Tennessee Cup 2022

September 23, 2022
Zachary Ditmars
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The second annual Tennessee Cup was an outstanding event. The weather was perfect and the State Park once again, welcomed us with full support. This is a great venue; we moved to a new location in the park and have found the perfect racing site. We had 10 Boats and 10 drivers. Two additional boats were at the event for display. We ran 5 classes and combined the Women’s class and the Heavy weights.

We had new racers that did a great job of being safe and truly enjoying a day of racing. We welcomed our first racer from Kentucky, Rob Selin who raced in multiple heats and was very impressive in his first outing. We watched our newer racers improve with every heat and I challenge all competition to compete with the Tennessee fleet. No turtles, no DNF, no collisions and no whining when the race director made a call.

We would not have a Tennessee Fleet without two very important families. My friend Vernon Hart, with his children, built three racers that are works of art. These boats are not only beautiful but have been competitive racers for their first two years. Team Walker was impressive with both a beautiful boat and the one to beat in all classes. We know that TK was with us in spirt but was unable to make the trip this year. Of note, Angie Walker handled our scoring and starting, with multiple family members helping in every capacity. This event would not have been possible without the support of these wonderful people. My thanks to both families and keeping most of the trophies in Tennessee.

Special thanks to our Florida support. We consider them a integral part of the Tennessee fleet. We once again welcomed Rick and Terry Loewen (Tohatsu Winner) and Ray Crowley. Rick and Terry furnished the trophies for the event.

I have a special thanks to my family and friends and special thanks to the rescue boat crew with Captain Wally Witham in charge.

And most important of all, my wife Lori for “catering (home cooked)” the event and always supporting me.

The day concluded with an awards presentation at the park, followed by dinner at Freddy T’s. The Florida racers joined us Sunday morning on our boat for a Mimosa breakfast.

We plan to have the Third Annual Tennessee Cup in September 2023. Don’t miss this premiere event next year.

Chris Norman
Tennessee Cup Race Director
Moonshiners Fleet Captain