The sticks made the right picks so Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol could finish strong.

“It’s all about the fun factor for us, and that’s why one of our former guards, Paul Blankemeyer, and several others on our race team put their minds together to come up with an event where you really can’t stack your team in your favor,” said Chief Randy Townsend, after his crew pulled away from the 10-team field during the final three events to win HCBP’s Midsummer Meltdown on July 14.