What a show! Dave Villwock was poised to win the final race and the national championship when his engine started blowing fire. J. Michael Kelly was able to catch him and so was Steve David. JMK wins the Oryx Cup, UIM Championship. David wins the National High Points team and driver title.
J. Michael Kelly in the U-7 FormulaBoats.com wins the 2009 UIM World Championship Oryx Cup.
Steve David in the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto wins the 2009 National High Points team and driver championship, keeping the U-1 designation for 2010.
There are now over 140 photos from Qatar in the HydroInsider on-line photo galleries:
Hydros and Qatar sites >>
Chris Denslow's Hydro Photos >>
Camel Racing >>
Bill Osborne's Heat Race Photos >>
Jeff Bernard and Dave Villwock were the first two racers on to Doha Bay at the start of the Unlimited testing session and duly created apiece of history by being the first two Hydroplane drivers to take to a stretch of water east of Florida and outside the Americas with their
H1 Unlimited hulls.
“It is a beautiful setting here and a perfect place for a race course,” enthused David. “I had to pinch ourselves when I actually hit the water for the first time today. The last race was over 7,000 miles away and the race in Qatar will decide the outcome of the championship. We will be running slightly tighter into the corners here and a bit closer together, but it should be a great two days’ of racing if we can avoid getting any salt in the turbine engines.”
Heat 1A Draw
U-22 Matrix System Automotive Finishes Mike Webster
U-25 Superior Racing Ken Muscatel
U-7 Graham Trucking J. Michael Kelly
U-37 Miss Peters & May Jean Theoret
U-17 Our Gang Racing Nate Brown
Heat 1B Draw
U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus Dave Villwock
U-5 FormulaBoats.com Jeff Bernard
U-48 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing Brian Perkins
U-100 Leland Racing Greg Hopp
U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto Steve David
- U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus Dave Villwock 146.427
- U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto Steve David 145.096
- U-37 Miss Peters & May Jean Theoret 137.654
- U-7 Graham Trucking J. Michael Kelly 135.32
- U-17 Our Gang Racing Nate Brown 134.386
- U-5 FormulaBoats.com Jeff Bernard 126.957
- U-48 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing Brian Perkins 124.776
- U-22 Matrix System Automotive Finishes Mike Webster 119.848
U-25 Superior Racing Ken Muscatel - has not qualified
U-100 Leland Racing Greg Hopp - has not qualified
The H1 Unlimited announced that they have retired the name American Boat Racing Association (ABRA) to reflect the international level the powerboats have obtained. Sam Cole (l), chairman of the H1 Unlimited and Sami Abu Shaikha, Officer of the Day for the U.I.M. revealed the logo a press conference in Doha, Qatar. Photo by Bill Osborne/H1 Unlimited.
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