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Traction Products, Inc.
Weismann Marine, LLC.
July 8, 2007
Out of the box with only a couple of laps testing on Sunday morning, the U-37 Miss Beacon set the pace by winning all three heat races comfortably! The second heat win was taken away from Billy Schumacher's team with what was regarded by many as a questionable call - that pilot Jean Theoret had jumped the start.
photo credits -
Bill Osborne
The final round saw the boats scrapping for position for the rolling start. As the boats approached the final turn, the U-37 machine was hosed down by another boat and lost fire. Once relit, the race was pretty much over for Miss Beacon, but Jean still managed to secure 4th place. It was a disappointing finish for the weekend, but that is racing.
On the bright side of things, it was a perfect debut for us with no issues from our gears! We would like to thank crew chief Scott Raney for having faith in us and dropping our gears in with no testing to speak of - there is nothing like testing during a race!
Tune in next week for the Gold Cup race in Detroit where Miss Beacon won last year. On the Unlimited Hydroplane series website on race weekends, you can get the races streamed to you on your computer - www.abrahydroplanes.com
To find the video link, type in stream in the search box at the top of the page on race day or click here www.wjbnlive.tv
Check out Miss Beacon's website for more pictures and information about this great boat and team - www.U-37.com
Also check out Bill Osborne's website for more outstanding pictures - www.billophoto.com
