The Second Annual Missouri River Shoot-Out at Cottonwood Marina

he '2nd Annual Bernie Balkus Memorial Missouri River Shoot-Out' was held on Saturday and Sunday, September 6th & 7th at the Cottonwood Marina in Blair, NE (river mile marker


	The roaring riverfront 'flyby' of Bernie Balkas' Challenger, with 'Ole Glory's colors flying, celebrates the commencement of the '2nd Annual Bernie Balkas Memorial Missouri River Shoot-Out'.

651.5). This now yearly event was held in memory of Bernie Balkus who was tragically killed in a train accident just days before the shootout was held last year.

Participants are required to follow all safety procedures before racing down a mile course where their speed is then recorded by a radar gun.

This year's Top Gun award went to Jim Hamil from Sterling, CO who raced his Eliminator Cat at a speed of 130 mph. Congratulations Jim!

Sixty boats registered to participate in the two-day event. There were an estimated two thousand spectators each day including a Sunday count of about fifty-five boats beached up opposite the marina on the Iowa riverbank.

STOCK 17ft.& Under Outboard
1	Aaron Huffke	Glastron	55
STOCK 18 - 20ft. V-Hull
1	Troy Messelhiser	Baja	66
2	Mark Giese	Bayliner	55
3	Ed Bachmenn	Rinker	51
STOCK 18 - 20ft. V-Hull Outboard
1	Troy Goss		92
FACTORY MODIFIED 18 - 20ft. V-Hull Outboard
1	Aron Drad	Allison	102
2	Kase Allison	Allison	99
CUSTOM MODIFIED 18 - 20ft. V-Hull
1	Shawn Matleson	Hondo	69
POWER ADDED 18 - 20ft. V-Hull
1	Kyle Lind		70
STOCK 21 - 23ft. V-Hull Over 300HP
1	Tracy Babcock	Baja	73
2	Dan Johannes	Crownline	63
2	Troy Eiebbzesi	Rinker	63
STOCK 21 - 23ft. V-Hull Under 300HP
1	Brian Schroeder	Stingray	63
2	Matt Urban	Wellcraft	60
3	Richard Gardner	Checkmate	59
FACTORY MODIFIED 21 - 23ft. V-Hull Outboard
1	Robert Majors		104
CUSTOM MODIFIED 21 - 23ft. V-Hull
1	Jerry Bolen	Pachanga	79
2	Jim Belfiore	Scarab	62
POWER ADDED 21 - 23ft. V-Hull
1	Robert Tanner	Conquest	86
POWER ADDED 21 - 23ft. Cat
1	Tim Spiker	Rapidcrest	128
FACTORY MODIFIED 25ft. V-Hull
1	Mike Gordon	Vision Active Thunder	81
STOCK 24 - 26ft. V-Hull
1	Terry Longwell	Eliminator	75
2	Ed Champion	Baja	66
CUSTOM MODIFIED 24 - 26ft. V-Hull
1	Chad Gibson	Baja	65
FACTORY MODIFIED TWINS 24 - 26ft. V-Hull
1	Mike McFarlane	Chriscraft	67
POWER ADDED 24 - 26ft. V-Hull
1	Ed Guyett	Eliminator Eagle	93
2	Mike Jensen	25 Baja	87
3	Rick Schultz	Donzi	82
POWER ADDED 24 - 26ft. Cat
1	Charlie Roll	Eliminator	101
POWDER PUFF
1	Gina Hoyt	Modified Twin V-Hull Baja	66
2	Connie Ford	Stock V-Hull Baja	65
3	Carrie Sixkiller	Modified V-Hull Baja	61
STOCK 27 - 28ft. V-Hull
1	Justin Tompson	Baja	75
FACTORY MODIFIED 27 - 28ft. Cat
1	Dennis Dimitroff	Eliminator Daytona	115
CUSTOM MODIFIED 27 - 28ft. V-Hull
1	Jim Kettelson	Baja	70
POWER ADDED 27 - 28ft. V-Hull
1	Brad Hamm	DCB	93
POWER ADDED TWINS 27 - 28ft. Cat
1	Jim Hamil	Eliminator Daytona	130
2	Robert Keller	Eliminator Daytona	120
STOCK 29 - 30ft. TWINS V-Hull
1	Ed Olson	Baja	74
FACTORY MODIFIED TWINS 29 - 30ft. Cat
1	Chad Engel	Eliminator	106
2	Robert Engel	Eliminator	103
POWER ADDED 29 - 30ft. V-Hull
1	Aaron Wilson	Powerquest	82
POWER ADDED 29 - 30ft. Cat Outboard
1	Tim Spiker	Eliminator Daytona	114
STOCK 30 - 32ft. TWINS V-Hull
1	Mike Janson	Sea Ray 31	46
2	Denny Olofson	CrisCraft 31	45
FACTORY MODIFIED TWINS 33 - 35ft. V-Hull
1	Kelly Waggoner	33 Donzi	82
STOCK 36ft.+ TWINS
1	Dan Schroeder	Formula	70

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