Canadian boat duo captures two class wins at SJ Slough

Canadian racer Cory Johnson and navigator Gary McNeil spit muddy water out of the slough channel as they take a corner in their number 55 boat Liquid Addiction.

Before a record-breaking Webb’s Slough crowd and national TV film crews, Canadian sprint boat racers Cory Johnson and Gary McNeil claimed the top spot in two separate race classes Saturday.

The duo from Maple Ridge, B.C., topped the Super-Modified and Super Boat classes by booking clock-burning runs in the finals of each event.

Johnson and McNeil’s number 55 Liquid Addition boat brought the crowd to a roar with a best-of-the-day 42.070...