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You can learn a lot about hydroplane racing from results sheets, but you learn the soul of the sport from the people who kept the boats alive between heats. We went back into the Rooster Tail Talk archives and found a short, candid Bayfair interview from 2019 with Carl Joslin, a Budweiser hydroplane crewman who was there in the earliest days of Miss Budweiser and stayed connected to the team across decades. The audio is rougher than what we run today, but the stories are the kind you don’t get a second chance to capture.

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We wrap up our conversation with Kevin Eacret by getting honest about what it takes to run two Grand Prix hydroplanes with an all-volunteer crew. We talk team roles, race-weekend mindset and what the GP class needs to grow without losing its close-knit culture.

If you haven't heard episodes 194 and 195, I would highly recommend you go back and listen to those before listening to part three.

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We pick up our conversation with Kevin Eacret as he explains how a blown gas GP program became a legit threat and how one violent crash changed what could have been a title year. We also dig into Richards Racing’s two-boat approach, the rules that shape engine budgets and why Valleyfield demands a completely different kind of driving.

This is part 2 to my interview with Kevin Eacret. If you have not listened to part 1, I highly encourage you to listen to Episode 194: Kevin Eacret, Part 1 before listening to this episode.

Part 3 will be streaming starting next week on Tuesday, September 1st.

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Help the podcast by subscribing to our new service, Roostertail Talk+. The podcast is still free to all on our website and through all major podcast platforms (such as Apple Podcast, Spotify, Castbox, etc) but with Roostertail Talk+ there is more you can enjoy ! With this service you will get early links to new episodes, enjoy access to extra content, raffle prizes and more. This is a new service that we will be adding to as we move along. As always your support to make this show grow is very appreciated! https://www.buzzsprout.com/434851/supporters/new