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- The U-11 Peters & May and 88 Degree Men hit the water in the Tri-Cities for the first testing session of the 2012 season.
Testing is wrapped up in the Tri-Cities, the 88 Degree Men® and the U-11 Peters & May were both on the water Friday morning, completing successful test runs. Scott Liddycoat ran 2 hot laps in the 88 Degree and then J W Myers completed 3 laps testing some off-season changes to the U-11 hull. During their first run the Peters & May team had an issue with their gearbox and have elected to not run anymore. The 88 Degree Men team ran three more times in the afternoon session. The teams collected valuable data and will be refining component combinations prior to the H1 Unlimited Air National Guard Series kick off in Madison, Indiana on July 6-8. This was the debut of the new USA Racing Partners 88 Degree Men team and the U-11 Peters & May team tested the new GPS technology being developed for the 2012 season.
We will have in-depth coverage and more photos coming soon, and in the May issue.
H1 Unlimited has announced that the Air National Guard has renewed their partnership for the 2012 North American H1 Unlimited schedule. ANG will serve as title partner of the races and an exhibition event in the United States. Also noted was live streaming of the races will return, along with a cable television partner to be announced by Sam Cole in the coming weeks.
- The H1 Unlimited Rule Book for 2012 is now out and has several major changes for the upcoming season. The use of GPS tracking to monitor boat speeds and changes in the policies regarding procedures to determine winners in shortened events are a couple of the changes.
Clint Newman and talks about the rule changes, how they came about,
and the upcoming 2012 season.
- Ted Porter and PPE Llc have announced they will partner once again with Graham Trucking sponsorship and campaign the U-5 with Jimmy Shane behind the wheel for the 2012 season. Jimmy Shane has driven with the Porter team in the past in back-up roles, placed fourth driving the U-57 hull last fall in Doha, and is an accomplished veteran and champion driver in the limited ranks.
- The U-57 Formulaboats.com raceboat and equipment is now in a new home, Chelan WA. It left the Decatur, IN. raceshop of Precision Performance Engineering on April 24. New owners, Evans Brothers Racing will campaign the hull for the 2012 season. Mark and Mitch Evans, along with team manager John Walcker head up the effort for the season. The team will race under the Formula Boats banner in 2012. This is the same hull that Mark Evans drove for Ted Porter in 2011 and Mark will be back in the cockpit for 2012.
- H1 Unlimited has provided the Madison Regatta with a list of scheduled teams to attend the 2012 race. Nine teams have committed to attend, U-1 Spirit of Qatar, U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto, U-9 Jones Racing, U-11 Peters & May, U-12 Schumacher Racing, U-17 Miss Red Dot, U-22 Great Scott presents Matrix Systems, 88 Degree Men, U-100 Leland Unlimited
In addition to the nine noted here, there are 3-4 other teams being mentioned as possible entries, more to follow as announcements are made. The U-57 Formulaboats.com and the U-5 Graham Trucking can now be added to bring the total expected in Madison to eleven teams.
- USA Racing has teamed up with Degree Men as the title sponsor for the No. 88 USA Racing hull for the 2012 season. The H1 Board of Directors have approved the transfer of the 88 number to USA Racing Partners team that last competed in 2008. The new team will have 2011 UIM World Champion and Rookie of the Year Scott Liddycoat as their driver in 2012, along with Matt Gregory as Director of Competition & Crew Chief. For the complete story see the
H1 Unlimited website
- A historic icon gets a new home, the Slo-Mo-Shun IV is on the move again,
see Iconic Hydroplane Makes A Big Move and
A Pretty Fast Wooden Hydroplane Arrives At Her New Home
Follow the progress on the installation of the Slo-Mo IV at the new Museum of History and Industry
on their webcam here
H1 Unlimited Series 2012 Provisional Schedule
July 6-8 Madison Regatta Madison, IN
July 13-15 A.P.B.A. Gold Cup Detroit, MI
July 27-29 Columbia Cup Tri-Cities, WA
Aug 3-5 Albert Lee Cup Seattle, WA
Sept 14-16 Bayfair San Diego, CA
Nov T.B.D. Oryx Cup Doha, Qatar
_________________________________________________________________________July 13-15 A.P.B.A. Gold Cup Detroit, MI
July 27-29 Columbia Cup Tri-Cities, WA
Aug 3-5 Albert Lee Cup Seattle, WA
Sept 14-16 Bayfair San Diego, CA
Nov T.B.D. Oryx Cup Doha, Qatar
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