Kleen Impact » Water http://www.kleenimpact.com Environmental, Outdoors, Cleaning & Detailing, Green, Events and More. Fri, 13 May 2011 20:13:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Native Fish Returns to Great Lakes, Threatens Lake Trout http://www.kleenimpact.com/2010/07/native-fish-returns-to-great-lakes-threatens-lake-trout/ http://www.kleenimpact.com/2010/07/native-fish-returns-to-great-lakes-threatens-lake-trout/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:40:22 +0000 admin http://www.kleenimpact.com/?p=438 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> The burbot, bottom feeding fish nicknamed lawyers, are making a comback from the small number that have survived in its native waters of the Great Lakes. The species saw a huge decline in the 1950′s due to the invasive sea lamprey. Unfortunately there’s new research showing the return of the burbot may damage the multi-million dollar effort to restore another Great Lakes native, the lake trout. Read more at GreatLakesEco.org

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]]> http://www.kleenimpact.com/2010/07/native-fish-returns-to-great-lakes-threatens-lake-trout/feed/ 0 Lower Lake Levels for Lake Michigan – Huron for 2010 http://www.kleenimpact.com/2010/06/lower-lake-levels-for-lake-michigan-huron-for-2010/ http://www.kleenimpact.com/2010/06/lower-lake-levels-for-lake-michigan-huron-for-2010/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:13:15 +0000 admin http://www.kleenimpact.com/?p=435 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, levels in Lake Michigan will continue to be more than a foot below average levels in 2010 and lower than levels experienced in 2009, perhaps even 2008. Lower levels put the spotlight on harbor dredging, which opens up ports to commercial and recreational traffic.

View the June 2010 Monthly Bulletin of Lake Levels for the Great Lakes

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]]> http://www.kleenimpact.com/2010/06/lower-lake-levels-for-lake-michigan-huron-for-2010/feed/ 0 PowerboatPro.com, New Website for the Powerboat Enthusiast http://www.kleenimpact.com/2010/05/powerboatpro-com-new-website-for-the-powerboat-enthusiast/ http://www.kleenimpact.com/2010/05/powerboatpro-com-new-website-for-the-powerboat-enthusiast/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 17:42:14 +0000 admin http://www.kleenimpact.com/?p=365 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Today, technology innovator, Virtual Spectator and Ambition Lifestyle announced the launch of PowerboatPro.com, a news portal for official powerboat news from all around the world.

PowerboatPro.com keeps fans informed and engaged throughout the season by allowing them to follow their favorite class of powerboat racing in one single location.  Powerboat racing classes that will be featured on PowerboatPro include U.I.M. Grand Prix of the Sea, F1H20, Class 1Zapcat, Powerboat P1 Superstock and Powerboat P1 U.S.A. News from the governing bodies of the sport including Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and Offshore Super Series (OSS) will also be published.

As the world’s central hub for all powerboat related news, PowerboatPro.com will include the latest information on racing, gear, teams, sponsors, boat manufacturers and venues.  In addition, there will be current interviews with some of the leaders in the sport, product reviews, photo and video galleries, and spectator feedback. Everything powerboat related, including the parties, the controversies and the lifestyle.

As a longtime fan of powerboat racing, Peter VanGameren, CEO of Ambition Lifestyle has an excellent understanding of what spectators, participants, race promoters, teams and governing bodies want to know. “As a fan of powerboat racing, I had been walking around with an idea to one day make an outstanding powerboat news portal.  It is our firm belief that all parties involved will benefit by having all of their news and information from global powerboat racing together in one central hub, and our current partners see the value that PowerboatPro.com can bring them.”

I am very much looking forward to having a place where we can get the message out about what we’re trying to accomplish in the sport of offshore powerboat racing and the philanthropic organizations we are partnering with,” said Maisy Page, Founder and Program Director of OSS Cares. “As a fan of all things fast, I’m very excited to have a place to go for all of the latest news and events in marine motorsports.”

“The VSConnect™ platform is perfect for the sport of powerboating,” said VS Executive Producer Curtis Worthy. “I’m looking forward to great relationship with Ambition Lifestyle and applying the technology to powerboat spectators and partners worldwide.”

Virtual Spectator gained a reputation as an innovator of 3D tracking technology for the Volvo Ocean Race and America’s Cup.  The company has now applied the technology to VSConnect™ allowing fans to follow powerboating.

VS tracking technology will eventually allow users to track their favorite class or with VSConnect™ interactive maps, complete with geo tagged photos, schedules and video updates. Countdown timers to each event will allow fans to find out when the next race is, in any participating class- anywhere in the world.

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]]> http://www.kleenimpact.com/2010/05/powerboatpro-com-new-website-for-the-powerboat-enthusiast/feed/ 1 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009, Saturday http://www.kleenimpact.com/2009/09/lake-of-the-ozarks-shootout-2009-saturday/ http://www.kleenimpact.com/2009/09/lake-of-the-ozarks-shootout-2009-saturday/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:02:11 +0000 admin http://www.kleenimpact.com/?p=262 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009 – Saturday

The Bio Kleen Boat parked at Captain Ron%27s for the Shootout 250 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009, Saturday

Bio-Kleen Parked @ Captian Rons

Finally, the day had come to witness the largest unsanctioned racing event of the season. What started as a friendly battle among lake residents to see who had the fastest machine on the water has become known by many as the fourth holiday weekend of the summer. Today, professionals and amateurs compete against each other and clock their speeds for the Top Gun honor. Boats more than 22 feet in length are allowed to run in classes by length, hull design, size of motors and number of motors. Proceeds from the Shootout benefit the Lake-area rescue teams, Habitat for Humanity and other charitable organizations.

Mike & Joanne winn their class at the Shootout with their v bottom fountain 250 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009, Saturday

Mikes Thunder Marine @ Dock

The temperatures are the highest we’ve seen yet since heading into Missouri and the day looks like it should shape up to be beautiful, calm and sunny. The day is sure to be action packed. A majority of the buzz around the lake is of course centered around last years Top Gun winner; David Scott and his 50ft Mystic racer with throttle man John Tomlinson (then sponsored by Bud Light). The crowd is also quite intrigued to see if the Miss Geico boat will be on the list of competitors this year. The boat passed up the Shootout last year for another race, but up to this point has been seen as Scott and Tomlinson’s biggest competition.

The Batman Boat at the Shootout 250 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009, Saturday

Other Characters @ Shootout 2009

There’s also a lot of hype about a brand new addition to the Shootout, a head-on-head drag race; two boats running down the course at one time. One world class racer and well known lake member, Bob Morgan, is an advocate for the drag style boat race for the shootout. He’s finally gotten his wish for 2009 as race officials have approved the head-on-head competition. Bob Morgan himself in the Bad Moon Risin boat will go nose to nose with Bob Bull in the CMS boat. The talk is they’re scheduled for the best of three races.

Dave Scott Run 1 Shootout 2009 250 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009, Saturday

Nauti Marine's Saturday Shootout Run

Dave Scott and Nauti Marine, 2008 Top Gun, holder of multiple world speed records, nearly a dozen national titles and almost as many world titles, is the team to try and beat this year at the Shootout. For the past eight years, Scott and all the Nauti Marine boats have raced under Anheuser Busch sponsorship. About this time last year InBev, the new owners of Anheuser Busch, announced they were no longer interested in sponsoring powerboat racing; which left the team looking for sponsorship elsewhere. Instead, Scott decided to race under his own Nauti Marine banner.

Last year Scott intended to race the Mystic fueled with methanol, but on the Thursday before race weekend a motor broke. So they spent the night changing the out the methanol motors back to gasoline. Obviously things did work out for them, still holding onto Top Gun status. They’ve still been testing methanol motors and plan on running the two 2,400-hp New Century alcohol-fueled engines for the Shootout this year.

The Nauti Marine boat seemed to be off to a great start on their first run on Saturday; but 2/3 of the way down the course something goes wrong. There’s a noticeable change in the sound of the motors and the output of the boat. They seem to blow another motor, but still finish the run with an impressive speed somewhere in the 160′s I believe.

Drag Race LOTO Shootout 2009 250 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009, Saturday

CMS & Bad Moon Risin Drag

There was much more action for the day from the racers and the crowds. We captured video not only of the Nauti Marine first run, but impressive runs from Flight Club, the Mercedes Boat, D&M Motorsports, Mikes Thunder Marine, Shogren, Bob Bull and the CMS boat in a single run and the first drag between CMS and Bob Morgan in the Bad Moon Risin boat. CMS starts the head-to-head race out in front, but about mid way Bad Moon Risin easily coasts by. From our view it looks as if Morgan leaves Bull deep in his wake. Turns out it was close to a photo finish. The final details are debatable, but the word is this first race goes to Bob Morgan and Bad Moon Risin.

It was a great start to the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009. Beautiful weather, hot enough for the passengers of the hundreds of rafting boats to enjoy the water. Great speeds and action from the racers along with a few new twists. The opening day was not without its challenges though. There were multiple runs tainted with radar issues; forcing the racers to possibly fore-fit a great speed and run again later. There were also some staging issues, not allowing them to pack in all the desired runs for the day and sometimes moving at a slow pace in between runs.

LOTO Shootout Sat Fire Rescue Team 250 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009, Saturday

Fire Rescue Team Lends a Hand

Then there’s the broken, wavy line of rafting boats that zig-zags the border of the entire course and then some. It’s really the only way to stay put safely with all those boats, but the number of boats with 30ft anchor lines in 75ft+ water definitely outweighed those that were prepared. Put that amount of boats and weight on not enough anchor and your bound to drag. And drag they did… into the course enough times the police and fire patrols had to discipline and assist the boats back out of the course boundaries or the race would not go on. Thankfully they do their jobs well and the spectators were very receptive. After all, everybody’s there to watch the boats and have a good time and if the boats can’t run there’s no race, and it’s all over for everyone.

Saturday had some smooth runs and good speeds, but there’s still a lot more in store for the final day of the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009.

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]]> http://www.kleenimpact.com/2009/09/lake-of-the-ozarks-shootout-2009-saturday/feed/ 0 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009, Wednesday http://www.kleenimpact.com/2009/09/lake-of-the-ozarks-shootout-2009-wednesday/ http://www.kleenimpact.com/2009/09/lake-of-the-ozarks-shootout-2009-wednesday/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:59:18 +0000 admin http://www.kleenimpact.com/?p=238 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> 2009′s Lake of the Ozarks Shootout started out much like every other year… with a long drive south from Michigan to Missouri. 1/3 of the Biokleen Team was already in Missouri after working with the staff at Redneck Trailer Supply locations in Ohio then in Oklahoma. When the rest of the team pulled out of Kalamazoo, MI, home base for Bio-Kleen Products, Inc., it was pouring rain; and it stayed that way basically till we hit I-55 in northern Illinois.

The sunshine and clear skies came out just in time to view the expansive wind power project south of Joliet, IL. The project must still be in the early stages as none of the massive turbines that were scattered across acres of soybean and corn fields were not yet turning. There must have been nearly 60+ already erected and more on the way. You could see large cranes in the distance piecing together these green energy giants. They seemed so small and fragile in the distance across the farm lands. That was until we bore witness to a single blade being hauled in on an extra long semi tractor trailer, the longest I’ve ever seen. That really put the size of the turbines and the project into perspective.

Crop Dusting on the way to Missouri 250 Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009, WednesdayDown the freeway we learned just how skilled a crop dusting pilot must be. We first saw a small, single engine plane flying very close to the horizon. About a mile later the plane was just over the freeway, facing oncoming traffic. The plane then quickly pulled up and sharply cut back down to the left hand side of the road; making a pass across the length of the soybean field at speeds well over ours and at heights that wouldn’t allow a large truck to pass under.

When that row was finished, the pilot again cut over the freeway, making a large loop over the road, as if all the motorists came to a traveling aerobatics show; then on to the next row. The plane and it’s pilot continued to dance in the sky amidst the highway travelers, as if they were stuck to the pavement with glue and he was making up his own free flowing paths as he goes. Though the skies filled our excitement for the time being, we still had a very long road ahead of us and at the end of it is what’s really on our mind; the green waters of the Lake of the Ozarks.

We made it down just in time for a late dinner at Captian Ron’s where the Shootout is hosted for the second year in a row. Our goal for the next day was to set up our vendor booth, service some local dealers around the Lake of the Ozarks and get the biokleen boat launched to be ready for Friday’s pokerrun.

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The first goal for the second day at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009 was to put up the Bio-Kleen vendor booth at Captain Ron’s. This is the second year the Shootout is put on by Captain Ron’s and spearheaded by the owner, Ron Duggan. Last year was great, so we knew this year would be even better and well organized (always a huge plus). It was easy to find the biokleen booth space, as we’re in the same spot as last year, F21; a cozy spot nestled in front of a large tree, right in front of dock 3, just on the corner of Cannonball Beach.

We got the tent and booth all set up and after some lunch, we’re off to several marinas around lake of the ozarks selling bio-kleen marine & rv products. We took the winding, narrow, down-sloping roads from high ground of highway 54 to the marinas at the lake. We made deliveries to Millers Landing, Bidgeview Marine and Village Marina. We also had some time to demo some new products with Village.  Then we dropped the Biokleen Toter off at Excess Detailin’ for a wash. By the time we picked the toter up it has been a very long day and the evening is fast approaching. We had to first pick up the biokleen boat from Bob Morgan’s shop, then get it in the water.

We proceeded down the even windier, extra narrow and slightly steeper “road” to the launch ramp by the Niagara Bridge.  We knew it may prove to be a difficult landing with the toter and much to our surprise we had some extra help when we arrived. Bob Morgan and the entire crew was there launching the Bad Moon Risin boat. It also started to rain at this point and by the time we got the boat in the water… it was a torrential down pour, with cracks of lightening and high gust winds. It was difficult enough driving a motorhome down a paved road back to the rv park; I was just imagining Tim on the lake, getting the boat to the docks at Captain Rons.

We made it by land, and by water, safely back to Captain Rons. It continued to rain, blowing down branches, washing out roads and pushing all the fresh sand at Captain Ron’s beaches back into the lake. We were all soaked… completely, and were only interested in getting out of our wet clothes, drying out and starting fresh tomorrow. The biokleen boat is a pace boat for the pokerrun and the vendor booths open up as well. The official start of the Lake of the Ozarks 2009 Shootout is finally here.

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TOP V-Hull Professional Division: 136mph        Matthew Janssen-Driver, Dr. Michael Janssen-Throttle

TOP Cat Non-Professional Division: 171mph        Bill Pyburn

TOP V-Hull Non-Professional Division: 115mph        Jeff Becker

Top Cat Manufacturers Division: 159mph        Richard Prince

TOP V-Hull Manufacturers Division: 53mph        Mike “Gordo” Gordon

CLASS WINNERS     SPEED     DRIVER
PWC1     50     Alex Ashcroft
PWC2     67     Ron Wosel
PWC3     62     Louis Finigan
PWC4     63     Matt Clark
PWC5     79     Dan O’Keefe
MC4P2     159     Richard Prince
MP1S1     62     Carolyn Dorris
MP2S2     70     Jim Dorris
MV1M1     53     Mike “Gordo” Gordon
NC1P1     117     Larry Wiser
NC2F1     79     Phil Tremaine
NC2F2     99     Bruce Taylor
NC2M1     91     Danny McKinney
NC2P1     115     Warren Neighbour
NC2P2     139     Art DiNick
NC2S2     88     Aldo Waters
NC3F2     121     William Johnson
NC3M2     133     JD Onken
NC3P2     143     Greg Olson
NC4P2     171     Bill Pyburn
NC4S2     101     Bill Renzenberger
NC5P2     157     Gino Gargiulo
NC5S2     31     Timothy McNitt
NC6P2     153     Ronald Szolack
NCO1S1     81     Ralph Allison
NCO1S2     114     Zack Devier
NCO2M2     118     Jim Melley
NCO2S2     115     Steve Wallace
ND3S2     75     Lona Alexander/Bob Alexander
NP2P1     91     Ken Gouty
NV1F1     72     Jim Whittemore
NV1M1     84     Richard Pikul II
NV1P1     104     Leo Wiseman
NV1S1     67     Mark Fera
NV2F1     78     Howard Huntley
NV2M2     85     Brad Harrington/Jeremy Ressler
NV2P2     92     Jason Smith
NV2S2     73     John Humphrey
NV3F2     92     Don Sylva/Dave Weyer
NV3M2     115     Jeff Becker
NV3P1     94     Shawn Mercer
NV3P2     111     Ivan “Buck” Stracener
NV3S2     74     Randy Zehr
NV4F2     91     Al Brodbeck
NV4L2     110     Mark Tuck
NV4M2     101     John Malecky
NV4P2     114     Mike Lovergine            (Sponsored by Bio-Kleen)
NV5F3     90     Mike Schlup
NV5P2     94     Morechell Pryer
NV5P3     102     Scott Shogren            (Bio-Kleen Dealer)
NVO1S1     50     John Crabtree
NVO4S3     74     Terry Janssen
PC4S2     130     Bryan Haupt/Dennis Hillhouse    (Sponsored by Bio-Kleen)
PC5P2     177     Bob Bull
PC5P4     171     Bob Morgan            (Sponsored by Bio-Kleen)
PC6P2     196     David Scott/John Tomlinson
PD2P1     116     John “Kap” Caparell
PP1S2     91     Brad Rowland
PV2F1     91     Jeni Dunbar
PV4F2     102     Dan Davies
PV4P2     136     Matt Janssen
PV4Y2     96     Preston Moore
PV5F3     88     Tina Adler

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The E.C.O. initiative is inspired by Rob Machado, pro surfer nominated for 2009 Waterman of the Year, to actively investigate methods of manufacturing environmentally friendly sunglasses. This means Mother Nature replenishes the material used in production at the same rate it is consumed. It also comes in FSC (Forest Stuwartship Council,  established to promote the responsible management of the world’s forests) certified packaging along with 100% organic cotton bags, printed with water based ink. Talk about the total package Rob.

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