Impatient Hydroplane racing Team

Bridge 2 Bridge 2010 – 2nd & 3rd Place for Impatient Team

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 13:37:14 +0000

In the 2010 Bridge 2 Bridge Paul and Andrew have both earned podium positions with Paul finishing 2nd in 34 mins:36 secs and Andrew finished 3rd in 35 mins:32 secs (running under sponsor StackInjection.com).

See video below of Impatient (Paul) battling with Anglomoil at Laughtondale.

Photos from All Race Photography

Dargle 2010 – Paul wins the Chiquita Cup!!!

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 13:09:51 +0000

Paul represented the team this year at the Dargle Spectacular with one goal in mind, a win in the Chiquita cup. After a 2nd place in 2009, Paul was looking for a win and confidently came through with a perfect result.

Photos courtesy of All Race Photography

Bundy Thunder 2009

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:11:04 +0000

The Impatient Team eagerly made the trek north for the 2009 Bundy Thunder. The Hydro class(es) were well supported with 12 boats including front and rear seaters. Both Paul and Andrew had their moments this year with Paul getting the boat a little higher than he would have liked, and Andrew having some teething issues with the new setup. Nonetheless, it was a great event and below is a video captured from Pauls front sponson of one of the races on sunday.

Impatient 1 goes Injected!!!

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:39:56 +0000

Over the winter months, Andrew has been working away on a engine upgrade from 4.2L to 5L and including an EFI stack injection system driven by a Haltech Platinum Sport ECU. See below for some images and also a video coming soon on the Engine Dyno.

Top End Sprint 2009

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:51:28 +0000

This year’s Top End Sprint was an exiting and eventful race for Andrew competing in Impatient 1. Taking 2nd last pole Andrew settled into 3rd position at the end of the first straight and was on the chase of Tim Bollins in 2nd when a few minutes in the race, the engine started to surge and slow down. Aussie Blue seized the opportunity to over take Impatient 1 which was slowing off full speed. As Andrew examined the gauges for a hint on the problem, Aussie Blue flipped straight up in the air and round 360 degress just in front of Impatient 1 and Andrew immediate killed the engine to pull up beside Aussie Blue and render assistance to a fellow racer. Fortunately the driver emerged from the cockpit unhurt and indicated to Andrew that all was good and to continue his race. At this point Bloody Mary came past at full pace relegating Andrew again to 4th. Andrew fired up and took off and with the previous engine gremlin no where to be seen, got about the business of catching Bloody Mary. About 3 turns from the finish, Andrew slipped up the inside of Bloody Mary and took 3rd place, holding 3rd to the finish.
See the video on left of Andrew’s slip into the wake of Bloody Mary while in pursuit (4th boat to pass).

Stack Injection

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:11:37 +0000

Stack Injection
EFI stack system used on Andrew’s 5 Lt Holden Engine

www.stackinjection.com.au

Boat Details

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:27:13 +0000

Boat Details:

Boat: Impatient II

Design: Howard Hydroplane

Length: 20 ft

Built: 2008

Engine: 5.2L Chev V8

Driver Details

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:26:43 +0000

Driver Details:

Name: Paul Vella

Racing Bio: After starting out in outboards and rear seaters, Paul has won countless races in the 4.2/5L classes in Impatient I. In 2008 Paul commenced racing his new boat, the latest generation 5.2L chev powered Howard Hydro.

Crew Details

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:26:14 +0000

Crew Details:

Belinda Vella

Lochie Vella

Louise Vella

Geoff Medway

Mick Camilleri

Boat Details

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:23:46 +0000

Boat Details:

Boat: Impatient

Design: Howard Hydroplane

Length: 18 ft

Built: 1995

Engine: 4.6L Holden V8