But will anybody in the Pacific Northwest SEE or
HEAR ANY of the Detroit Hydro races?
If you follow along or read this No Fenders
BLOB', as Thy late Awntie' Harriet christened it... Then you'll know that
Andrew Tate aboard the U-9 Les Schwab
Tires has an extremely fast Hydroplane! HELL, he even ran down Jimmy Shane, the
defending National High Points Championship winner aboard the U-1 Miss
HomeStreet at Seafair! Before being penalized agonizingly late afterwards,
handing the Albert Lee Cup over to rival Shane.
Although not
exactly going out on a ledge, since Thar two of the series Top Contendahs',
nevertheless, Karmically I did choose a picture of Jimmy Shane & Andrew
Tate for my Seafair preview...
As it's somewhat hard to remember that Tate's only in his sophomore
season as a top flight Unlimiteds Pilote, with a grand total of less than a
dozen final heat outings in the B-I-G BOATZ'
Thus, I'd expect Tate to learn from his
mistake, as that's at least the second time he's clipped or dislodged a buoy -
costing him victory, or is it Tres? As now I can recall him doing this at Tri
Cities and Seattle, whilst think he also took himself out of the running in
last year's Gold Cup finale...
Alas, I won't be shocked at all if he keeps
his nose clean next time out at his Home race this weekend, where he'll be
wishing to win the coveted Gold Cup, which his father Mark has won twice.
As Andrew's Dad leaves some pretty big shoes
to fill, having won twelve Unlimited finals including those two Gold Cups,
along with being only one of five drivers ever to win the APBA National High
Points Championship four times!
As the Quartet the
elder Tate joined are all legendous' names of the sport: being the late Bill
Muncey, Chip Hanauer, the late Dean Chenoweth and Dave Villwock; four of the
sport's biggest names!
And believe Mark Tate still holds the record
for fastest lap ever, naturally set on the
Detroit River, with an astounding speed of 170mph-plus!
And ironically, as the APBA Gold Cup race has
returned to its rightful home, and this year's format mimics the nearby Belle
Isle where El Capitano' (Roger Penske) continues wielding his Double Header
IndyCar weekend format.
With the return of the storied President's
Cup coming out of Mothballs, the Detroit Riverfest looks to be on course
towards it's glorious past, after becoming insolvent just two years ago, when
Tri Cities played host to the Gold Cup on its 50th anniversary, in 2015...
2017 National High Points chase...
With
Seafair's final results in the books, and two Championship rounds remaining,
the Graham Trucking, the Miss HomeStreet and the Les Schwab are all very close
in the national points standings, with only 354 points separating them. As the
boats leave Seattle, Miss HomeStreet leads the national points race with 3,274
points, Graham Trucking is second with 3,265 points, and Les Schwab has 2,920
points. In fourth place is the Miss J&D’s with 2,113 points and in fifth is
the Miss Rock with 1,704 points.
(Source: h1unlimited.com)
G-O ANDREW &
U-9 LES SCHWAB TIRES!