There were 8 boats in the pits most of the morning. The U-3 arrived late afternoon and will be ready to race when the course opens Saturday morning. Of the eight, only 4 tested and qualified.
The U-100's first venture onto the Bill Cantrell Memorial Course was in the Dixie Choppers Dash for Cash.
The U-7 Formulaboats made repairs to the backend of the hull and made no attempt to test on Friday. The hull sustained damage to the strut and various parts on the final heat in Evansville. Mike Allen told me they would not have made it another lap. It spent most of the day under a tarp over the tail section.
The U-50 also tweaking the hull and also made no attempt to test of qualify. As always, the team is here to learn and have fun. Brian Perkins seems to be driving this weekend. No sign of David Williams -- at least on Friday.
The U-25 still has no tail section and not sure of the team's status. They too made no attempts at running Friday.
The U-100 made the three lap Dash for Cash with no testing at all. Greg Hopp finished a close third before going dead. Not a bad Dash for Cash exhibition. Close "racing" until the end when both Steve David and Jeff Bernard let it loose coming off turn two to the finish line. It was too close. Check out the video at http://www.abrahydroplanes.com/ in the galleries section.
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