Expanded Schedule Announced For 1986 [humour]
The unofficial schedule was announced last week and it’s going to put boat racing into the forefront of modern motor racing. Most of the great events of the past have been brought back to make the 46 race schedule the largest in recent memory. The season begins bright and early in Alabama and makes its way through three different countries and ends its way out in the Hawaiian Islands. It’s expected to take quite a toll on equipment but rumors have been leaked to this source of at least 10 brand new boats. With all of the television the public is going to get something it has never before had--boat racing crammed down their throats in an unprecedented fashion.
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Date |
Site |
Water |
Event |
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Jan 5-8 |
Guntersville |
Alabama |
Lk Guntersville |
Mile Trials |
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Jan 12 |
Guntersville |
Alabama |
Lk Guntersville |
Dixie Cup |
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Jan 19 |
Miami |
Florida |
Biscayne Bay/Marine Stadium |
Champion Spark Plug Regatta |
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Jan 26 |
Tampa |
Florida |
Tampa Bay |
Suncoast Cup |
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Feb 2 |
Cocoa Beach |
Florida |
(Unnamed water) |
Cocoa Cup |
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Feb 9 |
Jacksonville |
Florida |
St. Johns River |
Admirals Cup Regatta |
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Feb 16 |
Dallas |
Texas |
Garza Little Elm |
Atlas Van Lines Trophy |
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Feb 23 |
Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma |
Lk Overholser |
Greater Oklahoma Thunderboat Classic |
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March 2 |
Houston |
Texas |
Clear Lake |
U.I.M. World Championship |
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March 9 |
Lk of the Ozarks |
Missouri |
Lk of the Ozarks |
Missouri Governors Cup |
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March 16 |
E1 Dorado |
Kansas |
Lk Bluestem |
El Dorado/Bluestem Thunderboat Regatta |
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March 23 |
Ogallala |
Nebraska |
Lk McConnaughty |
Big Mac Thunderboat Regatta |
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March 30 |
Owensboro |
Kentucky |
Ohio River |
Kentucky Governors Cup |
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April 6 |
Washington |
D.C. |
Potomac River |
Presidents Cup |
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April 13 |
Syracuse |
New York |
Lk Onondaga |
Miller American Regatta |
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April 20 |
Sampson State Park |
New York |
Seneca Lk |
Thunder in the Park |
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April 27 |
Buffalo |
New York |
Niagara River |
Buffalo Launch Club Regatta |
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May 4 |
Madison |
Wisconsin |
Lk Monona |
Wisconsin Cup |
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May 11 |
Detroit |
Michigan |
Detroit River |
Strohs Thunderfest |
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May 18 |
Toledo |
Ohio |
Maumee River |
Toledo Clearwater Cup |
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May 25 |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
Lk Erie |
Budweiser Regatta |
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June 1 |
Dayton |
Ohio |
Lk Eastwood |
Hydroglobe 86 |
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June 8 |
Evansville |
Indiana |
Ohio,River |
Thunder On The Ohio VIII |
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June 15 |
Madison |
Indiana |
Ohio River |
Indiana Governors Cup |
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June 22 |
Ogden |
Utah |
Willard Bay |
Utah Governors Cup |
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June 29 |
New Town |
North Dakota |
Lk Sakakawea |
Dakota Cup |
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July 6 |
Coeur d' Alene |
Idaho |
Lk Coeur d' Alene |
Diamond Cup |
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July 13 |
Kelowna |
British Columbia |
Lk Okanagan |
British Columbia Cup |
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July 20 |
Spokane |
Washington |
Lk Roosevelt |
Lilac Trophy |
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July 27 |
Tri-Cities |
Washington |
Columbia River |
Columbia Cup |
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Aug 3 |
Seattle |
Washington |
Lk Washington |
APBA Gold Cup |
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Aug 10 |
Chelan |
Washington |
Lk Chelan |
Apple Cup |
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Aug 17 |
Bellingham |
Washington |
Bellingham Bay |
Budweiser Regatta |
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Aug 24 |
Freeland |
Washington |
Holmes Harbor |
Holmes Harbor Regatta |
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Aug 31 |
Tacoma |
Washington |
Commencement Bay |
Thunder Sunday |
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Sept 7 |
Vancouver |
Washington |
Columbia River |
Vancouver USA Trophy |
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Sept 14 |
Eugene |
Oregon |
Dexter Reservoir |
Emerald Cup |
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Sept 21 |
Sacramento |
California |
Lk Folsom |
Sacramento Cup |
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Sept 28 |
Los Angeles |
California |
Lk Irvine |
Budweiser Regatta |
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Oct. 5 |
Phoenix |
Arizona |
Firebird Lk |
Desert Regatta |
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Oct 12 |
Long Beach |
California |
Queensway Bay |
Long Beach Regatta |
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Oct 19 |
San Diego |
California |
Mission Bay |
Miller High Life Regatta |
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Oct 26 |
Stateline |
Nevada |
Lk Tahoe |
Harrah's Tahoe Regatta |
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Nov 2 |
San Francisco |
California |
(Unnamed water) |
Budweiser Regatta |
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Nov 9 |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
Lk Mead |
Lake Mead Cup |
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Nov 16 |
Acapulco |
Mexico |
Laguna De Coyuca |
Guererro Governors Cup |
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Nov 23 |
(Travel weekend) |
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Nov 30 |
Honolulu |
Hawaii |
(Unnamed water) |
Pineapple Cup |
Should be quite the season, see you at the races ...and races ...and races.............................
Note: Compiled by Brian Anderson, all sites listed have either had races, exhibitions or have been named as possible sites, in case of possible sites some of the event names were made up. It’s up to you to figure it out, all research done through old programs and newspaper articles.
(Reprinted from the Unlimited NewsJournal, September 1985)
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