SAN DIEGO -- Steve David in the U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto passed U-5 Formulaboats.com driver Jeff Bernard on Lap 3 in the final heat of the San Diego Thunderboat Regatta on Mission Bay and never looked back, capturing his second ABRA hydroplane series race this season.
The U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus driven by Dave Villwock left the course after three laps with engine problems. The U-16 still won the team championship with 8,794.
Villwock, also with 8,794 points, defeated David by 935 for the driver championship.