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Budweiser Flips, Smokin' Joes Wins |
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1995 San Diego Bayfair Presents the Bill Muncey Cup on
Mission Bay
Mission Bay, San Diego CA, September 17, 1995
Results
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WINNER U-10 Smokin' Joe's Mark Tate
2nd U-99.9 Miss Von's Mark Evans
3rd U-2 Miss T-PLUS Steve David
4th U-50 Cascade West Scott Pierce
5th U-19 Appian Renegade Tom Hindley
DNS U-100 PICO Am. Dream Dave Villwock
A sudden reversal of form found Mark Tate and his Smokin' Joe's the victors in today's San Diego Bayfair KCBQ Bill Muncey Cup on Mission Bay. He stormed past Mark Evans and the Miss Vons to win a restarted final, precipitated by the first-lap crash of Miss Budweiser. Without the Bud around, Smokin' Joe's climbed back atop the Eagle Snacks Presents O'Doul's High Point championship lead, 12,214 to the Budweiser's 12,175, with only Honolulu remaining on the 1995 Hooters Unlimited Hydroplane Series schedule.
But all this didn't seem possible an hour before. Chip Hanauer had set a world record speed of 172.166 miles an hour in qualifying, cruised to three easy preliminary heat wins and seemed poised to sweep the boards. The Smokin' Joe's had blown a prop, destroyed a motor, tore up a drive shaft and had a gaping hole in the bottom of the boat after Heat 3B, which was shortened to two laps when Tate's craft also briefly caught fire.
But then the Budweiser violently crashed entering the second turn of the first lap at some 165 miles an hour. The 6,000-pound unlimited hydroplane hooked a wave and lost its right sponson, causing it to cartwheel and land upside down. Hanauer was able to free himself from the safety cockpit and swim to the surface and gave a thumbs-up sign to rescuers. He said afterward he felt fine.
The Bud was fending off a challenge from Smokin' Joe's, which had almost miraculously been put back together by Jim Lucero and his crack crew in less than an hour. Then Tate got a good start from lane four and was right on Bud's right rear when Hanauer's chances of victory dissolved in a huge spray of water and bright red boat parts.
Tate got another good start in the re-run, and had only to deal with Evans when defending Muncey Cup champion Dave Villwock's PICO boat stalled on a warmup lap. Steve David, who hadn't started a heat all day due to his engine devouring too much salt water, managed to scramble into the final by winning the provisional heat and then finished third overall. It was that kind of a day.
Heat 1A (11:30)
Boat Name Driver Finish/Points Speed
U-1 Miss Budweiser Chip Hanauer 1/400 158.244 mph #
U-10 Smokin' Joe's Mark Tate 2/300 155.607 mph
U-50 Miss Cascade West Scott Pierce 3/225 136.685 mph
U-3 Mill Bay Casino Mitch Evans 4/169 123.427 mph
U-7 Miss Bayfair Mike Jones 5/127 112.329 mph
U-14 Aunt Mary's Tavern Ken Muscatel 6/95 109.145 mph
# - Fastest lap: U-1 (1st), 161.052
Heat 1B (12:00)
Boat Name Driver Finish/Points Speed
U-100 PICO Amer. Dream Dave Villwock 1/400 147.709 mph #
U-99.9 Miss Von's Mark Evans 2/300 145.782 mph
U-19 Appian Renegade Tom Hindley 3/225 128.014 mph
U-6 DeWALT Tools Mike Hanson 4/169 102.147 mph
U-16 Miss Elam Plus Nate Brown DNF/0
U-2 T-PLUS Engine Trtmt Steve David DNS/0
# - Fast Lap: U-100 (1st), 150.972
Heat 2A (1:00)
Boat Name Driver Finish/Points Speed
U-10 Smokin' Joe's Mark Tate 1/400/700 155.042 mph #
U-6 DeWALT Tools Mike Hanson 2/300/469 141.080 mph
U-14 Aunt Mary's Tavern Ken Muscatel 3/225/320 127.414 mph
U-50 Miss Cascade West Scott Pierce 4/169/394 116.117 mph
U-3 Mill Bay Casino Mitch Evans DNS/0/169
U-2 T-PLUS Engine Trtmt Steve David DNS/0/0
# - Fast lap: U-10 (1st), 158.398
Heat 2B (1:30)
Boat Name Driver Finish/Points Speed
U-1 Miss Budweiser Chip Hanauer 1/400/800 153.519 mph #
U-99.9 Miss Von's Mark Evans 2/300/600 140.658 mph
U-19 Appian Renegade Tom Hindley 3/225/450 122.433 mph
U-100 PICO Amer. Dream Dave Villwock 4/169/469 107.157 mph %
U-7 Miss Bayfair Mike Jones DNF/0/127
U-16 Miss Elam Plus Nate Brown DNF/0/0
# - Fast Lap: U-1 (2nd), 156.761
% - Penalized one lap for hitting buoy; physically finishes third after
stalling on 2nd lap
Heat 3A (2:30)
Boat Name Driver Finish/Points Speed
U-99.9 Miss Von's Mark Evans 1/400/1000 145.102 mph #
U-50 Miss Cascade West Scott Pierce 2/300/694 139.814 mph
U-19 Appian Renegade Tom Hindley 3/225/750 139.240 mph
U-16 Miss Elam Plus Nate Brown DNF/0/0
U-14 Aunt Mary's Tavern Ken Muscatel DNF/0/320
U-6 DeWALT Tools Mike Hanson DNF/0/469
# - Fast Lap: U-99.9 (1st), 148.674
Heat 3B (3:00)
Boat Name Driver Finish/Points Speed
U-1 Miss Budweiser Chip Hanauer 1/400/1200 156.841 mph #
U-100 PICO Amer. Dream Dave Villwock 2/300/869 138.596 mph
U-7 Miss Bayfair Mike Jones 3/225/352 119.029 mph
U-3 Mills Bay Casino Mitch Evans 4/169/338 118.044 mph
U-10 Smokin' Joe's Mark Tate DNF/0/700
U-2 T-PLUS Engine Trtmt Steve David DNS/0/0
# - Fast Lap: U-1 (1st), 159.691
Provisional Heat (3:30)
Boat Name Driver Finish Speed
U-2 T-PLUS Engine Trtmt Steve David 1 149.404 mph
U-6 DeWALT Tools Mike Hanson DNF $
U-7 Miss Bayfair Mike Jones DNF
U-3 Mill Bay Casino Mitch Evans DNS
$ - Ran deck-to-deck with U-2 until missing a buoy on lap 3
Final Heat (4:10)
Boat Name Driver Finish/Points Speed
U-10 Smokin' Joe's Mark Tate 1/400/1100 149.160 mph #
U-99.9 Miss Von's Mark Evans 2/300/1300 144.735 mph
U-2 T-PLUS Engine Trtmt Steve David 3/225/225 138.590 mph
U-50 Miss Cascade West Scott Pierce 4/169/863 112.875 mph
U-19 Appian Renegade Tom Hindley 5/127/802
U-100 PICO Amer. Dream Dave Villwock DNS/0/869
U-1 Miss Budweiser Chip Hanauer DSQ/0/1200 *
# - Fast Lap: U-10 (2nd), 152.211
* - Hanauer not injured by a strange flip in the first during the
original running of the final
Summary written by J Michael Kenyon
(Reprinted from UHRA.com)
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