Rinker Rallies for Fourth
Place Finish
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June
8, 2004 ~ Terry Rinker began his pursuit of
a consecutive national Champ Boat championship
with a fourth place finish at The Advocate's
False River Championships in New Roads, LA
June 5-6.
Preliminary
timings during practice runs showed Rinker
with a slight edge in his AMSOIL/Rinker Boats/
Blackhawk Racing entry. During the important
time trials to determine placement on the
dock for the final, Rinker clocked in at a
respectable 32.80 seconds which was good enough
for third position.
Thundershowers
and lightning strikes cancelled Saturday's
pair of 10 lap shootouts. Teams returned to
the False River on Sunday morning for testing
and running of the 10-lap events. It clouded
up in the afternoon and shortly after getting
to the water for the final the boats were
put back on trailers because of dangerous
weather. The weather cleared slightly after
more than an hour delay and the boats were
again lined up for the 40-lap feature.
Rinker
left the dock clean, but back in the pack.
A red flare was fired and the race halted
to replace a corner buoy with about a third
of the race remaining. The rain continued
to fall and lightning lit up the murky sky.
Rinker got a better jump off the dock on the
restart and was set to grab third position.
Congestion into the first corner forced Rinker
to back off the throttle and fall into fourth
position. The rough water and poor visibility
caused by the storm hampered efforts. Rinker
neither gained much ground nor lost much as
he chased the third place boat. Rinker settled
for a solid fourth place for the day.
Based
on his finish and points earned for laps completed
Rinker is third overall in Champ Boat points.
The team travels Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
for the Kewadin Casinos River Rampage on June
19-20.
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