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Local sprinters fare well in Albany
Published on Wed, Aug 4, 2010 by Sequim Gazette StaffRead More Sports
Three sprint boat teams from Sequim and another from Port Angeles battled to strong finishes at a United States Sprint Boat Association competition July 24 in Albany, Ore.
Dillon Brown-Cummings, an 18-year-old
Sequim High graduate and part of the TNT Racing team, picked up his first win in the Super Modified class. Brown-Cummings, whom teammates say might be the youngest sprint boat driver, has been racing since age 16. With his stepmother Teri Cummings navigating, Brown-Cummings overcame two DNFs (did-not-finishes) in the qualifying rounds to top the field on the 37-turn course at Albany, considered the largest track in the sprint boat series. His times beat all in his class and the A-400 class above the Super Modifieds - only the SuperBoats class competitors ran faster.
Sequim's Paul Gahr Jr., driver of "LiveWire," raced in the A-400 class received third place. His navigator is 17-year-old son Joshua Gahr, who will be a Sequim High School senior in the fall.
Sequim driver Tim Cummings, who races "Jeepers Creepers," teamed with navigator Mike Fuller to place third in the Super Modified class - two spots back of his son Dillon.
Port Angeles' Dan Morrison of Wicked Racing joined navigator Cara McGuire to take third place in the Super Boat class.
See a video of Dillon Brown-Cummings' winning run online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IhDwMPDB2M.
Dillon Brown-Cummings, an 18-year-old
Sequim High graduate and part of the TNT Racing team, picked up his first win in the Super Modified class. Brown-Cummings, whom teammates say might be the youngest sprint boat driver, has been racing since age 16. With his stepmother Teri Cummings navigating, Brown-Cummings overcame two DNFs (did-not-finishes) in the qualifying rounds to top the field on the 37-turn course at Albany, considered the largest track in the sprint boat series. His times beat all in his class and the A-400 class above the Super Modifieds - only the SuperBoats class competitors ran faster.
Sequim's Paul Gahr Jr., driver of "LiveWire," raced in the A-400 class received third place. His navigator is 17-year-old son Joshua Gahr, who will be a Sequim High School senior in the fall.
Sequim driver Tim Cummings, who races "Jeepers Creepers," teamed with navigator Mike Fuller to place third in the Super Modified class - two spots back of his son Dillon.
Port Angeles' Dan Morrison of Wicked Racing joined navigator Cara McGuire to take third place in the Super Boat class.
See a video of Dillon Brown-Cummings' winning run online at www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IhDwMPDB2M.
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