16 year old Mountain Oaks high school Junior Tony Nunes, son of Debi and Mark Nunes of Salt Springs Valley Reservoir, earned not only a table of awards, but the respect and admiration of his fellow competitors this last week at the APBA Awards held in Isleton, California. The APBA awards banquet was hosted by the American Power Boat Association Region 11, East Bay Boat Club, and Northern California Outboard Association(APBA) Awards in Isleton, California.
Tony races in two different classes for the APBA: a B modified that runs at speeds of 55 mph and a C modified Runabout that runs at speeds of 75 mph. Currently he is the youngest driver racing a C modified and is ranked #2 in the nation.
Racing for All marine/Nicolos Racing the awards he received are as follows:
APBA National Rookie of the Year (Awarded in January in Detroit Michigan)
APBA Region 11(West Coast) Rookie of the Year
APBA National C Modified Rank #2
APBA Region 11 C Modified Highpoint
East Bay Boat Club C Modified Highpoint
East Bay Boat club Overall Highpoint Driver of the Year
2010 North American Champion
"When he does something he does it with his whole heart." Said proud mom Debi.
"When he does something he does it with his whole heart." Said proud mom Debi.
Debi, Tony’s mother, teacher, and most avid supporter, also received an award at the APBA ceremonies, “The BJ Sutfin Award for Outstanding Women of the Year”. This award acknowledges all the efforts of the women behind the scenes, the scoring, registration, organization, etc.
Not to sit back and rest on his laurels, Tony has had a new C Modified Boat built and is preparing to test it to get ready for the 2011 season. For boat race info at Salt Springs Valley Reservor visit their website at http://saltspringsvalleyreservoir.weebly.com/
Photo by Traci Cottle
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