Poleshot Racing & Photography

A message from my sis on this christmas

2008-12-25T16:30:00.000-08:00

I see the countless CHRISTMAS TREES around the world below with tiny lights like HEAVEN’S STARS reflecting on the snow.
The sight is so SPECTACULAR please wipe away that tear for I am spending CHRISTMAS WITH JESUS CHRIST this year.
I hear the many CHRISTMAS SONGS that people hold so dear but the SOUND OF MUSIC can't compare with the CHRISTMAS CHOIR up here.
I have no words to tell you of the JOY their voices bring for it is beyond description to HEAR THE ANGELS SING.
I know HOW MUCH YOU MISS ME, I see the pain inside your heart for I am spending CHRISTMAS WITH JESUS CHRIST this year.
I can't tell you of the SPLENDOR or the PEACE here in this place Can you just imagine CHRISTMAS WITH OUR SAVIOR face to face
I'll ask him to LIFT YOUR SPIRIT as I tell him of your love so then PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER as you lift your eyes above.
Please let your HEARTS BE JOYFUL and let your SPIRIT SING for I am spending CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN and I’m walking WITH THE KING

Scuba certified

2008-07-05T06:21:00.000-07:00

On June 27-28 I went over to Whidbey island to take my dive certifaction test. After seeing some of the coolest things at Langley and Keystone. I cant wait to get back in the water to do it again.

Thanks to the Instructors at Undersea Adventures for the fun and safe classes

Gas Prices

2008-06-13T23:24:00.002-07:00

Do to gas prices I had to find a more cost effective way to get to work.

60 mpg better then the 12 mpg of the van

Racing with my sis on my mind

2008-05-21T17:11:00.000-07:00

This season I have dedicated to my sis. This by far has been my best start of my career. After 4 races we stand 6th in points with a 4th place finish in the last race. The Circus is becoming a boat to watch out for. maybe re can earn the most improved driver (again) and a top ten trophy this season.

Photo taken By Dustin Hicks

Sis we love you

2008-04-28T11:35:00.000-07:00

Today we lost the youngest of the family. Jackie Kay Lepinski 11-4-69 - 4-28-08

When someone we love passes away,We ache, but we go on;Our dear departed would want us to heal,After they are gone.
Grief is a normal way to mend. The anguish and pain in our hearts; We need time to remember and time to mourn,Before the recovery starts.
Let's draw together to recuperate,As we go throught this period of sorrow;Let's help each other, with tender careTo find a brighter tomorrow.

1984 OH BOY OBERTO

2008-04-09T21:21:00.000-07:00

OH BOY here we go again another new boat in the racing stall

New Team Members

2008-03-27T22:12:00.000-07:00

Our team is growing

Coco is expecting pups at the end of april

Pugitia will be a proud father of some puggles

Name Change

2008-03-26T16:13:00.000-07:00

We have changed our name. You will begin to see more pictures on here of hot hydroplane racing. Along with updates of our racing.

Help needed

2008-01-14T19:09:00.000-08:00

Your help is needed to sponsor the Richland regatta click here to see how you can help.

New member to our team

2007-12-29T07:48:00.000-08:00

Meet our newest team member.

Coco is a 1 year old Beagle. She has been given the nick name coco the terrible. She will be in charge of chewing up the competitions equipment.

Chet the Hydroman

2007-12-17T10:12:00.000-08:00

Chet the Hydroman

Chet the Hydroman was a jolly happy soul,

With a Mac pipe and a cmb motor

And two sponson made out of fiberglass.

Chet the Hydroman is a fairy tale, they say,

He was made of jerky but the childrenKnow how he came to life one day.

There must have been some magic in thatOld copper prop they found.

For when they placed it on his boat

He began to dance around.

O, Chet the Hydroman

Was alive as he could be,

And the children say he could laugh

And play just the same as you and me.

Thumpetty thump thump,

Thumpety thump thump,

Look at Chet go.

Thumpetty thump thump,

Thumpety thump thump,
Look at Chet hit those buoy's

Beware of the white knife

2007-08-29T17:28:00.001-07:00

first connies make you crazy

2007-08-12T20:59:00.001-07:00

Milfoil

2007-07-26T22:39:00.000-07:00

Ciy of Kennewick"s fine Family fishing pond NOT

colmbia cup pics

2007-07-26T18:50:00.001-07:00

hot new u-37 pin

2007-07-26T18:48:00.001-07:00

OH BOY OBERTO U-6.2

2007-07-25T14:21:00.000-07:00

club boat gets new paint

2007-07-18T18:34:00.000-07:00

Beware of the row boat

Camera on the circus

2007-07-17T07:57:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoqROSuzZ4g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP8UI8RhTQ4

winston cam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-CJ6YbOkGU&mode=related&search

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlyFKoCarmY

Bernie Little Memorial

2007-07-16T08:48:00.000-07:00

Miss Circus Circus takes 2nd place in 1st connie. She brought home 1169 points in her first race back from her big mishap last year.

press one for english

2007-07-16T08:46:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEJfS1v-fU0

Miss circus circus

2007-07-11T16:37:00.001-07:00

Circus is back

2007-07-07T21:16:00.000-07:00

She's painted and ready to go racing. Thanks Dave Brandt for the painting he did.

Cruise critic

2007-03-28T18:11:00.000-07:00

Here you go gang our picture from Brilliance of the seas 3-16-07 to 3-26-07

Lepinski Racing

2007-03-28T18:10:00.000-07:00

Lepinski Racing

tc friday

2006-07-27T19:52:00.000-07:00

tc friday

2006-07-27T19:43:00.000-07:00

tc friday

2006-07-27T19:36:00.000-07:00

atomic cup thursday

2006-07-27T19:27:00.000-07:00

Skid fin install

2006-06-14T17:10:00.000-07:00

Country boy repair

2006-06-14T15:18:00.000-07:00

preping sponsons

2006-06-14T14:58:00.000-07:00

sponsons are out of the molds

2006-06-14T01:47:00.000-07:00

New sponsons

2006-06-11T18:28:00.000-07:00

Circur repair begins

2006-06-11T18:19:00.000-07:00

Ouch circus looses to a row boat

2006-06-11T18:17:00.000-07:00

NEW RCU SONG

2006-06-07T16:10:00.000-07:00

After Woodland this seams all to fitting

T'Take me out to the boooat race - take me out with the loons -Buy me a hot dog and a Bud 6 pack I hope Lee Robertson really blows his stack! And it's root, root, root for anyone but Mock We don't even want him to place ... For it's 1 - 2 - 3 chops and YER OUT! At the old boooooat race!

Thanks to Jim Dunn for the idea

Work continues on circus!!!!!

2006-05-17T18:59:00.000-07:00

Circus gets new tubine pipe
New teflon lined stuffing tube
Shade to beat the 101 degree day

Chet's trip to chelan

2006-05-15T18:42:00.000-07:00

This last weekend Sandy and I were guest of John Walcker and the Caravel Resort. We got there about 11:00 Saturday and left Monday at 10:45. This was Johns way of a retirement, Mother Day and my 67th birthday (today) gift to me and my wife. The weather was just the best with sun and no wind. We had a room with a kitchen and two queen beds and a balcony that look unto Lake Chelan. The hot tub made you sleep the night away. On Mothers Day Jackie and Brian showed up to take Sandy out for Dinner. This was a big surprize to her and enjoyed the time with them. I was able to sell $250.00 worth of sponsorship for our race in Sept and Oct. In all we had a great time and nice to get away from the house. If any time you are in Chalen and you need a place to stay this is it.
Race course launch

weres the water? Water was down some 15-20 feet

Sun set on the lake

Dial 911 Tim's heart attack burger is what it says

Happy Mothers day

2006-05-14T19:43:00.000-07:00

Will just got back home from going to lake chelan. My sis and I went to see mom and dad who are spending the weekend in chelan at the carivial resort. There having a blast. Chet is glad to reoprt that he sold all his sponsorship for the gold cup in 2 hours. God he loves to swindle money from people. Way to go pops. Be glad we dont race in march there. The water is way down. You still can race, but the course will is tight, Its another rock island. The water is down about 15-20 feet from the norm. will post pics tomorrow when chet gets home.

I found NEMO

2006-05-10T15:59:00.000-07:00

NEMO

Its a ocean out there !!!!!

2006-05-10T14:15:00.000-07:00

Whos idea was it to put a race here?

New Power Plant

2006-05-03T18:35:00.000-07:00

Well after alot of thinking I made the decission ot try a CMB in the circus. I am not totally sold on them yet so there is a good chance there may be a mac back in it after this race.
You will notice that i had to due some mods. OS carb, OPS button head ?. Yes that is correct since i didnt have a Jensen adaptor i had to make my own using a OPS head button as a spacer. It wasnt hard to make with my lathe an drill press. Though i will buy a jensen one next time.

Bill Muncey Memorial winners

2006-04-25T18:56:00.000-07:00

2nd Connie winner Roger Newton
1st Connie winner Bill Brandt
Race Winner Dave Brandt

Bill Muncey Memorial

2006-04-25T18:45:00.000-07:00

Hmmm did Scott and Chet discuss this over breakfast
None racing wreck (beware of the wind)

Bill Muncey Memorial

2006-04-25T18:31:00.000-07:00

Scott and Chet eating before the big race

Jerry Courtways new griffon Bud
East pit
West pit
A repaired Risley's. Nice job Greg

Shoe's? We dont need them

2006-04-25T07:59:00.000-07:00

Shoectomy
If the maid comes in i hope she doesnt snort the cottonNo more shoes

Repair's in the motel

2006-04-25T07:48:00.000-07:00

Why does my box leak

Ok were is the hole

I think i found the problem

Easter sunday

2006-04-20T20:58:00.000-07:00

We got a new team member Chet explains the fine art of peeing on the crew chiefs chair

sponson repair on the circusPugita kissing up after pissing on the chair

sunday

2006-04-20T20:53:00.000-07:00

sunday

2006-04-20T20:44:00.000-07:00

Past most improved drivers

2006-04-08T20:45:00.000-07:00

Gred Ross

Robbie Roberts
Harry Gatjens
John Gatjens

Jeff Hiemkes

Saturday

2006-04-08T20:34:00.000-07:00

Marks notre dame

Davids repaired pringles
Randy and his new bardahl
Bobs miss elam plus
Micks miss budweiser

COLUMBIA CUP 2006

2006-04-08T20:02:00.000-07:00

s

boat + tree = ouch >>>

Retirement

2006-04-03T18:44:00.000-07:00

Few of us at the age of 18 think about retirement because we just got out of high school and then at the age of 23 out of collage an we are on our first job. By the time we hit 45 some of us start to think maybe we could retire. When we hit the age of 60 we are thinking that we just can hold out for another six or seven years.Well on March 31, 2006 that time came for me at the age of just two months short of 67. I have been working since I was 16 and at the age of 20 took on my first full time job and have had one every since. Uncle Sam likes that. I started my last job in 1981 for the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District in there accounting dept.They an two other irrigation districts had a contract with the cities of Seattle and Tacoma to build five power plants on the irrigation canals in central Washington. In 1983 we became a separate division. In 1988 we then became the Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric authority and moved the office from Pasco to Ephrata WA. In April of that year I became the treasure and held that job till the endFor your information Richland to Ephrata is a 104 mile drive one way and I did that for 18 years. With all holidays, vacation, sick and other time off I drove about 7393,000 miles or equal to 33 times around the equator.To start off my last day of work my daughter came over from Everett on Thursday and said that all three of them (Brian, Brenda and Jackie) we going to drive me to work that day along with my wife Sandy of 41 years. Well at about 5:45 that morning I told them we were late and had to get on the road. Finely at 6:05 they said that there were all ready. When I walked out to get into the car, to my sup prize there was a stretch white limo waiting for me. WOW What can I say about that drive? It was the best you could ask for. When we got about a mile from Ephrata there was a state portal car driven by one of my dear friends (Mike Walcker) and he escorted us to where I work. Upon my arrival there we co-workers outside waiting for me. They were all in on this. There was a cake with a hydro on it and many friends there to share it with me. Two of the students that did office work for us in 1989 an 1990 we there. At noon I called it quits and went down the hall to the front door with tears in my eyes. The limo was there to get me back home; the kids had pizza and a bottle of wine to go back on the last 104 mile drive. With about 10 miles to go it started to sink in that it was about to end. Not yet. At 6:00 that night we were ate at the Olive Garden for supper. Troy McIntire was there also. We ate well and the kids picked up the tab. Well here it is Monday April 3, and what to do. It all started with a radio spot for our upcoming radio controlled hydroplane race this Sunday. Also trip to two TV stations and to the trophy shop. Home to help the wife and at 2 to watch the Seattle baseball game. Also called a firm about a part time job working two days a week. Looks very good. What about retirement. Well let's just say that never comes. There are just so many things that have to get done and never let you mine stop working. My one hobby is racing 1/8 scale radio controlled unlimited hydroplanes and our club has a web site at www.rcunlimiteds.org

Chester Lepinski

Updated Most Improved Trophy

2006-04-02T21:20:00.000-07:00

Here is the new Throphy. We didnt have all the names so if you think your name should be on it. Please let me know and I will get it added. Here are the names i have as of now.

87 Don Mock
93 Jim Britten
94 Robbie Roberts
95 John Roben
96 Mike Walcker
97 Harry Gatjens
98 John Gatjens
99 EricAkeson
00 Jeff Stubbers
01 Jack Carson
02 Ron Hartley
03 Gregg Ross
04 Jeff Hiemkes
05 Brian Lepinski

Randy's Bardahl

2006-04-02T17:00:00.000-07:00

Removing the tape on the Bardahl.

1 week till season start

2006-04-02T16:46:00.000-07:00

Today we had our Hobbytown show here in kennewick. Here is some pics of the show. We had a very nice day and alot of people stopped by.

Nice hat there troy. glad you came to your senses.

Thanks to all that brought out there boats.

Chet & Brian Lepinski
Troy Mcintire (new HUSKIE fan)
Steve Desteese
Bill Brandt
Randy Gossen
Criss Denslow was on hand to take some photos of us.

Welcome to our racing blog

2006-03-31T15:41:00.000-08:00

My dad and I will be posting updates of our season here.