2010 National High Points Standings (team)

2010 National High Points Standings (driver)

Results for Final Heat

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Results for Heat 3B

Results for Heat 2A

U-37 in flight...

The U-37 had a wild ride on lap two of Heat 1B, getting HUGE air launching off the wake of the U-13 before settling back down, resulting in what Jon called “the hardest hit I’ve ever taken in boat racing”.

Jon’s old boat, Dr. Ken Muscatel’s U-25, spun on lap three, tearing almost the entire right sponson and most of the non-trip away, resulting in their withdrawal from the Columbia Cup.

We came out of the heat with an excellent fourth place, giving the U-37 Miss Peters & May a great start to the weekend!

2010 National High Points Standings (team)

2010 National High Points Standings (driver)

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Dave Hawley greets J-Dub after the final heat	Crowd at awards ceremony
JW Myers, Jane & Billy Schumacher, and the entire U-37 team accept the third-place trophy at the 2010 Madison Regatta

Courtesy Bruce Madej & Joe McCord’s live feed:

4:14 5 Minutes till the start if the race.

4:15 The U1 has left the dock and the U96 also.

4:16 Mike Webster has left the dock area.

4:17 U5 is out just in case someone does not start.

4:18 U5 is by the dock

4:18 Waiting

4:18 U1 cuts the field. 37 on the inside of the Oberto

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JW accepts the trophy for Heat 3B win

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3:05 U96 has just left the dock. U5 and te U37 are all off the docks.

3:05 U22 now leaving his dock

3:06 U96 having troubloe getting it lit.

3:06 Villwock still having trouble.

3:06 He is floating out in the racing lanes.

3:06 He is trying to light up.

3:07 Nothing happening.

3:07 Still have nothing out of the 96

3:08 Nothing yet!

3:08 U5 down the front as the U37 coming down also

3:08 Nothing out of the U96

3:09 Villwock opens the lid

3:09 Closes it and sits in the boat

3:09 Racing will continue

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U-1, U-7, u-21, U-13 (lost prop)

U-13 lost the prop...

...through the wing!

U-37 & U-17 go head to head in Heat 1C - Photo by Jim Simpson

There were no surprises in the first day of heat racing at the Lucas Oil Indiana Governor’s Cup on the Ohio River as all the top qualifiers in each race were able to take first place.

The best race of the day was heat 1A when Steve David (Lighthouse Pt, Fla.)  in the Oh Boy! Oberto had early problems with J Michael Kelly (Puyallup, Wash.) in the Graham Trucking.

“J Michael pushed me to the limit,” said David, who was the fastest qualifier for the race. “I had the inside lane and fortunately I was able to get by him.”

Kelly took second place but put the rest of the fleet on notice that he is going to have to be reckoned with during the Sunday finals.

“When I saw Steve get inside me, I just pulled back and let him go,” said Kelly. “He is going to be tough to beat when he’s in lane one. If this was the final, I wouldn’t have given him that much room but today I knew it was better to get 300 points than nothing.”

Dave Villwock (Seattle, Wash.) in the Spirit of Qatar easily won heat 1B while JW Myers (Burien, Wash.) got a big break in heat 1C.

Myers, driver of the Miss Peters and May hydroplane, was in a great two boat battle with Kip Brown (Issaquah, Wash.) in the Cruisin’ Auto boat.  Myers dislodged a turn buoy, handing him a one lap penalty but moments later the gear box went out on the boat piloted by Brown, giving Myers the 400 points for first place.

Racing continues on the Ohio River on Sunday with opening ceremonies at 10 am and the first of six unlimited heats starts at 1 pm.  The winner take all final will start at 4:20 pm EDT.

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JW, Jane Schumacher & Dave Holley of Peters & May on the podium - Image by Chris Denslow

Despite collecting a one lap penalty for hitting a buoy in turn 1, JW Myers took a win over the U-17 Miss Cruzin Auto to take 400 points in Heat 1C at Madison!

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1B unofficial results: 96,21,25,22

1A unofficial finish…1,7,13,5.

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The U-37 Miss Peters & May - Image by James Crisp

Excerpts from Bruce Madej & Joe McCord’s page on www.h1unlimited.com:

2:01 The U37 Peters and May driven by JW Myers is the next boat on the course. JDub taking the day glow yellow boat owned by Billy Schumacher from the Seattle area. His first lap speed is 148.350mph
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2:02 Second lap speed for the U37 Peters and May is 148.375mph
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2:03 Jdubs final lap speed is 147.909mph

2:58 Here are the fastest laps for each boat that has qualified this afternoon.

U25 Superior Racing 143.046mph.
U37 peters and May 148.375mph
U21 Albert Lee 146.227mph
U100 Leland Racing 118.735mph
U1 Oh Boy! Oberto 153.651mph
U22 Broadway Tavern 133.378mph
U7 Graham Trucking DNF

4:23 U37 Peters and May is now on the water!

4:26 JDub is finishing his first lap the speed is 152.091mph. Second fastest qualifier at the moment.

4:27 His second lap is 152.529mph, just a little bit faster. Oberto has a speed of 153.651mph.

4:28 His third and final lap hugging the buoys, his speed is 151.067mph.

5:14 U37 Peters and May is screaming up the back.

5:15 First lap speed is 150.360mph.

5:16 Losing power as he exits the turn goes down in the water…

Friday Qualifying Results

Heat 1A of the 2009 Oryx Cup UIM World Championship saw Mike Webster in the U-22 Matrix Systems Automotive Finishes, Ken Muscatel in the U-25 Superior Racing, J. Michael Kelly in the U-7 Graham Trucking, Jean Theoret in the U-37 Miss Peters & May and Nate Brown in the U-17 Our Gang Racing all lined up in calm conditions for the first heat race of H1 Unlimited and the first race for the circuit outside of North America. Brown stole an early lead, but was quickly passed by Kelly, who came under pressure from Theoret through the opening two laps. Continue Reading…

U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus and its driver Dave Villwock survived some rough water and held off a strong charging Jean Theoret in the bright yellow Miss Peters & May to win Heat 2B. Nate Brown in the U-17 Our Gang Racing almost didn’t make the start as his boat had difficulty getting started. While floating in middle of the first turn, the U-17 came to life and Brown was able to join the other three boats. Greg Hopp in the U-100 Leland Racing rounded out the four boat field. All four race hulls made the start perfectly and Villwock snatched the early lead from Theoret, only to run wide and bounce on the final turn of lap one and hand a brief advantage to his French-Canadian rival. Continue Reading…

Heat 3A

Greg Hopp in the U-100 Leland Unlimited, Jeff Bernard in the U-5 Formulaboats.com, U-17 Our Gang Racing’s Nate Brown, Jean Theoret in the U-37 Miss Peters & May and Mike Webster driving the U-22 Matrix Systems Automotive Finishes were drawn in the first of Saturday’s four heats in front of a packed crowd along Doha Bay. Webster didn’t leave the dock, forced to miss the start with mechanical issues, but Bernard managed to hold off Theoret through the first turn and maintained the inside line through lap one. He extended his advantage over the subsequent three laps to take the heat victory and reduce David’s overall championship lead to a virtual 31 points before heat 3B. Continue Reading…

Dave Villwock in the U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus and Jeff Bernard in the U-5 Formulaboats.com both jumped the gun at the start of heat 4B earning them each a one-lap penalty. The infraction moved the U-37 Miss Peters & May Racing to the winners circle. Villwock and Bernard battled each other for each of the four laps, changing positions multiple times, but Villwock’s acceleration at the end of lap four and tight turn in lane two gave him second place by half a roostertail. Continue Reading…

Results for Heat Final
Boat Driver Avg. Speed Finish Points
U-7 Graham Trucking J. Michael Kelly 0 1 400
U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto Steve David 0 2 300
U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus Dave Villwock 0 3 225
U-37 Miss Peters & May Jean Theoret 0 4 169
U-5 FormulaBoats.com Jeff Bernard 0 DNS 0
U-17 Our Gang Racing Nate Brown 0 DNS 0

Fastest Lap: 1
Posted by the U-16 with a speed of 143.218.

Race Comments

The U-5 flipped during the initial running of the final heat. He is not eligible for the restart of the final heat. The U-17 did not come back out for the restart of the final heat. Continue Reading…