SWX Right Now-Sports for Spokane, CdA, Tri-Cities, WASAN DIEGO 2011: Dave Villwock & U-96 Spirit of Qatar win Unlimited Hydroplane tour stop at San Diego
Saturday, September 17 2011 9:28 PM EDT2011-09-18 01:28:28 GMT
How fast is the U-96 Spirit of Qatar? Dave Villwock drove to victory starting from lane five.More >>
San Diego, CALI. - It was back to assigned lanes for the Unlimited Hydroplane drivers in San Diego. After a season of modified fighting-for-lanes, the concern over slow speeds and damage to the equipment due to the salt water content of the race course moved officials to go to assigned lanes.
Dave Villwock in the U-96 Spirit of Qatar didn't seem to care much either way, showing off the boat's dazzling speed by winning two heat races even though he started in lane five. Villwock went three-for-three in heat races and won the winner-take-all-final.
Steve David in the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto had a stellar weekend as well. Although he came up short in the final race, finishing third, David won all three of his heat races as well.
It was another strong showing for the U-17 Miss Red Dot team. with three second place finishes in three heats and a second place finish in the finals.
The Unlimited Hydroplanes add a nose to the scoop on top when they run on saltwater to try to keep the damaging salt out of the engine intake
