2010 H1 Unlimited season

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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.

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The series consisted of six races.

The finale of the season was the Oryx Cup, held in Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar. The 2010 Oryx Cup was the eighteenth running of the UIM World Championship for unlimited hydroplanes. [1]

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

NoTeamEngineDriverRounds
U-1 Flag of Indiana.svg Oh Boy! Oberto- Miss Madison Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Florida.svg Steve DavidAll
U-3 Flag of Indiana.svg Go3 Racing Allison V-1710 Turbo Flag of Michigan.svg Jimmy KingAll
U-5 Flag of Indiana.svg Formulaboats.com Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg Jeff BernardAll
U-7 Flag of Indiana.svg Graham Trucking Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg J. Michael KellyAll
U-9 Flag of Washington.svg Jones Racing Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg David Williams4
U-13 Flag of Michigan.svg Spirit of Detroit Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Michigan.svg Cal Phipps4
U-17 Flag of Washington.svg Our Gang Racing Lycoming T55 Flag of Washington.svg Kip BrownAll
U-21 Flag of Washington.svg Albert Lee Lycoming T55 Flag of Washington.svg Brian PerkinsAll
U-22 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Matrix System Automotive Finishes Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Mike WebsterAll
U-25 Flag of Washington.svg Superior Racing Lycoming T55 Flag of Washington.svg Ken MuscatelAll
U-37 Flag of Washington.svg Schumacher Racing Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg JW MyersAll
U-96Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Spirit of Qatar Lycoming T55 L7C Flag of Washington.svg Dave VillwockAll
U-100 Flag of Washington.svg Leland Racing Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg Greg HoppAll

Season schedule and results

Rd.RaceLocationVenueDateWinning boatWinning 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 9–11Spirit of QatarDave 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 17–19Spirit of QatarDave Villwock
6 Oryx Cup – UIM World Championship Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar Doha Bay, Persian Gulf November 18–20Spirit of QatarDave Villwock

National High Point Champions

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References

  1. ↑ "UIM World Champions 1938 – 2013 A Brief History Of The World Championship Race". hydroplanehistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ↑ "Front Page 7-28-19". H1 Unlimited. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
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