From Mac Clouse & Niles Mayfield on www.h1unlimited.com:
Here are the heat draws, with the lane
1A
U-1 – 1
U-17 – 2
U-21 – 3
U-5 – 4
U-22 – 5
U-57 – 6
1B
U-96 – 1
U-7 – 2
U-25 – 3
U-13 – 4
U-100 – 5
U-37 – 6
Jon Zimmerman
Unfortunately we were not able to improve our qualifying time in the afternoon session:
Lap 1: 146.320 mph
Lap 2: 149.263 mph
Lap 3: 150.436 mph
Jamie Nilsen rolls into turn 1...
Jamie Nilsen got familiar with the U-37 with a total of six laps resulting in a top speed of 148.571 mph.
Billy Schumacher said “Jamie did an excellent job in his 1st time in an Unlimited hydroplane. He executed our game plan EXACTLY as we discussed in the truck before the run and was very calm and composed doing it.”
Lap speeds:
lap 1: 130.701
lap 2: 140.946
lap 3: 140.953
lap 4: 148.571
lap 5: 147.982
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Jamie Nilsen
Jamie Nilsen form Edgewood, WA will be taking the U-37 Miss Peters & May out on the Columbia River this morning for some test runs.
Jamie, 25, started racing J Stock hydros at age 12. He has since driven tunnel boats, outboards and 1 liter hydros.
JW Myers recommended Jamie as a skilled driver whom he would like to see get some seat time in an Unlimited hydroplane.
Jamie says “I’m excited and honored to have this opportunity, and I’m flattered J-Dub thought of me. I am glad he’s doing alright, but I wish this was under different circumstances.”
We got into the pits today after a two week long thrash to get the Fred Leland-owned ex U-100 ready to run as the U-37 v 2.0 at the Lamb-Weston Columbia Cup. Jon Zimmerman had an great first day in the driver’s seat, improving his speed in both practice sessions.
First practice session speeds:
139.506 mph
144.418 mph
146.656 mph
Second practice session speeds:
145.656 mph
149.285 mph
150.763 mph
Overall results from Day 1:
U-96 161.928
U-1 160.972
U-17 157.199
U-13 156.296
U-21 155.566
U-7 155.030
U-5 153.861
U-100 152.219
U-25 152.168
U-37 150.763
U-22 136.622
The U-37 is just leaving Seattle. Our amazing crew has her all ready for tri-cities!
The new U-37 is hitched up
The Fred Leland-owned U-100 is on the way to the Schumacher Racing shop to be outfitted as the U-37 Miss Peters & May for the remainder of the 2010 H1 Unlimited season.
