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Sunday, Jul. 30, 2006

Flip and win II: E-Lam earns unlikely Atomic Cup

By Jody Moore, Hydro.commentator

Four hours ago, Dave Villwock's day looked bleak. The boat had flipped in a windy heat 2A, and the team was thrashing to get it back together. But Villwock prevailed in the U-1 Miss E-Lam Plus, outrunning JW Myers in the U-10 Solutions Plus for the win.

"This is the best day we've had in racing in a long time," said an elated Erick Ellstrom, owner of the U-1. "Upside down, stripped the boat and redo it, it's just awesome."

Jimmy King led the field for its final evening cruise in the U-3 Conover Insurance, but went dead at the end of the first lap. Villwock took over from there, with Myers close behind, but by the first turn, the E-Lam had established the lead for good.

Jean Theoret in the U-37 Beacon Plumbing surrendered the third place spot after missing a buoy. Steve David earned third in the Oh Boy! Oberto, followed by Theoret, who passed Mike Weber in the U-5 Formulaboats.com on the last lap. Weber was fifth, while King did not finish.

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