00:00the 2025 great race is less than three weeks away which means different vessel
00:07owners are making the necessary preparations for the big day that
00:10includes Gilson Smith who is the proprietor of the 60-mile boat Timeless
00:14Timeless experienced some hiccups earlier this year but Smith expects
00:19things to be hunky-dory going into the prestigious race from Trinidad to
00:22Tobago on August 16th but we had some ups and downs with the engine arm the
00:27gas tank had water couple times and we didn't know so we end up blowing I
00:32think two powerheads one earlier this year and that kept us out from the arm the
00:38national championship we only ran three races out of the five right but so
00:44hoping that we get this one up and running proper we get the gas or the tank
00:49the water the tank no water is getting anymore and we shouldn't have any
00:54problem not supposed to so therefore you should be more or less ready for the
00:58great race itself yeah yeah well the engine right now we just need to start up
01:02and break in so I would say that we already are confident in the in the
01:07rebuild I did it myself and so far everything is looking good so just to
01:13start up give it couple hours are breaking in time and run time and she
01:18should be good to go while Timeless did not come out on top in 2024
01:22Smith is hoping to open the champagne bottle this year but at the same time he
01:27expects the others in his category to give it their all I want to complete the
01:32race right great races is is it's not like a regatta as is a endurance race
01:39sir so the first we say to the first when you have to finish right something like
01:47that well right that is it so I have some stiff competition this year I have some
01:52stiff competition which in cracking he is the guy that won the national
01:56championship that is a 25-foot Boeing with a brand new 300 Mercury racing
02:01engine and well I'm not underestimating anybody in the class but there there are
02:08some boots to look out for Smith is also the vessels throttleman while Dario
02:12Jordan is the driver for this year's great race Jordan was previously the driver
02:17of raw knots but sold that vessel for Smith having Jordan on board is a big
02:22plus he's a good driver the chemistry is good I don't have to tell him what to do
02:29he knows what to do so I would say that we gel perfect together tell us a little
02:35bit about his experience his experience I think this is his third great race but he
02:42has some experience where he he ran his boat to Tobago twice and I think this year would
02:48be his third great race with me according to Smith getting a boat to compete at this
02:53level is by no means easy like any other sport he says he too has to make a lot of sacrifices when
03:00great races are on the corner we are on edge every race team on edge we we work hard night in
03:08in in today trying to prepare the boats because we know is is a long race is a
03:14long grueling race right so we work real hard preparing the boat from from now if
03:20you go to any race team everybody will be working hard on their boats trying to get
03:24it in tip-top condition for the north coast and Tobago Smith hopes more boats can
03:30compete not only in this year's great race but also in the others to follow
03:34when would now any tips export
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