The 2009 H1 Unlimited season is the fifty fourth running of the H1 Unlimited series for unlimited hydroplane, jointly sanctioned by APBA, its governing body in North America and UIM, its international body. It is the first season to run under its new name.
The season began in July with the Madison Regatta, held in Madison, Indiana, United States, throughout the season, the series will consist of six races.
The finale of the season was in November with the Oryx Cup, held in Doha, Doha Municipality, Qatar. The 2009 Oryx Cup was the seventeenth running of the UIM World Championship for unlimited hydroplanes.abrahydroplanes.com
For 2010, Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) was the National High Point Team Champion, while Steve David was the National High Point Driver Champion.
Name change The series became H1 Unlimited prior to the Oryx Cup, in a bid to internationalise the series, until then, the series was known as ABRA Unlimited (American Boat Racing Association) for five seasons.
Teams and drivers All boats are powered by Lycoming T55 L7C, originally used in Chinook helicopters, only turbine engine currently permitted in the series.H1 Unlimited- What Are Unlimited Hydroplanes?
No Team Engine DriverRounds U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) Lycoming T55 L7 Steve DavidAll U-3 Cooper Motorsports Allison V-1710 Turbo Jimmy KingAll U-5 Formulaboats.com Lycoming T55 L7 Jeff BernardAll U-7 Graham Trucking Lycoming T55 L7 J. Michael KellyAll U-9 Jones Racing Lycoming T55 L7 David Williams 4 U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus Lycoming T55 L7C Dave VillwockAll U-17 Our Gang Racing Lycoming T55 Kip BrownAll U-22 Matrix System Automotive Finishes Lycoming T55 L7 Mike WebsterAll U-25 Superior Racing Lycoming T55 Ken MuscatelAll U-37 Schumacher Racing Lycoming T55 L7 Jean TheoretAll U-48 Miss Albert Lee Appliance Lycoming T55 Brian PerkinsAll U-100 Leland Racing Lycoming T55 L7 Greg HoppAll
Season schedule and results
Rd. Race Location Venue Date Winning boat Winning driver 1 Madison Regatta (Indiana Governor's Cup) Madison, Indiana, United States Ohio River July 3–5 Miss Elam Plus Dave Villwock 2 Chrysler-Jeep Superstores Gold Cup Detroit, Michigan, United States Detroit River July 10–12 Miss Elam Plus Dave Villwock 3 Tri-City Water Follies Lamb Weston Columbia Cup Tri-Cities, Washington, United States Columbia River July 24–26 Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) Steve David 4 Seafair Cup Seattle, Washington, United States Lake Washington July 31 – August 2 Miss Elam Plus Dave Villwock 5 Thunder on the Ohio Evansville, Indiana, United States Ohio River August 21–23 Miss Formulaboats.com Jeff Bernard 6 Oryx Cup – UIM World Championship Doha, Doha Municipality, Qatar Doha Bay, Persian Gulf November 19–21 U-7 Graham Trucking J. Michael Kelly
National High Point Champions
Team Champion
For the 2009 Season, Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) was the National High Point Team Champion.
Year Team Engine Owner Wins 2009 Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) Lycoming City of Madison 1
Driver Champion
For the 2009 Season, Steve David was the National High Point Driver Champion.
Year Driver Machine Engine Wins 2009 Steve David Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) Lycoming 1
References
External links H1 Unlimited Website