KDBA Summer Thunder 2023

The Kentucky Drag Boat Association returned to the Lake at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for the staging of the Summer Thunder event.

Story by Beverly Stokes, Images by  David Gillen Photography

The Kentucky Drag Boat Association returned to the Lake at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for the staging of the Summer Thunder event. One hundred race teams convened at the small town of Wheatland to compete for points and prize money, and the unseasonally mild temperatures and light winds were a welcome gift as they set up their pit areas on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday there were a few occasional wind gusts accompanied by a little thunder on Sunday, but the races were completed without any incidents or downtime.

In the opening round of eliminations between Marty Logan (near lane) and Tyler Speer, Tyler was off the line first by more than 2/10ths of a second, but he slowed to a 6.385-second elapsed time on the run and Marty advanced with a 4.445-second ET.Andy Reynolds (near lane) struggled on the starting line before the “Running With Scissors” machine broke on the final round race against Rick Allen.

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Top Alcohol Hydro

Rick and Angie Allen enjoyed a stellar weekend with a qualifying run of 4.276 seconds and consistent elapsed times on Sunday in the high 4.2 and low 4.3-second range runs on their way to the TAH winner’s circle.It was no surprise to see Rick Allen at the top of the Top Alcohol Hydro ladder again.
Rick posted a 4.276-second elapsed time at 205.66 miles per hour while Andy Reynolds and the “Running With Scissors” team secured the number two spot with an improved 4.382-second run at 202.52 miles per hour and Marty Logan was third with a 4.458-second qualifying effort. Tyler Speer and Mike DeClark struggled during time trials and rounded out the field in the number four and five spots, respectively.
Andy Reynolds and the “Running With Scissors” team had a great showing at the KDBA Summer Thunder, taking the runner up honors after a disappointing mechanical failure in the TAH final.
ADVERTISEMENT - T and D MACHINE PRODUCTSRick got the bye in round one on Sunday and defeated Marty Logan in round two with the quicker 4.307-second run that negated a near perfect .073-second reaction time by Marty, sending Rick to the final. On the other side of the ladder, Andy Reynolds defeated Mike DeClark easily as Mike continued to have mechanical problems, and then he got the bye to the final where he faced Rick Allen. The final round matchup between Rick and Andy had lofty expectations, but unfortunately, Andy’s machine broke on the run and Rick took the win with a 4.302-second ET and a consistent 203.43 mile per hour run.

In the opening round of Pro Outlaw competition, Cody Childress (near lane) picked up a -.156 red light, advancing Lee Warren automatically with a .344 reaction time and 5.355-second elapsed time.

Pro Outlaw

The 5.2-second Pro Outlaw class was full of surprises. Colby Nofire took the top qualifying spot with a stout 5.228-second run and got the bye on Sunday, but he fell in round two to Lee Warren when his machine was unable to fire on the starting line, sending Lee to the final automatically. Colby Nofire clicked off a near perfect 5.228-second elapsed time against the 5.20-second PO index to secure the top qualifying spot and the round one bye, but his “Indian Outlaw” machine broke on the starting line in round two.
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The number two qualifier, Jacob Schneider, advanced easily with a 5.270-second run over number five, Justin Schmidt, who continued to have mechanical problems and slowed to a 5.658-second ET. Jacob got the round two bye run, advancing him to the final automatically against Lee Warren, but his machine was also unable to fire on the starting line, handing the win to Lee, who posted a 5.395-second elapsed time on his winning run.

Lee Warren and team celebrated the Pro Outlaw victory.Jacob Schneider took the number two qualifying spot and secured the Pro Outlaw runner up honors.
Shelby Ebert led the field of seven Pro Outlaw racers after posting a near perfect 5.608-second run during time trials, and Forrest Warren, Jeremy Schmidt, and Shawn Reed also posted elapsed times in the 5.6-second range to take the number two, three and four qualifying positions, respectively. Shelby got the bye in the opening round of eliminations on Sunday, but she fell to number five, Tyler Salsman, in the semifinals when Tyler clicked off a stellar .025 reaction time that forced Shelby to break out while trying to catch Tyler at the top end of the track.
Lee Warren ran a single for the Pro Outlaw victory, as Jacob Schneider’s machine broke on the starting line.
On the other side of the ladder, number two, Forrest Warren ran a too-quick 5.577-second ET, but advanced anyway, as the number seven qualifier, Thomas Franklin, picked up a -171 red light, and Jeremy Schmidt also picked up a red light that automatically advanced the number six qualifier, Mike Lamb. In the semifinal matchup between Mike and Forrest Warren, both men had stout .0 reaction times, but Mike broke out at the top end of the track, automatically advancing Forrest to the final against Tyler Salsman.

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In the final, both men left with nearly identical reaction times, a stellar .012 by Tyler and an equally impressive .015 by Forrest, but Tyler ran the quicker 5.678-second elapsed time to secure the Summer Thunder PO victory.

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In the final round of Quick Eliminator competition between Barry Salsman (far lane) and Robbie Stafford, Barry clicked off a near-perfect .040 reaction time and took the QE win despite running a too-quick 5.984-second elapsed time, as Robbie picked up a very narrow -.006 red light. Jeremy Schmidt drove the Schmidt Racing “Bad Influence” machine to the number one qualifying position after running .012 under the QE 6.00-second index during time trials on Saturday.

Quick Eliminator

The 6.00-second Quick Eliminator class was packed with fifteen tough competitors, as the top eleven race teams in the class qualified in the 6.0-second range. Jeremy Schmidt took the top qualifying spot in the class after running .012-second under the class index and Kris Mosier was also .012 under the index to secure the number two position.ADVERTISEMENT - BILL MILLER ENGINEERING Number three through eleven were, in order, Tip Draffen (.015), Rick Kornowski (.022), Robbie Stafford (.030), Anthony Veneri (.031), Barry Salsman (.041), Anderson vs Mosier: The round one matchup between the number two qualifier, Kris Mosier (far lane), and number fifteen, Ed Anderson, both men broke out, but Ed also picked up a -.033 red light that automatically advanced Kris to round two.
David Wehunt (.060), Sambo Smith (.069), Johnny Arrington (.073), and Ronnie Jennings (.097). Rounding out the field in the number twelve through fifteen positions included four of the top competitors of the class, including Jeff Weimer, Rock Guthrie, Searcy Elrod, and Ed Anderson, respectively. Jeremy got the bye in round one on Sunday and advanced automatically again in round two when the number eight qualifier, David Wehunt, picked up a-.025 red light before falling to number five, Robbie Stafford, in the semifinals on a hole shot by Robbie by a slim .041 margin.

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Number four, Rick Kornowski, advanced on a single when Rock Guthrie’s machine was unable to fire on the starting line, but he fell to number five, Robbie Stafford in round two on a hole shot, as Robbie’s .033 reaction time and 6.155-second ET was enough to fend off the quicker 6.044-second effort by Rick, advancing Robbie to the semifinals against Jeremy Schmidt. Number two, Kris Mosier, advanced on a double breakout in his round one matchup against number fifteen, Ed Anderson, who also picked up a -.033 red light, but he fell to number seven, Barry Salsman in round two when Barry combined a .026 reaction with a near perfect 6.007-second elapsed time.
Kris Mosier waits for his turn at the starting line with the support of his significant other, Kaela Peterson.
Number three, Tip Draffen, advanced automatically over Searcy Elrod in round one when Searcy’s machine was unable to fire on the starting line, and he advanced again by default when Ronnie Jennings negated a near perfect 6.005-second elapsed time when he picked up a -.024 red light, sending Tip to the semifinals against Barry Salsman. Robbie Stafford had a great showing at the KDBA Summer Thunder, wading through the fifteen-boat field of Quick Eliminator racers before falling to Barry Salsman in the final by virtue of a -.006 red light.
The QE semifinals were two great races between four of the most competitive race teams in the class. In the matchup between Barry Salsman and Tip Draffen, both men ran nearly identical elapsed times, but Barry used a stellar .014 reaction time to defeat Tip with the slightly slower 6.045-second elapsed time over Tip’s 6.043-second effort. On the other side of the ladder in the matchup between Robbie Stafford and Jeremy Schmidt, Robbie was off the line first with a stout .066 reaction time and an equally impressive 6.029-second elapsed time to defeat Jeremy’s quicker 6.016-second effort by a slim .041 margin! The final round of QE competition was decided by default, as Barry Salsman’s .040 reaction time was negated when he posted a too quick 5.984-second elapsed time, but the race was over at the start, as Robbie picked up a very slim -.006 red light, handing the QE victory to Barry Salsman.

One hundred race teams convened at the small town of Wheatland to compete for points and prize money

Jeff Miller secured the number one qualifying spot after posting a 6.418 against the 6.500-second index.In the Pro Eliminator final between Bryce Veneri (near lane) and David Schmidt, Bryce was off the line first with a .082 reaction time and he posted the slightly slower 6.629-second elapsed time compared to the 6.518-second ET and slower .193 R/T by David, and when the smoke cleared, the timing system showed identical 6.711-seconds at the finish, and David was declared the winner.

Pro Eliminator

The 6.5-second Pro Eliminator class was also packed heavily with twelve race teams in contention, and the field was also highly competitive, as the top seven in the class posted qualifying times within .0 of their indexes, and the ratio between number one and number seven was a slim .055-second. Jeff Miller led the field at the close of qualifying after running .002 under the index, and Lucas Williamson followed closely in the number two position after posting a run .008 over the mark.In the opening round of Pro Eliminator competition between the number one qualifier, Jeff Miller, and number twelve, Tyler Lawrence (near lane), Tyler knew he would need to cut a good light, but he charged the clock too hard and red light by -.067 second.
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The number three through seven qualifiers who also posted elapsed times within .0 of the 6.5-second indexes included, in order: Daryl Busby (.025), Ty Bollweg (.036), David Schmidt (.047), Rick Mills (.051), and Bryce Veneri (.057). Rounding out the field in the number eight through twelve positions were Steve Overcash, Shannon Beal, Bill Delve, Shelby Stucky, and Tyler Lawrence. Tyler had serious mechanical issues during time trials, but the team worked hard to improve their performance on Sunday, as they knew they had the misfortune of facing the top qualifier, Jeff Miller, in the opening round of eliminations. They did improve on their performance, but they tweaked it a bit too much, as Tyler ran a too quick 6.464-second elapsed time on the run, and Jeff also broke out but advanced anyway, as Tyler also picked up a -.067 red light.Bryce Veneri (near lane) clicked off a .039 reaction time and posted a 5.664-second elapsed to automatically advance over Jeff Miller when Jeff fell victim to the dreaded red light. 
Jeff faced Bryce Veneri in round two, and this time Jeff was the recipient of the dreaded red light, and Bryce advanced to the semifinals. On the other side of the ladder, Shelby Stucky advanced automatically over Lucas Williamson when Lucas redlit, David Schmidt was quicker at both ends of the track to defeat Steve Overcash, Daryl Busby broke out, advancing Bill Delve automatically, and Ty Bollweg defeated Shannon Beal easily, David Schmidt and team celebrated the Pro Eliminator victory.
as Shannon’s machine slowed on the run with an injured powerplant. Ty advanced again in round two against Bill Delve when Bill’s machine evidently started in gear and he was disqualified, sending Ty to the semifinals to face David Schmidt, who had defeated Shelby Stucky in round two. Ty broke out in his semifinal matchup against David Schmidt, and Bryce Veneri got the semifinal bye, setting up the PE final between Bryce and David. That final round race was epic, as Bryce was off the line first with a stout .082 reaction time, more than a tenth quicker than David, but David logged the quicker 6.518-second elapsed time, and when the smoke cleared, the race was a dead heat and had to be determined by the fourth digit on the computer and David Schmidt was declared the winner.

Scott Schuette (far lane) ran right on his PCF dial-in all weekend long, but a very slim -.001 red light in the final against John Haefele forced him to settle for the runner up honors.

Pro Comp Flat

The Pro Comp Flat class is just another example of the competitive spirit of these KDBA racers. At the close of qualifying on Saturday, Scott Schuette secured the top qualifying spot on the
Scott Schuette logged a near perfect 6.871-second elapsed time against his 6.870 dial-in to secure the top qualifying spot in the Pro Comp Flat class. 
ladder after logging a 6.871-second elapsed time that was just .001 over his picked index. GW Goff and John Haefele both posted elapsed times within .026 of their respective dial-ins to take the number two and three qualifying positions, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth qualifiers also posted elapsed times within .0 of their Merchant vs Dedmon: After qualifying in the number eight spot on Saturday, Kevin Dedmon (near lane) came back in round one of eliminations on Sunday to post a stellar 6.259-second elapsed time against his 6.25 dial-in to advance over number four David Merchant, who picked up a narrow -.002 red light.
picked indexes, including David Merchant (.029), Andy Comstock (.031), and Ron Sapp (.072). Rounding out the field in the number seven through ten spots were Tim Schuette, Kevin Dedmon, Andrew Chandler, and Mitch Witmer.
John Haefele and team took to the winner’s circle after securing the Pro Comp Flat victory with a .022 reaction time and 6.794-second elapsed time in the final.Scott Schuette got the bye in the opening round of eliminations, and defeated Ron Sapp in round two before heading to the semifinals against GW Goff. On the other side of the ladder, John Haefele was quicker at both ends of the track to defeat Andrew Chandler and David Merchant picked up a narrow -.002 red light to
Sapp vs Comstock: In the round one matchup between the number five and six qualifiers, Andy Comstock and Ron Sapp, Andy (far lane) posted a near perfect 6.179-second elapsed time against his 6.15 dial in, but he got a late start off the line and the win went to Ron with a .071 reaction time and 6.545-second elapsed time at 128.05 miles per hour.
automatically advance Kevin Dedmon to round two, but he struggled on the starting line against John Haefele, advancing John to the semifinals, where he got the benefit of a bye to the final. In the semifinal matchup between Scott Schuette and GW Goff, both men left with identical .125 reaction times and both men posted elapsed times within .0 of their respective dial-ins with Scott taking the win by a .014 margin of victory! In the final between Scott and John Haefele, Scott fell victim to the dreaded red light by just -.001 second and John Haefele secured the PCF victory with a .022 reaction time and 6.794-second elapsed time against his 6.61-second dial-in.

After defeating the number one qualifier in round two and the number two qualifier, Shea Harrington, in the semifinals, Jake Ballard went on to face Drake Mosier in the T/E final where Drake paired a .235 reaction time with a near-perfect 7.039-second elapsed time to secure the class win by a slim .032 margin of victory.
Top Eliminators

The top six qualifiers in the nine-boat field of 7-second Top Eliminators also ran elapsed times within .0 of the class index, and Matt Crews secured the top qualifying spot with a .015 margin under the dial, and
Matt Crews posted a 6.986-second elapsed time against the 7.00-second T/E index to take the number one qualifying position in the class.
Shea Harrington followed closely in the number two spot with a .017 margin against his 7.017-second elapsed time run. Those qualifying in the number three through six positions were George Goff (.026), Drake Mosier (.040), Michael Gladney (.065), and Jake Ballard (.071), respectively, while Mike Fawk, Kyle Harrington, and Josh Womack rounded out the field in the seventh, eighth, and ninth positions. As top qualifier, In the round one matchup between Michael Falk (near lane) and Drake Mosier, Mike struggled on the starting line and tried to make up some real estate with a stout 7.095-second elapsed time against the 7.00-second TE index, but it was not enough to fend off Drake, who used a .295 reaction time and 7.223-second ET to take the win by a slim .054 margin. Matt Crews got the bye in the opening round of eliminations, but he broke out in his round two matchup against Jake Ballard, sending Jake to the semifinals, and the number two qualifier, Shea Harrington, broke out in his round one matchup against Josh Womack, but that was nullified as Josh picked up a -273 red light, and then Shea got the round two bye to the semifinals where he would face Jake Ballard. Shea Harrington clicked off a stellar .015 reaction time in his round one race against Josh Womack, and then he broke out with a too-quick 6.914-second elapsed time, but advanced anyway, as Josh picked up a -273 red light.
On the other side of the ladder, George Goff defeated Kyle Harrington and Drake Mosier drove around Mike Faulk for the win in round one, and then Drake went on to defeat George Goff in round two to head directly to the final by virtue of a round two bye.

Drake Mosier celebrates with his “Drastic Change” team in the Top Eliminator Winner’s Circle.
In the semifinal matchup between Jake Ballard and Shea Harrington, Jake was off the line first and posted the slightly quicker elapsed time to take the win and head to the final against Drake. The TE final between Drake Mosier and Jake Ballard was a great race to the finish, as Jake was off the line first, but Drake posted a near-perfect 7.010-second elapsed time to drive around and secure the win by a slim .032 margin of victory!

ADVERTISEMENTScott See (near lane) combined a stellar .071 reaction with an equally impressive 8.163-second elapsed time in his round one race against Mark Kohenskey, forcing Mark to break out while trying to catch Scott at the top end of the track.Modified Eliminator

Fourteen tough Modified Eliminator race teams battled it out for points and prize money, and just as has been the case in practically every other class, the top eight of the fourteen in the class posted elapsed times within .0 of the 8-second indexes.
Tim Bostic took the number one qualifying spot with a near-perfect 8.009-second elapsed time against the 8.00-second M/E index, but he fell to eventual class winner, Scott See, on a hole shot in the semifinals on Sunday.Tim Bostic headed the field after posting a near perfect 8.009-second elapsed time and was the only one in the class to run within a .00 margin. The number two through eight qualifiers were Paytyn Yewell (.026 margin), Bill Miles (.02), Joe Peroceschi (.035), Mark Kohenskey, Jr (.062), Don Hankes (.067), Jenna Schmidt (.067), and Kilea Ann Kleckner (.078). Hardy Cole, Scott See,
 In the round one matchup between the number seven and eight qualifiers, Jenna Schmidt (far lane) and Kilea Ann Kleckner, Jenna paired a stellar .098 reaction time with an equally impressive 8.025-second elapsed time to advance automatically over Kilea, who ran a too-quick 7.963-second ET while trying to catch Jenna at the top end of the track.
Sarah Fawk, Jimmy Schultz, Todd Satcher, and John Forney rounded out the field in the number nine through fourteen spots, respectively. John, who was unable to slow his machine to anywhere near the 8.00-second range on Saturday was paired against the number one qualifier, Tim Bostic in round one on Sunday, but John’s team went too far the other way and Tim advanced easily with an 8.103-second run against John’s 8.708-second effort, and then he got the bye in round two to head directly to the semifinals.Hardy Cole (near lane) posted a near-perfect 8.005-second elapsed time in the M/E final against Scott See, but he picked up a -.034 red light, handing the win to Scott automatically, who posted an 8.058-second ET at 98.59 miles per hour on his way to the Winner’s Circle.
In other round one action, Sarah Fawk got the hole shot win over Joe Peroceschi, Mark Kohenskey, Jr broke out, advancing Scott See automatically, Todd Satcher redlit and broke out, advancing Paytyn Yewel automatically, Kilea Ann Klecker broke out, advancing Jenna Schmidt by default, Bill Miles defeated Jimmy Schultz, and Hardy Cole beat Don Hankes. In round two, Hardy used a .021 reaction time and 8.032-second elapsed time to defeat Bill Miles, Jenna Schmidt combined an equally impressive .025 reaction time and an 8.074-second elapsed to beat Paytyn Yewel, and Sarah Fawk negated a near perfect 8.003-secondScott See and team waded through a tough field of fourteen Modified Eliminator race teams from the number ten spot to secure the class victory.
elapsed time when she picked up a -.122 red light, advancing Scott See automatically. Scott faced Tim Bostic in the semifinals, and Scott got the hole shot win with a .077 reaction time and 8.043-second elapsed time that beat the quicker 8.014-second effort by Tim, and in the semifinal matchup between Jenna Schmidt and Hardy Cole, both racers left with nearly identical reaction times in the .08-second range, but Hardy posted a near perfect 8.003-second elapsed time that forced Jenna to break out while trying to defeat Hardy.

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In the final between Hardy Cole and Scott See, Hardy negated another ADVERTISEMENT - BULLET CAMSnear perfect 8.005-second elapsed time when he picked up a -.034 red light, and Scott See secured the ME victory with an 8.058-second elapsed time at 98.59 miles per hour.

In the S/E final between Scott Malone and Seth Massey (near lane), both men redlit, and Scott emerged as the victor with the lesser of the two infractions.Scott Malone secured the top qualifying position over thirteen tough Stock Eliminator race teams after logging a near-perfect 9.010-second elapsed time against his 9.00-second dial-in.
Stock Eliminator

The handicap formatted Stock Eliminator class played host to thirteen race teams and the top half of the class posted elapsed times within .0 of their respective dial-ins. Scott Malone posted a 9.010 against his 9.000 dial-in to secure the top qualifying spot in the class, In the round one matchup between Kerry Fry and Bradley Johnson (near lane), both men struggled on the starting line, taking more than a second to break the beam, and both men also ran nearly identical elapsed times, but at the finish line, it was Kerry who secured the round win by a slim .026 margin with the slightly slower 9.377-second run.Kerry Fry ran within .024 of his picked index to take the number two position and the number three through six qualifiers included James Norman (.031), Bruce Alexander (.031), William Wilson (.066), and 
In round one of Stock Eliminator competition, Denise Hodges and William Wilson (far lane) both chose a 9.00-second dial in, and Denise was off the line first with a .149 reaction time, but she slowed to a 9.610-second run, and William drove around for the win.
Ted Scheerer (.068). Steve Dollen, Seth Massey, Denise Hodges, Pat Pedersen, Patrick McDaniels, and Bradley Johnson rounded out the field in the seventh through thirteenth positions. Scott Malone ran through the top half of the ladder on Sunday, advancing on a bye in round one, defeating Steve Dollen in round two, and advancing on a double breakoutSeth Massey made it all the way to the S/E final from the number nine qualifying position to secure the Runner Up honors in the class.

Scott Malone drove the “Econo Rocket” Allison to the top qualifying spot on Saturday and waded through the thirteen-boat field to secure the Stock Eliminator victory where he celebrated in the Winner’s Circle with team owner and teammates.
against William Wilson in the semifinals. Likewise, on the other side of the ladder, Kerry Fry defeated Bradley Johnson in round one before getting the round-two bye to the semifinals, where he fell to Seth Massey on a double breakout. In the Stock Eliminator final between Seth Massey and Scott Malone, both men redlit, and Scott was declared the winner on the first-or-worst rule.

Sheila Still waded through the ten-ski field of PWC race teams, making it all the way to the final.Ryan O’Hara posted a near-perfect 11.013-second elapsed time against his 11.00-second dial-in to secure the top qualifying spot over a field of ten tough PWC race teams.
Personal Watercraft

Ten race teams joined the Personal Watercraft class and not surprisingly, the top six qualifiers posted elapsed times within .0 of their respective dial-ins. In the round one matchup between Graydon Parham and Patience Butler (far lane), Patience was off the line first, but Graydon ran closer to his dial-in and was able to drive around for the win. Ryan O’Hara posted an 11.013-second elapsed time against his 11.000-second dial-in to take the top qualifying position in the class, and Evan Beal took the  number two spot with an equally impressive 15.028-second ET against his 15.000 dial-in. 
Addysyn Leas, looking relaxed and ready to take on her competition while waiting on the starting line for her turn to run.
The number three through six qualifiers who also posted qualifying times within .0 of their picked indexes were Sheila Still (.038), Michael Boone (.045), Patience Butler (.053), and Graydon Parham (.075), and John Hughes, Riley Beal, Stacy Hughes, and Addyson Leas rounded out the field in the number seven through ten positions, respectively. Addyson brought out the big guns on Sunday and took out the top qualifier, Ryan O’Hara, on a hole shot in round one, and then she advanced on a bye in round two on her way to the semifinals.
Graydon Parham started from the number six qualifying spot, defeating number five, Patience Butler, in round one and number two Evan Beal, in round two before getting the bye to the final where he secured the runner up honors after logging a too-quick 14.565-second elapsed time against his 14.620-second dial-in.
Evan Beal struggled on the starting line in his round one matchup against Stacy Hughes, but he advanced anyway, as Stacy redlit, but in round two, Evan fell victim to the dreaded red light, and sent Graydon Parham to the final automatically, as he had gotten the bye in the semifinal. PWC Winner Sheila Still secured the Summer Thunder victory with a 10.492-second elapsed time against her 10.310 dial-in.
On the other side of the ladder, Addyson Leas negated a near perfect .005 reaction time when she ran a too-quick 11.549-second ET against her 11.65-second dial-in, giving Sheila Still a trip to the final. In the final round of PWC competition between Sheila and Graydon Parham, Graydon was off the line first, but he posted a too-quick 14.565-second elapsed time against his 14.62-second dial-in, and Sheila Still posted a 10.492-second run against her 10.31-second index for the PWC victory.