News
Letter Updated Oct 04, 2009
2009
RCHRA Bill Muncey Memorial
The
season highpoints chase came down to the final heat at this years
Bill Muncey Memorial. Coming into the event the U-22 Cellular One
had a slight 75 points lead over the U-6 Kellogg's Tony the Tiger.
In the preliminary heats the U-6 scored a perfect 800 points. The
U-22 scored 700 points. In the final both boats nailed the start.
U-6 lead out of the first turn with the U-22 right on his hip. But
in turn one of the second lap the U-22 Cellular One barrel rolled
off the chop. Landing right side up but stalled. The U-6 Kellogg's
Tony the Tiger and driver Dave Lindsay went on to win the Bill Muncey
Memorial and took home the season highpoints by only 475 points.
This is the 3rd race victory of the 2009 season for the U-6. This
is also Dave Lindsay's 5th carrer win.
Click
Here To view Race Stats from the 2009 Bill Muncey Memorial
Click
Here To view Final 2009 Season Highpoints
2009
RCHRA Gold Cup
The
third race of the 2009 RCHRA season. The all important Gold Cup.
This was the 12th year. Racing was HOT all day as 5 teams raced
for points in the preliminary heats with only 3 teams advancing
to the winner-take-all final. The first heat of the day started
out with a great battle between the U-22 Cellular One, U-6 Oh Boy
Oberto & the U-7-11 7 Eleven. Into the third lap on the backstretch
the U-22 and the U-6 collided taking out both previous Gold Cup
Champions. The end result was the U-6 Oh Boy Oberto was given a
DSQ for the heat. The boat suffered major hull damage and withdrew
for the rest of the day. The U-22 suffered a broken prop. The U-7-11
7 Eleven, U-6 Kellogg's Tony the Tiger and the U-22 Cellular One
earned a spot in the final. All three boats nailed the start. Out
of the first turn the U-6 and U-7-11 took to a tremedious battle
for the lead. For all 5 laps the boats raced nearly side by side.
The U-6 Kellogg's Tony the Tiger took the final by a boat length
over the 7 Eleven. This was driver Dave Lindsay's first RCHRA Gold
Cup victory and his second race victory in arow in 2009.
Click
Here To view Race Stats from the 2009 RCHRA Gold Cup
Click
Here To view Pictures From the 2009 RCHRA Gold Cup
The
7 Eleven Team and driver Dave Ferrand showed up with a new U-7-11
7 Eleven.
2009
RCHRA Budweiser Thunderfest
The
second race of the 2009 RCHRA season was held Sunday Aug 30. A large
field of hydros showed up to race for the Budweiser Thunderfest
Bernie Little Memorial.
6
teams and 9 boats filled the pit area.
The
racing was non-stop with 6 sets of heats with the top 4 in points
advancing to the winner take all final. In the final it matched
the U-6 Kellogg's Tony the Tiger, U-6 Oh Boy Oberto, U-7-11 7 Eleven
and the U-22 Cellular One.
U-6
Kellogg's Tony the Tiger and driver Dave Lindsay capture this years
Budweiser Thunderfest Bernie Little Memorial. This win marks Dave's
3rd carrier victory.
Click
Here To view current 2009 Season Highpoints
Click
Here To view Race Stats from the 2009 Budweiser Thunderfest Bernie
Little Memorial
2009
RCHRA Chip Hanauer Cup
The
start of the 2009 season was June 28. Three teams showed up to race
for the Chip Hanauer Cup.
The
U-22 Cellular One nearly sweeps the previsional heats and took home
first in the final.
It was an end to a long winless drought for the U-22, not scoring
a final heat victory sence 2007.
See
links below to view Race stats, Pictures from the event and to view
current season highpoints. Next up is the Budweiser Thunderfest
Bernie Little Memorial.
Click
Here To view Race Stats from the 2009 Chip Hanauer Cup
Click
Here To view current 2009 Season Highpoints
Click
Here To view Pictures From the 2009 Chip Hanauer Cup
RCHRA
Top Speed Record
Adding
another challenge to the teams in the RCHRA the club has created
the Top Speed Record. There are a few rules but simply you run as
fast as you can without blowing over
.
The speed is recorded using a GPS devise. The first team to set
the record is the U-6 Oh Boy Oberto with driver Rob Hewson.
He set the bar high for the other teams with a record 43.1 MPH.
We now have video of that run!
Click
Here To view the U-6 Oh Boy Oberto record run
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