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The Bladder Grabber is a triple-elimination Fast contest, held for the past 25 years in Snohomish, Washington, a few miles north of Seattle. This year, there were 39 entries. Dave Owen brought these planes. He needed more of them. Or perhaps not.
The winners: Dave Owen, Jeffrey Rein, Tim Strom, Mitch Cleveland, and Darrin Albert, joined by Ken Burdick, the center marshal.
Owen does a victory dance in the tradition of his people. Anthropologists suggest it may be a symbolic re-enactment of one of his triumphs.
Allen DeVeuve
Ed Brzys
Bob Burch
Buzz Wilson
Darrin Albert waits (patiently) for Jeff Rein to quit talking.
Don Jensen
Ed Brzys and Chuck Rudner
Garry Harris
Jeff Hannauer
Mel Lyne
Howard Rush
Jeff Rein (what's he talking about now?)
Mike Willcox
Mitch Cleveland
Norm McFadden and Mike Petri
Steve Stewart
Rich Stubblefield (where's his hat?)
Tim Strom
Mike Willcox took pictures too.
Mark Rudner flies while Steve Kott waits (patiently).
Holden Hill (Greg Hill's son)
Chuck Rudner flies while Melissa Huber waits (patiently).
Guess who won?
Pete Athens offers support.
Chuck is philosohpical while Pete continues to be understanding.
Chris Jensen and Pete Athans
Darrin Albert and Howard Rush
Mark Rudner
Bob Carver
George Cleveland and Ken Burdick |