The 2010 H1 Unlimited season was the fifty-fifth running of the H1 Unlimited series for unlimited hydroplanes, jointly sanctioned by APBA, its governing body in North America and UIM, its international body.
The series consisted of six races.
The finale of the season was the Oryx Cup, held in Doha, Doha Municipality, Qatar. The 2010 Oryx Cup was the eighteenth running of the UIM World Championship for unlimited hydroplanes.
For 2010, Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) was the National High Point Team Champion, while Steve David was the National High Point Driver Champion.
Teams and drivers All boats are powered by Lycoming T55 L7C, originally used in Chinook helicopters, only turbine engine currently permitted in the series.
No Team Engine DriverRounds U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto- Miss Madison Lycoming T55 L7 Steve DavidAll U-3 Go3 Racing 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-13 Spirit of Detroit Lycoming T55 L7 Cal Phipps 4 U-17 Our Gang Racing Lycoming T55 Kip BrownAll U-21 Albert Lee Lycoming T55 Brian PerkinsAll 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 JW MyersAll U-96 Spirit of Qatar Lycoming T55 L7C Dave VillwockAll U-100 Leland Racing Lycoming T55 L7 Greg HoppAll
Season schedule and results
Rd. Race Location Venue Date Winning boat Winning driver 1 Lucas Oil Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison Regatta) Madison, Indiana, United States Ohio River July 2–4 Oh Boy! Oberto- Miss Madison Steve David 2 APBA Gold Cup Detroit, Michigan, United States Detroit River July 9–11 Spirit of Qatar Dave Villwock 3 Lamb Weston Columbia Cup Tri-Cities, Washington, United States Columbia River July 23–25 Oh Boy! Oberto- Miss Madison Steve David 4 Albert Lee Cup at Seafair Seattle, Washington, United States Lake Washington August 6–8 Oh Boy! Oberto- Miss Madison Steve David 5 Air Guard Championship San Diego, California, United States Mission Bay September 17–19 Spirit of Qatar Dave Villwock 6 Oryx Cup – UIM World Championship Doha, Doha Municipality, Qatar Doha Bay, Persian Gulf November 18–20 Spirit of Qatar Dave Villwock
National High Point Champions
Team Champion
For the 2010 Season, Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) was the National High Point Team Champion.
Year Team Engine Owner Wins 2010 Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) Lycoming City of Madison 3
Driver Champion
For the 2010 Season, Steve David was the National High Point Driver Champion.
Year Driver Machine Engine Wins 2010 Steve David Oh Boy! Oberto (Miss Madison) Lycoming 3
References
External links H1 Unlimited Website