The 2016 H1 Unlimited season is the sixty-first running of the H1 Unlimited series for unlimited hydroplanes, sanctioned by the APBA.

Teams and drivers

In 2016, all boats used Lycoming Engines with the exception of the U-3 Go3Racing team which used an Allison V-12 engine and the U-18 Bucket List Racing team that used a smaller T-53 Lycoming turbine engine.[1]

2016 Teams[1][2]
No Team[3] Driver Owner Engine
U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank Jimmy Shane City of Madison Lycoming T55
U-3 Grigg's Ace Hardware
Miss DiJulio
Jimmy King Ed Cooper Allison V-12
U-5 Graham Trucking I J. Michael Kelly Ted Porter Lycoming T55
U-7 Graham Trucking II Jeff Bernard Ted Porter
U-9 Bello's Realtrac Performance/
Les Schwab/
Delta Research/Realtrac
Andrew Tate (R) Mike and Lori Jones
U-11 Miss Peters & May Tom Thompson Scott and Shannon Raney
U-16 Oh Boy! Oberto Jean Theoret Ellstrom Family
U-18 Bucket List Racing Dustin Echols[3] Kelly Stocklin Lycoming T53
U-21 PayneWest Insurance/
Albert Lee Appliance/
Miss Al Deeby/
All Access Equipment
Brian Perkins Greg and Brian O'Farrell Lycoming T55
U-27 Dalton Industries Cal Phipps Milt and Charley Wiggins
U-57 Spirit of Detroit Corey Peabody (R) Dave Bartush
U-99.9 CARSTAR/Miss Rock Kevin Eacret Stacy Briseno

2016 Season Summary

The 2016 season began with the 66th annual Madison Regatta held in Madison, IN on July 1-3. Jimmy Shane, piloting the hometown U-1 HomeStreet Bank Miss Madison boat, finished first. J. Michael Kelly, in the U-5 Graham Trucking craft, officially placed second, followed by Brian Perkins, piloting the U-21 PayneWest Insurance.[4]

The next race was the HAPO Columbia Cup held at Tri-Cities, WA on July 29-31. J. Michael Kelly, driving the U-5 Graham Trucking, was named the winner of the 2016 HAPO Columbia Cup. Jimmy Shane drove the U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank to an apparent victory; however, after the race, H1 officials reviewed video and reversed an initial call, saying Shane slid out from Lane 1 and hit Jean Theoret in the U-16 Oh Boy! Oberto. Theoret finished second behind Kelly, while Jimmy King in the U-3 Griggs presents the Miss Ace Hardware was third.[5] The U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank team filed an appeal with the APBA, and on December 7, 2016, the team received notification from APBA National Commissioner, Charles D. Strang, that their August appeal and request for a review of the final heat and race results of the 2016 HAPO Columbia Cup was completed and that the HomeStreet Bank Unlimited Hydroplane had been declared the winner of the race.[6]

The third race of the season was the Albert Lee Cup at Seafair held at Seattle, WA on August 5-7. Andrew Tate in the U-9 Sound Propeller presents Les Schwab Tires boa grabbed the inside lane on the Lake Washington course and grabbed the first win by a rookie at Seafair since 1956. Jimmy Shane in the U-1 HomeStreet Bank finished second. Third place was awarded to Brian Perkins at the wheel of U-21 Albert Lee Appliance, after J. Michael Kelly was hit with a one-lap penalty for a lane violation.[7]

The fourth race of the season was the ABPA Gold Cup hosted by the UAW-GM Hydrofest at Detroit, MI on August 26-28. J. Michael Kelly in the U-5 Graham Trucking won the 100th anniversary Gold Cup to beat two-time defending champion Jimmy Shane in the U-1 HomeStreet Bank by 30 lengths. Jeff Bernard in the U-7 took third.[8]

The final race of the season was the San Diego Bayfair on September 15-17. Jimmy Shane drove U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank to a convincing victory at the HomeStreet Bayfair Regatta for the Bill Muncey Cup on Mission Bay. In addition, the Miss HomeStreet Bank team captured its third consecutive national championship, and Shane earned his fourth consecutive driving championship. Second place went to Andrew Tate driving U-9 Delta Realtrac, and J. Michael Kelly finished third with U-5 Graham Trucking.[9]

Season Schedule and Results

2016 Race Results[10]
Race Location Dates Winning Boat Winning Driver
MainSource Bank's Indiana Governors Cup Madison, IN July 1-3 Miss HomeStreet Bank Jimmy Shane
HAPO Columbia Cup Tri-Cities, WA July 29-31 Miss HomeStreet Bank[6] Jimmy Shane
Albert Lee Appliance Seafair Cup Seattle, WA August 5-7 Les Schwab/Sound Propeller Andrew Tate
UAW-GM Hydrofest-APBA Gold Cup Detroit, MI August 26-28 Graham Trucking J. Michael Kelly
San Diego Bayfair San Diego, CA September 15-17 Miss HomeStreet Bank Jimmy Shane

National High Points Standings

2016 National High Points Results[3]
Place Number Boat Driver Points
1. U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank Jimmy Shane 8,095
2. U-5 Graham Trucking J. Michael Kelly 7,176
3. U-9 Bello's Realtrac Performance/
Les Schwab/
Delta Research/Realtrac
Andrew Tate 5,862
4. U-21 PayneWest Insurance/
Albert Lee Appliance/
Miss Al Deeby/
All Access Equipment
Brian Perkins 5,542
5. U-7 Graham Trucking II Jeff Bernard 4,164
6. U-11 Peters & May Tom Thompson 3,947
7. U-27 Dalton Industries Cal Phipps 3,199
U-3 Grigg's Ace Hardware
Miss DiJulio
Jimmy King
8. U-16 Oh Boy! Oberto Jean Theoret 2,290
9. U-99.9 CARSTAR/Miss Rock Kevin Eacret 1,785
10. U-57 Spirit of Detroit Corey Peabody 844
11. U-18 Bucket List Racing Dustin Echols 0

Note: Points earned by the U-3 in Tri-Cities and Seattle were credited to U-27.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Teams". H1 Unlimited. h1unlimited.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-27. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  2. Anderson, Brian (July 2016). "Only five, but they should be good". Unlimited NewsJournal: 1, 3–6.
  3. 1 2 3 "2016 Season Summary - Statistics". hydroplanehistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  4. Williams, Kyle. "Hometown boat the best in Madison Regatta final". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  5. "2016 HAPO Columbia Cup - J. Michael Kelly wins HAPO Columbia Cup after controversial final". hydroplanehistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  6. 1 2 "Columbia Cup final heat race results corrected after August appeal". NBC Right Now. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  7. "Rookie Tate wins Seafair Cup". Covington-Maple Valley Reporter. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  8. Folsom, Brandon. "J. Michael Kelly takes the crown in Gold Cup". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  9. "Shane, HomeStreet Bank capture San Diego race, High Point title | Hydros". Kent Reporter. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  10. "Race Results - 2010-2019". hydroplanehistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  11. "Late breaking news". Unlimited NewsJournal: 15. September 2016.
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