SET YOUR DVR’S!

The Air Guard Championship presented by Degree Men will air this Saturday, October 16th at 11:00 AM. On Comcast Cable in the Seattle/Tacoma area, Versus is located on channel 34 (Standard definition) and channel 626 (High Definition). According to Versus’ schedule listings, it will be called “Ultimate Hydroplane Championship” or “H1 Unlimited Hydroplane National Championship”, so search accordingly. We understand there will be a spotlight segment on the U-37 as well.

From Jane Schumacher: “We will be getting together this Saturday at McGilvra’s Bar and Grill for viewing the race and all are invited to watch it with us. McGilvra’s address is 4243 E Madison in the heart of Madison Park (end of Madison Street across from Lake Washington)”

Jon Zimmerman started in lane 5 in the seven boat final heat at the Air Guard Championship presented by Degree Men in San Diego and finished the five lap final in a well-earned fifth place after struggling most of the weekend to find a good race pace.

Although it’s not the result we’d like, we’re extremely happy to have finished the North American H1 Unlimited tour with our boat intact and not requiring any extensive repairs before getting on the boat in Jacksonville next week for the trip to Doha, Qatar for the UIM World Championships in November.

Results for Heat Final

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Jon flies the U-37 in Heat 3A

Results for Heat 3A

U-17 has withdrawn for the remainder of the weekend

Jon drives by Kip Brown, dead in the water in Turn 2

With a six boat field reduced to five with the withdrawal of the U-13, Jon started the U-37 Degree Men from lane six and maintained his incredible streak of finishes with a third place in Heat 2B due to the U-17 going dead in the water and an N2 violation by Greg Hopp in the U-100.

Heat 2B Results:

1st place: U-1
2nd place: U-21
3rd place: U-37
4th place: U-17
DNF: U-100

Jon cuts it REALLY close!

First test is done and some of the changes we made yesterday went the right way. Jon ran some timing laps and we should be ready for Heat 2B…

U-37 Degree Men Crew Chief Scott Raney

According to U-37 Degree Men Crew Chief Scott Raney “San Diego obviously has been a disappointment so far, since we made numerous changes to the boat after Seattle in a search for more speed, and so far they haven’t panned out. As a matter of fact, they went against us here in San Diego, and a fair chunk of both days has been dedicated to reversing the changes we made.”

Raney added “Of course that’s been frustrating for the entire crew, since we’re used to going forward, not backwards. With the replacement boat, we’ve experienced a pretty steep learning curve and it’s been difficult to drag more speed out of the old hull.”

Even though the Fred Leland-owned U-37 is not running at the top of the leaderboard, Raney enthused about driver Jon Zimmerman: “Jon’s done everything we’ve asked of him so far this season and has been fantastic in following our game plan and bringing the boat back every time. We’ve collected points in every heat since Jon joined the team, and that’s about all we can ask of anyone.”

Work continues on the boat this morning in preparation for Heat 2B at 12:20 PM, where the U-37 will start in Lane 6.

SUNDAY September 19

9:00-10:00a………Testing #3
12:05p………………Heat 2A
12:20p………………Heat 2B
1:35p………………..Heat 3A
2:00p………………..Heat 3B
3:05p………………. Consolation
4:20p……………….Air Guard Championship presented by Degree Men for the Bill Muncey Cup FINAL HEAT

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Jon made up for a sub-par start by gradually overhauling the U-22 of Mike Webster to take a fifth place finish in Heat 1B, extending his string of heat finishes to an outstanding ten in a row.

Results for Heat 1B

SATURDAY September 18

9:00-10:00a……..Testing #2
11:30-12:00p……Drivers Autograph session
12:45-2:00p……..Time Trial #3
2:30-3:30p………..Drivers Meeting
4:15p………………..Heat 1A
4:35p………………..Heat 1B

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FRIDAY September 17

9:00-10:30a……..Testing #1
12:00-1:30p……..Time Trial #1
3:30-4:45p………..Time Trial #2

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We got into the pits in San Diego about 3:00 and are in the process of setting up the boat for the weekend. The U-37 will be running in a live TV shoot tomorrow morning at 8:40 am, so everything has to be ready to go tonight…

U-25 wears Peters & May colors

Superior Racing’s U-25 will proudly carry the colors of Peters & May at the Air Guard Championship presented by Degree Men.

The photo shows the new livery going on Dr Ken Muscatel’s ride in the team’s shop South of Seattle. The U-25 Miss Peters & May will arrive in San Diego and move into the pit area on Ski Beach on Vacation Island in Mission Bay on Thursday.

Unlimited Hydroplanes will be on the Mission Bay race course Friday morning for testing at 9am with the first round of qualifying at noon.