This run went almost perfectly and was one of the longest I have ever made at over 300 feet. I probably could've gone farther, but after I had passed Wes and his film crew on their boat, I knew there was only so much footage that they needed, so I backed off the throttle and let the quad disappear under the water. Wes brought his boat over to me so we could get a line on the quad and tow it back to shore. Off in the distance I could see our friendly law enforcement officer quickly making his way over to the boat launch where I entered the water. This is when I rapidly begun letting the air out of the rear tires so the quad was completely submerged and not visible in any way.
Rangers had seen the gigantic roost from my run from more than a quarter of a mile away and, with the breeze that was blowing, followed the dust trail well beyond where I entered the water. They thought they had me and were nowhere close to it. Not far behind the rangers on land was a patrol boat that came to aid in the search. This ranger pulled up right beside our boat and asked us if we had seen anyone on a quad running around the boat launching area. I was still in my race suit and said that I hadn't seen anything, all while hoping that he didn't see all of the chrome shining off of my quad which was only 10 feet under water right in front of him. The search for "the crazy guy on the quad" lasted for at least two hours before they called it quits.
With the Banshee back on shore weighing at least an extra 100-150 pounds from everything being flooded with water, I knew our day was done and we had the footage we needed. Wes was on his way back home and called to tell me he was on his way to my place because I needed to see the footage for myself. They caught the run from beginning to end and it was amazing. To this day it can still be seen on some of those crazy video shows you find on network television. That was definitely a memorable experience I'll likely never forget.