Paul Becker got the early jump in his UL-14 Miss Critical Logic, and held off J. Craig Fletcher to win heat 2B of Unlimited Lights action.
Becker and Fletcher are both benefiting from improved programs that feature two of the best second-hand hulls in the sport.
Fletcher, winner of last weekends Unlimited Lights race in Polson, Mont., settled in for second place, assuring his UL-13 Celtic Racing a spot in the final heat.
Terry Troxell was third in the UL-8 Numerica Credit Union, while Al Carstensen nursed the ailing UL-6 Gresham Well Drilling-Jesfield Construction home in fourth.
The unlimited lights B main will be run at 3 p.m., followed by the final at 4:30 p.m.
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Steve David will tell you it's not easy.
Forget about the fact he completely flipped his U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto two years ago during the Oryx Cup World Championships in Doha, Qatar, landing right-side up, only to turn the ignition on and limp the boat back to the pits.
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Veteran drivers Dave Villwock and Steve David each won their second heat races Friday at the Oryx Cup World Championships for unlimited hydroplanes.
Villwock, whose earlier victory clinched the season championship for his team, the U-96 Spirit of Qatar, had no problem starting in lane 2 of heat 2A as he raced uncontested to the win.
Greg Hopp, starting in lane 1 in the U-100, held off Scott Liddycoat in the U-7 Valken.com and Kip Brown in the U-17 Miss Red Dot to finish second.
Sunbathers gazania nothing short of sizzling
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The gazania has to rank near the top of those daisy-like flowers that are so beautiful, everyone longs to have them in the garden. If you find yourself in that category then remember the name Sunbathers. This is a relatively new series that has garnered attention with its riveting colors and ease of growing.
New gazanias tolerate heat, open at night
New gazanias tolerate heat, open at night
The gazania has to rank near the top of those daisylike flowers that are so beautiful, everyone longs to have them in the garden.
If you find yourself in that category, then remember the name Sunbathers. This is a relatively new series that has garnered attention with its riveting colors and ease of growing.
The Sunbathers flowers are huge and semi-double reaching almost 6 inches in width. This semi-double habit means the flowers will not close at night as is typical with most other varieties.
Liddycoat declared of hydro race in Qatar
Liddycoat declared of hydro race in Qatar
Driver Scott Liddycoat completed a magical rookie season Saturday by capturing his first unlimited hydroplane victory during a controversial finish at the Oryx Cup UIM World Championship.
Liddycoat was declared the winner by officials after they reviewed film of the start and saw that drivers Steve David, Dave Villwock and J Michael Kelly had crossed the start line early. Those drivers were given a 1-minute penalty and Liddycoat got his first career victory on the H1 Unlimited tour.
“It’s not the way I would have liked to win the first one but I’ll take it,” Liddycoat said. “This year has been unreal. I don’t think it’s quite sunk in yet.”
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