
anytime. This is a department that could (and should) host a State Championship
Drill in the future.<o:p></o:p></div>
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With an
overcast sky everyone was welcomed and the drill began with 3-Man Ladder. The
Carle Place Frogs were the first to run, first man Ricardo Freitas, second man
Mike Geddish and third man Joe Alfaro were called off by Willie Geddish. The
Frogs took their only point of the day with that run of 7.27. The New Hyde Park
Termites’ Phil Athenias, Mike Sovar and Frankie Sonnenberg were called off by
Mike Athenias. The Termites were coming off their win at the William St. George
Drill and ran a time of 7.13. The Roslyn Highlanders, consisting of climbers
Charlie Patino, Greg Brown and Ronnie Presti, were next to place with a time of
6.72. One of the only sub-7 runs on the day. Ronnie Presti previously ran with
The Valley Stream Misfits and recently joined the Roslyn Highlands Fire
Department. He has been a welcome addition to the team and was interviewed by
this writer on Drill Team Radio after The Highlanders took first place in
Efficiency. Ronnie is very excited to be a member of the Highlanders and they
are very glad to have him. (<a href="http://nysdrillteams.com/radio/index.htm">Click
here</a> if you’d like to give a listen to the drill as well as the interview.)
The Westbury Turtles’ climbers Matt Raithe, John Ingram and Dougy Ingram seemed
determined and took first place with a run of 6.70. Ken Gass showed his
excitement after the run as the Turtles left the course to prepare for
B-Ladder. The Lakeview Sparks’ Freddy Senti, Peter Sherkel and Cody Marra took
fourth place with a run of 7.20. Their time might have been better if the first
man up the ladder got out of the officials way. I wrote about this previously
and I hope all the first men up the ladder take heed and stay put once the
reach the top of the arch.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The drill
transitioned right into B-Ladder with no hiccups. Fans were still filing into
the stands. I guess people wanted to have some breakfast before coming to the
drill. Maybe running near the back of the pack does give a team an advantage?
The Termites were first to place with a 6.23. Frankie Sonnenberg was the
climber and was assisted by thrower Mike Sovar. The ladder was dug into the
patch by Nick Tursi and Tim Nacewicz. Tim is no stranger to racing. His grandfather,
John Nacewicz, was one of the founders of the New Hyde Park Termites back in
the 1940’s. The host team Road Runners ran the first sub-6 run, a 5.80.
"Doc" Reese and Chris Cuomo stabbed the patch while new to the crew
Donald Smallwood layed the ladder into the arch for Kyle Lewis. Donald also did
an excellent job on Drill Team Radio the previous night for the Nassau County
Old Fashioned Drill. He will be on the air in the future I am sure. The
Glenwood Greenhorns have not filled out a team line-up so I can’t tell you who
was running for them but I can tell you they took 2 points in B-Ladder with a
run of 5.94. North Bellmore’s Corcoran brothers, Joe and Sean, climbed and
threw the ladder to give the Rinky Dinks their first points on the day with a
time of 5.72. It wasn’t until the run of the second to last team, the Westbury
Turtles, that the winner of this contest was known. Daryl Ranaldo dropped off
his ladder team and Joe Knobbi, Matt Rodden, Dougy Ingram and John Ingram did
the rest. John was given a great ladder to climb and cultivated it into a 5.39
run giving the Turtles another 5 points.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Of the fourteen
teams in attendance only ten ran C-Ladder. Starting 475 feet from the arch and
crossing the lights at the 450 feet mark (credit to GuardrailGeek for the info),
the Road Runners were the first to place with a time of 9.39. Unfortunately for
them they lost Donald "Doc" Reese for the rest of the day with a
sprained ankle. When I interviewed Donald on Drill Team Radio he informed me
that when he attempted to dig the ladder he put too much pressure on the
outside of his foot and rolled his ankle. He was taken for X-rays and returned
in an air cast to cheer on his team. Two teams later the West Hempstead
Westerners were determined to place in this event and possibly top the time of
9.18 they ran in Selden on 6/23 and the 9.21 they ran at the Joe Hunter Drill.
As hard as they tried they had to settle with a time of 9.28 and 5 points.
North Bellmore ran a 9.55 despite a crooked ladder. The Manhasset Lakeville
Minute Men ran a 10.30 bumping Carle Place into fifth place. Carle Place’s fate
was altered again when the Turtles took second place with a run of 9.36 bumping
the Frogs into sixth place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The water
test was conducted as teams prepared for C-Hose and fans took some time to grab
refreshments and shade. As evidenced by my still sunburnt forehead, the sun was
out and making freckles. Dan Salerno dropped Donald Smallwood and Chris Cuomo
at the hydrant and Richie Cuomo and "Bones" Mahoney at the target.
Their run netted them 3 points to add to the 6 points they earned in the ladder
events. Roslyn’s Sean Brody drove his group of Highlanders down the course and
dropped Vito Lippolis, Jr. and Greg Brown at the hydrant where the excelled in
getting water into the hose. As Scott Gildea and Stan Dybus, Jr. jumped off the
rig many of us were wondering if the nozzle was going to make it to the
coupling in time. Sure enough Stan got the nozzle on and helped give his team 4
more points to add to the 4 points they obtained in 3-Man Ladder. Next to place
were the Minute Men with a 15.34. The Levittown Rebels recently had the rear
end of their truck redone by MI Performance in West Babylon. Utilizing the same
motor and the newly refurbished rear end the Rebels ran a 14.92 for fourth
place and their only points of the day. The last team to run their C-Truck had
the benefit of knowing what times they had to beat. The Turtles did their call
offs, revved their truck and took off from the starting line. Daryl Ranaldo
took the duo of Ken Gass and Matt McVie and dropped them off at the hydrant
where Ken superbly hit the hydrant and got water in the hose rather quickly.
Matt Raithe and Dan Cornell got off at the nozzle and Dan hit the target
stopping the clock. From beginning to end this run only took 12.65 seconds and gave
them another 5 points bringing their total on the day to 19, 10 points ahead of
the nearest competitor, the Road Runners with 9 points.<o:p></o:p></div>
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B-Hose did
not see any "7’s" run, the closest was the first place run by West
Hempstead with an 8.45. Westbury attempted to put up a faster time and came
pretty close with an 8.48. The Lakeview Sparks’ Cody Marra coupled the hydrant
(with no dragger) and Breaker Pete Sherkel helped out Freddy Senti and they
took third place with a 9.41. Hicksville and Glenwood rounded out the top five
with runs of 10.33 and 10.60 respectively.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At the end
of the first five contests, the Westbury Turtles had an astounding 23 points. They
hadn’t officially won the drill yet, but they were in great position to close
this one out on top. The Westerners had 10 points could win the last three
events and possibly overtake them. Port Washington had 9 points, Roslyn had 8,
North Bellmore 6, and Lakeview had 5.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Efficiency
began with the Termites running a 9.31 for 1.5 points. The Road Runners ran a
9.16 for 3 points and Glenwood ran a 9.31 to tie the Termites and receive 1.5
points. The Westerners ran a 9.14 besting the time of the Road Runners for 4
more points. Everyone was thinking that we were not going to see any runs in
the 8-second range and the 9.14 by the Westerners was going to be hard to beat.
But then Mike McCann hit the hydrant with fervor, Jordan McCann turned on the
water, Malcolm Hunter, Tim Hunter, Greg Brown and Jeff Chen all coupled and
pulled out the hose. Nozzle-man Ronnie Presti and his backup man Charlie Patino
did an excellent job at the target. It looked like a great run and it was not
until Donald "Woody" Wood from Spencerport announced the time of 8.73
that the Roslyn Highlanders knew they just did something special. They not only
took first place and 5 points but they broke their old team record of 8.76 that
was set on back in the early 2000’s at Merrick. When I went to interview
someone from Roslyn for Drill Team Radio, Stan graciously offered up Nozzle-man
Ronnie Presti. Ronnie said he was very excited to be running motorized and was
even more excited about the shot they just ran. (Once again, <a href="http://nysdrillteams.com/radio/index.htm">Click here</a> to give a listen.)
Going into the Motor Pump contest the Westbury Turtles still had 23 points. The
Westerners had 14, Roslyn was now even closer with 13. Port Washington had 12 and
North Bellmore had 6 points.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Interestingly,
the five teams that scored in Efficiency were the same five to score in Motor
Pump. This time the Termites scored first place with a time of 6.31. Another
second place followed for the Westerners with a time of 6.39. Roslyn added to
their point count with a third place run with a time of 6.57. Port Washington
and Glenwood rounded out the top five with times of 7.00 and 7.30 respectively.
This would make it two events in a row that the Turtles did not score any
points letting the Westerners get even closer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Going into
Buckets the Turtles still had 23 points. The Westerners were now hot on their
heels with 18, followed by Roslyn with 16 and Port Washington with 14. The
Termites were also in the top five with 10.5 points.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Road
Runners ran a 24.70 giving them 3 more points and a third place finish in the
drill. West Hempstead ran a 23.67 which gave them 5 points tying the Turtles for
total points. North Bellmore ran a 25.56 for third place in Buckets. Oyster Bay
ran a 26.97 for their only point of the day. Now it was up to Westbury. They
had to beat a time of 27.00 if they wanted to win this drill outright. The
Turtles rose to the challenge and took fourth place in the contest, giving them
25 points on the day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Westbury
Turtles had first place at the 2012 Nassau County Drill all to themselves. This
is the first major motorized tournament win for them in 36 years. Their last
win was on July 7th in 1976 at Hempstead. They also won the 9th Battalion Drill
that year beating the Hicksville Hicks by 4 points.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At the end
of the drill I interviewed the Cornell brothers from Westbury for Drill Team
Radio and their smiles were as big as the 23 points they had coming out of
B-Hose.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Congrats to
the Westbury Turtles on their win. They did a fantastic job!<o:p></o:p><br />
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Here are
your 2012 Nassau County Drill champs: Ken Gass, Matt Rathe, John Ingram, Dougy
Ingram, Joe Gnobbi, Matt Rodden, Matt McVie, Dan Cornell, Jasper Skilbia, Rob
Darocha, Billy Cornell, Daryl Ranaldo, Munch, Matt Buck, Larry Topel, Vin
Abbetielo & Ken Gass, Sr.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<i>See more photos from the drill <a href="http://lnbn.smugmug.com/Parades-Drll-Teams/2012-Parade/Nassau-County-Motorized/24212417_r5D4tM#!i=1969684649&k=SKCsv3G">here.</a></i></div>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-14390621424999967592012-07-25T10:20:00.000-07:002012-07-25T10:20:23.865-07:00A Conversation with Will Jakubowski of the Elmont Bangtails<i>by Dan Laverty</i><br />
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This is a
conversation is Will Jakubowski of the Elmont Bangtails. Will is currently
still recovering from injuries sustained during a practice run late in the 2011
season. I wanted to conduct this so that people would get the chance to get to
know Will and better understand him. I sat with Will, his girlfriend Stephanie,
his parents Debbie and Robert, Will's therapist from the Brady Institute at
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and family friend Gary Brower at the William
St. George Drill. I got to know them a little bit and had a great time sitting
with them. We exchanged stories about how we got into Firematic Drilling. Will
and I have a lot in common, both of our Fathers raced and we both went on to
race ourselves. The Jakubowskis are a great family and were a pleasure to watch
some of the drill with. <span style="background-color: white;">This
conversation took place via e-mail between myself, Will and his mother Debbie</span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">How
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<b>WJ: </b>28
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<b>DL: </b>Single/Married?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>WJ: </b>Single
and currently dating Stephanie<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>WJ: </b>None of my own but I have cat-napped my neighbor’s cat that
hangs around our house. I feed it and it brings me all the mice it kills. The
cat is always at our glass doors looking for me. We have seven acres and there
is a lot of wildlife out there. We feed the deer, birds, wild turkeys and pheasants.
I enjoy the quiet of the country.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>DL: </b>Favorite
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<b>WJ: </b>At
night after a long day of therapy I like to watch the <i>Wheel of Fortune</i> and <i>Two and
a Half Men</i> on TV. I usually head off to bed around 9 but talk on the phone
with Stephanie for a while. I'm sleeping less now but still need 9 hours a
night. The brain only heals when you are sleeping.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>DL: </b>Favorite
activities (besides racing)? <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>WJ: </b>My
hobbies are mostly firematic related. Cold-water rescue, Haz-Mat, drill team
and I love those signal 10s. I've started doing some fresh water fishing with
my life-skills therapist. It's fun but nothing big here in the streams. I did
catch a crawfish last week. Where our house is it's really rural. I walk the
hill and go visit the neighbor’s goat and sheep farm. The farm is about a mile
up the road. My sister, Donna lives outside of Syracuse, NY. Donna and her
boyfriend Matt raise Black Angus cows. A new calf was born this week. I wish
she lived closer so I could help her with her farm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Were
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<b>WJ: </b>I
was about six when the Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department started up a Junior
Fire Dept. They hadn't had one for a years and now there was a whole group of
young kids who fathers belonged to LC. I ran on the Junior Drill Team for
years. We really only went to Battalion drills, nothing big. I was Lieutenant
and then Captain. I learned a lot from the guys at LC. They really showed me
around the trucks and the equipment. When I was old enough to join they didn't
have a drill team and had sold the B-Truck a while back to Levittown. I joined
Elmont to the disappointment of a lot of the guys at LC but Elmont has a good
relationship with LC and we help each other out with fast teams and mutual
aides so all is good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">What
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<b>WJ: </b>As
a teenager I used to ride my bike to North Woodmere Park to watch the Bangtails
practice. I would sit up in the bleachers. I loved the sound of the truck
racing down the track. I would go to the races when I could usually with Gary
Brower. I was still too young to drive. I started getting friendly with the
members of the Bangtails. I was about 14 or so when they invited me to go to
the State Drill with the team. I rode up with them in the van to Main-Transit.
The next year they invited me to go up to Deerfield. I rode up with Jimmy
McCarron, the team driver at the time, in the tractor trailer hauling the rigs
and equipment. What a thrill it was! I remember them dropping me off at home on
Cedarhurst Ave. in Cedarhurst around midnight or 1am lights and sirens. Guess
we woke some neighbors that night.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Do
you have family members who were members of a drill team?</span></div>
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<b>WJ: </b>My
dad and Uncle Mike ran on the Screech Owls back in the 80's. My Uncle Billy ran
back in the 60's. No helmets back then. The Screech Owls of Lawrence Cedarhurst
only had a B-Truck. I guess racing was in their blood and now it's in mine. I
grew up in the fire department. My dad belongs to LC for over 40 years and was
Fireman of the Year in 2011. He received the award while I was in the hospital
so I didn't get to see him receive it. My Uncle Mike was Chief of LC when I was
a little boy. We lived next to each other and he gave me an old Home Alert
radio for my bedroom. I was only about 3 at the time. During the night when the
radio went off I was outside in the chief's car before he got out of the house
waiting to go, still in my pajamas. He even forgot me at a call one day and the
truck radioed him to say I was on the curb. I got to ride the truck back that
day. Glad my mom wasn't listening to the radio…we would both been in trouble.
My Uncle Mike bought me my first set of turn-out gear for my 3rd birthday. I
lived in it.</div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">How
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<b>WJ: </b>I
first joined Elmont the month I turned 18 which was in June of 2002. I was
assigned to Engine 702. I joined the Bangtails and ran Efficiency, Motor Pump
and Buckets. I left Elmont for a couple of years when I moved to Putnum Valley
and joined the fire department there. It wasn't long before I moved back to Long
Island and rejoined Elmont and ran with the Bangtails again. I begged Brain
Schriefer to let me jump off the back of the B-Truck and C-Rig. It wasn't long
before I was running 3-Man ladder and B and C Hose.<br />
<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">What rank have you achieved as a member of the department?</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;">WJ: </b><span style="background-color: white;">At the time of the accident I held the office of Second Lieutenant in the Elmont Fire Department and was the Captain of the Haz-Mat team.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">What
is your favorite event?</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;">WJ: </b><span style="background-color: white;">My
favorite is C-Hose. It's a long, fast run.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">What
is your greatest memory as a member of the Bangtails?</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;">WJ: </b><span style="background-color: white;">The
greatest moment for me was the Nassau County Drill in 2011 when the Bangtails
took second place in the drill. We won lots of trophies that day. The best were
first place in 3-Man, and B and C Hose. I ran in those events. We had 17 points
going into the last two events. Motor Pump and Buckets are not our best events.
We couldn't catch up to first place but we took second. It was a great. We were
hot that day!!</span></div>
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<b>DL: </b>What event would you like to see run besides the Big 8?<br />
<b style="background-color: white;">WJ: </b><span style="background-color: white;">I
saw Motor Hose Replacement run up in Deerfield in June of this year. I live
about an hour from there so my mom drove me up to see the drill. It was
different from any event I've ever seen, I thought it was pretty cool.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Where do you like State Drills to be held? Upstate or Long Island?</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;">WJ: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Wherever the NYS drills are run, if upstate or on L.I., they draw a good crowd. It's a long day but it's worth it.</span></div>
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are your thoughts on the recent changes to the C-trucks (smaller tires and
hubs)? What are your thoughts on the recent rule regarding helmets having to be
DOT certified?</span></div>
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<b>WJ: </b>The
changes made to Drill Team racing this year I guess is a good thing. Everyone
needs to be safe but drill team racing in my eyes was always safe. Better
helmets, that's good too. I haven't tried one on yet so I really can't say that
much about them. I wore a hockey helmet and was wearing it the night of the
accident. I'd like to get it back when the investigation is over. I don't
remember the accident at all and have lost a period of about 2 months. I don't
really know much about the changes to drill team racing. I do know from what
I've been told is the accident was due to mechanical failure. Mike, our driver,
is excellent and well-skilled and I'm sure he did everything right that night.
He gives you a good ride and if he had an indication that something was wrong
with the rig before the run we wouldn't have been on it. I blame no one and nor
does my family. I'm glad my teammates weren't seriously hurt and have returned
to fire fighting. I will too in time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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you like to talk about what happened to you last August?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>WJ: </b>I
was a patient at JHMC (Jamaica Hospital Medical Center) in Jamaica, Queens for
3 months. I awoke from my coma 9 days after the accident but remained in the
Surgical Intensive Care Unit for another month. I had procedures to drain the
blood from my brain and a pressure probe to monitor my brain pressure. I also
had procedures for a trache, feeding tube and a mesh strainer placed in the
main artery to my heart to prevent any blood clots from entering my heart. I
also received 3 pints of blood and had 3 seizures. A broken clavicle and index
finger were the least of my problems. As sick as I was, I hated the trache and
had to have my hands tied to the bed because I constantly tried to pull out the
tubes. I was transferred at the end of September to The Brady Institute for
Traumatic Brain Injury at JHMC. It is the number one center in NYS to treat
head injuries. I remained there in acute care for 56 days and was never without
support from my family and my fellow firefighters from Elmont,
Lawrence-Cedarhurst and across L.I. I'm told that my family was very well cared
for while I was so critical. They never felt abandoned or that they were in
this alone. West Hempstead Fire Dept. held a blood drive in my honor for which
I'm very thankful for. During my time in the Brady Institute I had to learn to
sit-up, stand, walk, speak and eat again. I have amazed my doctors, nurses and therapists and continue to do so. I never once gave up and am now running again.
Speech is still a problem but I'm working hard on improving it. They say I have
some cognitive issues yet but I think I'm doing well. I feel a lot better.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">On
November 20th 2011, 4 days before Thanksgiving, I walked out of JHMC in my Class-A
uniform carrying my helmet. The halls were filled with members of the Elmont
and Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Depts., family and friends. They brought trucks
and chief cars to the hospital and had a whole procession back to Elmont with
lights and sirens. At the fire house we had a big lunch with food and cake.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Late that afternoon the Elmont Fire Dept. transported me to our family home in
Sloansville, NY where my mom lives. I will continue out-patient therapy at
Sunnyview Rehab in Schenectady, NY. I receive PT, OT, Speech, Aqua, life-skills
and running therapies 5 days a week between Sunnyview, Albany Medical Center
and Russell Sage College TBI program. This has been my life for the past almost
11 months. I am told that I was given about 12 hours to live and 3 Priests gave
me Last Rites.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Do
you regret ever having joined the drill team and racing?</span></div>
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<b>WJ: </b>I
never regret for a minute running on the drill team. I understand Elmont needed
a year off to regroup and re-focus. The accident hit everyone hard. We'll be
back so don't count us out yet. We were a good team. We practice hard and we do
our best on race day.<br />
<b style="background-color: white;">DL: </b><span style="background-color: white;">What
are some of the Bangtails sayings or Mottos?</span></div>
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<b>WJ: </b>Our
team motto is "Give it Hell for the Old Man" It's written on the
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<b>WJ: </b>I
have received many, many, well-wishes from the drill teams across LI and NYS.
Many departments sent T-Shirts with messages written on them. Some shirts came
from as far away as North Carolina. I've received about 150 Fire Department and
team shirts I am very appreciative of everyone’s thoughts, visits and prayers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>DL: </b>I
know that racing is in your heart and will always be a part of your life. What
do you want to do in the future in regards to racing? (Officiate, Coach, Race,)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>WJ: </b>I
look forward to getting back everything I lost due to my injuries and running
with my team again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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great to hear. We all wish you the best and thanks for taking the time to talk with me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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What a great day weather-wise for the
5<sup>th</sup> Annual William St. George Drill this past Saturday June 30th. The
Joe Hunter Memorial Scoreboard was up and running and the Drill Team Radio Crew
was in attendance. The <a href="http://nysdrillteams.com/">"From On Top of the Arch" </a>radio show was co-anchored by Twan Simone of the
Hempstead Yellow Hornets and Pat Jeffares of the Hempstead Flukes and the North
Lindenhurst Piston Knockers. I am sure Pat will correct me on this whole blog
post just as he corrected Twan and I on the radio all day (we would not have it
any other way.) We all love when Pat is up in New York and can spend some time
with us on the broadcast. The day started with a 6 piece drum and brass ensemble
at the bottom of the arch playing our national anthem. There was also the thank
you for coming speech from the Baldwin Fire Department.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Baldwin Tomcats were first on the
line to kick off this drill and ran an 8.11 in 3-Man Ladder. The Termites were
next with a time of 6.86 with Phil Athenis running first man. Brentwood ran a
7.41 which the Lakeview Sparks tied at the end of the event. Oyster Bay’s young
legs put up a time of 7.13 for their first points of the day. Islip Terrace
received a No Time for touching the top rung out of sequence. I noticed that
the first man after reaching the top of the arch stood between the ladder and
the officials and that made it very hard for them to see the other climbers.
First men in 3-Man need to either sit on the arch or stand to the side when
they reach the top so the officials have an unobstructed view and can stop the
clock for your team. The only other 6 second run that day was ran by the North
Bellmore Rinky Dinks who ran a 6.75 and took 1st place in the event.<o:p></o:p></div>
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B-Ladder began with the Tomcats
running a 7.39 which took 5th place and gave them their first points of the
day. The Termites ran next with a time of 6.25 adding four more points to the four
they got in 3-Man Ladder. The Tigers ran a 6.99 and took 4th place. The
Greenhorns did not take any points in 3-Man and seemed determined to make up
for that in B-Ladder running a 1st place run of 6.12. The Bucks, who recently
purchased the Inwood Mud Duck’s B-Truck, put it to good use and ran a 6.30 for
3rd place. The Rinky Dinks received a No Time when the top of their ladder
reached the arch outside the safety zone. One of the diggers (Dan Forth) was
not able to hold on and that made the ladder go askew. The big news in the
racing world was the inaugural run of The Lakeview Sparks who have not
participated in a motorized drill in over 60 years and back then they were
called The Lakeview Lumberjacks. With a new team name, new team shirts and a
B-Truck that was purchased from The Sayville Blue Jays, the Sparks came to the
line. Driver and Ex-Chief Matt Gritman, Diggers Lt. Patrick McNeill (cousin of
the writer of this article), Cody Marra (Nassau’s Marra), Thrower Lt. Freddy
Senti (whose grandfather was a member of the Lakeview Lumberjacks) and Climber
L. Pete Sherkel came down the course and ran a 7.43. The crowd of fellow
racers, friends and fans in the stands gave them a rousing ovation for their
first motorized run.<o:p></o:p></div>
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C-Ladder only saw seven of the twelve teams
in attendance come to the line. The Termites were the first to put up a time
for points with a 9.92 and that gave them the 1st place trophy and brought
their point total for the day to 13. The Tigers ran an 11.46 for 4th place. The
Greenhorns ran a 10.37 and brought their point total to 9 for the day so far.
The Frogs took their first points of the day with a run of 14.99 and the Rinky
Dinks ran an 11.54 for 5th place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The points heading into the hose
events were as follows: Termites – 13, Greenhorns – 9, Rinky Dinks – 6, Tigers
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While the Water Test was being
conducted, the crowd got a nice chance to enjoy some music courtesy of the Scoreboard
Crew of Stephen McCarroll and Tom Scott of the C.I. Hoboes. These two guys are
out there week after week sitting in the sun making sure the correct information
is put up on the Joe Hunter Memorial Scoreboard for all to see. I myself took a
crack at running the scoreboard for B-Hose and it was a little nerve wracking
at first because of the crowd in the stands and the fact that my Consulting
Editor of The Drill Team Blog (among other things) Chris Murphy of the C.I. Hoboes
was watching from on top of the Arch. But I got the hang of it and hope to give
Stephen and Thomas a break at future drills so they can enjoy themselves and be
with their team. There is an open invitation for anyone willing to run the
scoreboard and help out. Just click on <a href="http://digger74.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=1&action=display&thread=3745">this link</a>
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As mentioned on the radio broadcast The
Drill Team Blog will be partnering with Long Island FD Rant News (new sponsor
for Drill Team Radio in 2012) for a digital publication that will solely focus
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Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Our contributing photographers and correspondents
are out on the streets capturing the images of Nassau and Suffolk’s Bravest as
they protect the lives and properties of the residents of Long Island.<o:p></o:p></div>
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to every month instead of just one or two photos printed on paper. "Our
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The highly anticipated Drill and
Parade first edition of this publication is slated for July 15th. This edition
will chronicle the drills and parades that have occurred so far this summer and
continue to report on them as the summer goes on. Just go to <a href="http://www.fdrantnews.com/">Long Island FD
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The <a href="http://www.nysdrillteams.com/">Drill Team Radio</a> crew was putting on the "From On Top of the
Arch" show as I said earlier and during the water test they had a
"Name that B-Truck" contest going on. Twan Simone played the sound of
four B-Trucks over the radio and gave the listeners a chance to name that
B-Truck. I do not know the results of this contest but they will be given again
at the next drill as I am sure this contest will be talked about as it was a
welcome addition to the broadcast.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The C-Hose contest saw only one 12 run
and that was a 12.57 run by The Termites giving them five more points. The
Raiders took their first points of the day with a run of 13.13 and took 2nd
place. 3rd place was won by the Rinky Dinks with a run of 14.03. In 4th place
were the Frogs with a time of 14.99. The Greenhorns wanted to add to their
point total and did just that by running a 15.55 taking another point and 5th
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With the C-Truck events concluded it
was time for a long line of B-Trucks to take to the track again. Not to be
outdone by any other team, the Termites ran an 8.28 for another 5 points and 1st
place. The Rebels from Levittown ran an 11.69 for their only points of the day
for 2nd place. 3rd place was taken by the Islip Terrace Schlagers for 3 points
and this was also their only points for the day. The Raiders took 2 points with
their run of 13.60 and the Greenhorns rounded out the top five with a run of
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The Tomcats took their first point of
the day with a run of 10.21. The Tigers came down the course and put up a time
of 9.57, their time stood up for 1st place until the Greenhorns ran a 9.37 to
beat them. The Rinky Dinks ran a 9.45 to give them 4 more points and 2nd place
in the event. The Raiders ran a 10.16 for 2 points and 4th place in Efficiency.
“On the bubble” were the Termites who place in every event so far with a run of
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The Motor Pump contest started with
the Tomcats running an 8.45 which they would not know till the end of the contest
would tie them with the Frogs for 1st place. This gave each team 4.5 points.
New Hyde Park unfortunately received an Over Time when their hose uncoupled at
the "Wild Mouse" (discharge on the driver’s side of the truck). The
Teddy’s Boys ran an 8.78 giving them 3 more points for the day. The Greenhorns
and the Raiders rounded out the top five with times of 8.94 and 9.00 respectively.
Almost taking points in their first Motor Pump run were The Lakeview Sparks
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Mathematically, the Termites did not
have this drill won just yet. The Termites with 23 points were being trailed by
The Greenhorns with 18 points. The best the Greenhorns could do at this point
is hope for a tie for 1st place. This made Buckets pretty fun to watch and see
what was going to happen. The Termites ran a 27.23 and had to wait for nine
other teams to run before they knew their fate. A sigh of relief overcame the
Termites when The Teddy’s Boys’ time of 28.61 was announced. The Greenhorns ran
a 30.60 which guaranteed the Termites would be champs for the day. The Frogs
and Bucks rounded out the top five with runs of 29.85 and 32.27 respectively.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This Drill ended with the top 5 teams
driving onto the course the wrong way so to speak and lined up at an angle
towards the arch. The rest of the teams who participated came down the course
also. When the Lakeview Sparks made their way past the 1st place Termites and 2nd
Place Greenhorns they were welcomed with a shower of liquids. Everyone
christened the Sparks and clapped for them on a job well done at their first
motorized drill in 2012. The hosts of this drill had a bandstand set up on the
course past the hydrant where the top 5 trophies and the William St. George
trophy; which is in a beautiful case, was presented to the New Hyde Park
Termites. Everyone got together after a day of competing against each other to
swap stories, give advice to each other and listen to the band play.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I try to keep my blog entries neutral
but I have to touch on something. Watching the Sparks come out and run with the
motorized teams made me very proud of a group of guys/gals that worked really
hard. It also made me very proud of our sport as everyone welcomed them and
even stopped by their camp with congrats and advice. It just goes to show that
if you put in the practice, overcome the bumps in the road, you can fulfill
your dreams and do what you grew up watching others do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Up in the Western area of New York
State a drill was held on June 30th, 2012 by the North Greece Fire Department.
Here are the top five in points for that drill. (With the disadvantage of not
attending this drill I cannot give your more than the below. We are always
looking for writers so if you want your area represented more in depth please
feel free to submit something via email to <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:DrillTeamBlog@gmail.com">DrillTeamBlog@gmail.com</a></span></u>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">Full results of this drill can also be
found at </span><u style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.nysdrillteams.com/">www.NYSDrillTeams.com</a></span></u><span style="background-color: white;">.</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-51447270888295240422012-06-30T10:18:00.000-07:002012-06-30T10:23:44.460-07:00Joe Hunter Memorial Drill Preview<i>by Dan Laverty</i><br />
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This upcoming Tuesday July 3rd is the Joseph Hunter Memorial
Tournament. This will be the 10th year this drill has been held on Weir St. in
Hempstead. The generosity of support continues to fund to scholarships in Joe’s
name. Hunter as some called him was the epitome of a fireman; he loved what he
did and gave 100% every time he stepped in the firehouse. Whether it was for
work, volunteering or drilling he could always be counted on by those around
him. Matt Spinelli, Joe’s friend since childhood gives up time from his family
and life every year to oversee every aspect of this drill. When Matt reads this
I am sure he is going to be wondering why we are talking about him instead of
Joe. The night of the drill though, Matt takes a step back and enjoys the drill
just like Joe would have. Matt, thank you for all your hard work and dedication
to this drill.</div>
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The lineup of this drill is chock full of quality teams, the
cream of the crop so to speak. At the end of every year’s State Drill, teams
not only tally their points for the day but they also look to see if they are
going to be invited to next year’s Joe Hunter Drill. Let’s take a look at who’ll
be participating this year…</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Two-time Champs, the West Sayville Flying Dutchmen are
coming into this drill with a 1st place finish at Lindenhurst and a 3rd place
finish at the Selden drill. The Dutchmen this year are seeing come changes
reminiscent to their 1995 and 2000 seasons where their team went through a lot
of changes. They appear though to be on track to having an excellent year.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The North Lindenhurst Piston Knockers posted state record
times on both B and C-Hose in 2011. They also placed in the top five in six out
of the eight drills they ran in last year. They won "The Joe" in 2010
and as usual they won’t just be racing that night but helping out with the
drill as well. The Knockers have seen a return of veteran Scott Rice and the
addition of Vinny Bogert from Copiague. Vinny is the 2nd Vice President of the
SCDTCPA and is a curator of all things racing. The Knockers definitely gained
an experienced racing man who helped them with a new team record in Motor Pump
in Lindenhurst with a time of 5.74.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Central Islip Hoboes "racing program" as Joe
Hunter once said won this drill last year and wowed the crowd with an Efficency
run of 8.37. The Hoboes this year have taken 3rd place in Lindenhurst and
placed 1st at the Selden drill. They continue to nurture their youth and will
be a major force in racing for a long time to come.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Bayshore Redskins are a pivotal part of this drill year
in and year out. They provide support to the food concessions and help wherever
it is needed. The Redskins placed in last years State Drill and were ahead of
all the other teams going into Efficiency. Let’s hope their veteran leader Paul
Susskind can keep the Redskins on top.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The East Islip Guzzlers placed in seven of the nine drills
they entered in 2011. They won the C.I drill and the Deerfield drill. They lost
a key component of their team though with Josh Kasin going home to Islip. So
far in 2012 The Guzzlers have only been seen at the Selden drill.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The St. James Wildcats have been steadily improving recently
with the introduction of new members and with the help of veteran Wildcats like
Phil Coward and Lenny Gombert. The Wildcats are poised to place in more drills
in 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Copiague Yellowbirds have not been on the line in 2012.
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Westbury Turtles took 5th place at "The Joe"
last year as well as taking 3rd place at the Nassau County drill, 1st at the
TONH and 3rd at the North Bellmore drill. The Turtles have only raced in this
years TONH/TOB where they took 4th overall. If Daryl Ranaldo, The Turtles
driver continues to give them good drops they will continue to take points and
place in drills.</span></div>
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year after taking 2 points at last years state drill. Unfortunately the
"Bangtails" will not be participating in Firematic Drill Team
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<span style="background-color: white;">The North Babylon Taildraggers also took 2 points at the
State in 2011 giving them an invite to this year’s drill. They are a steadily
improving team and are real fun to watch.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Roslyn Highlanders tied for 4th place in Lindy and won
the TONH/TOB already this year. The Highlanders and Stan are always a team that
should never be counted out in any event. They continue to show they have the
goods and are on the course to make a real statement this year.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Lindenhurst Snails took point in last year’s State Drill
and took 2nd place in B-Hose at their own drill this year. They are a great
bunch of guys to have around and when they are on the track we all are watching
because you never know what they are going to do.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Main Transit Slo Pokes are the only upstate team to be
invited to "The Joe" this year. Their Bucket run secured them the
spot. I am not sure if they are making the trip down for this drill but I
really hope they do.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The West Hempstead Westerners took 5th place at this year’s
Selden drill. The look like they are going to give Roslyn a run for their money
when it comes to Nassau County points in 2012.</span></div>
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This drill continues to be a fan favorite as well as a
favorite to Drill Team members who are lucky enough to compete. See you all on
Tuesday night on Weir Street in Hempstead at 6:00pm when Matt and the Hunter
family will be promptly kicking off this drill.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-47884889826247739272012-06-27T18:29:00.000-07:002012-06-27T18:29:25.307-07:00Preview for the William St. George Drill<br />
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<i>by Dan Laverty<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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This
Saturday, June 30th, is the William St. George Memorial Drill. Bill St. George
was a Vice President with the Nassau County Drill Team Association. The Tomcats
started this drill to raise money for his son and for a scholarship. The scholarship
is available to any member, or family member of a drill team. The Baldwin
Tomcats drill team put a lot of energy and work into a drill that they make
zero dollars on. All proceeds go to the scholarship fund.</div>
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The lineup
in previous years was the bottom ten in Nassau County. This year marks the 5th
annual drill and will be the bottom 10 from both Nassau & Suffolk. The
following is a preview of sorts for the teams that are in the lineup. Sixteen
teams are entered and it is rumored we may have more. Come on down and see some
good old Firematic Drill Team Competition at Hempstead’s track on Weir St. It’s
a 12:00 start but get their early for a good seat because I have a feeling the
stands will be packed.</div>
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<o:p> </o:p><span style="background-color: white;">The Tomcats
took 5th place in this drill last year with 15 points. This was in a field of nine
competing teams from Nassau County. So far in 2012, the Tomcats have not
competed in the motorized category but did attend the 2,3,4 Battalion Drill
held last Sunday.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The New Hyde
Park Termites did not participate in this drill last year and so far in 2012 we
have seen them at the TONH/TOB held on June 9th. The Termites took 3rd place overall
and 3rd place in the TONH. A team that has seen a recent rebuilding seems to be
on the rise.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The
Brentwood Tigers participated in nine Drills in 2011. This year The Tigers have
already participated in two drills and took a half point in B-Hose at the
Lindenhurst Drill. I must say that the Tigers are a very resilient team who
keep coming out week after week and put their heart and soul into what they do.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The
Riverhead Ironmen have participated in three drills so far in 2012. They took
5th place at the Town of Brookhaven Drill. They appear to not have utilized
their C-Truck so far this season.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The West
Islip Raiders had a short season last year due to lack of manpower and will be
coming into this drill with a team that no one has seen. A lot of eyes will be
on the Raiders to see what they are going to do in 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Oyster
Bay Teddy’s Boys played in seven drills in 2011 and maybe it was their trip to
Point Pleasant at the end of August that brought this team together. So far in
2012 we have seen a resurgence of youth and a team that looks like a bonded
group. Let’s all hope they continue to grow and learn and keep this team that
is deep in tradition on the course.</span></div>
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The
Cutchogue Panthers only competed in four drills in 2011 and so far in 2012 they
have played in the Town of Brookhaven Drill where they took 2nd place overall.
C’mon Cutchogue! Keep coming out and keep having fun. We all love to see you on
the course.</div>
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Last year,
the Glenwood Greenhorns took 2nd place at this drill and competed in seven
others. At the TONH/TOB drill this year the Greenhorns were 2 points shy of
placing in the top five.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Deer
Park Bucks have not seen the tournament course in 2012 but raced in six drills
last year. It has been confirmed that the Bucks have purchased the Inwood Mud
Ducks B-Truck and maybe this is the item that will help this team put up better
times in the B-Truck events. Let’s all hope that the Bucks’ old rig doesn’t get
lost in the shuffle and goes to a team that could use it and keep it on the
track.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="background-color: black; color: yellow; font-size: large;">NORTH BELLMORE RINKY DINKS</span></u></b></div>
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The North
Bellmore Rinky Dinks have not been on the line in 2012 so far. The current Wm.
St. George Champs had a 2011 season with only 1 point in a major motorized
drill out of the 5 they participated in beside this drill. They have the
equipment, they have the bodies but they just can’t seem to be able to put it
all together recently. Hopefully this young team has been practicing and will
show us all something in 2012. Can they repeat their success of 2011 and win
this drill in 2012?</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Carle
Place Frogs were in six Drills in 2011 and at the TONH/TOB they were on the
cusp of placing in the top five TONH. They did not run C-Ladder but did run
C-Hose and you know we all love to hear Bill Rowse announce "THE
FRAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGS, from Carle Place!” and see them on the course.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The East
Farmingdale Hares were out at the Lindenhurst Drill and apparently they have a
new C-Truck in their possession. We only saw the Hares at the Suffolk County
Drill in 2011 and hopefully there is some new interest and we will see more of
them in 2012.</span></div>
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The
Rockville Centre Woodlanders as we all know can run O.F with the best of them.
The OF Co-Champs of 2011 did not utilize their B-Truck last year but seemed to
be poised to get more use out of it in 2012. I know they were at the 2,3,4
Battalion but I do not recall where they placed in the drill.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The
Levittown Rebels raced in a bunch of drills in 2011, with their best finish
being the TOB where they took 3rd place. They have not been out on 2012 so we
don’t know what to expect out of them this year. We here at </span><i style="background-color: white;">The Drill Team Blog</i><span style="background-color: white;"> have not heard much
concerning The Rebels but sometimes no news is good news.</span></div>
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The Lakeview
Sparks placed a few times at OF Drills in the beginning of 2011 but injuries
and loss of members saw a Sparks team struggling to keep it together towards
the end of the season. The offseason brought put some new “spark” to the team’s
fire with the purchase of a B-Truck that Sayville used last year. With help
from Sayville and many people throughout the racing community Lakeview was able
to obtain the equipment needed to put a motorized team on the track. With the
tutelage of many people with many years of racing under their belts, this team
has been shown how to run the motorized events. With their already acquired
knowledge of the ground events and their newly acquired motorized knowledge
hopefully the Sparks will take some points this Saturday and continue to take
points the rest of the year. Good luck, Sparks. We’ll be watching.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Islip
Terrace Schlagers only ran 3-Man and Efficiency at Lindenhurst in 2011 and have
not been out so far in 2012. We don’t know what we are going to see from this
team so let’s all watch and cheer them on this Saturday.</span></div>
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I don’t know
who will come out on top on Saturday, but it will sure be fun to watch and find
out. It’s up to the above teams to put the practice in and show us all what
they can do.</div>
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all teams participating and please stay safe.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-35178459295746934972012-06-21T14:16:00.001-07:002012-06-22T05:26:42.848-07:00Long Island Invitational Drill at Lindenhurst held on June 2, 2012<br />
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With a shaky weather forecast looming, seventeen Firematic
Drill teams from Nassau and Suffolk Counties eagerly awaited the beginning of
the 2012 Firematic Drill Season. The smell of Cam2 fuel and burning rubber had
been absent since the West Sayville Flying Dutchmen waltzed away with the New
York State Championship last August. After the early morning storms made parts
of the track in Lindenhurst look like a water hazard, the sun had come out to
shine on Long Island’s Bravest.</div>
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Before the drill was the parade, a tradition as old as our
sport. At the beginning of the 7th Division a special guest rode in a <span style="background-color: white;">replica of the 7-time State Champion Rough Riders B-Truck<i><b>*.</b></i> The
special guest was Will Jakubowski, an Elmont fireman who was injured in
practice last summer. The course was lined with members of every team who
clapped as he rode through waving. The fans in the stands stood and also gave a
nice round of applause as he rode by.</span></div>
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This is the first drill where the new helmet rule is in
effect: all team members participating must adorn a DOT certified helmet. It
was interesting to see the how the different teams approached this new rule.
Some teams had skull type helmets and others utilized a larger helmet. There
were a few Great Gazoo helmets out there but it's all good because everyone is
now safer.</div>
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As teams lined up for the drill it appeared to me that that
there was going to be an excellent opportunity for some different teams to
score some points as only seventeen teams made the trip to Lindenhurst to
compete. Not attending were four teams that were highly competitive last year: the
Copiague Yellowbirds, Westbury Turtles, East Islip Guzzlers and the Hempstead
Yellow Hornets. Things seemed business as usual as the Dutchmen and Hoboes
placed first and second in 3-Man Ladder. The Roslyn Highlanders put up a time
of 6.56 for third place and appear to be on track for a season full of top five
finishes. The Wolves put up a real nice time of 6.73 without the help of
veteran Billy Moon. The Port Washington Road Runners took fifth place for their
first 3-Man ladder points in a Nassau/Suffolk mixed drill in some time.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">B-Ladder saw West Sayville taking first place with the ever
present Bay Shore Redskins hot on their heels finishing second. The Islip
Wolves took third place and the North Lindenhurst Piston Knockers followed
them. The Sayville Blue Jays christened their “new to them” B-truck with a
trophy by running a 5.90 giving them fifth place honors. The Roslyn Highlanders
who had received 3 points in 3-Man Ladder hit a bit of a snafu when Official
Tom Leggio asked to see the inspection certificate for their B-Truck. This led
to thrower Mike McCann running to the Highlanders camp to retrieve the
certificate. The crowd hooted and hollered as Mike made his way back to the
starting line. Unfortunately, the one minute time limit that was implemented
years ago to keep drills moving along had expired and they were disqualified
for taking too much time on the line. Roslyn took it like gentlemen and moved
on. Rules are rules for a reason.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Only a handful of C-Trucks lined up for C-Ladder with the
Redskins taking home the first place trophy with a 9.17 and Roslyn taking second
place with a 9.38. The Dutchmen and Wolves followed and took the third and fourth
place trophies. The Road Runners anxiously waited for the last teams to run
before they celebrated their second top five finish. This was the first drill
for the new C-Truck rules regarding hubs and tire size. All eleven teams that
ran their C-Trucks did not seem to have any problems.</span></div>
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The ladder events were now concluded with the Flying Shoes
possessing 13 out of a possible 15 points as they began to run way from the
pack. The 'Skins were still in striking distance with Roslyn and Islip not far
behind with 7 points each. <span style="background-color: white;">The water test was conducted and a time of 4.65 was
announced as the fans rushed back to their seats after hitting up the food and
drink booths. The Dutchmen came down the track and put up a solid 12.49 to win
the contest. The Piston Knockers were right behind them putting up a time of
12.52 which came after their first run was negated because of a digital error. The
rising St. James Wildcats ran a 12.58 making it three teams to finish in the
mid 12's. Not bad considering this was the first drill since last year’s State Drill
and the first of 2012.</span></div>
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The B-Hose contest began with a bang as the Lindenhurst
Snails looked anything but Snail-like as they put up the first sub-8 run with a
7.99. The Dutchmen again showed that they have been practicing with a 7.84 walking
way with another first place trophy and giving them 23 out of a possible 25
points. Roslyn finished third, just a couple of ticks shy of a 7 as Stan and the
Crew put up an 8.01. Rounding out the top five in B-Hose were the Knockers and
the Brentwood Tigers. The Tigers seemed to have picked up where they left off
last year running an 8.69 to tie C.I for 5th place.</div>
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The Efficiency contest times for the day were pretty much as
expected as it doesn't seem that the water at the Lindenhurst track is conducive
to good Efficiency numbers. The Central Islip Hoboes would take home the first place
trophy with a 9.30 and nobody really challenged that as second place North
Lindenhurst put up a 9.53. The Wildcats came in third giving them their second third-place
finish on the day. Bay Shore hung onto fifth place with a 10.33. With this
event done everyone saw that going into Motor Pump West Sayville had already
clinched first place in the drill, so now the rest of the teams were locked
into a dogfight for positions two through five.</div>
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Motor Pump once again saw the Dutchmen winning with a time
of 5.66 with North Lindenhurst right on their heels with a 5.71. St. James
again finished in third place as they continue to improve and become a well rounded
team. The Selden Slowpokes posted a 6.74 with a nice smooth run obtaining their
first points of the day. Sayville continued to show off the truck that was
purchased from Melville with a fifth place run.</div>
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Buckets began with West Sayville once again showing they aren’t
going to slack off even with drill already won. They put up a 21.30. Behind
them there was a lot at stake with a handful of teams in the mix: North
Lindenhurst had 16 points, Roslyn had 12, Bay Shore had 11, Central Islip had 9.5
and St. James had 9. Central Islip took second place followed by St. James. Port
Washington came to the line with a new lifter and a new man on the bottom of
the ladder and put it together for a nice fourth place run of 23.88. Bay Shore
took fifth place in the contest and our first motorized drill was officially in
the books.</div>
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<b>Final Results of the Drill:</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The West Sayville Flying Dutchmen having shifted a few
positions around scored 35 out of a possible 40 points. Not new to the sport,
but new to the driver's seat, Frank Miller Jr. looked like he had been driving
for years and did an excellent job for his first drill behind the wheel.</span></div>
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North Lindenhurst did not lose a step from last year despite
a new home for their practice endeavors. Maybe this was the change they needed?
They scored in five events and took home the second place trophy.</div>
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The Central Islip Hoboes placed in four events and compiled
13.5 points. They continue to show that they can run Efficiency.</div>
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Bay Shore, Roslyn and St. James rounded out the top five
with a three way tie with each team having 12 points. St. James looks poised to
have a really good season and you can never count out the Redskins in any event
with the veteran presence they have on their team. The Roslyn Highlanders
looked really good all day and will no doubt continue their climb to the top
all season long.</div>
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Overall the drill ran incredibly smooth with no delays or
problems. There was a small amount of teams in attendance but the stands were
full at several times throughout the day. It was a great day to be at the track
and the 2012 racing season got off to a nice running start.</div>
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<i>All stats and times courtesy of <a href="http://nysdrillteams.com/">NYSDrillTeams.com</a>.</i><br />
<i>* This sentence was changed to correct an error. Good eye, old fart.</i></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-18679606633336979602012-06-14T11:28:00.000-07:002012-06-14T12:37:52.348-07:00We're Back! Town of Oyster Bay/North Hempstead Recap<i>by Dan Laverty</i><br />
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This past
Saturday the Town of Oyster Bay/North Hempstead drill was held at The Denton
Avenue track hosted by the Manhasset-Lakeville Minute Men. There was a looming
indication of rain all morning until the drill kicked off at 2:00 PM. The sun
could not have been more out this day and there was a good crowd on hand.
"The Brotherhood" had the upper right corner of the stands occupied
from beginning to end. They had a major party foul before the drill but they
seemed to overcome it.</div>
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New Hyde
Park kicked off 3-Man Ladder with the only 6 to be run. The rest of the top
five times were in the 7's. The drill rolled right along into B-Ladder with
Hicksville running one of the two 5's and Roslyn running the other. The
Inspection Certificate I understand has been securely placed in Roslyn’s
B-Truck after the marathon run of the thrower once they were on the line at
Lindenhurst and were not permitted to run. Glenwood, Manhasset and Carle Place
all got additions to their participation plaques for placing in B-Ladder.</div>
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C-Ladder was
the first tournament runs for three out of the nine teams running with the new
C-truck rules. Only six teams utilized their C-trucks. Roslyn having taken 2nd
place at Lindenhurst ran very close to that time and took 1st place. Port
Washington bested their fastest C-Ladder time so far this year by 12/100ths of
a second rising from 5th place at Lindenhurst to 2nd place. Manhasset, Glenwood
and New Hyde Park rounded out the top five in C-Ladder.</div>
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Going into
the hose events:</div>
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Roslyn - 12</div>
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Glenwood - 7</div>
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Port
Washington - 8</div>
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New Hyde
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Manhasset/Hicksville
- 5</div>
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The Water
Test began earnestly at 3:15 with the Ladder events only taking about an hour
to run. There seemed to be a brake pulled on this drill as everyone scattered for
shade during the way over an hour wait for the water test to be conducted. This
was due to the gate being pulled off the hydrant while emptying the hose. This
caused the track to become saturated with water and required the leaf blowers
to be used.</div>
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Once the
water was tested and the track dried, the drill continued with the running of
C-Hose. Roslyn bested their time of 13.14 that they ran at Lindenhurst by
48/100ths of a second. The Highlanders ran a 12.66 and the rest of the top five
times were in the 14’s.</div>
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Sorry to say
but I am mentioning Roslyn again but they ran the only 7 in B-Hose and took
five more points. Westbury, Hicksville, New Hyde Park and Port Washington also
placed in this event.</div>
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Going into
Efficiency:</div>
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Roslyn - 22</div>
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Port
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New Hyde
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Hicksville -
8</div>
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Glenwood - 7</div>
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Manhasset/Hicksville
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The
Efficiency contest was one of the closest events we saw all day. There was only
a 1/2-second difference between getting 5 points (Roslyn with a 9.29) and 1
point (Glenwood-9.79). Motor Pump was a whole other story with the best times
ranging from 6.90 to 12.00. Port Washington took 1st place in Pump followed by
Hicksville, Roslyn, Glenwood and Carle Place. In buckets, Westbury was able to
jump into the overall Top Five with a nice run of 24.28. New Hyde Park secured
themselves a Top Three finish by taking second in the event followed by Port
Washington, Roslyn and Oyster Bay.</div>
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Here are the
final results of the drill courtesy of <a href="http://bit.ly/M8lamV" target="_blank">www.NYSDrillTeams.com</a>:</div>
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-46180157506039499912011-11-23T07:50:00.000-08:002011-11-23T11:31:06.580-08:00Interview with Donald "Bumpy" Bray<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">There is no such thing as the offseason here at </span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left; ">The Drill Team Blog</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: left; ">. Our very own Dan Laverty recently sat down for a conversation with Donald “Bumpy” Bray of the Hempstead Flukes. Here’s how it went.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">This interview took place on November 17th at the West End Firehouse.</span></i></div> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><br /></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan: </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I would like to start off by saying thank you for taking the time and for granting me this interview.</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">You got it! Anytime.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">When did you join the Hempstead Fire Department?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">June 10th, 1963<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">What Company?<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump: </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Engine 5</span></p><p style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br /></span></p><img style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MpKVxBkihww/Ts0psdCFLVI/AAAAAAAAAFE/JkUdbW5SoXE/s400/01.26%2BEngine%2B5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678240548868402514" /></div></div> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Did you race right away?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Yup<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Why did you join?</span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump: </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Why did I join? I was first on the Junior Flukes. With the Junior Flukes we got to see different activities within the fire department and as far as racing goes we got to see the B & C trucks. When we were juniors we ran the ground events – 3-Man Ladder, Efficiency but no Buckets in those days – this is how I got involved and as soon as I became 18 years old I joined. At first it was to race, but it isn't just racing it is also about protecting lives and property.</span></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Who were some of your teammates that first year you joined?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Well of course there was Jackie (Jack Cloudman). He and I were the best of friends. As a matter of fact, I was the best man at his wedding. We knew each other since we were kids and we always did everything together. He was a year older than me and joined the fire department before me. Billy Florence, all of these people I am going to mention we all lived on the same block and we all played sports together. Just alone from Covert Street alone there was Johnny Orzenz, Bobby Cosgrove and Eddie Florence from my age bracket.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></p><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-crhx2lwrtyk/Ts0YC4HN3_I/AAAAAAAAAEU/XxuTgtSsbZg/s400/01.26%2B1965%2BFlukes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678221142885523442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 325px; " /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan: </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Where did your nickname Bumpy come from?</span></div> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">It is a family thing, we all had nicknames. Everybody in the family had nicknames. My father gave me mine. I was about two years old and I used to always bump my head. Believe it or not it stuck for 66 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Do many people still call you Bumpy? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Sure, yup.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Do you like being called Bumpy?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Yeah sure, mainly because it is family orientated.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">I am going to say a few words and you say what comes into your head…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> State<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Biggest<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Bone<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Jimmy O'Neil<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Hydrant<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Best position in racing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></div><b><span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xztu9VVM6hE/Ts0m3XAdWhI/AAAAAAAAAEg/oeLBjukaxHw/s1600/01.26%2BFlukes%2BB-Hose%2BHydrant.jpg" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xztu9VVM6hE/Ts0m3XAdWhI/AAAAAAAAAEg/oeLBjukaxHw/s400/01.26%2BFlukes%2BB-Hose%2BHydrant.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678237437694663186" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> Did anyone Mentor you?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> Not really because I started in junior racing and there we all learned ourselves, we watched others that were older than us. We just basically learned by our mistakes.</span></div></span></b> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Have you passed your knowledge on?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Oh yes, definitely. Even now when I go to practices I try and help the younger members. Some of people I did help were Joey, you know JoJo Simone from the Yellow Hornets. He is more or less my protégé. Skippy Abrams, I helped him, he ran for North Bellmore.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Not many people know you had an incident in 1981, would you like to talk about that?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> I don't remember that because it was a head injury that I had. I will say this there were a lot of prayers going on. I was told by a lot of people, when I came out of being semi-toast for nine days. All those prayers work because it worked with me.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Were you on any State Record runs?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Oh yeah, a couple of them – Old Fashioned and Motorized. Motor Pump, B-Hose and C-Hose. 6.18 in Motor Pump, it was the first time in 20 years that the record had been broken and it was by almost a whole second. Two Into One and Efficiency records also. A big part of it was Pat Jeffares, who was probably the best nozzle-man. He was something else, he was good.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS Mincho"; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QB6GVmED-IM/Ts0oPl7BrnI/AAAAAAAAAEs/j5U3hTwQaKs/s1600/01.26%2BPump%2BThree.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QB6GVmED-IM/Ts0oPl7BrnI/AAAAAAAAAEs/j5U3hTwQaKs/s400/01.26%2BPump%2BThree.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678238953526898290" /></a></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> How long did you race?</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> 1963-1981<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> How many drills do you think the Flukes won during your career?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> In the 70’s we had our biggest winning streak. We won Nassau County Total Points a couple years in a row.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Name the greatest single shot that stands out to you the most?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> I really can’t say…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Because there were so many?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> *Laughs*<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Favorite track you raced on?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Oh easy, Hempstead, without a doubt.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> During your racing career who were some of your biggest competitors?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> West Sayville, they were very big. We were always catching up to them. They would get us in ladders and we would slowly but surely creep up behind them and sometimes we got ‘em and sometimes it was second and third places. You know it was catching up a lot. Central Islip too, it was predominately Suffolk teams back then we competed with. In the beginning of my racing career it was the Oyster Bay Rough Riders, they were tough. Port Washington too with their three teams: The Rowdies, The Runts and The Rangers. They were pretty competitive and also Westbury had a good water team. Their hydrant-man was Tallo. We always competed against each other in tournaments.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Why do you think some guys are able to race for 20-25 years while others only last a year or two?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Well it’s hard to say, you could be the best athlete in the world, that don’t mean you can race. Because what happens a lot of times a guy comes out of High School and they try to jump off the truck and stuff like that, it’s a different element. You know, it is not like carrying a football or running for yards and stuff, it is a totally different aspect. We have had good athletes on the team and like you said they only last a year or two because they lose interest. Here is when junior teams come into play. We started back then and we loved it back then and we continued to love it. Another thing too that I found is that the team events in a tournament, where you had the most people from your team running kept the teams together too. If they were competitive in those events you got along better because they were always getting trophies and they were always winning. You had your four-man teams, you know like ladder, hose and stuff like that. If you weren’t winning or at least competitive then the interest waned. They would try for only a couple of years and that would be it. With Efficiency, Pump and Buckets where they all ran, they stayed together a lot more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> How do feel about all the recent advancements and innovations that have been made to our sport? Drill Team Radio, the Scoreboard, <i>The Drill Team Blog</i> and speeding up of tournaments, etc…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Between you and I, I only go to one or two tournaments a year these days. I was never much into the Captains Association and stuff like that. I never really followed up to it like that. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin">What I didn’t like and this is when I was running: the money. You know, some teams had the money and others didn’t. What I mean by having money, I don’t mean from the tax-payers, I mean from fund raising events they used to have. Port Washington and Manhasset-Lakeville used to have these block parties and that gave them income. Every other team would go, a lot of camaraderie, we would all go and support them. That helped them. That helped the drill teams; it was not that they got the money from their departments or the taxpayers because back then we didn’t. What happens now I am not that familiar with, but back then you were self-sufficient. The Flukes would raffle off football tickets, have car raffles, that was a source of income for the drill team.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Is there any one call that an official has ever made that still sticks with you all these years?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Oh yeah, sure. Motor Pump, sure, they used to call him "Red Flag". And what it was is he used to red flag us all the time because they thought I jumped off the truck before the line.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> What was your favorite C-Truck that the Flukes ran?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> My favorite C-Truck? The prettiest was the Ranchero. As far as going? Nah, it didn’t go worth anything, but it was pretty. It was not competitive with the trucks like Port Washington’s, Manhasset and the teams of that nature. They had the best of trucks, aerodynamic trucks, lighter and they went into it better than we did.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Who were the Drivers during your career? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Jackie and before him was Bobby Marra. I even ran with Al Cooke, Sr.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> How do you feel about Old Fashion versus Motorized?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Old Fashion is great. For the simple reason is that there is a large body of men competing against each other and that would keep them together. Back in the 70’s we had a very competitive Old Fashion team, we would always be competing against Freeport Truck One. They were also competitive and we would always duel it out at tournaments. Old Fashion was great.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> If you were able to have raced for any other team during your career what team would it have been?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Probably the Yellow Hornets, more than likely because I knew all of them, I knew everybody on that team.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> How did Bobby Marra leaving the Flukes affect you and the team?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> There wasn’t that much of a difference where it hurt the team. Jackie filled right in after him.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> How did Pat Jeffares leaving The Flukes affect you and the team?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> That hurt big time because he was one of the nucleus of the team as far as his talent, he ran every event and it just hurt.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> What year did you feel or say this is the year for the Flukes, state champ wise?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> What year? I would say the late 70’s – 1977 to 1980. We were very competitive and we could have done it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> 1978 perhaps?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> It came down to Buckets. It is a team event and everything happened so quick.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5dPV5hDUKe0/Ts0pHO_XnhI/AAAAAAAAAE4/xeh_gdbmn3Q/s1600/01.26%2BFlukes%2B1978.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5dPV5hDUKe0/Ts0pHO_XnhI/AAAAAAAAAE4/xeh_gdbmn3Q/s400/01.26%2BFlukes%2B1978.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678239909443771922" /></a></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> Do you have a lot of racing memorabilia at home?</span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Yes, my wife kept a scrapbook. Back then we used to have articles in the paper after every tournament and she clipped out every one of them, pictures too.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> What is your most cherished racing possession?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> My trophy. It is a ten year competitive trophy for B-Truck Total Points. After the tenth year I decided to take it out and keep it at the firehouse.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> What single piece of advice would you like to give to Hydrant-men who are currently running?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> I would have to say consistency, don’t try to break the record and be fancy. Consistency, that’s the key to racing, also learning from your mistakes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> What were some of the Flukes’ sayings or mottos you would like to share?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> "Hold onto your hats!" When we marched in the parade at the state tournament, the announcer said underneath the arch when we walked through: "Here comes the Hempstead Fire Department Flukes Drill Team and hold onto your hats because they broke the state record!" We all grabbed our hats and walked under the arch laughing and smiling.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> What individual person do you enjoy watching race nowadays?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Who do I enjoy? JoJo Simone.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> What team do you enjoy watching race nowadays?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> The Yellow Hornets.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Have you ever wished you did not get involved with racing?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> NO<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> I understand you only attend two drills a year, what would entice you to attend more?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> The thing is they have it on the weekends and I work on the weekends. If it wasn’t for that I would go to more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> We got to get you out to some Friday night drills. The Islip Town Drill, Babylon Town Drill and the like.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> In our pre-interview conversation I mentioned that I interviewed Willie McCarthy from Central Islip. Who were some other people you remember competing against?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> I don’t know his last name, Neil from The Meadowlarks and Darcy. They are the guys the guys I remember racing with and I see them now playing golf. I just played with Neil a few weeks ago at Eisenhower.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Who ran Hydrant for The Flukes before you?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Jackie<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> After you?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Who did I break in after me? I guess that would be Pat Cooke, yes Pat Cooke ran after me.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> How did you feel when The Flukes stopped racing?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> You know, to tell you something, I was not that close to the team anymore. I did not have any feelings about it because it was slowly but surely going that way anyway. They didn’t have the older members on the team to keep it together. I would go down to practice and give advice but if you miss two weeks of practice they go back to doing what they want to do anyway. Here’s another thing too…It used to be very family orientated, I had my Uncle, Pappy Oates and Jackie had his father. There were so many different things that changed, outsiders came in and the feeling wasn’t the same. It did not bother me that much, they stopped when ‘98? I stopped racing in 1981 so I was 18 years out of the game at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> What is your favorite color?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> Blue, that is our company color.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Dan:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> How did you feel about the Flukes’ B-Truck going to another team?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Bump:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> It is one of the better B-Trucks ever made, it was very reliable and built right. There is no mistaking it. I am glad it is still on the track, it’s a part of racing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><br /></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">We’d like to thank Bumpy for taking the time to sit down with us and we’d also like to wish all our readers, fans and friends a safe and happy Thanksgiving!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-69469074194497281532011-09-02T12:29:00.000-07:002011-09-03T11:28:47.168-07:00Recap of the Point Pleasant Drill on 08/27<p></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font><i>by Scott Magin</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font><i>(This drill took place on August 27th at Point Pleasant. Full results can be found at <a href="http://bit.ly/nR2Ste">www.NYSDrillTeams.com</a>)</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Although it felt like the season just began, it was upon us, the final drill. The teams were standing on the Point Pleasant track, which is the final stop on the Western New York tour, and ready to put everything on the line and run their best.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Going into this drill, the Main-Transit Slo-Pokes had a 29-point lead over the Point Pleasant Pea Pickers for the WNY Total Points Championship. However, a lot can happen in one drill. Although there was a lot of ground to make up, no team would ever surrender and give up their opportunity to become the Champions!</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The Point Pleasant drill attracts more than just Western New York Teams. The Port Washington Road Runners, Oyster Bay Teddy’s Boys and the Roslyn Highlanders made the trip to run in this drill. There were other Long Island, and past Long Island, residents on hand to watch the drill as well.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The weather report the morning of the drill showed Hurricane Irene was heading towards Long Island and it was inevitable that something was going to be happening since parts of NYC and Long Island were already closed off and/or evacuated. Before the drill began, the Highlanders made a tough decision as a team and began to head for home while they still could. They were all missed and would have definitely changed the final outcome of the drill.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The running order for the day was: Port Washington, Henrietta, Spencerport, Main-Transit, Sheridan Park, Sea Breeze, Point Pleasant, Oyster Bay and North Greece. The clock struck 12:00 and the drill was underway…</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The Road Runners set the pace in 3-Man Ladder with a 7.11 and it seemed with them running 1st, they would set the pace in all of the races throughout the day. Henrietta ran a 7.97 while Spencerport congested the ladder and was only able to pull a 10.62. Main-Transit put up their time of 7.49, Sheridan Park ran a 12.80, Sea Breeze received a No Time and Point Pleasant stepped up and ran a 7.47. The Teddy’s Boys used their utilization Tool, Vinny Monaco, in the event and pulled out a 9.43, while North Greece finished the event with an 8.14. Team order of finish was the Road Runners, Pea Pickers, Slo-pokes, Ol’ Henries and the Lil’ Squirts.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>It should be noted that although the teams outside of WNY will earn the points for the drill and daily trophies, the points for yearly trophies are reconfigured using only the WNY teams and their times. For example, the WNY points in 3-Man Ladder were distributed as such: Point Pleasant – 5, Main-Transit – 4, Henrietta – 3, North Greece – 2 and Spencerport – 1.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Motor Hook & Ladder Class ‘B’ was started out by Port Washington and a 6.00, followed by the Ol’ Henries with an aggressive run that unfortunately had them dig outside of the safety zone for a No Time. Main-Transit came in with a longer than normal break into the patch which resulted in a conservative 6.31 and the Indians followed up with an 11.89. The Pea Pickers saw the door open again to gain points on the Slo-Pokes and put up a smooth 5.90, while Oyster Bay followed up with a 9.68 and the Lil’ Squirts with an 8.14. The Pea Pickers won the event, followed by Road Runners, Main-Transit, North Greece and Oyster Bay.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Port Washington’s C-Truck coming down the track really woke the crowd up for C-Ladder and allowed them to post a 9.38 to open the event. Henrietta stormed in and was able to complete the event with a 10.14 followed by Main-Transit. The Slo-Pokes were to salvage the deep drop by pulling the ladder back into the patch ahd finishing with a 14.25. Sea Breeze ran an 11.40, with Point Pleasant running an aggressive 9.83 to pull closer while North Greece received a No Time. Port Washington won the event, followed by Point Pleasant, Henrietta, Sea Breeze and Main-Transit.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Total points going into C-Hose:</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Port Washington – 14</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Point Pleasant – 13</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Main-Transit – 7</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Henrietta – 5</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">North Greece – 3</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Sea Breeze – 2</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Oyster Bay – 1</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The water time was set at 4.68 for the hose races and the teams were ready to continue with the day. Danny Salerno brought the Road Runners in very well and set the pace at a 13.40 for the other teams to challenge. Henrietta ran a 16.25 and the Spencerport Red Onions were back on the track after not racing in the ladder events. Joe Muniz drove the C-Truck in and gave Johnny Short the chance for a good hit at the hydrant while allowing Brian and Chris the time to put the nozzle on and finish with a 13.26. The Slo-Pokes ran into another hurdle and finished the event with an 18.73, only to be followed by the Indians and a 23.47. Mark Champion brought the Pea Pickers in aggressively and Jamie hit the hydrant really well. That left Jeff Champion with only one shot to break the hose and get the nozzle on. With the water at that speed, the Pea Pickers blew off and finished with a 17.47. The Lil’ Squirts followed with a 14.38. The Red Onions took first place followed by the Road Runners, Lil’ Squirts, Ol’ Henries and Pea Pickers.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Port Washington was not letting second place, or fast water hold them back. They came down the track and put up a strong 8.58 (1st place) and setting the pace again! Chuck came in hot for Henrietta allowing Josh to hit the hydrant with some authority and giving Eddie the opportunity to hit the target and put up an 8.68 (3rd place.) Spencerport ran aggressively and nipped the Ol’ Henries by a hundredth with an 8.67 (2nd place.) The Slo-Pokes troubles continued with an 11.48 (5th place.) The Indians ran an 11.52 and Point Pleasant a 15.57. Oyster Bay did not complete the event and North Greece ran a 9.55 (4th place.)</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Although it had been a rough road for the Main-Transit Slo-Pokes, at this point in the drill they had secured winning the yearly trophy for total points.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Total points going into Efficiency:</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Port Washington – 23</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Point Pleasant – 14</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Henrietta – 10</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Spencerport – 9</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Main-Transit – 8</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">North Greece – 8</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Sea Breeze – 2</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Oyster Bay – 1</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The Efficiency contest brings out all the teams back to the track and shows a real team effort. The 9.64 run by the Road Runners didn’t hold for long as the Ol’ Henries topped it with a 9.52, which is the fastest WNY Efficiency time this season. Spencerport’s times have improved at every drill and continued today when they ran a 10.55. Main-Transit ran 12.66, Sheridan Park ran 11.88, Sea Breeze ran 12.51 and Point Pleasant received a controversial No Time for nozzle over the nozzle-line. Oyster Bay ran 11.58 and North Greece finished the event with 10.14. Henrietta won the event followed by Port Washington, North Greece, Spencerport and Main-Transit.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The track for motor pump must have been a little slick, or things got in the way of some people because more than a few teams lost control of the nozzle, or couldn’t gain control because someone slipped along the way. Port Washington ran an 8.26, Henrietta ran a 12.48, Spencerport ran a 10.42. Main-Transit and Sea Breeze both ran Overtime. The Pea Pickers ran a smooth 7.51, while the Teddy’s Boys ran an 11.37 and North Greece finished with an 8.50. Point Pleasant won the event with Port Washington finishing in second, North Greece in third, Spencerport in fourth and Oyster Bay in fifth.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The Bucket Brigade was the final call for WNY and would be the last event until next year. The Road Runners set the bar once again with a 23.06 and they seemed quite happy with their day. Henrietta pulled out a 30.65 followed by Main-Transit, who ran off their pace but still put up a 23.95. Sheridan Park, with only 4 people on the ground, ran a 49.64 and Sea Breeze, with only 3 people on the ground, ran a 38.93. Point Pleasant ran a 26.62, Oyster Bay ran a 38.26 and North Greece finished out the WNY season with a 32.83. The Road Runners took first place followed by Main Transit in second, Point Pleasant in third, Henrietta in fourth and North Greece in fifth. Both Sheridan Park and Sea Breeze were troopers ALL season. Buckets was an event they both could have chosen to not participate in because of manpower issues; however, went to battle knowing they are running for pride and earned a lot of respect from their fellow teams and the fans. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Total points for the day:</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Port Washington – 36 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Point Pleasant – 22 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Henrietta – 17 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">North Greece – 15 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Spencerport – 13 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Main-Transit – 12 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Oyster Bay – 3 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Sea Breeze – 2 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The Road Runners had one heck of a day, placing in first or second in every event. Special thanks to the people and teams that made the journey to Point Pleasant for their 2011 drill, and congratulations to the Main-Transit Slo-Pokes for winning the 2011 Total Point Championship trophy.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Here’s an (unofficial) summary of the yearly trophy winners:</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>3-Man Ladder</b> - Main-Transit Slo-Pokes</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>B-Ladder</b> - Main-Transit Slo-Pokes</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>C-Ladder</b> - Point Pleasant Pea Pickers</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>C-Hose</b> - Point Pleasant Pea Pickers</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>B-Hose</b> - Henrietta Ol’ Henries/North Greece Lil’ Squirts (tie)</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>Efficiency</b> - Main-Transit Slo-Pokes</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>Motor Pump</b> - Henrietta Ol’ Henries</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>Buckets</b> - Main-Transit Slo-Pokes</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>C-Truck Points</b> - Point Pleasant Pea Pickers</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>B-Truck Points</b> - Henrietta Ol’ Henries</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>Truck Points</b> - Point Pleasant Pea Pickers</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>Foot Points</b> - Main-Transit Slo-Pokes</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><b>Yearly Points</b> - Main-Transit Slo-Pokes</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"></font></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-25385225978194385632011-08-26T06:31:00.000-07:002011-08-29T05:22:17.009-07:00Recap of the Spencerport Drill on 08/08<p></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font><i>by Scott Magin</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font><i>(This drill took place on August 6th at the Spencerport track. Full results of the drill can be found at <a href="http://bit.ly/ndt6Da">www.NYSDrillTeams.com</a>)</i></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The Spencerport drill started on an overcast day, with the chances of thunderstorms moving in. Even with rain in the forecast, the north side of the track had pick-up trucks backed up to the fence and the south side had lawn chairs anywhere they could go. People came out and were looking for a good drill.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The host drew the #1 position again this week and put up a 7.44 in their first 3-Man run of the season. Sea Breeze ran second with an 8.00, followed by Main-Transit and a 7.09. Sheridan Park put up a 12.41, Henrietta came in with an 8.60, Point Pleasant ran a 9.51 and North Greece ran last with an 8.02. The Slo-Pokes took 5 points, Red Onions 4, Indians 3, North Greece 2 and Ol’ Henries 1 point.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Spencerport still does not have a motorized ladder team running and Sheridan Park is participating in the foot races only. B-Ladder was set up for all the other teams to get points…we just didn’t know where they would go. Sea Breeze took fifth with a 7.39, North Greece took fourth with a 7.16, Main-Transit took third with a 6.63, Point Pleasant took second with 6.07, and the Ol’ Henries from Henrietta took first place with a 5.62.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Sea Breeze did some work on their C-Truck through the time off between drills. Because the work was not complete, and the truck was not 100% ready, the Indians made a safe choice by leaving the truck at home. Now with three teams out of the C-Truck races, the top four positions were up for grabs. Main-Transit went first and ran a 12.49 (third place) followed by Henrietta. The Ol’ Henries came in and were dropped too deep and unfortunately the spikes touched the safety line and they received a No Time. The Pea Pickers saw the door open and they came in aggressively and put up a 10.38 (first place), while North Greece ran a 10.98 (second place).</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Total points after three events:</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Main-Transit – 11 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Point Pleasant – 9 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">North Greece – 8 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Henrietta – 6 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Sea Breeze – 4 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Spencerport – 4 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>The water was set at 4.66 and the C-Hose event began. The Red Onions came to the line for their first motorized hose race of the season and raced a 15.93. Main-Transit followed with a smooth 14.74 and then Henrietta experienced the fast water. Eddie got blown off at the nozzle and every time he tried to put it on, the water was turned on, blowing it off again. Finally the nozzle made it on the hose and they finished in fifth place with a 33.19. Although it was embarrassing for the team, they knew that 1 point is better than nothing. Point Pleasant put up the fastest time with a 14.46 followed by North Greece with 15.16. Point Pleasant took 5 points, Main transit 4 points, North Greece 3 points, Spencerport 2 points and Henrietta took 1 point.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>B-Hose started off on the wrong foot for a couple teams. Spencerport started out with a good drop at the hydrant; however, the donut-roll may have been dropped too early because it was not able to unroll. Instead, it bulked up at the hydrant and put the nozzle behind the 125’ line, resulting in a No Time. Sea Breeze then ran a good run however the B-Truck stopped too soon, so not all of the dummy length was out of the hose bed when the target was tripped, also resulting in a No Time. The point spread was open again and Henrietta took first place with a 9.01 followed by North Greece with a 10.44, Main-Transit with 10.76 and Point Pleasant taking fourth place with a 13.71.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Total points after 5 races:</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Main-Transit – 18 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Point Pleasant – 16 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">North Greece – 15 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Henrietta – 12 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Spencerport – 6 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Sea Breeze – 4 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Efficiency brought all seven teams back to the starting line. About now, the possibility of rain is irrelevant because the sun is starting to peak through the clouds. Spencerport started it off and set the pace with a 10.90 (third Place) and Sea Breeze ran an 11.93 (fifth place.) Main-Transit has won Efficiency all year, so why should this drill be any different? The Slo-Pokes ran a 9.86 (first place), followed by Sheridan Park with a 12.13 and Henrietta with an 11.33. Point Pleasant ran what looked to be a smooth run; however, the target was not reset which got them a re-run. In the midst, the Henrietta Ol’ Henries put in a water protest and claimed it was out of tolerance. It seems that every year a team will protest the Spencerport water and each year they are regretful that they did so because since they have had T.J. Sercu operating the pump no protests have been allowed. The water was tested and was only off by 0.03, so the protest was disallowed and the race continued. North Greece ran a 10.80 (second place) and Point Pleasant was ready for their re-run. The hydrant was missed, delaying water to the nozzle and they missed out on points with a 12.84.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Motor pump started with only 4 points separating the leader, Main-Transit, and North Greece. Spencerport started out and led the pack for a while with an 8.27 followed by an 11.31 from Sea Breeze and an 8.40 from Main-Transit. Henrietta stepped up and ran a 6.59 only to be followed by a protest from Main-Transit that the target was not straight and out of tolerance. After review and measurements by the General Judges, the target was within tolerance and the protest was disallowed. Point Pleasant ran into a safety overtime call and North Greece ran a 13.61. The results of the Motor Pump contest was Henrietta in first, Spencerport second, Main-Transit third, Henrietta fourth and North Greece in fifth.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"></font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font>Main-Transit has won Buckets all season and with another win, they could lock up the yearly trophy. Sea Breeze started the event off with a short-handed team but they still ran buckets and put up a 43.68 (fifth place.) Main-Transit ran their smooth 21.64 (first place) and then Sheridan Park with a 47.23. Henrietta finished with a 29.34 (fourth place), Point Pleasant with a 27.66 (second place) and North Greece finished the day with a 28.70 (third place.)</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span"><br /></font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">At the end of the day, the weather never ended up playing a role and that made for a great race and a lot of happy racers and fans. The final results of the drill were as follows:</font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font><font class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </font>Main-Transit – 31 Pts.</font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font><font class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </font>North Greece – 23 Pts.</font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font><font class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </font>Henrietta – 21 Pts.</font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font><font class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </font>Point Pleasant – 20 Pts.</font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font><font class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </font>Spencerport – 13 Pts.</font></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><font><font class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </font>Sea Breeze – 8 Pts.</font></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-40092915783395699092011-08-24T13:00:00.000-07:002011-08-24T16:19:24.123-07:00Recap of the Main-Transit Drill on 07/08<p></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><i>by Scott Magin</i></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><i>(This drill took place on July 8th. Full results of the drill can be found at <a href="http://bit.ly/nPnrJO">www.NYSDrillTeams.com</a>)</i></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>It was Friday Night Lights in Williamsville, however there was no football game scheduled. What can be better than a football game on a Friday night you ask? The annual Main-Transit Slo-Pokes drill under the lights.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The drill was run alongside the department’s annual Field Days event that including carnival rides, a food stand, a beer tent and an entertainment stage. As we got closer to the start of the drill, the bleachers on both sides of the track were filling up. The team captains drew where their teams would be lining up and we were ready to race. The lineup for the day was as follows: Spencerport, Main-Transit, Sheridan Park, Henrietta, North Greece, Point Pleasant and Sea Breeze.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The first 3-Man Ladder run set the pace for the night: a 7.00 by the Slo-Pokes. Sheridan Park followed with a 13.29, Henrietta had a slip on the ladder which caused the climbers to touch out of sequence, and North Greece ran a solid 8.66. Point Pleasant ran a smooth 7.59 only to have Sea Breeze step up with a 7.50 and finish out the event. With this order of finish - Main-Transit, Sea Breeze, Point Pleasant, North Greece and Sheridan Park - it looked like there could be some surprises tonight…and there were.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>B-Ladder was completed with times close to each other and a nail bitter, in the second event. The Slo-Pokes set the pace again with a 7.14 and walked away satisfied with their run. The Ol’ Henries ran a 7.69, followed by North Greece pulling out a great run and an unexpected 6.72. The Pea Pickers ran a 7.46, followed by the Indians’ 7.84. This was the Lil’ Squirts’ first event won in this season, followed by Main-Transit, Point Pleasant, Henrietta and Sea Breeze. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>There were only four teams running the C-Truck events so each team knew they had to run good to get the better points. C-Ladder was started with a 10.62 by Main-Transit (2nd place), followed by Henrietta with a 10.54 (1st place), North Greece with a 12.09 (4th place) and Point Pleasant with an 11.57 (3rd place.) The Sea Breeze Indians did not bring their C-Truck to the event because of mechanical concerns.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>As the sun started to come down and the track lights became more visible, the water time was set at 4.64 and the teams were ready for C-Hose. Main-Transit put up a 14.83 and North Greece ran a 16.81. Henrietta had a good run going but ran into some trouble getting the nozzle on and finally completed the contest with a 20.83. Point Pleasant came in hot to the hydrant and Jamie Pittinaro was able to hang it as he slipped to the ground. A quick hit like that only gave Jeff Champion one chance to get the nozzle on and unfortunately he did not have the time and finished with an 18.72.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>B-Hose started with Main-Transit and an 11.18, followed by Henrietta with a 14.78, North Greece with a 13.36 and Point Pleasant with a 14.94. Sea Breeze was the last team to run and requested a 20 minute break-down. With less than a minute to go on their break-down, the Indians pulled up to the starting line and were ready to go. Their time of 10.56 took first place and this is the first event that they won this year.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>After B-Hose, the Slo-Pokes had a 6 point lead with three events remaining. Meanwhile, 6 points separated North Greece, Point Pleasant, Henrietta and Sea Breeze in the two through five positions. So much could happen in the next three races, so all times were important.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Efficiency was the first event where all seven teams were able to compete and the Red Onions were the first to go with an 11.09, finishing in fourth place. The Slo-Pokes had a great target trip at 9.71 to take first, Point Pleasant took second with a 10.25, Sea Breeze third with a 10.73 and Sheridan Park took fifth with a 12.33.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Spencerport brought their B-Truck to the drill and was able to run a conservative Pump run. With delayed water out, for safety of a new team, they put up a third-place run with a 7.61. Main-Transit was up next and ran aggressive with success for a 6.32 and first-place run. Henrietta ran a 10.27 for fifth, North Greece ran a 9.16 for fourth and the Pea Pickers took second with a smooth 7.55 run.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Going into Buckets, the Slo-Pokes had secured first place overall for the day but were not holding back. The host team took first place in the event with a 22.17 followed by Point Pleasant (31.93), Henrietta (35.18), North Greece (35.19) and Sheridan Park (40.35).</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Total Points for the day:</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Main-Transit – 37 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Point Pleasant – 25 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>North Greece – 20 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Henrietta – 15 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sea Breeze – 13 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Spencerport – 5 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sheridan Park – 3 Pts.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>WNY has had a different team win at all three of its drills this season. Also, two more teams won first-place trophies this week who had been winless so far this season. This strikes the curiosity of what will happen at the next drill in Spencerport. With only two more races counting for yearly points, there will be some teams stepping up their game to take the yearly championship trophy.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-70405830348272550242011-08-23T13:17:00.000-07:002011-08-23T13:23:19.844-07:00Looking for Reader Submissions for State Drill<p></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Hi racers and racing fans,</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>This is the first State Drill that the blog has been in existence for and we want the write up to be the best it can be. We need YOUR help. If you have any insights or stories about this years state drill to add please email them to the blog. If there is a specific event you would like to write about please do. If you want to write about just your team please do that too. I can write the whole thing just as I did for the Central Islip Invite on 7/30 but we want to try something different. Any person that contributes will be given full credit.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>It is possible that the write up for the State Drill might be published in a major publication. The deadline for a submission is this Friday at 12:00PM.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
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<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Dan Laverty </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Editor In-Chief</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">The Drill Team Blog</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><a href="mailto:drillteamblog@gmail.com">DrillTeamBlog@gmail.com</a></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-22835111382709596612011-08-17T18:01:00.000-07:002011-08-17T18:30:36.838-07:00Recap of the Central Islip Invitational Drill on 07/30<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><i>by Dan Laverty</i></span></div> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><i>(This drill took place on July 30th at the Central Islip track. Full results of the drill can be found at <a href="http://bit.ly/mSpBYP">www.NYSDrillTeams.com</a>)</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The 49th Annual Central Islip Invitational Tournament started off without a cloud in the sky. With the addition of temporary bleachers by the arch and larger than usual bleachers by "The Shack" the crowd seemed sparse. The addition of numerous bleachers in "The Bullpen" area had the opposite effect on the south side of the track. All of these improvements are in preparation for the New York State Championship Drill to be held at this track on Saturday August 20th. I am sure on that day all viewing areas will be at full capacity to watch the always impressive Hoboes defend their State Championship title on their home track.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>3-Man Ladder started off with a bang. The host team of the drill led off the competition with a time of 6.20. This time also instantly became the fastest run in this contest for 2011. The Roslyn Highlanders were next to place, coming off their win at the TONH/TOB drill were also looking to make a mark on this day ran a 6.56. East Islip – with friend of the Drill Team Blog, Josh Kasin running third man – completed the event with a time of 6.46. The Islip Wolves who recently re-acquired their motorized climber and third man Billy Moon ran a 6.71. The Hempstead Yellow Hornets and their new line up of JoJo Simone, Kevin Rugg and Twan put up a time of 6.32 which put them in second place. The only Old Fashion Drill Team to participate was the Miller Place Extinguishers. The team co</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>nsisted of Chris Lall, Matt Muller and student of our sport Rob Bruccoleri. Rob grasped the top rung </span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>to stop the clocks at 6.97 which at the time was fifth place. Their hopes of placing in this event were crushed when The North Lindenhurst Piston Knockers ran a 6.63 taking fifth place away from the Extunguishers. The North Baylon Taildraggers put up their best time of the year with the time of 6.71 and should definitely be proud of that run. </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Results of the 3-Man Ladder contest:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st - Central Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd - East Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd - Hempstead</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th - Roslyn</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th - North Lindenhurst</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">
<br /></span></p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj2ouRcYnDwY7r_vW2L6zvEgZuWnIo_FMiPQdGGuxixlwgkhHoWTBSmBfcBz2zMDGLFVjc-wtE0PXUnuVgiqvyttSDjdH0tObcAhugAtDj3ouAydoW3RvzlxVRuZ2Ightad8WhZOcS2Y/s320/01.22+CIInvite01.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642000886625939570" /> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Motor Hook and Ladder Class-B did not begin as exciting as the 3-Man contest. The first team to run a 5 was the Sayville Blue Jays, who put up their best time of 2011 with a time of 5.77. The Copiague Yellowbirds, who had a disappointing 3-Man Ladder run put up a time of 5.13. It was said by the radio crew that Billy "Mr. Happy" Hothan is determined to get his team in the 5.0 time range. The East Islip Guzzlers who had 4 points coming into this event ran </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">a 5.28. Glenwood was in the 5's with a 5.94 but did not place. The Bay Shore Redskins' thrower layed the ladder in nice and gentle and helped them achieve a time of 5.44. Islip had their veteran climber Billy Moon back on the rail and looked like he never skipped a beat helping the Wolves run a 5.21. Even with a very uncharacteristic slip on the ladder by 8-time state champion Michael Marra, The West Sayville Flying Dutchmen ran a 5.41.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Results of the Motor Hook and Ladder Class-B contest: </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Copiague</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – East Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – West Sayville</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">th – Bay Shore</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Motor Hook and Ladder Class-C was expected to be an event with some impressive times, but due to the misjudgments by some drivers on this newly paved track caused the C-Cars to slide under the arch. Central Islip ran first and put up a time of 9.19. The only 8 was run by the crack racing team from East Islip who put up a time of 8.89. You could almost hear the day’s competitors say “Uh-oh, boys” as they realized that they had better find their ‘A’ game come the hose events if they wanted to compete. Bay Shore put up a time of 9.61 while Islip added onto the 4 points from the previous contest, taking second place with a 9.11. Hempstead rounded out the top five with a 9.34. Copiague, Glenwood and North Babylon all had nice runs in the 9’s, barely missing out on scoring in the contest.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Results of the Motor Hook and Ladder Class-C contest:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – East Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – Central Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – Hempstead</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Bay Shore</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Motor Hose Class-C started out with the second uncharacteristic run of the day. This one was by the Hoboes who got an OT. St. James almost ran the same time as they did at The Suffolk County Drill but were off by 1/100ths of a second with a fifth place time of 13.04. The tournament leaders from East Islip and their nozzle-man Eric Flynn came down the track and took third place with a time of 12.40. This added to their 3-point lead over Islip and Central Islip. Bay Shore's always exciting Paul Susskind coupled the hydrant in an expeditious fashion and due to the quick work of the nozzle-man they scored second place with a time of 12.37. The Westerners from West Hempstead scored their only points of the day by running a 12.33 for first place. West Sayville rounded out the top five with a 12.56 for fourth place.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Results of the Motor Hose Class-C contest:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – West Hempstead</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – Bay Shore</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – East Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – West Sayville</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – St. James</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Motor Hose Class-B only had one run in the 7-second range. Once again East Islip took 5 points by running a 7.94 and giving them an even greater total point lead on the competition. West Sayville ran an 8.01 for second place and Hempstead – utilizing the skills of the experienced team of JoJo Simone, Ralph Fraile Jr., Billy Falk and Matt Spinelli – ran an 8.25 for second place and 3 more points. North Lindenhurst's 8.27 bested Copiague’s 8.30 and the Taildraggers, running last, ran an 8.28 pushing the Yellowbirds just out of the points.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Results of the Motor Hose Class-B contest: </span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – East Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – West Sayville</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – Hempstead</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – North Lindenhurst</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – North Babylon</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Always able to compete at the top level in the Efficiency contest, the ever-ready team from Central Islip ran a 9.05. Port Washington obtained their first points of the day by running a 9.42 for fifth place. Bay Shore, who are always on the hunt for more points, ran a 9.29 for third place. West Sayville – who have been competing in Firemen’s Tournaments since the 1800's - attempted to best Central Islip but came up short with a time of 9.16. North Lindenhurst rounded out the top five with an energetic run of 9.38 gaining the Piston Knockers fourth place. St. James, North Babylon, Hempstead and Copiague were all just outside the top five with runs that were only off by a few hundredths of a second.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Results of the Efficiency contest:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Central Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – West Sayville</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – Bay Shore</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – North Lindenhurst</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Port Washington</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Motor Pump was by far the most exciting contest of the day. Central Islip came through the timing lights, ran a 5.88 and kicked off the event with a fervor. A few teams received OT’s and a few 9's were run before tournament leader East Islip came to the line. Nozzle-man Eric Flynn came bolting off the back of the truck with his eyes fixed on the target. What else can I say but the truck revved, the water came out and the target tripped. A boisterous "TIME!" came out of announcer Bill Rowse's mouth and everyone in attendance perked up...</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>“Five! <i>(dramatic pause)</i> point EIGHT!! <i>(even more dramatic pause)</i> SIX!!!"</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>This gave them a .200ths of a second faster run than Central Islip. Bay Shore and their 71-year old Class-B truck performed like the day it began its racing career propelling the Redskins to first place with a time of 5.76. When West Sayville came up to the line they not only took first place in Motor Pump but they also put themselves in second place for the day. At this point, the tournament win was sealed for the East Islip Guzzlers. The Drill Team Radio crew of Artie Susskind, Pat Cooke and Scott Magin began to hand out congratulations to the team.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The top five for the day with one contest to go, looked like this:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">East Islip – 22 pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">West Sayville – 16.5 pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Central Islip – 15 pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Bay Shore – 13.5 pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Hempstead – 9 pts.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Now a battle for second through fifth place was “ON.” Central Islip ran a 21.96 to the delight of the “Hoboe Nation” who had set up shop in the new bleachers right next to the arch. Bay Shore ran their best Bucket time of the year with a 22.48. West Sayville ran a 21.47 while Hempstead ran a 21.28 and North Lindenhurst ran their third 21 of the season with a 21.34. These four 21's were just giving us a preview of what's to come at the State Drill where it is possible that a 22 in buckets will not be enough to secure any points.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Results of the Bucket contest:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Hempstead</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – North Lindenhurst</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – West Sayville</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – Central Islip</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Bay Shore</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>With 22 points, the East Islip Guzzlers became the third different team to win a Suffolk County Points Drill this year. It took the combination of three third-place and two first-place finishes to put the them in the overall top five for the fourth time this season. Rounding out the top five for the day were West Sayville (19.5), Central Islip (17), Bay Shore (14.5) and Hempstead (14.)</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>
<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWiwBv6urMGYHw5aNh1hMdfgplhrf6czi6wMqVFpJPV0FluUfIT7LQrlGUCpZDW6PnzqqCd-ubrmyh0dbHU4VD_puJOS8bSozo-ay1GF5d6ZF5xJSAy9Mv6uuTzgVEJKKsttdpRxAe5U/s400/01.22+CIInvite02.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642001178431342706" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Photos courtesy of Mike Heller from <i>Fire News</i></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>We are all looking forward to a return trip to the Central Islip track on August 20th for the State Drill. This drill further proved that there are plenty of teams with the potential to take over for a day and bring home the win. It’ll be exciting to see who brings their ‘A’ game when it’s time to battle for the top prize in the sport.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>
<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>We’ll see you all there…can’t wait!</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-21771481479209829662011-08-04T13:35:00.000-07:002011-08-05T09:24:12.169-07:00Interview with Willy McCarthy<i>On July 13th, Dan Laverty met up with 5-time State Champion Willy McCarthy from The Central Islip Hoboes. Here’s how it went.</i><div><br /><b>Dan Laverty:</b> How are you doing tonight? Thank you for taking the time to be interviewed.<br /><b>Willy McCarthy:</b> Ok.<br /><b>DL:</b> What year did you join the Fire Department?<br /><b>WM:</b> 1964<br /><b>DL:</b> Did you have family members in the department already when you joined?<br /><b>WM:</b> My brother<br /><b>DL:</b> Was he the reason you joined?<br /><b>WM:</b> Yeah, basically. That, and these racing trucks.<br /><b>DL:</b> For those who do not know, who is your brother?<br /><b>WM:</b> John Fagan McCarthy<br /><b>DL:</b> When you first joined who were some of the people you looked up to?<br /><b>WM:</b> I just watched everybody. Back in them days it was Harry Penny, Bobby Spillman, Wilbur Young…<br /><b>DL:</b> Did you grow up around/watching racing?<br /><b>WM:</b> I had a neighbor who was on the drill team and when I was around eleven or twelve I used to go to all their practices.<br /><b>DL:</b> This neighbor was on The Hoboes?<br /><b>WM:</b> Yes<br /><b>DL:</b> When you first joined what positions did you run?<br /><b>WM:</b> I started out running the discharge in Pump <i>(suction)</i>, dragger in Efficiency, and back then we ran the big 12 on Labor Day and I got a chance to run. I ran a snap coupling in Motor Hose Replacement. That was the first time of getting off the back of the truck.<br /><b>DL:</b> As the years went on what positions did you come into running?<br /><b>WM:</b> Well, the second year I was running about five guys got drafted for the Vietnam War. We came down and we had like nine guys. I ended up spiking on the left side and I did that for 25 years.<br /><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQqBT8SW3Uo9MIVR2xfN6LNLJ06GJQfKxNhJxuqOQH4MHosUd8Je_hbAWudt6XO3jJfFhxfndBmdnCkU6p1p-dgyae7Md2IZADWquRRLhxcPwCkuGG-Z6myhZnrB1fxiDSbECD2Kon8A/s320/01.21Willie03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637385870905963698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> You knew this question was coming. When did the hats start?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Really the kickoff of the hat to the way everyone knows it now is like 2001, 2000. Chris Murphy found this stupid looking, raggedy hat we call "Roadkill" now and he bet me I wouldn’t wear it. He bet me five dollars I wouldn’t wear it to start him in 3-Man and that was the start of it. And basically what it ended up doing is taking the pressure off my 3-Man team when they got to the line. They were more worried about the damn hat than their climbs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> How many hats do you think you have?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> I still got about 35 or so and 95 made it to the garbage when we didn’t win those days.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> Who buys you the hats? The kids on the team or is it anybody and everybody.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Everybody and anybody.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> Do you have a special room for the hats? Do you have hat keepers?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Nah, they are just around the house, in one room. The wife won’t let them go anywhere else. The one that has the history is the sombrero. Part of the show here in C.I. is me and that stupid sombrero. Everybody looks forward to it now so…just having fun with it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> You started in 1964 and you said you actively jumped for over 20 years. So in the mid-80’s is when you stopped jumping?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> 1993</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> And the last time you jumped was in what event?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> C-Ladder</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> You mentioned camaraderie…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> The thing that you have to love about this sport is the camaraderie of it. Basically, you cut each others’ hearts out from the first man on the line in 3-Man ladder till the last bucket is dumped. We’d cut out each others’ hearts for a point. And after the last bucket is dumped, we sit and drink a couple beers together. In the week between tournaments <i>(Willie calls them TURN-a-ments)</i> at a fire you are liable to lay your life on the line for this guy and next Saturday you wanna cut his heart out again for seven hours.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> Teams come and go in cycles. Have you seen a cycle with the Hoboes? Were there rebuilding years?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Oh, we’ve had them for years. It took us 17 years between 1993 and 2010, with a couple rebuilding processes in there. Then we got this group of Murphy’s, Ricky McCarthy, (Jay) Newhoff, Justin Correira, Jason Correira and they stayed through it and took their lumps. They paid the price out here. They never quit. They kept working to get better and better and now we are reaping the benefits of it. But this team got together and got to the point of “stop the nitpicking, shut up and race.” That is the mentality right now.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> Who might you say resembles yourself on the current team?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> There are a couple of them who can walk the walk and talk the talk but they can’t last all night after it. Nah, basically these kids are in much better shape - better equipment, faster equipment - but we had to get off hotter. You know when you were young…you know I could live to be a hundred and these kids could never carry the boots of the guys I ran with. But I know deep in my heart they are actually better.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> Do you feel that what a team gives out good vibes and positivity comes back to them?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Yes, the fact is you have to believe in yourself, but damn, you gotta go out on Saturday and put it on the line. It’s put up or shut up time, especially the State Tournament. Basically the two proudest things I got out of racing was my son being the captain of the 2010 team and having my number retired by the team.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> Your son is Ricky McCarthy?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Yes</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> And your number is?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> 14</div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViCfEXhMfW7dWwxx0wCIyO0ZqFJN6Ee8bHXdC8v6oUl_XjWMHjzQP4seOrWKXCLlcIg2p6Vve4vsCtXXGIblDZw9B1GaBixySk5aLO0WSPCqKldD6iQYqDVORWrDWI7KpgpFLjFNbMRA/s320/01.21Willie02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637386835539985730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> Your number is 14 and your brother’s number is 17 which is retired also. Would you like to</div><div style="text-align: left;">talk about your brother a little bit?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> I would be a little prejudiced you know, because the saying goes "Forever our Coach" and he was that. He could push you to the limit. Push you to almost want to kill him. All he was trying it do was get the best out of you possible. I was on the receiving end of a lot of ‘em. And when I had like 10 years spiking, he was telling me stuff I’m doing and how to correct it. And being the wise-ass I always was I said, “You tell me what I am doing wrong and I will know how to correct it." He said, "Fine, you got a week to correct it or I will get somebody to replace ya." This is love I say, there was only one person he loved between those lines and that was the winner. As far as my brother goes, he was hard-headed and thick but everybody who ever laced up a sneaker and got on that track was like one of his sons.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> What do you think your brother would have thought of all the new innovations that have happened in racing recently: the scoreboard, Drill Team Radio and now the Drill Team Blog?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Chris (Murphy) was getting to him where he could understand Chris, because him and Chris could go at it but they had a mutual love and respect for each other. Chris Murphy, not only for Central Islip but for this whole sport of racing, has almost revived the whole thing - the whole interest in the sport. Basically what Chris did, whether he meant to do it or not, is put a lot more fun back into this game.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> Is there anything in particular that you want to talk about that we have not touched on?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Well, I think one of the biggest things was that State Tournament in ’78 when we showed up without a C-Truck. We got a couple of breaks early and made a couple of breaks late. We ran all day long with no one ever mentioning a C-Truck. No one ever mentioned it…it was “shut up and race.”</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> That tournament in ‘78 was where?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> In Hempstead</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> With what team did you battle with during that day?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> The Hempstead Flukes</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> So you guys ran the hardest you could that day with what you had?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Well you figure after C-Hose was over and we were still around, we still had four contests to go. We weren’t in bad shape.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> How did you do in those last four events?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Fourth in B-Hose, I believe, third in Pump, won Efficiency and won Buckets.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> Do you think that The Flukes thought that this was their day?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> They still think it was their day. Honestly and truly, we had a lot of fun with it and some of it was taken out of context but I love Albie Cooke because he went through a hell of a lot of abuse from not only us but from some other people. But Albie still has his head up high and smiles. He’s one of those guys I just loved racing with.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>DL:</b> Out of all the State Drills the Hoboes won that you were a part of, ‘78 is the one that sticks with you the most?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Not really, each and everyone one of ‘em has a history of them own if you want to read into ‘em. You have whole years and the one thing I miss the most about this sport at all is…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>(Points at photos on the wall of the Hoboes Shack)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Look back there at 1970 and 1976, and realize how many guys are not still here. That hurts. After 2010, we rode down the track and I went in the back of the truck, looked up and remember those guys and it hurt.<br /><b>DL:</b> That’s the one thing people can never understand: firemen are like brothers…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>WM:</b> Not like brothers…we are brothers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRLralZis8URv_WxoXvGIgvYeP_6EAIExcVe2VZMAsdsKa0SKBOh7LQSCBVul-vu6kdK1-vXF8AwejPZHd9xqJG55EXilvQI5Ww7Nt4wk_c9Tf7EqOgz2FrVj3AeuNoelaJsVHR166AE/s320/01.21Willie01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637388363910909442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The Drill Team Blog would like to thank Willy for taking the time to talk to us.</i></div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-67547805286112341492011-07-20T10:17:00.000-07:002011-07-20T10:37:04.901-07:00Recap of the Old Fashioned Drill at Hicksville on 07/08<p></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><i>by Justin Chichi and Dan Laverty</i></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><i>(This drill took place on July 8th at the Hicksville track, hosted by the Glenwood Greenhorns. Full results of the drill can be found at <a href="http://www.nysdrillteams.com/schedule/of-nassau11.htm">www.NYSDrillTeams.com</a>)</i></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Rain was indeed a factor (Déjà vu anyone?) for the Nassau County Old Fashioned Drill which was hosted by the Glenwood Greenhorns in Hicksville. Certain views of the course made it appear to look small and tight. The way it is set up does not leave a lot of space on either side past the curbs and the announcer was inside the Timing Truck which left the arch eerily empty. The night provided mixed moments of greatness, inconsistency, clutch performances, and loss. For those who stuck it out in the rain, the drill was one to remember and one to maybe forget.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>After much talk about the bypassing of Ladder events at recent drills it was not a surprise that it was decided to run them on this night. The drill started off a bit slippery with 3-Man Ladder. It appeared that some teams did not run their regular climbers, instead going with more experienced climbers. This worked for some but not for all.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><b>3-Man Results:</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Malverne – 7.55</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – Lakeview – 7.63</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – Lynbrook – 7.70</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – Bayville – 7.81</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Rockville Centre – 7.96</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The Running Hook & Ladder contest had solid runs in the low to mid 9’s with dig times in the low 6’s…the rain was obviously a factor but showed that the event can be run smoothly in wet conditions. Miller Place received a No Time (N/T) for “failure to grasp and hold.” Bellmore’s run was halted due to an unfortunate truck into ladder incident, and the Lakeview Sparks received an N/T because the ladder left the chute for a long enough period of time to be noticed by the officials.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><b>Running Ladder Results:</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Malverne – 9.07</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – Rockville Centre – 9.18</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – Freeport (CLM) – 9.44</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – Lynbrook – 7.81</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Meadowmere Park – 7.96</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>A quick water test provided a steady water time around 4.7 seconds.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">The points coming out of ladders were:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Malverne – 10</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Lynbrook – 5</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Rockville Centre – 5</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Lakeview – 4</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Freeport Clamdiggers – 3</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>With the State Drill in the backs of everyone's minds it was obvious that teams were taking it easy in the rain with the times in the mid 11’s to a mid 13’s. Some teams had water-on times in around 5.5 seconds, with others closer to 6. The drop times were also delayed due to the conditions, which showed the strategy by the teams receiving points.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><b>Running Hose Results:</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Miller Place – 11.55</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – Bellmore – 11.71</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – Malverne – 11.73</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – Freeport (NH) – 12.36</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Bayville – 13.47</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Running Hose Replacement showed great runs by Freeport (NH), Bellmore, Lakeview, Malverne and Glen Cove. Miller Place ran a totally uncharacteristic 28.29.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><b>Running Hose Replacement Results:</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Freeport (NH) – 21.57</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – Bellmore – 22.08</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – Lakeview – 22.12</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – Malverne – 24.88</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Glen Cove – 25.99</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The Efficiency Replacement event was time for redemption. The pressure was on, and it was “now or never” if your team wanted to make a comeback. The whole tournament changed course with a 2011 best time of 23.35 by the Extinguishers.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><b>Efficiency Replacement Results:</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Miller Place – 23.35</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – Lakeview – 25.06</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – Lynbrook – 28.11</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – Rockville Centre – 28.27</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Bayville – 28.52</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The points going into the Efficiency Contest were:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Malverne – 15</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Lakeview – 11</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Miller Place – 10</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Lynbrook – 8</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Bellmore – 8</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">In Efficiency, Miller Place again put up a first place shot. This small comeback mounted by Miller Place put them in second place overall, only 1 point out of first place with two events to go. The top five at this point were all within grasp of first place and the tournament felt like it would come down to buckets…as it sometimes does.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><b>Efficiency Results:</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Miller Place – 9.34</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – Lynbrook – 9.84</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – Rockville Centre – 9.87</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – Freeport (CLM) – 10.07</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Malverne – 10.16</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Two Into One proved consistent for some and devastating for others. Miller Place, running third, miss-coupled on the front hydrant inlet and that miss allowed the other teams to extend their lead. It was rather encouraging to see Plainview and Glen Cove placing in the event.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><b>Two Into One Results:</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Lynbrook – 9.32</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd (Tie) – Malverne/Lakeview – 9.81</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – Plainview – 10.06</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Glen Cove – 10.61</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Points going into Buckets:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Malverne – 19.5</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Lynbrook – 17</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Miller Place – 15</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Lakeview – 14.5</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Rockville Centre – 10</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The buckets event ran smoothly and provided some excitement when Miller Place received a rerun because the safety line was left up (2 buckets were interfered with).</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><b>Buckets Results:</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st – Freeport (NH) – 26.07</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd – Miller Place – 26.95</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd – Lakeview – 28.30</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th – Malverne – 28.58</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th – Lynbrook – 31.08</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><b>Final Results of the Drill:</b></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">1st Place – Malverne – 21.5 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">2nd Place – Miller Place – 19 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">3rd Place – Lynbrook – 18 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">4th Place – Lakeview – 17.5 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">5th Place – Freeport Nighthawks – 12 Pts.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The standings showed the closeness of all teams with a few weeks to go until the State Old Fashioned Drill. All teams are in it to win it, and the focus should be on consistency…a little sunshine would not hurt either.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">This entry would not be complete without mentioning the following teams who also came out in the rain to run:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">• The Medford Stump Jumpers made an appearance but unfortunately did not place in any of the events. They were at the Hicksville track until after 1:00 AM and were on the line for 3-Man Ladder in Ridge at 9:00 AM the next morning. Kudos to them!</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">• The Plainview Plainsmen were there also and received 2 points in the Two Into One contest. After speaking with the nozzle-man from Plainview, it became apparent that manpower and commitment are their biggest obstacles right now.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">• The Meadowmere Park High Tides, playing in a drill outside of their Battalion, must have caught the bug at the 2,3,4 Drill. They scored 1 point in Running Ladder.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">• The Seaford Inmates came to play. The team led by Keith Kern made a valiant effort but went home empty. They attempted to leave after Two Into One but Valley Stream had parked a bus blocking their exit.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">• The Glen Cove Wet Ears picked up 2 points and they too seem to have caught the bug at their Battalion Drill.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">• Long Beach and Bayville had teams competing as well.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">We’d like to let these teams know that their presence and participation at the Nassau County OF Drill was not only appreciated, but welcomed by all. Everyone in attendance hopes you continue to practice and come to the State OF on August 5th at the Merrick track.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-73076307994985968012011-07-18T07:51:00.000-07:002011-07-29T10:41:37.444-07:00Recap of the Motorized Drill at Selden on 06/25<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><i>by James Grimes</i></span></div><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><i>(This drill took place on June 25th at the Ridge track, hosted by the Selden Fire Department. Full results of the drill can be found at <a href="http://bit.ly/nEPQhg">www.NYSDrillTeams.com</a>)</i></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>With picture perfect weather, the 2011 Selden Invitational, the second Suffolk County Points Tournament of the season, saw the return of motorized racing to Suffolk after a two week layoff following the Long Island Invitational at Lindenhurst.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>After some minor technical difficulties with the lights, 3-Man Ladder began. East Islip, making their season debut after skipping Lindenhurst, set the first time of the day with a 6.69, a time that stayed in first for all of one team, as Central Islip followed that with a 6.48. The only team to threaten this would be Copiague with a 6.53, as both North Lindenhurst and West Sayville saw their hopes of besting C.I. fall short with slips on the ladder. West Hempstead and North Babylon rounded out y</span>our top five.</p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">B and C Ladder belonged to West Sa</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">yville, setting a new best time for the year in B-Ladder with a 5.01 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">and winning C-Ladder with an 8.91. After a slip in B-Ladder, Central Islip responded with a third place </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">run of 9.13. East Islip took fourth in B-Ladder and second in C-Ladder to put themselves into second </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><span>overall on the day so far. Going into the water test, the top five were separated by only 4 points, with West Sayville leadi</span>ng the pack with 10 points, East Islip with 9, Central Islip with 8, Copiague with 7 and North Lindenhurst with 6.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Following the water test, which established the water time for the day at 4.75, C-Hose kicked off and proved to be as competitive as the tournament was shaping up to be. A 12.71 by East Islip would prove to be only good enough for sixth place. An improbable shot by West Sayville which saw nozzle-man Frank Miller fall on the hose, get up and smack the target, would take first and set a new best time for the year with a 12.28. North Lindenhurst, after having there hose pulled and tested, took second with a 12.29. Central Islip took third with a 12.45 and Islip and West Hempstead would tie for fourth with a 12.62, the first points for the Wolves on the season as they go through a rebuilding phase.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>B-Hose would begin to separate the contenders from the rest of the pack. Central Islip took first, with a new best time for the year of 7.69, just missing establishing a new state record by .04 seconds off the reset time. West Hempstead would help Central Islip gain on West Sayville by besting the Dutchmen’s 7.81 with a 7.74 for second place. Brentwood took fourth with an 8.75 and Bay Shore would round out the top five with an 8.99. A fight to the finish was definitely developing as West Sayville now led C.I. by 2 points, 18 to 16.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal">Efficiency would prove to be the turning point of the day. Central Islip would put the pressure by running an 8.77, setting not only the time to beat for the day but also the best time for the year and a new track record. No one would approach this, as second place would be seven-tenths off C.I.’s time, North Babylon with a 9.47. West Sayville would surrender their lead to CI after a fourth place run. Hagerman took third with a 9.53 to earn their first points of the season, with East Islip taking fifth.</p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal">With Central Islip Leading by one, Motor Pump loomed crucial. C.I. was unable to hit the target and received an overtime, opening the door for West Sayville to retake the lead they lost after efficiency. They were unable to take advantage however, running a 9.67, allowing Bay Shore to pick up 5 with a 6.07 and moving them into contention for a top five spot for the day. East Islip took second with St. James, North Babylon and Copiague completing the top five in Motor Pump.</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The tournament would come down to Buckets. Leading West Sayville by one, Central Islip would be the first to run and hoped to be able to put the pressure on the Flying Dutchmen. And put pressure on them they did, setting a new state record in the contest. Following a delay to test the timing equipment and the barrel, the tournament resumed as all of Central Islip’s buckets were being tested. West Sayville’s only shot now to tie for first place would be to beat C.I.’s yet to be announced time. There were unable to do so, running a 21.71, which was good enough for third. North Lindenhurst would take second to the Hoboes new Bucket state record of 20.21 with a 21.24, allowing them to tie East Islip for third on the day with 14 points. West Hempstead would take fourth to lock up fifth place for the day with 10.5 points. St. James completed the top five in Buckets.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The 2011 Selden Invitational proved to be the most exciting tournament of this young season so far, and a good look at what the main storyline for this season appears to be. Two mighty powers fighting it out while at the same time fending off all other combatants looking to too claim the throne. The season continues June 30th at the Joe Hunter Memorial Drill in Hempstead and the Suffolk County season continues with the Suffolk County Championship at Ridge on July 9th.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-49566982921763453702011-07-18T06:41:00.000-07:002011-07-18T06:44:01.408-07:00Recap of the Juniors Drill at Hagerman on 6/26<p></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><i>by Jimmy Leggio</i></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><i>(This drill took place on June 26th at the Hagerman track. Full results of the drill can found at <a href="http://bit.ly/qUlDTC">www.NYSDrillTeams.com</a>)</i></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>On a very hot and sunny day the Juniors were back in action in Hagerman. At the last drill it was very close between the top six teams with only five points separating them. This drill would also be a very close one. Thirteen teams were in attendance, but still no Farmingville or Massapequa.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Junior ladder started off the same as the first two drills with C.I. taking first place and five points with a new time of the year with a 3.19.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Intermediate Ladder was next and that was won by Lindenhurst with a 4.31. The climber from Islip Terrace, who won the contest last week, slipped and did not place in the event.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Individual ladder was next and that contest was won by Bay Shore with a new time of the year with a 4.50. In second was Lindenhurst with a time of 4.55.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Cart Ladder was won by Islip who broke their team record and set a new time of the year with an 8.37. Heading into Hoses, the top five teams were Lindenhurst (12 pts.), Bay Shore (11 pts.), Islip (10 pts.), Central Islip (9 pts.) and the host of the drill, Hagerman (7 pts.)</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>After a short water test the water was set and we were ready to start the hose contests. In Junior Cart Hose, Lindenhurst took first place with yet another time of the year, running a 12.43.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Cart Hose was next and after Islip, Bay Shore, and Islip Terrace all blew at the nozzle, it was Central Islip running an 11.12 taking first place and five points in the contest.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>In Cart Hose Replacement, we saw another time of the year set by Islip. Their time of 20.76 also broke the team record. Hot on their heels in second place was Bay Shore with a 20.90.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>In Junior Efficiency Replacement, Bay Shore won the contest for the second drill in a row with a 24.22. This would also be the last points Bay Shore would score in this tournament.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The WYE contest was up next and was won by Islip with a 26.74 making it a very close drill heading into the final event. The top five teams were separated by only three points so Efficiency was going to be very interesting to watch.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Central Islip, who had 23 points, missed at the hydrant and ended up running a 16.01 which failed to get them any points in the event. Islip was next and there nozzle-man washed the target and they too failed to score any points, leaving them with the 22 points they started the contest with. The next team in the mix was Bay Shore, but their hydrant-man missed and they also received no points and ended the day tied with Islip. Lindenhurst was up next and they ran an 11.05 which was good enough for fourth place. Hagerman was last out of the teams that had a shot to win and they ran a 10.59 and got second place in the contest. Islip Terrace won the contest with a 10.48 giving them first place and 5 points.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>At the end of the day, there was a tie for first place with 27 points between Lindenhurst and Hagerman. In third was Central Islip with 23 points. We had another tie with fourth place going to Islip and Bay Shore who each had 22 points.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The Juniors will be back in action on July 10th at Central Islip track hosted by Bay Shore. The tournament begins at 11:00 AM. We hope to see a great crowd on hand to watch the future of FD Racing.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-66190828430382424662011-07-15T06:05:00.001-07:002011-07-15T06:56:01.823-07:00Recap of the Motorized Drill at North Greece on 6/25<p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><i>by Scott Magin</i></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>As always, whenever there is a tournament, Mother Nature decides to interfere and she had a little hand in this one. North Greece was prepared and ready to go with the drill, but the sprinkles started to come down just before the start. After a half-hour delay, the captains voted to run the drill so the track was cleared off and we were ready to go.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>3-Man Ladder started us off on the right foot with some competitive times. Henrietta brought their 'A' game to the track again and took first place with a 7.27. This is the second week in a row they won this event. Main-Transit came close with a 7.49 for second place, and Sea Breeze took third with an 8.57.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>In B-Ladder, North Greece started us off with a time of 7.46 and were followed by the Indians with an 8.40. Main-Transit brought a 6.79 to the table, only to be overtaken by Henrietta with a 6.08.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>C-Ladder was completed in a timely manner with Henrietta taking first place with a 10.59. Point Pleasant took a close second with a 10.66. Main-Transit took third with an 11.51 followed by North Greece with an 11.88 and Sea Breeze a 15.89.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The water test went quickly and the water time was set at 4.72. C-Hose was not very eventful. Point Pleasant was the last team on the line and the time to beat was a 16.35 from Henrietta. The Pea Pickers went ahead and posted a 15.96 to take first place and move one step closer to catching them in total points.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The B-Hose contest resulted in Henrietta regaining that point. The Ol’ Henries took first with a 10.24 followed by North Greece (12.56), Point Pleasant (13.29), Main-Transit (13.65) and Sea Breeze (15.93.)</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The Efficiency contest was a welcome sight for the Spencerport Red Onions. This was their first event for the year and they pulled off an 11.15 for third place (with new guys and only one night of practice!) Main-Transit took first place with a 10.17 and Point Pleasant second with a 10.89.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Motor Pump began with the Slo-Pokes three points behind Henrietta for first place overall. Main-Transit ran a 7.66 and put the pressure on the Ol’ Henries to run a good time. Henrietta stepped up and ran a 7.46 to win the event and go into buckets with a four point lead. It was all up to the Ol’ Henries if they were going to win the drill.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The Bucket Brigade was a team effort by all, especially Sea Breeze and Sheridan Park with only 3 guys on the ground filling buckets. Both teams could have elected to not run but they both took to the track and busted their butts to complete the event with crowd urging them on. Main-Transit won the event with a time of 25.72 and Henrietta took second with a 28.48. Point Pleasant came in third with a 28.48 followed by North Greece with a 39.20 and Sea Breeze with a 41.43.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>In order to complete the Sea Breeze drill from June 18th, all teams needed to run Buckets a second time. All the times were better but the order did not change. Main-Transit won the event, followed by Henrietta, Point Pleasant, North Greece and Sea Breeze.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The rain delayed the dirll a little bit, but once the drill got started, the rain stopped and we were able to complete in a timely manner.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Here are the final results:</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1st Place – Henrietta – 33 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2nd Place – Main-Transit – 30 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>3rd Place – Point Pleasant – 20 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>4th Place – North Greece – 16 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>5th Place – Sea Breeze – 13 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The North Greece Lil' Squirts C & B Trucks</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxp_Yrt8VWe2taOZ_LIPtKIMwgpUNQMOSuE5BJpNVGhCUBDOb_DGJKazPzeFNzOCd7eGg_S5AIkilmDN1RkoecUgZrSE9RfLWylmr46bEsV2FJsLu3JeW7AY01pL53M1871lxGDXPzFQ/s320/01.16+-+NorthGreeceFinal.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 120px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629575977360698530" /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span> </span></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-44321401936542745612011-07-12T15:12:00.000-07:002011-07-12T16:29:09.660-07:00Joe Hunter Drill Recap - 6/30/11<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><i>by Justin Chichi</i></span></div> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The Joe Hunter Drill couldn’t have been more perfect. Perfect weather conditions provided optimal conditions for the top 15 teams facing off at this exhibition drill. Optimal conditions ultimately led to optimum times. So much so, that had this been a sanctioned drill, we would have heard “General Judges” three times…but that’s the prestige and magic of the Joe Hunter Drill.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>All teams seemed to be primed, focused and in mid-season form. All the times in 3-Man Ladder were sub-7’s with Central Islip leading the way with a 6.28 while B & C-Ladder were dominated by West Sayville.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The top 5 going into hoses were:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">West Sayville: 13</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Central Islip: 9</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Westbury: 6</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">West Hempstead: 5</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Hempstead: 5</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The water was tested and timed at a 4.60, which pleased all teams. West Sayville again stole the show with a new course record of 11.86 in C-Hose. With many teams vying for a state record type of run, there were a few misses on the hydrant, mostly due to deep drops. The top 5 for the contest were West Sayville (11.86), West Hempstead (12.17), East Islip (12.45), Copiague (12.56) and South Hempstead (12.71. B-Hose was again led by West Sayville who now had a comfortable lead with only three events to go.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The standings to this point were:</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">West Sayville 23</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Central Islip: 13</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">West Hempstead: 9</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Hempstead: 8</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Westbury: 6</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Copiague: 6</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Efficiency really showed the greatness of the Hempstead track and the dominance of the current teams. Another course record was set by Central Islip with an 8.37. The rest of the top 5 all had sub-9 runs with fantastic target hits and an average 3.05 stick time. The water was bolt</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>ing through the hose, making these great teams look even greater.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>In Motor Pump there were solid runs by Central Islip, West Hempstead, Copiague, Bay Shore and Islip. Sometimes the great runs are followed with great disappointment…West Sayville did not place Efficiency or Motor Pump and quickly lost their 10-point lead and now were tied (AGAIN) going into Buckets.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The pressure was quickly placed on the shoulders of the Dutchmen when the State Champion Hoboes put up a 20.93. With that time looming over the Dutchmen’s heads, a slip on the ladder sealed their fate. Just like that, a 10-point lead turned into a 5-point deficit as the Hoboes once again took a tournament that was down to buckets.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">The final results were as follows:</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1st Place – Central Islip - 28 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2nd Place – West Sayville - 23 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>3rd Place - West Hempstead - 17 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>4th Place – Hempstead - 14 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>5th Place – Westbury - 10 Pts.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>To the drill team fan, the annual Joe Hunter Drill can be explained in a few words:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Magical Water…</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">General Judges…</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">and…</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">Down to Buckets.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>All in all it was the perfect drill team night.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal">Central Islip Hoboes</p><p style="text-align: center;font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal">2011 Joe Hunter Memorial Drill Champs</p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZnqWUaXdxww/ThzOfBS_ZmI/AAAAAAAAAA0/dFlphJ80tOw/s320/01.14%2B-%2BJoeHunter.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628600666625631842" /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><i>Photo courtesy of Mike Heller</i></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-20382229720876743262011-07-07T14:04:00.000-07:002011-07-07T14:17:19.664-07:00Recap of the Deerfield Drill on 6/18<p></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><i>by Kyle Stephens</i></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>On June 18th, the Northern Area ran its second drill of the 2011 season in Deerfield. East Islip and part of Central Islip made the journey upstate along with the Drill Team Radio show. The weather was a complete turnaround from Northern Convention the week before. It was a muggy day with a very slight breeze, a temperature around 85 degrees and sunny.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The day began, as usual, with 3-Man Ladder which was very competitive. East Islip came out on top, running a 6.38 with Central Islip coming in a close second with a 6.41 even though they didn’t have their normal 3-Man team. Elsmere and Copenhagen took third and fourth place, with Elsmere running .2 seconds quicker with a time of 6.94.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The host team, Deerfield, started off B Ladder. While getting off the truck, their climber, Jason, rolled his ankle and wasn’t able to finish the climb. To make matters worse, he would not be able to run the rest of the tournament. He went to the hospital but was okay and returned to the track later that day. Copenhagen’s thrower, Bill, suffered a similar fate during their run of B Ladder but he was able to finish out the day. After all of that, it was East Islip who took first place in the even with a time 5.72. It’s also worth noting that Great Bend took fifth place, scoring points in B Ladder for the second week in a row.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Since Deerfield’s climber was injured, it was time for them to find a replacement. Marc Stephens, Ilion’s climber back in the early 90’s, stepped up to the plate. The last time he climbed C Ladder, Ilion’s C truck was involved in an accident which eventually ended Ilion’s team all together (but that’s a story for another time.) With a time of 13.45, they took fourth place. Taking first place was Lake Placid with a time of 10.30. Louisville finished in second place.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>East Islip, who had an outstanding run of 12.84, took C Hose. It was their first tournament of the year as well. Lake Placid took second place, running a 15.08 and Deerfield third with a time of 16.30. Louisville was disqualified from their run for failing to put an adaptor on the hydrant. </span>In B Hose, Lake Placid was able to win their second event of the day with a 9.30. Elsmere came in second, right behind them with a run of 9.52.</p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>In the Efficiency contest we got another look at the partial team from Central Islip. They finished third in the event behind East Islip (9.87) and Elsmere (9.97.) The Guzzlers also took first place in Motor Hose Replacement, which is remarkable because they normally do not run this contest. They only practiced the race once during the week (<i>so they say...</i>) Their time was 18.26 seconds which beat everyone else by over a second. Louisville came in second followed by Deerfield. East Islip also took motor pump with a time of 6.24. The Great Bend Cobras had an outstanding run, considering it was their second tournament ever, running a time of 8.86.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>By this time, East Islip had wrapped up the tournament win. The battle now was for first place for Northern points and second place overall in the tournament. Once again, it came down to Buckets. Heading into buckets, Lake Placid had 19 points, Elsmere had 16, Copenhagen with 14, Louisville had 13 and Deerfield had 11. With East Islip winning buckets, there were 4 points up for grabs. Lake Placid failed to score any points and left the door wide open for Elsmere to steal second place in the tournament. Copenhagen ended up taking those 4 points with a time of 27.98. Louisville finished in third, Elsmere was fourth and Deerfield took fifth.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">The final standings for the drill were as follows:</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1st Place – East Islip - 36 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2nd Place – Lake Placid - 19 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>3rd Place (Tie) - Elsmere/Copenhagen - 18 Pts.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>5th Place – Louisville - 16 Pts.</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Congratulations to the East Islip Guzzlers for their tournament win. The next Northern race will be in the heart of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains where “miracles” tend to happen…</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>You guessed it! We’ll be in Lake Placid on July 9th with a start time of 12:00 noon. Will any miracles happen this year? Stay tuned to find out!</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120186097345465750.post-76869173598764940232011-07-05T08:50:00.000-07:002011-07-05T09:09:29.836-07:00Recap of the 5th Battalion Drill on 6/18<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><i>by Stan Dybus Jr.</i></span></div> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>As every racing season begins, the third Saturday in June is a date that is highlighted on the cale</span>ndar of every department in the 5th Battalion regardless if they have a drill team or not. The third week of June is a time to get a team together, practice hard, and compete for pride and bragging rights within the Battalion. Bragging rights belonged to the Oyster Bay Fire Company #1 Teddy’s Boys for 14 straight years as they dominated the drill from 1992-2005. From 2006-2010 it was the Atlantic Steamer Fire Company #1 Rough Riders and the Roslyn Highlanders trading wins. This year’s drill was shaping up to be as exciting as ever with the always dangerous Glenwood Greenhorns, East Norwich Spooks and the new and improved Bayville Oak Neckers looking to throw around some points and earn their first ever 5th Battalion title.</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The drill started without a hitch as Individual Ladder was run for trophies only. Bayville’s climber led the drill off with an impressive 4.80, which is especially good considering he started climbing only a few months ago. Bayville was eventually topped by the Highlanders’ Ron Presti with a 4.50. Glenwood’s Sean Clampet took third place with a 4.89. Fourth place went to the Sea Cliff Indians with a 5.60 and the Spooks and Teddy’s Boys tied for fifth with a 5.61 each.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>3-Man Ladder started minutes later and the Highlanders were the only team in the 6’s winning the event with a 6.76. Once again the Bayville Oak Neckers were impressive running with three new climbers and turning in a 7.45, which was good for second place. The Rough Riders, Teddy’s Boys and Spooks rounded out rest of the top five.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Running ladder began with a little excitement from the Highlanders' camp. With two teams to go before their run they lifted their cart to center it on the track and lost a wheel. As we all know, there are no breakdowns in Old Fashioned racing. The team was granted permission to run last and they scrambled to re-attach their wheel. The event went smoothly and quickly with the Rough Riders leading the pack with an 8.69 until the Highlanders came to the line (with their cart intact) and put up a first place run with a time of 7.79 seconds. Third through fifth place were taken by the Teddy’s Boys, Indians and Oak Neckers.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The only delay of the day was during the water test, but a consistent water time of 4.76 was eventually established. Running Hose is where the Greenhorns got on the board for the first time with a 12.37 which was good for 3 points. The Highlanders were the only team to run in the 10’s running a 10.93 which was good for first place. The Rough Riders took second place with a 12.26 and the Oak Neckers and Spooks rounded out the top five in the event.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The Running Hose Replacement event is where Old Fashioned drills start getting interesting, especially with motorized teams in the 5th Battalion only having one week to practice them. The Teddy’s Boys took first place in this event with a nice run of 21.79. A few familiar faces popped up on the track as the replacement events began. Guys like Bobby Gorney, Steve O’Neill and Doug Flynn are well known as key pieces to the 14-year Teddy’s Boys’ dynasty. The Highlanders came in with a smooth run of 22.83, which was good enough for 4 points. The Indians, the Glen Cove Wet Ears and the Oak Neckers rounded out the top five for this event. </span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Going into Efficiency Replacement it appeared as if the Highlanders were running away with the drill with 19 points out of a possible 20. The Rough Riders were in second with 11, the Teddy’s Boys in third with 10 and Bayville in fourth with 8. Efficiency Replacement was where the Highlanders made their first blunder of the day. A mistake connecting into the back of the WYE left the Highlanders with no points for the event. This is where Glenwood started their comeback by topping the second place team by almost 2 full seconds with a 27.99. The Teddy’s Boys took second with a 29.89 and the Oak Neckers kept chipping away by coming in third with a 29.98 while the Rough Riders and Indians finished fourth and fifth with 31’s.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Glenwood continued their strong comeback with a 10.13 in Efficiency which was good for first place. The Rough Riders came in with a second place run of 10.27 and the Teddy’s Boys took third with a 10.48. That scrappy Bayville squad was in there again with fourth place. The Highlanders had a great run going but had some difficulties at the nozzle which left them with an 11.01 which barely put them in the top five.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>The point breakdown was now even tighter going into the final two events. The Highlanders still led the pack with 20 points while the Rough Riders and Teddy’s Boys were tied for second and third with 17 points. The Greenhorns and Oak Neckers were tied for fourth and fifth with 13 points apiece. The Spooks seemingly came out of nowhere in Two Into One and took first place with a time of 9.60. The Oak Neckers, proving that they belong in the top five, took 4 more points with a 9.90. Meanwhile, the Rough Riders were closing the gap between them and Roslyn by taking 3 points and the Highlanders coming up empty. Glenwood’s comeback continued with a fourth place finish and the Syosset Nightraiders squeaked out a point coming in fifth.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>Heading into Buckets, the Highlanders and Rough Riders were tied for first place with 20 points. The Teddy’s Boys and Oak Neckers were tied for third and fourth with 17 points while the Greenhorns held fifth place with 15. The drill turned very interesting in a hurry and was proving to be one of the best finishes in 5th Battalion history. Everyone was anticipating a Buckets shootout to decide the drill but it turned out to be quite a sloppy finish. The Rough Riders and Highlanders had a few slips on the ladder and a few dropped buckets. The Highlanders took third in the event and the Rough Riders took fifth. Bayville came up empty in a contest for the first time all day and the Spooks stepped up to take fourth. Glenwood finished second, capping off their impressive come</span>back and giving them a total of 19 points for the day. As the Teddy’s Boys stepped to the line we saw those familiar faces that were part of one of the best bucket teams in the State. Although they had a slip on the ladder they still managed a 25.90 which was good enough for first place.</p> <p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span>In the end, this turned out to be one of the tightest finishes in 5th Battalion Drill history. The Highlanders led in points all day despite their collapse in the second half and they reigned victorious for their seventh 5th Battalion Drill win in their history with 23 points. The Teddy’s Boys, who gave the Highlanders fits for years and had them biting their nails until the very end, came in a close second with 22 points. The Rough Riders were unable to repeat their win from a year ago but raced well and came away with third place with 21 points. Glenwood’s furious comeback gave them fourth overall with 19 total points and the impressive Oak Neckers finished in fifth place with 17 points giving them their first ever top five finish. This drill will be remembered by many for its tight finish but it will be especially be remembered by yours truly, who finally won his first one.</span></p><p style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal">Roslyn Highlanders - 2011 5th Battalion Drill Champs</p><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Jb9vHeAUO6CTxw3-zq2Wc1KqubMr-g6JHagxJsW779hMpfSyeUe3xDkQZWqkpX5CgSzS86QgaoiURAn9FohGAg9TrrjnERBsw36BC0noWQjrb_WoXpbdS9ege87vnwHyUGFbSLyj7_s/s320/5th+Battalion+2011.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625898303236976418" /> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; " class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324919012026535267noreply@blogger.com1