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.
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, Doha Municipality, Qatar. The 2011 Oryx Cup was the 19th running of the UIM World Championship for unlimited hydroplanes.
Teams and drivers All boats were powered by Lycoming T55 L7C, originally used in Chinook helicopters, only turbine engine currently permitted in the series.
No Team Engine DriverRounds U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto- Miss Madison Lycoming T55 L7 Steve David / Jon ZimmermanAll U-5 Graham Trucking Lycoming T55 L7 Jeff BernardAll U-7 Valken Sports Lycoming T55 L7 Scott LiddycoatAll U-9 Jones Racing Lycoming T55 L7 Jon Zimmerman TC & SEA U-11 Peters & May Racing Lycoming T55 L7 JW MyersAll U-17 Miss Red Dot Lycoming T55 L7 Kip Brown / Cal PhippsAll U-21 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing Lycoming T55 L7 Brian PerkinsAll U-22 Matrix System Automotive Finishes Lycoming T55 L7 Mike WebsterAll U-25 Superior Racing Lycoming T55 L7C Ken MuscatelAll U-57 Formulaboats.com Lycoming T55 Mark Evans / Bianca BononciniAll U-88 Degree Men Lycoming T55 L7 J. Michael KellyAll U-96 Spirit of Qatar Lycoming T55 L7 Dave VillwockAll U-100 Leland Unlimited Lycoming T55 L7 Greg HoppAll
Season schedule and results
Rd. Race Location Venue Date Winning boat Winning driver 1 Lucas Oil Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison Regatta) Madison, Indiana, United States Ohio River July 1–3 U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto Steve David 2 APBA Gold Cup Detroit, Michigan, United States Detroit River July 8–10 U-96 Spirit of Qatar Dave Villwock 3 Lamb Weston Columbia Cup Tri-Cities, Washington, United States Columbia River July 29–31 U-96 Spirit of Qatar Dave Villwock 4 Albert Lee Cup at Seafair Seattle, Washington, United States Lake Washington August 5–7 U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto Steve David5 Air Guard Championship San Diego, California, United States Mission BaySeptember 16–18U-96 Spirit of QatarDave Villwock 6 Oryx Cup – UIM World Championship Doha, Doha Municipality, Qatar Doha Bay, Persian Gulf November 17–19 U-7 Valken.com Scott Liddycoat
National High Points Standings
BoatPointsU-96 Spirit of Qatar5,825U-5 Graham Trucking4,625U-17 Miss Red Dot4,592U-7 Valken.com4,325U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto4,262U-88 Degree Men3,042U-21 Go Fast, Turn Left! Racing2,746U-100 Leland Racing2,409U-57 Formulaboats.com2,135U-11 Peters & May2,063U-22 Great Scott!1,308U-9 Jones Racing1,098U-25 Superior Racing1,016U-99 Leland Racing0
Driver Points Standings
DriverPointsDave Villwock5,825Jeff Bernard4,625Scott Liddycoat4,325Steve David3,536Kip Brown3,080J. Michael Kelly3,042Brian Perkins2,746Greg Hopp2,409Mark Evans2,135JW Myers2,063Jon Zimmerman1,824Cal Phipps1,512Mike Webster1,308Ken Muscatel1,016Ryan Mallow0
References
External links H1 Unlimited Website