Day 1 begins on Cayuga

Day 1 begins in darkness, and we catch up to Fred Roumbanis getting ready to launch his boat on Cayuga Lake.

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John Crews backs his truck down the ramp

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Photographer Seigo Saito conducts some sort of wizardry to get this long exposure shot of John Crews. This was not edited in any way.

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Ish Monroe gets ready.

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Stephen Browning makes sure everything is set.

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Dean Rojas...

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Britt Myers...

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Davy Hite...

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Justin Lucas...

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Randall Tharp...

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A.R.E. Truck Caps is the title sponsor for this event on Lake Cayuga.

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Brandon Palaniuk...

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Kevin Short says goodbye to his wife Kerry.

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Aaron Martens is looking for Toyota AOY points today. Can he win back-to-back titles?

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J Todd Tucker and a Marshal with an epic beard.

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Gerald Swindle in action.

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This guy (Mike Iaconelli) won on his home turf two weeks ago, and he says he wants another win.

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Morizo Shimizu says hello.

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Skeet Reese and others pause for the national anthem.

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Chris Zaldain and the other Elites stop to pay respects.

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There are a lot of boats behind Chris.

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After that, it's time to go to work. Brett Hite...

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Gary Klein...

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That's Shaw Grigsby under there, we promise...

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Byron Velvick waits his turn.

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The pleasantries are over, Morizo has his game face on now.

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Gerald Swindle...

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Kevin Short...

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Kevin VanDam...

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AOY leader Greg Hackney...

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Josh Bertrand...

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Boyd Duckett...

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Stephen Browning...

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Matt Herren...

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Kurt Dove...

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Justin Lucas...

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Edwin Evers...

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Hank Cherry...

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Timmy Horton...

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Casey Ashley...

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Mike Iaconelli...

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Aaron Martens...

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Jeff Kriet...

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Jared Lintner...

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...and Takahiro Omori.

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Wives and girlfriends are eager to see how their guys do today. From Left to right: Kerry Short, Tiffanie McCall (Brandon Palaniuk), LeAnn Swindle, and Emily Tucker.

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Day 1 begins on Cayuga

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