Conference vicki::boats

    
    Powerboat magazine is a good source of schedules and news items.
    It's published by Bob Nordskog out of California, and covers high
    performance boating in general.
    
    

    Good idea thanks for the help.
    
    
                           Paul

Tentative 1989 Unlimited Hydroplane Schedule
    

May 21   - Houston, TX    Exxon Regatta
	{They cover the course with oil  :-) }
June 4   - Miami, FL      Bud Regatta
June 11  - Detroit, MI    Bud SODA trophy race
June 25  - Evansville, IN Bud Thunder on the Ohio
July 2   - Madison, IN    Bud Indiana Governor's cup

JULY 15   - SYRACUSE, NY   MILLER HIGH LIFE THUNDERBOAT CLASSIC

July 30   - Tri-Cities, WA   Bud Columbia Cup
Aug  6    - Seattle, WA      Seafair Cup
Sept 17   - San Diego, CA    Miller Thunderboat Reggata
	^ Gold Cup I think ^
Sept 23   - Las Vegas, NV    Bud Las Vegas Silver Cup


 - john   see_you_in_Syracuse
    

ESPN will be taping and broadcasting some of the Unlimited Hydro races.

The schedule is as follows:

Race site	Airdate		Time (EST)
------------------------------------------
Houston, TX	June 30		 9:00 PM
Evansville, IN	July  8		 5:00 PM
Madison, IN	July 28		 8:00 PM
Syracuse, NY 	August 4        10:00 PM
Tri-Cities, WA  August 12        6:00 PM
San Diego, CA   October 8        6:00 PM
Las Vegas, NV   October 15	 3:30 PM

btw: it now appears that the Syracuse race has a new sponsor.
It's now the " Syracuse Pringle's Cup Classic "

    

                       1990  APBA SCHEDULES as of 1-1-90
                                                  (subject to change)

         OFFSHORE                               UNLIMITEDS
===============================================================================
Apr  28  Marathon, FL
May  19  Ft. Myers, FL
                                        June  3  Miami, FL
June  9  New Orleans, LA                June 10  Detroit, MI  (Gold Cup)
July  1  Sarasota, FL                   July  1  Evansville, IN
                                        July  8  Madison, IN
                                        July 15  Syracuse, NY
July 21  Bay City, MI
                                        July 29  Tri-Cities, WA
                                        Aug   5  Seattle, WA
Aug  11  Grand Haven, MI
                                        Aug  26  Milwaukee, WI         <new>
Sept  1  Traverse City, MI
                                        Sept  9  Kansas City, Missouri <new>
                                        Sept 16  San Diego, CA
Sept 22  Pt. Pleasent, NJ               Sept 23  Las Vegas, NV
                                        Nov  11  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii  <new>


Unlimited new races:
 Milwaukee - on Lake Michigan, near downtown Milwaukee
 Kansas City - on Longview Lake
 Hawaii - part of the Navy Aloha Festival, at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station


    

    
  5-26		Plymouth, MA	Offshore
  6-2		Haverhill,MA	Stock Outboard
  6-16/17	Lowell, MA	Stock Outboard,Modified Outboard,Pro Outboard
  6-17/18	Middletown, CT	Outboard Performance Craft
  6-23		Newburyport, MA	Offshore
  6-30/7-1	Van Buren, ME	Stock Outboard, Modified Outboard, Pro Outboard
  7-7		Hartford, CT	Stock Outboard, Modified Outboard, Pro Outboard
  7-14/15	Middletown, CT	Outboard Performance Craft
  7-21/22	Thompson, CT	Stock Outboard, Modified Outboard, Pro Outboard
  8-4/5		Fall River, MA	Outboard Performance Craft
  8-25/26	Lowell, MA	Stock Outboard, Modified Outboard, Pro Outboard

    

Can anyone tell me if/when the unlimited hydros will be at Syracuse this 
year?

    The unlimiteds will _not_ be at Syracuse this year.
    
    There were 4 or 5 races canceled this year due to a lack of race
    and boat sponsers.  Miami, Syracuse, Las Vegas were amoung those
    canceled. Circu Circus, Pringles and Oberto are not sponsoring
    boats this year.
    
    Sens me mail if you'd like more info bout the unlimiteds or local
    races.
    
     - John
    

    I haven't seen a schedule for 1992 yet (Gold Cup will be in Detroit),
    but the Budweiser team has another new-to-the-team-but-not-to-the-sport
    driver for 1992. Chip Hauneur has  replaced Scott Pierce as Bernie
    Little's (boo hissssssss) puppet in the driver's seat for 1992.
    
     - John
    

Proposed 1992 race schedule  - APBA Unlimited class

June 7		Miami,FL
June 14		Detroit,MI (Gold Cup)
June 28		Evansville, IN
July 5		Madison, IN
July 12		Syracuse, NY
July 26		Tri-Cities, WA
August 2	Seattle, WA
August 23 	Kansas City, MO
September 20	San Diego, CA
October 11	Pearl Harbor, HI
    

	Thunder in the Valley, hydroplane racing on the Merrimack
in Lowell this weekend. Anyone else planning on attending?

Rick

    Rick
    
    	I was wondering if it was this weekend or next, thanks!
    It's both days, right, any info on the times? I went last year
    for a short while, want to go longer this year, and get a spot
    coming out of a turn (going into turns is exciting, but you
    completely lose the boats :)
    
    			thanks
    				Steve

        Can you provide directions also, preferrably from Rt. 495?
    
                                   Rich
    
    

	re: directions... From land or water?

Rick

ps. I'll see if I can't find the scheduled times somewhere...

	Thunder in the Valley is scheduled for noon til 5
on both the 23rd and 24th of September...

Rick

		Directions to Thunder in the Valley

Note: Please no comments on the " ALL CAPITAL LETTERS", I personally
      prefer them when it comes to reading directions while driving.

        TAKE RT. 495 NORTH OR SOUTH TOWARD LOWELL.

        TAKE THE EXIT FOR THE LOWELL CONNECTOR,

        STAY ON THE CONNECTOR TILL YOU SEE AN EXIT SIGN THAT READS
        THORNDIKE STREET, TAKE THAT EXIT.
        (YOU CAN ONLY GO IN ONE DIRECTION AT THE END OF THE EXIT)

        ONCE YOUR OFF THE EXIT GO STRAIGHT (derrr)

        AFTER THE 2ND SET OF LIGHTS TAKE YOUR FIRST LEFT (LEFT TURN
        SIGNAL LIGHTS ONLY) THIS WILL BE FLETCHER ST.

        GO TO THE END OF THE ROAD (ABOUT 3/4 MILE) AND TURN LEFT.
        (I BELIEVE THERE'S A GULF STATION ON THE CORNER TO YOUR RIGHT)
        THIS WILL BE PRINCETON ST.

        AT 1ST SET OF LIGHTS TURN RIGHT.
        (THIS WILL TAKE YOU OVER THE MERRIMACK RIVER)
        THIS IS SCHOOL ST/MAMMOTH RD.

        AT NEXT SET OF LIGHTS TURN LEFT AND YOU CAN'T MISS IT.

	
	To get back to RT495, turn directions upside down.

    
       Take RT3 to RT 113 East. Following until you see the boats (about 5
    miles).

	Anyone have direction to take a boat to the water, then boat to race
 location??? might be something fun to do on Saturday afternoon......

	Thanks

	Norm

	Note 160.10 contains directions to the North Chelmsford ramp.
After launching head down river, you won't be able to miss the racing.

Rick

ps. If you see a tan/blue Ski Nautique, stop and say hello!

-<<< Note 261.19 by KAHALA::SUTER "and now for something you'll really like!" >>>
-              -< Down is to the right when standing on the ramp >-


-ps. If you see a tan/blue Ski Nautique, stop and say hello!

	Rick,

 Since it will probably be after 1:00pm, I hope there is enough parking for
 the car/trailer and the boat at the race.

	BTW, how is the ramp???? I hope it is smooth enough for a car, I
 would not want to need 4WD once the boat/trailer are in the water......

	Down river??? On the right, but is that the way the water is flowing
 also??? Just wondering.......

	Norm

 ps: I'll be in a white/blue runabout/outboard. Yours will probably be easier
     to spot though....... ;-)

Norm,

>
> Since it will probably be after 1:00pm, I hope there is enough parking for
> the car/trailer and the boat at the race.
>
	No problem 

>	BTW, how is the ramp???? I hope it is smooth enough for a car, I
> would not want to need 4WD once the boat/trailer are in the water......
>
	No problem 
>
>	Down river??? On the right, but is that the way the water is flowing
> also??? Just wondering.......
>
	No problem

	.... Opps, got carried away! Seriously, quite often it's
tough to tell which way the river is flowing, especially if there is a good
wind blowing up river.

Rick

	Rick,

 Did'nt make it to the races, my crew (son) got sick, and I did'nt want to
 get him worse. Plus his mother would have done bodily damage to his father
 (ME).......

	Hope you had a good time on the river, and watched great races.....

	Norm

	Yeah, the races were great fun to watch. It's just amazing
how fast those 5 liter boats are! 160 MPH... yee ha...

	Even more fun to watch are the Jersey skiffs. They almost
are the same configuration as a Nautique, except the hull is really flat from
about the Nautique's chine on down and the driver & passenger sit 
in the aft section of the boat. These are squirrelly boats! One of
them showed just how squirrelly by crashing into another boat's wake
on the downswing and smashing a huge hole into the side of it's hull.
It also made a nice mountain in the deck at the impact point.

Rick