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HydroFest 2001 Pictures
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August 12th, 2001 was a great day for HPB racing and demo rides in Buffalo, New York, USA.  Click here for a full write-up, and here for the racing results.  Many thanks to Ron Drynan Sr., George Eicholzer, and others who sent in these pictures.

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George Tatum changes a WaveBike prop while Jim Hawkings rides another. Ray Buresch and Jim Chilton on HydroBikes watch Jake Free riding OP-1 Spirit.
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George Tatum working on the WaveBike while Jim Hawkings looks on from another one. Grant Brooks in the JetBlade and John Chen in the WaveWalker look on.
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Two PowerPaddlers and Orrin Christy's SeaCycle.
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George Tatum on the WaveBike watching George Eicholzer and David Cruikshank on the SeaCycle. That's Jim Glover and Belinda Jeromechuck on the Hobie Mirage Tandem in the background.
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Frank Teuton in The JetBlade canoe overlooking the demo area.
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A demo rider preparing to right the WaveBike. Notice the three WaterSkippers in the background. They didn't race, but were a big hit with the demo riders.
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Ready to get back on the WaveBike.
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The 100m race course.
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Start of the 2K Criterium race. Close quarters!
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The field spreads out in the 2K Criterium race.
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The crowd started arriving later in the afternoon.
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Once the Jazz Festival at the Art Gallery across the street let out, we had more demo riders than we could handle!
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Heat one of the Drag Race has George Tatum ahead by a nose, Jim Hawkings in hot pursuit, and Felix Audet on Ron Drynan's LegShell following close behind.
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Jim Hawkings noses out George Tatum in the 2nd heat of the Drag Races.

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Orrin Christy and Linda Lindsay on the SeaCycle racing against Jim Glover and Belinda Jeromechuck on the Hobie Mirage Tandem.
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Jim Glover and Belinda Jeromechuck on the Hobie Mirage Tandem.
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Grant Brooks on the JetBlade canoe.
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George Tatum ran Ron Drynan's LegShell through the 100m timing trap.
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Ron Drynan being interviewed for a local cable show.
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Ron Drynan being interviewed for the local evening news.
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Jake Free lounging on his OP-1 Spirit while chatting with Frank Teuton.
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George Tatum took Jake Free's OP-1 Spirit for a spin.
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Jake Free running the 100m sprints on his OP-1 Spirit.
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The tent was handy during the brief bit of rain in the morning.
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Orrin Christy and Linda Lindsay set the buoy course on their SeaCycle with Ron Drynan doing the surveying from shore.
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George Eicholzer and David Cruikshank brought this SeaCycle from Toronto.
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Ron's trailer makes a handy place to hang banners.
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The Albright-Knox Art Gallery across the street, and the three docks left by the Solar Splash race in June.
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The bridge in front of the Historical Museum across the street.
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The rest of the lake is surrounded by a nice park with walking trails.
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Another park shot. The Shakespeare festival was held on a stage in the woods a little futher down the trail to the right.
 

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