Water Follies live updates: Tate, Shane dominating race for points
The final set of Saturday’s heat races have wrapped, as has Day 2 of the Water Follies and the Columbia Cup.
J. Michael Kelly in the U-12 won Heat 2A, while Jimmy Shane in the U-1 held off Andrew Tate in the U-9 by half a length in Heat 2B.
Shane and Tate have been running best over the first two days of the event.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tate was a little bit fast in milling, had to surrender Lane 1 to Shane and that was the difference in the race. U-1 wins 2B by half a tail <a href="https://t.co/EYK7eLij0l">pic.twitter.com/EYK7eLij0l</a></p>— Dustin Brennan (@Tweet_By_Dustin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tweet_By_Dustin/status/891449040239435777">July 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Looks like race organizers are discussing Sunday’s schedule, which currently has Heat 3A starting at 10:20 a.m., a fourth set of heat races starting at 2:10 and then the Columbia Cup main event at 4 p.m.
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So here’s how things are stacking up heading into Saturday’s second set of heat races.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Leaderboard as we head to Heat 2A and 2B. U-9 Andrew Tate at the top with 500 pts, U1 Jimmy Shane with 480. They'll meet in 2B <a href="https://t.co/yWEwKLI71I">pic.twitter.com/yWEwKLI71I</a></p>— Dustin Brennan (@Tweet_By_Dustin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tweet_By_Dustin/status/891443451660689410">July 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Looks like that spin in Heat 1A was more than just a bump in the road for Brian Perkins and the U-21 crew.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's official, Brian Perkins U-21 Payne West Insurance out for the weekend, damage to most major systems and Perkins has a wrap on left knee</p>— Dustin Brennan (@Tweet_By_Dustin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tweet_By_Dustin/status/891433489635057665">July 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Heat 1A was delayed but still delivered on the racing action.
Here’s Herald writer Dustin Brennan’s recap:
Brian Perkins in the U-21 was pushing Jimmy Shane U-1 from Lane 2 for a lap and a half, but lost steering and his rudder in Lap 2 Turn 3, causing him to skip sideways but remain upright.
J. Michael Kelly in the U-12 had to turn right — never good when everyone else turns left — to avoid a wreck with him, causing him to lose all momentum. But with Perkins upright and far enough to the outside, race officials kept the race going and Shane cruised to a 1st place finish, with Kelly about a half lap down.
Now we get Heat 1A, no Dustin Echols, but we'll see Jimmy Shane and J Michael Kelly go at the first time this weekend pic.twitter.com/eIA9mYBx7b
— Dustin Brennan (@Tweet_By_Dustin) July 29, 2017
Brian Perkins U-21 finally back in the pits, lost steering and spun laterally in Heat 1A, was pushing Jimmy Shane up to then pic.twitter.com/9bdvPr7wOE
— Dustin Brennan (@Tweet_By_Dustin) July 29, 2017
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Here’s Herald writer Dustin Brennan’s recap of Heat 1B:
U-11 Tom Thompson nailed the start, got inside positioning and the lead at the beginning, U-9 Andrew Tate was second in Lane 2.
Ran deck-to-deck first lap, Thompson lost speed in that nasty Turn 1 on Lap 2, and by the time they came out of Lap 2, Tate had a half rooster tail lead.
Tate — top qualifier yesterday — went on to win heat by two rooster tails with Thompson in tow.
Heat 1A up next, will feature Jimmy Shane vs. J. Michael Kelly.
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The first heat race signals the start of competitive racing at the Columbia Cup on the Columbia River.
No surprise that Andrew Tate and the U-9 boat, Friday’s top qualifier, took the flag with room to spare in Heat 1B.
Andrew Tate and the U-9 team look great in 1B, win it by 2 tails after Thompson took inside and lead on start.
— Dustin Brennan (@Tweet_By_Dustin) July 29, 2017
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Day 2 of the Water Follies is underway, which really means Day 1 of action out on the water.
Looks like the first heat — Heat 1A —has been put on hold by a stalled motor.
So while we're refueling the 1A boats, weekend's opening race will be heat 1B, featuring Andrew Tate in the U-9
— Dustin Brennan (@Tweet_By_Dustin) July 29, 2017
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The big unlimited boats won’t just be running against the clock Saturday, but against each other in a series of heat races, building up to Sunday’s big Columbia Cup finale.
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The first set of unlimited heat races starts at 2:30 p.m., with the the second set at 4:20. Throughout the day, the Grand Prix and 5 Liter boats will be racing and qualifying.
Check back for updates.
This story was originally published July 29, 2017 at 2:56 PM with the headline "Water Follies live updates: Tate, Shane dominating race for points."