2011 H1 Unlimited season

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2011 H1 Unlimited
Drivers' Champion: Dave Villwock
Team Champion: U-96 Spirit of Qatar
Previous: 2010 Next: 2012

The 2011 H1 Unlimited season was the fifty sixth running of the H1 Unlimited series for unlimited hydroplane, jointly sanctioned by APBA, its governing body in North America and UIM, its international body.

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The season began in July with the Lucas Oil Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison Regatta), held in Madison, Indiana, United States.

The finale of the season was held in November with the Oryx Cup, held in Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar. The 2011 Oryx Cup was the 19th running of the UIM World Championship for unlimited hydroplanes. [1]

Teams and drivers

NoTeamEngineDriverRounds
U-1 Flag of Indiana.svg Oh Boy! Oberto- Miss Madison Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Florida.svg Steve David / Flag of Washington.svg Jon ZimmermanAll
U-5 Flag of Indiana.svg Graham Trucking Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg Jeff BernardAll
U-7 Flag of Indiana.svg Valken Sports Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Virginia.svg Scott LiddycoatAll
U-9 Flag of Washington.svg Jones Racing Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg Jon ZimmermanTC & SEA
U-11 Flag of Washington.svg Peters & May Racing Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg JW MyersAll
U-17 Flag of Washington.svg Miss Red Dot Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg Kip Brown / Flag of Michigan.svg Cal PhippsAll
U-21 Flag of Washington.svg Go Fast, Turn Left Racing Lycoming T55 L7 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 L7C Flag of Washington.svg Ken MuscatelAll
U-57 Flag of Indiana.svg Formulaboats.com Lycoming T55 Mark Evans / Bianca BononciniAll
U-88 Flag of Washington.svg Degree Men Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg J. Michael KellyAll
U-96 Flag of Washington.svg Spirit of Qatar Lycoming T55 L7 Flag of Washington.svg Dave VillwockAll
U-100 Flag of Washington.svg Leland Unlimited 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 1–3U-1 Oh Boy! ObertoSteve David
2 APBA Gold Cup Detroit, Michigan, United States Detroit River July 8–10U-96 Spirit of QatarDave Villwock
3 Lamb Weston Columbia Cup Tri-Cities, Washington, United States Columbia River July 29–31U-96 Spirit of QatarDave Villwock
4 Albert Lee Cup at Seafair Seattle, Washington, United States Lake Washington August 5–7U-1 Oh Boy! ObertoSteve David
5 Air Guard Championship San Diego, California, United States Mission Bay September 16–18U-96 Spirit of QatarDave Villwock
6 Oryx Cup – UIM World Championship Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar Doha Bay, Persian Gulf November 17–19U-7 Valken.comScott Liddycoat

National High Points Standings

BoatPoints
U-96 Spirit of Qatar5,825
U-5 Graham Trucking4,625
U-17 Miss Red Dot4,592
U-7 Valken.com4,325
U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto4,262
U-88 Degree Men3,042
U-21 Go Fast, Turn Left! Racing2,746
U-100 Leland Racing2,409
U-57 Formulaboats.com2,135
U-11 Peters & May2,063
U-22 Great Scott!1,308
U-9 Jones Racing1,098
U-25 Superior Racing1,016
U-99 Leland Racing0

Driver Points Standings

DriverPoints
Dave Villwock 5,825
Jeff Bernard4,625
Scott Liddycoat4,325
Steve David3,536
Kip Brown3,080
J. Michael Kelly3,042
Brian Perkins2,746
Greg Hopp2,409
Mark Evans2,135
JW Myers2,063
Jon Zimmerman1,824
Cal Phipps1,512
Mike Webster1,308
Ken Muscatel1,016
Ryan Mallow0

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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.