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2007
Season Finale!
Hydros
Fly At This Years RCHRA Bill Muncey Memorial!
With
little time to react the U-6 Oh Boy Oberto nearly misses the U-16
Miss Elam which spun in the turn and becomes airborn.
U-22
Cellular One takes '07 Season Finale
and Season Highpoints
Just
as our full size counterparts, the Unlimited Hydroplanes wrap up
their 2007 season this weekend in San Diego, Cal so does the RCHRA.This
the 10th consecutive season.The real Hydros run for the Bill
Muncey Cup. The RCHRA runs the Bill Muncey Memorial. Five teams
showed up for the final race of '07. The U-22 Cellular One captured
their third race victory of the year and clinched their third consecutive
RCHRA highpoints championship. Its also five in arow for driver
Eric Sellers who won the highpoints championship driving the U-1
Miss Budweiser in 2003 and 2004 and the U-22 Cellular One in 2005,
2006 and 2007.
The
2007 RCHRA Bill Muncey Memorial Pit Row
Busy pit row as five teams showed for the Bill Muncey Memorial.
Every
team struggled on race day. Here rookie driver Rob Hewson prepairs
his U-6 Oh Boy Oberto for another heat of racing.
U-7-11
Miss 7-Eleven Places Second in Highpoints
Driver
Dave Ferrand placed 2nd in the final with his beautifullly painted
hydro and took 2nd place in the 07 season highpoints driving the
U-7-11 Miss 7-Eleven
The
Debut of the U-6 Oh Boy Oberto
Another
team to debut in 07. The U-6 Oh Boy Oberto. Rookie driver Rob Hewson
drove to his first heat victory in heat 1 and place third in the
final. The team struggled with rudder and stearing difficulties.
The boat showed tremendious speed and will be a serious contender
in 2008.
U-16
Miss Elam Plus Makes Third Final Heat
Driver
Jason Genovich in his rookie season placed the U-16 Miss Elam Plus
in the final heat of the Bill Muncey Memorial. This marks the third
straight final heat apperance.
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Here To view photos of the 2007 Bill Muncey Memorial
OLD NEWS BELOW
U-22
Wins The Gold
U-22
Cellular One with driver Eric Sellers scored a perfect race by winning
all preliminary heats and captured the 2007 RCHRA Gold Cup. This
makes it the second Gold Cup victory for the sponsor U-22 Cellular
One. Their first came in 2005. Eric Sellers Has won the Gold Cup
a record six times now. (4 Gold Cup Victories with Miss Budweiser-
2 Gold Cup Victories with Cellular One). The team also took a commanding
lead in the RCHRA highpoints.
Follow
Links Below for race results and photos
Click
Here To 2007 RCHRA Gold Cup Photos
New
Teams debut at this years RCHRA Gold Cup
Rookie Driver Jason Genovich showed off his
new hull, the U-16 Miss Elam Plus. This is the first race for this
hull. The team did make the final but ran in to new boat bad luck.
Look for this team to improve and will soon be a contender.
Driver
Dave Ferrand showed with his new U-7-11 Miss 7 Eleven. Team did
well in preliminary heats and placed a strong second in the final.
Sunday August
12
Weather forecast looks good. We are
on for the 10th running of the RCHRA Gold Cup this Sunday August
12 at noon. Course will be set up Saturday evening for those looking
to test.
We should have 7 teams showing
U-6 Kellogg's Tony the Tiger
U-7-11 Miss 7-Eleven
U-8 Tide
U-16 Miss Elam Plus
U-6 Oh Boy Oberto
U-22 Cellular One
U-30 Budweiser Light
7 heats of racing plus final. All
teams will run 4 out of 7 heats. Top 4 in points advance to the
winner take all final (RCHRA Gold Cup)
U-6 Kellogg’s Tony
the Tiger Captures Budweiser Thunderfest
And Lead In The Season Highpoints
Driver Dave Lindsay wins his second race at the
Budweiser Thunderfest. His last victory as a driver came in 1999
when he won the Bill Muncey Memorial driving the U-4 Pocket Savers
Plus. This is the first victory for the U-6 Kellogg’s Tony
the Tiger sponsorship.
After rain postponed the event for Sunday the race
was held on Monday. Teams had ideal conditions with warm weather,
light breeze and calm water. The U-6 placed big in the preliminary
heats scoring two 1st place heat wins and one 2nd place. There were
three boats in the final heat, U-6 Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger,
the U-22 Cellular One and the U-00 Atlas Van Lines driven by rookie
drive Jason Genovich.
Coming down to the start the U-00 Atlas Van Lines
went wide and ran into weeds and shallow waters and had to shut
down. This left it a two boat race between the U-6 and the U-22.
The boats made clean starts. The boats exchanged the lead several
times. The U-6 took the lead for good on lap 4 and went on to capture
the Budweiser Thunderfest. Doing so also put the U-6 Kellogg’s
Tony the Tiger ahead in the RCHRA highpoints by 100 points over
the U-22 Cellular One.
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Here To See 2007 Budweiser Thunderfest Race Photos
New Team U-16 Miss Elam Plus
Qualifies New Driver In The U-00 Atlas Van Lines
Driver Jason Genovich qualified as a driver at the
Budweiser Thunderfest. Driving the U-00 Atlas Van Lines he ran consistent
in the preliminary heats and scored enough points to earn a spot
in the winner take all final heat.
The U-16 Miss Elam Plus should be ready to debut
at the next race, the all important RCHRA Gold Cup.
# 6 AAA Insurance Runs Back
Up Hull at Budweiser Thunderfest
After suffering hull damage in the first heat of
the Chip Hanauer Cup the # 6 AAA Insurance team ran their back up
hull at the Budweiser Thunderfest. There is talk that the team will
debut yet another U-1 Miller American powered by a bar-stock Jett
.50 motor. The team is also experimenting with a new bladder fuel
system. They are the defending RCHRA Gold Cup champions which is
the next race of the season.
07 RCHRA Chip Hanauer Cup
The U-22 Cellular One Takes Season
Opener
The U-22 Cellular One driven by Eric Sellers came
out on top and captured the season opener, the RCHRA Chip Hanauer
Cup. Their second in arrow. Several accidents and high winds kept
the race challenging at times. In the final it matched the U-22
Cellular One, U-6 Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger and the #6 AAA
Insurance. Only the U-6 and U-22 would make the start. Out of turn
1 the U-22 had a slight lead over the U-6. U-6 Kellogg’s Tony
the Tiger would challenge but due to windy conditions settled for
second. The #6 AAA Insurance went down before the start after having
radio troubles. The U-22 screamed home to victory and a slight lead
in the RCHRA Highpoints. See links below.
The RCHRA Season Highpoints Are About
To Heat Up!
After taking the season opener the RCHRA Chip Hanauer
Cup the U-22 Cellular One driven by Eric Sellers have a small 175
point lead over the U-6 Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger driven by
Dave Lindsay. Please see the Highpoints page for the up to date
list and previous Highpoints Champions.
RCHRA Conducts Pre-season Testing
The start of the 2007 RCHRA
Season is almost here. The RCHRA has already conducted two pre-season
test sessions Mar 25 and Mar 30. Several Teams have taken advantage
of the open water in preparation for the season opener. Please see
event photos located under the photo section of the web site. |