1998 Chrysler Jeep APBA Gold Cup
Detroit River, Detroit, MI, July 9-12, 1998
U1 Miss Budweiser (T-3) Dave Villwock 165.785
U1 Miss Budweiser (T-5) Dave Villwock 163.080
U20 Appian Jeronimo Mitch Evans 158.931
U2 Miss Chrysler Jeep Steve David 149.943
U100 Pico American Dream N. Mark Evans 148.934
U99 R.S. Eastin Hotels Presents Miss Bell Forklift Rick Christensen 147.828
U9 Carpenter Communications Mike Weber 145.191
U14 Northwest Unlimited Ken Muscatel 144.508
U8 Llumar Window Film Nate Brown 130.000*(156.352)
* Reflects N2 Infraction
Detroit Records: 2.5 Mi. Qualification Lap 170.087, Mark Tate, Winston Eagle,
1993.
World Record: 2.5 Mi Qualification Lap 172.166, Chip Hanauer, Miss Budweiser, San
Diego, 1995.
DETROIT RIVER, DETROIT, MICHIGAN
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1998
Day Two of qualifying
Detroit, MI, Friday, July 10, 1998, 5:20 p.m. - - The big news of the day from the
historic APBA Gold Cup developed when Driver Mark Tate was spotted sitting in the cockpit
of the U-100 PICO American Dream '98. Tate was getting a run through of the
cockpits' controls by U100 driver Mark Evans. Tate was left without a boat after U10 team
owner Steve Wommer's passing away in April. Before long, it was being announced that Tate
would be taking the U100 out for a spin during afternoon qualifying. As he rounded the
first turn, PA announcers introduced him as 'Detroit's Own' and announced that if he was
comfortable with the hull, he would be racing over the weekend. By day's end his boat was
officially registered as U-101 Pico American Dream '98, the team's second hull.
Apparently there were rumors of this possibility yesterday but first Mark Tate's drivers
suit and helmet had to be sent overnight from Seattle, Washington. Tate had presented them
to Steve Woomer's son Kenny the week of his father's funeral.
However when the smoke had cleared the main story still remained Dave Villwock's going for his third straight Gold Cup win..
After a great morning of qualifying, two boat teams would have rather their boats stayed on their trailers after their earlier runs. Nate Brown, after already qualifying with a speed of 156.352 in the U-8 Llumar Window Film broke a prop and will be working all night to repair the bottom of the hull. Also during afternoon qualifying, U14 Northwest Unlimited driven by Ken Muscatel sheared the main motor shaft and are having trouble finding one that matches up.
(Unofficial) Friday, Day Two Qualifying Results#The U3 is a piston-powered boat and qualifies at 120.000 or above.
+Denotes Increased Speed
*Denotes N2 Violation
Detroit Records:
2.5 Mi Qualification Lap 170.087, Mark Tate, Winston Eagle, 1993.
5 Mi Qualification Avg. Record 168.957, Chip Hanauer, Miss Budweiser, 1992
World Record: 2.5 Mi Qualification Lap 162.166, Chip Hanauer, Miss Budweiser, San
Diego, 1995.
Detroit River, Detroit, Michigan
Saturday July 11, 1998
Heats 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B , 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, Final and UL Final
Pit Notes:
Steve Weber is just fine after his adventure on the Detroit River Sunday afternoon.... the escape hatch under the boat was damaged during the Championship Final and Steve received a blast of water straight into his face on the 3rd lap of the competition. The blast was strong enough to blow the visor off of his helmet.
Heat 2A provided unquestionably the most excitement of the day on Saturday, not only for the fans but for the race teams as well. The U-100 PICO American Dream ’96 driven by Mark Evans started the race five to six boat lengths ahead of the Budweiser. Obviously the start would have given PICO a chance to win but the whole scenario ended with both the PICO and Budweiser boats receiving a one lap penalty for jumping the gun. The heat was therefore won Steve David in the U-2 Miss Chrysler Jeep. Both Evans and Villwock were upset, Evans saying that Villwock cut him off going up the backstretch at the start of the race…. And Villwock talking with officials a full hour after the heat claiming he did not jump the start. Villwock and race officials viewed a tape to confirm he did start early.
The addition of Mark Tate to the PICO team has forced PICO Corporate to make a slight change to their corporate moto… instead of The Mark of Excellence…. It now reads on the side of the race truck The Mark’s of Excellence for Mark Tate and Mark Evans.
U-2 Miss Chrysler Jeep ran a test run of 159 mph Sunday morning, leaving
everyone to wonder where the extra speed came from. Answer: The team flew in a new prop
purchased from the old Steve Woomer shop… it arrived via overnight shipping at 8a.m.
and gave the boat more speed instantly.
HEAT 1A:
1. U1 Dave Villwock, Miss Budweiser 146.448, 400
2. U2 Steve David, Miss Chrysler Jeep 143.289, 300
3. U20 Mitch Evans, Appian Jeronimo 140.422, 225
4. U14 Ken Muscatel, Northwest Unlimited 120.648, 169
5. U3 Mark Weber, Master Tire 112.262, 127
HEAT 1B:
1. U100 N. Mark Evans, PICO American Dream 141.885 400
2. U99 Rick Christensen R.S. Eastin Hotels/Miss Bell Forklift 108.686 300
3. U101 Mark Tate, PICO American Dream '98 99.331 225
4. U9 Mike Weber, Miss Carpenter Comm. DNF -0-
5. U8 Nate Brown, Miss Llumar Window Films DNS -0-
HEAT 2A:
1. U2 Steve David, Miss Chrysler Jeep 128.965 700
2. U14 Ken Muscatel, Northwest Unlimited 123.957 469
3. U100 N. Mark Evans, PICO American Dream 107.444 625
4. U1 Dave Villwock, Miss Budweiser 103.503 569
5. U8 Nate Brown, Miss Llumar Window Films DNS -0-
HEAT 2B:
1. U101 Mark Tate, PICO American Dream '98 134.576 625
2. U99 Rick Christensen R.S. Eastin Hotels/Miss Bell Forklift121.872 600
3. U3 Mark Weber, Master Tire 114.282 352
4. U9 Mike Weber, Miss Carpenter Comm. 104.069 169
5. U20 Mitch Evans, Appian Jeronimo DNF 225
HEAT 3A:
1. U1 Dave Villwock, Miss Budweiser 143.559 969
2. U8 Nate Brown, Miss Llumar Window Films 128.115 300
3. U9 Mike Weber, Miss Carpenter Comm. 113.975 394
4. U99 Rick Christensen, R.S. Eastin Hotels/Miss Bell Forklift 110.000 769
5. U100 N. Mark Evans, PICO American Dream 104.655 752
FAST LAP #1 U1 Dave Villwock, Miss Budweiser,151.055
HEAT 3B:
1. U2 Steve David, Miss Chrysler, Jeep, 140.847 1100
2. U14 Ken Muscatel, Northwest Unlimited 131.183 769
3. U3 Mark Weber, Master Tire 115.574 577
4. U20 Mitch Evans, Appian Jeronimo 110.800 394
5. U101 Mark Tate, PICO American Dream '98 103.877 752
FAST LAP #1 U20 Mitch Evans, Appian Jeronimo,143.168
One Lap Penalty assessed on Boats U20 and U101
HEAT 4A:
1. U1 Dave Villwock, Miss Budweiser 140.958 1369
2. U2 Steve David, Miss Chrysler Jeep 138.689 1400
3. U14 Ken Muscatel, Vuarnet/Audio Bahn DNS 769
4. U20 Mitch Evans, Appian Jeronimo DNS 394
5. U3 Mark Weber, Master Tire WD 577
Fast Lap #1 U1, Miss Budweiser, Dave Villwock, 148.248
Heat 4B:
1. U8 Nate Brown, Llumar Window Film 136.732 700
2. U9 Mike Weber, Carpenter Comm. 134.880 694
3. U100 N. Mark Evans, PICO American Dream '96 133.794 977
4. U99 Mark Weber, R.S. Eastin Hotels/ Miss Bell Forklift 110.865 938
5. U101 Mark Tate, PICO American Dream '98 DNS 752
Fast Lap #1 U8 Nate Brown, Llumar Window Film,146.891
FINAL HEAT:
1. U1 Dave Villwock, Miss Budweiser 140.309 1769
2. U2 Steve David, Miss Chysler Jeep, 134.671 1700
3. U8 Nate Brown, Llumar Window Film, 122.468 925
4. U14 Ken Muscatel, Vuarnet/Audio Bahn 121.107 938
5. U9 Mike Weber, Carpenter Comm. 119.827 821
6. U100 N. Mark Evans, PICO American Dream '96 DNS 977
FAST LAP #1 U1 Dave Villwock, Miss Budweiser,146.213
Budweiser O'Doul's High Point Championship
After 2 Races (Evansville & Detroit)
Team
Driver
U1 Miss Budweiser 3049
Dave Villwock 3049
U2 Miss Chrysler Jeep 2647
Steve David 2647
U100 PICO American Dream '96 1746
N. Mark Evans 1746
U14 Vuarnet presents Audio Bahn 1563
Ken Muscatel 1563
U99 R.S. Eastin Hotels/Miss Bell Forklift 1368
Rick Christensen 1229
U9 Carpenter Communications 1390
Mike Weber 1390
U8 Llumar Window Film 948
Nate Brown 948
U20 Appian Jeronimo 874
Mitch Evans 874
U101 PICO American Dream '98 765
Mark Tate 765
U3 Master Tire 577
Mark Weber 746
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