Photos - Detroit 2002

A great new set of photos by Bo Darling


Great sharing the pits with the Vintage boats	The most welcome, and long awaited, return of the Wiggins Racing Team ... and with the U of Michigan colors, no less.			Jerry Hopp (3rd in Gold Cup) glad to see Milt and Charlie back

Randy Hass (1st in Gold Cup) being interview by west coast TV personality			Dave Bender (2nd place Gold Cup) adjusting speed package at base of wing

U-25 Tom's Oyster Bar ... Mike McLellan at the wheel			New day, new motor ... No Fear

Scott McGregor's UL-102 Sinbads/WDCQ		The UL-19 Spirit of Coeur d'Alene	Thunder Valley Racing's UL-40 Roostertail

	The UL-72 Budweiser/Pocket Mechanic

Out on the water and around the pits!
We have Tracy Morgan to thank for this great 26 photo series. (Captions by Tracy Morgan too!)


Fanfare: TA DA! John O’Brien and the Roostertail in the Roostertail Restaurant parking lot	J.W. Myers’ NoFear.com gets an Emerald Ballroom makeover	Carl Haas’ entry all Beach Grill-ed out in the Beach Grill Parking lot	Randy Haas and son Rodney hang with Beach Grill owner Randy Kluge (R) and the manager on duty.	The Emerald Ballroom entry in front of the Hayloft restaurant/bar

Vince Xaudaro and crew member Eric (and the crane guy) patch Xaudaro Racing after Valleyfield’s rough water tore at the hull	Eric “Rudder” Bender and friend pose for a shot (check out Rudder’s uniform…hmm)	J.W. Myers’ backup engine finally arrives from Seattle and the crew prepares to drop it in the Emerald Ballroom	Bo Darling and Jim Riley discussing quantum physics (or Unlimited Light hydroplane racing)	Cal Phipps in Milton and Charley Wiggins’ Post Bar on the frontstretch, Dodge pits in background, as Steve Hook and Ping Conflitti race (read: get towed) back to the pits.

Kelly Stocklin in the Roostertail (L), Myers in the Emerald Ballroom and Phipps in the Post Bar, downtown Detroit in the background	Randy Haas in Carl Haas’ beautiful Beach Grill, winner of the Automotive Gold Cup!	Stocklin in the Roostertail	Emerald Ballroom engine all set and battery charging...	Saturday drivers’ meeting

Stocklin in the Roostertail (different view)	Jerry Hopp in his Happy Go Lucky and Phipps in the Post Bar, a beautiful Detroit skyline in the background	Vince Xaudaro in Xaudaro Racing with one less tail feather than before (leaving a total of one)	J.W. Myers in the Emerald Ballroom	J.W. Myers in the Emerald Ballroom (different view)

The Budweiser/ Pocket Mechanic and the Roostertail get lowered into the Belle Isle hot pits	The Beach Grill crew prepares for the next heat	J.W. Myers explains to John Lynch and cameraman how to repair air trap cracks with a set of white plastic barrels, a tube of 5200 and a beer (disclaimer: taken at end of Saturday’s race day)	Phil Bononcini and Joe Frauenheim’s Budweiser/Pocket Mechanic flies by the Detroit Yacht Club docks.	...and nails the start!

Out on the water with the Lights! Saturday in Detroit...


110 on the front, 23 in the back!	UL-40 Roostertail jumps through Roostertail turn	That's deck-to-deck! (look close, there's two)	Heading for the start of a heat!	10 on the front 23 again in the back!

Powering through a turn	UL-10 Post Bar	UL-15 Happy Go Lucky/Freddie's Club	UL-23 Emerald Ballroom	UL-38 Village Idiot

UL 40 The Roostertail	UL 58 Hard Hat Racing/Union Dooz	UL 72 Budweiser/Pocket Mechanic	UL 110 Beach Grille	UL 929 Xaudaro Racing

A tour of the pits from Friday in Detroit (Photos by Cindy Moore)
Look for a full gallery of on the water shots tomorrow!


UL-40 Roostertail Kelly Stocklin, pilot	Engine work in the UL-72 camp	JW Myers UL-23 Emerald Ballroom	Race gear stands ready for action	Jody Patton's UL-25 Tom's Oyster Bar

The Bender's UL-38 Village Idot	The UL-58 Hard Hat Racing/Union Dooz	Haas Racing's UL-110 Beach Grille	Wiggins Racing's UL-10 Post Bar	The UL-444 Comcast 98WJLB/AC.Delco

UL-19 Spirit of Coeur d'Alene Steve Hook, pilot	UL-929 Xaudaro Racing ... the x-man!	The UL-72 Budweiser Pocket Mechanic rig!	Check out the Bender's transport	The UL-102 Sinbads/WDCQ Scott McGregor, pilot

A new set of photos by Bo Darling


A Hugh UL welcome to Jerry Bell and James Wadsworth, with their UL- 444!	Direct from Valleyfield and their first Unlimited Light win (in their second UL race)...	... the UL-58 Union Dooz	UL-19 Spirit of Coeur d'Alene

UL-929 Xaudaro Racing	U-25 Tom's Oyster Bar	Antoine and Ivan Tillman enjoying the view from the UL 40	Marc Perrier and Jacques Nolet join us from St. Jean and Valleyfield, Quebec.

Pre-race photos by Chuck Moore


We spotted the UL-110 Haas Racing outside the pits	John Lynch (left) heads out with Eddie Bush	Bill Rands (left) with the UL-15 which he sponsors	Roostertail turn has been converted to a UL motor shop	Pingree Conflitti (right) and his crew chief are still celebrating!

Capping off the UL-40	A better look at the UL 40 The Roostertail	UL 23 Emerald Ballroom sits in the middle of the Unlimited pits	Meet the UL-23 crew chief, Kita! He calls the UL-23 home!	They don't make oil pans like the used to... the remains of JW's engine