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ONLINE LINKS TO SOME OF THE VIDEOS

Team C - Colorado Creeking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWLiO8Xl-ow
Silent Thunder - The Legend of Team C  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlInYQOC5q8
Thunderballs - The Return of Team C  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31H5wAw-A9s
Cheat River by Rick and Scott Patton 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo6Lr5pDUxE

and....some more below pics and videos

Floyd Turbo Cover Photo 

SILENT THUNDER:  THE LEGEND OF TEAM C
WINNER - 1999 National Paddling Film Festival's Overall Best Video
"Paddlers Choice" Award

Description (From the 1999 National Paddling Film Festival press release):

Rick Gusic along with the boys and girls of Buzzlemania Productions, of Pittsburgh, PA totally boofed the competition in 1999.  The audience and judges couldn't remain silent and thundered their approval by overwhelming voting it their favorite of the festival.

Eight of fourteen amateur and professional judges picked it as their favorite of the fest. Here's some of their comments: "It actually had a story line.  The carnage shots were right on the money", "Very original - lots of laughs, Do more next year!".

States Filmed in:  CO, WV, NC, KY, GA, NY, PA
Length:   30 Minutes    

"Thunderballs" Box Cover

THUNDERBALLS - The Return of Team C
WINNER - 2002 National Paddling Film Festival's Overall Best Video
"Paddlers Choice" Award

Rick Gusic became the 1st filmmaker in the 19 year National Paddling Film Festival's history to win the Paddlers Choice Award twice.   

States Filmed in:  Various States in U.S. and also foreign footage.
Length:   49 Minutes

"Thunderballs won an award at the 2002 Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City, UT.  Paddler Magazine handed out awards to the three best videos of 2002.  See an upcoming issue of Paddler Magazine for details.

For the video clip shown at the Outdoor Retailer Show see below.

VIDEO CLIPS

"Korn versus Corran" - Thunderballs sneak preview

Promotional Video for "Thunderballs" shown at the 2002 Outdoor Retailer Show.
*.wmv video file (1.03 mb)

New York Whitewater Trip - 1st Release of the Stone Valley section of the Raquette River.  American Whitewater secures a one day release. 8/31/02

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Rapid #7   Rapid #7   Rapid #7 Falls

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Moshier section of the Beaver River, NY

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Moshier Group Put-In   Mike Burns - Rapid #1 Moshier   Rick Gusic - Rapid #2 Moshier   Leon Gorboty - Rapid #2 Moshier

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 Rapid #1

Eagle section of the Beaver River, NY

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Mike Bailey - Eagle Section   Mike Bailey - Eagle Section   Rick Gusic - Eagle Section   Rick Gusic - Eagle Section

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Eagle Section 

Award Winning Video Production

American Whitewater - Web Link

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