2017 H1 Unlimited season

The 2017 H1 Unlimited season is the sixty-second running of the H1 Unlimited series for unlimited hydroplanes, sanctioned by the APBA.

Teams and drivers

2018 Teams[1][2]
No Team Driver Owner Engine
U-1 HomeStreet Bank Jimmy Shane City of Madison Lycoming T-55/L-7 turbine
U-3 Go3RacingṪ Jimmy King Ed Cooper Turbocharged V-12 Allison
U-7 Spirit of Detroit Bert Henderson Dave Bartush Lycoming T-55/L-7 turbine
U-9 Delta/Realtrac Andrew Tate Lori and Mike Jones Lycoming T-55/L-7 turbine
U-11 Miss J & D's Tom Thompson Shannon and Scott Raney Lycoming T-55/L-7 turbine
U-12 Graham Trucking J. Michael Kelly Rob Graham Lycoming T-55/L-7 turbine
U-16 OH BOY! Oberto J.W. Myers Ellstrom Racing Lycoming T-55/L-7 turbine
U-21 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing Brian Perkins Greg O’Farrell Lycoming T-55/L-7 turbine
U-27 Wiggins Racing Cal Phipps Milt and Charley Wiggins Lycoming T-55/L-7 turbine
U-440 Bucket List Racing Dustin Echols Kelly Stocklin Lycoming T-53 turbine
U-99.9 Miss Rock powered by Carstar Greg Hopp Stacy Briseno / Leland Racing Lycoming T-55/L-7 turbine

Note: Ṫ—The U-3 is the only piston powered boat in the fleet, powered by a dual turbocharged Allison V-12.

Season Schedule and Results

2017 High Points Season Schedule[3] and Results[4]
Race title Location Date Winning Boat Winning Driver
HAPO Columbia Cup Columbia River, Tri-Cities, Washington July 28–30 Graham Trucking J. Michael Kelly
Albert Lee Cup Lake Washington, Seattle, Washington August 4–8 HomeStreet Bank Jimmy Shane
Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers Presidents Cup Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan August 26 Delta/Realtrac Andrew Tate
Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers APBA Gold Cup Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan August 27 HomeStreet Bank Jimmy Shane
HomeStreet Bank Bayfair Mission Bay, San Diego, California, California September 15–17 Delta/Realtrac Andrew Tate

Note: The 2017 Madison Regatta was an unofficial H1 Unlimited event.[5] The event was won by Andrew Tate in the U-9 Delta/Realtrac.[6]

National High Points Standings

National High Points Results[7]
No Boat Driver Madison Tri-Cities Seattle Presidents Gold Cup San Diego Driver Total Team Total
U-1 HomeStreet Bank Jimmy Shane 0 1805 1469 1125 1180 1725 7304 7304
U-3 Go3Racing Jimmy King — 1435 — 60 800 — 2295 2295
U-7 Spirit of Detroit Bert Henderson — — — 809 565 — 1374 1374
U-9 Delta/Realtrac Andrew Tate 0 1769 1151 1280 1200 1580 6980 6980
U-11 Miss J & D's Tom Thompson 0 1250 863 70 60 1017 3260 3260
U-12 Graham Trucking J. Michael Kelly — 1695 1570 950 770 1120 6105 6105
U-16 OH BOY! Oberto J.W. Myers — — 937 — — — 937 937
U-21 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing Brian Perkins — 40 975 — — — 1015 1015
U-27 Wiggins Racing Cal Phipps 0 — — — — — 0 0
U-440 Bucket List Racing Dustin Echols — — 507 352 225 719 1803 1803
U-99.9 Miss Rock powered by Carstar Greg Hopp — 915 789 0 0 — 1704 1704

References

  1. ^ "2018 Teams". H1 Unlimited. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. ^ "2017 H1 Unlimited Fleet Active Hull Roster". Unlimited NewsJournal: 1–5. July 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Schedule". H1 Unlimited. Archived from the original on 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  4. ^ "Race Results - 2010-2019". hydroplanehistory.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  5. ^ "2017 MainSource Bank Madison Regatta - Four H1 Teams Ready to Run New Format in Madison". hydroplanehistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  6. ^ "2017 MainSource Bank Madison Regatta - Tate Wins in Madison". hydroplanehistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  7. ^ "Results". H1 Unlimited. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-23.