August, 2001 Looking for the
latest on Lake Pateros? Congratulations to
Grandpa Hopp! On a racing note, Jerry let us know that
the boat is packed for Lake Pateros and is leaving this afternoon!
We wish him luck during the upcoming race weekend. Grand Prix hydros for
sale! At the same time, Daniel Mercier (owner of the GP-101) also announced that his Auld 92 hull (former Export 'A' Inc.) will be for sale along with his GP-100 (Staudacher, P.B. Hydros updated in 98-99). The later hull was already on sale prior to this announcement. The package will include two boats, trailers, no engines (they plan keep their engines to go drag racing) and a good mix of parts. Parties interested in these two sales
should initially contact Marc Perrier at perrierm@netc.net.
He can put you in touch with the individuals selling the hulls. Who do we expect
to see in San Diego?
UL-14 announces
Bayfair co-sponsor! Schwing America is located in White Bear, Minnesota. The Schwing plant incorporates more than 375,000 square feet devoted to the manufacturing of concrete pumping equipment, from engineering to manufacturing and testing. The world's most innovative, reliable and durable concrete pumps emerge from their facility. The Schwing Group is worldwide with production plants in Germany, Austria, the U.S.A., Brazil, Russia, China and India. They have sales and service centers in France, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Sweden and Korea as well as representations in more than 100 countries. Check out their website at: http://www.schwing.com Driving the UL-14 in San Diego will be Wayne Howard, Jr., who won this
event last year while driving Dick Sanders` UL-136. A new team website
joins the fleet! Lights were well
represented in this month's Propeller Post
Race Press Release from the UL-15! Today, Jerry Hopp, driver and owner of the UL-15 Freddie's Club Lite, showed that one blown engine does not a looser make. The Hopp Racing team has two engines available for its yellow boat. Although the fastest engine was damaged in qualifying yesterday, Hopp still managed to take two seconds in preliminary heats and third in the final today at Seattle's Seafair race. This puts him in third place for the series' owner's trophy, with only 11 points between him and Dave Bender in second place He is in fourth in driver's points with just over 100 points below Randy Haas in third place. In Heat 1A, Hopp took second in a come from behind dash in lap two. His average speed was 96.071 mph. Then in Heat 2A, he managed to fend off all but the Budweiser Pocket Mechanic, who narrowly took the first from him. His average speed was 99.339 in that heat. Hopp credits today's success to the hard work of his team, whom many spent until 1 p.m. replacing the blown motor last night. After the final, Hopp jumped from the cockpit of the Freddie's Club Lite to qualify in the U-20 Golden Nugget Casino for tomorrow's General Motor's Unlimited Hydroplane Cup race. Hopp managed to bring the U-20 up to just over 136 mph last week in Tri-Cities, WA. When driver Dick Lynch was unable to qualify as a driver this week, Jerry stepped in to get the boat into competition. The next
stop for the UL-15 Freddie's Club Lite will be in Pateros, WA on Aug.
25. For more on the U-15 Freddie's Club Lite, visit them on the web at home1.gte.net/hoppster/. The latest on the
2001 points race! Seafair
2001 UL for sale! APBA Seafair Circular Click here for updates from July, 2001.
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