Official Audi Melges 20 Blog » U.S. National Championship http://blog.melges20.com Simplicity. The Ultimate Sophistication. In Performance One Design Racing. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:26:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Congratulations 2011 U.S. National Champion Michael Kiss on Bacio http://blog.melges20.com/2011/11/congratulations-2011-u-s-national-champion-michael-kiss-on-bacio/ http://blog.melges20.com/2011/11/congratulations-2011-u-s-national-champion-michael-kiss-on-bacio/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:20:00 +0000 Joy http://blog.melges20.com/2011/11/congratulations-2011-u-s-national-champion-michael-kiss-on-bacio/ Congratulations are in full order for Michael Kiss aboard Bacio, as he and his crew of Chris Rast and Jamie Kimball are champions!

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CU
Velocity
Fu
shimmer
Red sky
Kuai
INTAC
Volpe

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Flyer and Ahimmer round through neck and neck,

Red Sky
CU
Kuai
INTAC
fu

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First attempt was a general recall, in sequence for a second attempt…

Congratulations Michael Kiss… 2011 U.S. National Champion! He leaves the remaining teams to vie for finishing position.

Breeze looks as though it’s beginning to build a little…

Shimmer takes a nice, solid pin end start… Sling shot and Let’s Roll are OCS…

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CU
Bacio
Big Booty
FU
Cinghiale
Shimmer
Layline
Red Sky
Let’s Roll
Rhino
M&M racing
Volpe

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Flyer
Bacio
Cajun Underwriting

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Course change at the gate 080

Flyer
Cajun Underwriting
Bacio
FU
Big Booty
Cinghiale
Shimmer
Sicktrix 20

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Flyer around first…
Bacio
No Name Yet
Cajun Unferwriting trying to squeeze in for fourth…

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All clear except for Elevation Racing, Funner way over the line…

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