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TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2012
VOL. 24, NO. 37
Wet weather adds to trials for tubbers 2010 great race champion Clint Heine thrives in Sunday’s wet, rough conditions to triumph again ABOVE: Jay Edwards rolls out of his bathtub at Departure Bay beach near the finish line of the Great International World Championship Bathtub Race on Sunday. LEFT: Clint Heine reaches the beach at Departure Bay on Sunday at the finish line. Heine won for the second time in three years.
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He said his tub was set up well for the conditions, with his motor running a little deeper in the water. “[It] seems to work a little better in rough conditions but it’s not
quite as fast,” he said. “You’ve got to take the gamble whether to go for the rougher or go for a higher speed … I’m kind of in between.” ◆ See ‘RUNNER-UP’ /4
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sloshed it all over himself trying to hastily refill his tank, the veteran Heine sped right by. “I guess he did get a bit of fuel in there and get going, but not quick enough,” said Heine.
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You’ve got to take the gamble whether to go for the rougher or go for the speed ... I’m kind of in between.
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CLINT HEINE ... the 2010 great race champion regained the title in Sunday’s tough conditions.
The great race was a little wetter than most years, but that didn’t slow down dozens of highperformance bathtubs. Clint Heine of Errington won the Great International World Championship Bathtub Race on Sunday in Nanaimo for the second time in three years. Heine was able to catch up and pass Brandon Leigh in Departure Bay and made it to the finish-line bell 15 seconds ahead of the runner-up. Defending champion Nathan Barlow finished in third place just as a downpour came and increased the degree of difficulty for the remaining tubs. Heine and Leigh were neck and neck around the Winchelsea Islands. Leigh was able to pull away a little at that point, but then ran out of fuel. As he