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Engine change gives Graham Trucking I hydroplane a boost at Seafair

The change was a good one, as J. Michael Kelly maneuvered the boat to a winSaturday in the heat over one of the race favorites, Jean Theoret in the Ellstrom Elam Plus boat, with a speed of 142.435 mph.

The Graham Trucking I boat, one of the top competitors in H1 Unlimited, didn’t have a fast qualifying speed on Friday. So crew chief Tom Anderson made the decision to switch out the engine.

The change was a good one, as J. Michael Kelly maneuvered the boat to a winSaturday in the heat over one of the race favorites, Jean Theoret in the Ellstrom Elam Plus boat, with a speed of 142.