Carrabba's Team Blythe Wins in the Bahamas
Carrabba's Team Blythe packed it's bags and headed for National Championships in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas expecting a good race for the National APBA title. Carrabba's Team Blythe was able to start the race in first, hold it's lead and finish the race easily in first place to take home it's sixth checkered flag for the 2002 race season. Owner, Todd Blythe throttled the boat across the blue Carribean seas while his wife, Bonnie Blythe was behind the wheel in the drivers seat. The race was just outside the beautiful coral reefs and the water was especially rough on the outside of the reefs. As the boats came into the inside of the reef, about 50 feet off the beach where the tens of thousands of spectators were viewing the race, the water was calm giving the team the best of both worlds. Rough outside, smooth inside. This venue had one of the greatest viewing areas for the spectators this season. If they couldn't catch it in person they were able to listen to the radio broadcast or the television coverage on the Bahama's local network or FOX's Speed Channel. While in the Bahamas the team stayed at the Best Western, Castaways Resort and Suites courtesy of Mr. Barnett. | 
Carrabba's Team Blythe wins in the Bahamas with Bonnie Blythe driving.
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Race boats ready to be loaded onto cruise ship on their way to the Bahamas for National Championship races. |
Boats in the dry pits in the Bahamas open for viewing to the public. |
Carrabba's Team Blythe racing crew enjoy some downtime at the casinos. |
Carrabba's race boat gets great exposure in the Bahamas. Maybe a Carrabba's Italian Grille in the Bahamas soon???? |
Carrabba's boat, number one in the country in it's class, next to the number one super cat boat in the world, Drambuie on Ice. |
Boats in staging area for public viewing before race time. |
Carrabba's Team Blythe takes it's sixth checkered flag in the Bahamas and leaves number one in the country. |
The huge spectator crowd enjoys the offshore racing. |
More of the crowds enjoy the block party atmosphere complete with native food and drinks. |
Enjoying some of the Bahamian culture. |
Getting a birds eye view of the race and capturing the race on film for FOX's Speed Channel. |
Carrabba's Team Blythe enjoying the photo op with the checkered flag. |
The race boat is housted high in the air with the checkered flag on it's way back to the rig. |
Bonnie and Todd with FOX's Speed Channel cameraman after being interviewed about the championship win. |
The team is proud to accept the National trophy for it's class and hold it high for the crowds to admire.
Special thanks to Mr. Barnett, owner of Best Western, Castaways Resort and Suites in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas, who was a proud sponsor for this race. He and his staff were very gracious hosts while providing complimentary rooms for the entire race team.
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