2018 H1 Unlimited season

The 2018 H1 Unlimited season is the sixty-third 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 and Les Schwab Tires Andrew Tate Lori and Mike Jones Lycoming T-55/L-7 turbine
U-11 Reliable Diamond Tool presents 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-21 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing Brian Perkins Greg O’Farrell 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 Aaron Salmon Greg O’Farrell 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

2018 Season Schedule[3] and Results[4]
Race title Location Date Winning Boat Winning Driver
Guntersville Lake Hydrofest Guntersville, Alabama June 22–24 Delta/Realtrac and Les Schwab Tires Andrew Tate
Indiana Governor's Cup Ohio River, Madison, Indiana July 6–8 HomeStreet Bank Jimmy Shane
HAPO Columbia Cup Columbia River, Tri-Cities, Washington July 26–28 Delta/Realtrac and Les Schwab Tires Andrew Tate
Albert Lee Cup Lake Washington, Seattle, Washington August 2–4 Delta/Realtrac and Les Schwab Tires Andrew Tate
Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers APBA Gold Cup Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan August 24–26 Delta/Realtrac and Les Schwab Tires Andrew Tate
HomeStreet Bank Bayfair Mission Bay, San Diego, California, California September 14–16 Delta/Realtrac and Les Schwab Tires Andrew Tate

National High Points Standings

National High Points Results[5]
No Boat Driver Guntersville Madison Tri-Cities Seattle Detroit San Diego Driver Total Team Total
U-1 HomeStreet Bank Jimmy Shane 1180 1580 600 1427 2000 1200 7987 7987
U-3 Go3Racing Jimmy King — — 146 — 620 — 756 756
U-7 Spirit of Detroit Bert Henderson — — — — 565 — 565 565
U-9 Delta/Realtrac and Les Schwab Tires Andrew Tate 1700 1500 2080 1505 1805 1580 10170 10170
U-11 Reliable Diamond Tool presents J&D's Tom Thompson 1195 1220 1092 464 1585 625 6181 6181
U-12 Graham Trucking J. Michael Kelly — — 895 829 — — 1724 1724
U-21 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing Brian Perkins 1094 — 1119 1175 — 1295 4683 4683
U-440 Bucket List Racing Dustin Echols 60 1229 932 424 1444 1110 5199 5199
U-99.9 Miss Rock powered by Carstar Aaron Salmon — 225 225 949 — 525 1924 1924

References

  1. ^ "2018 Teams". H1 Unlimited. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. ^ Anderson, Brian (June 2018). "2018: Plodding along, slow and fast (thank goodness)". Unlimited NewsJournal: 1–5.
  3. ^ "2019 Schedule". H1 Unlimited. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  4. ^ "Race Results - 2010-2019". hydroplanehistory.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  5. ^ "Results". H1 Unlimited. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-23.