U-7 wins 2009 Oryx Cup UIM World Championship, U-1 Team and Driver National High Points titles

Steve David captures driver’s championship and with it retains the legendary U-1 status of his hydroplane heading into 2010.

Courtesy: ABRA Media Relations

J. Michael Kelly in the U-7 Graham Trucking won his first hydroplane final in grand fashion, passing an ailing U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus in the final lap to win the inaugural Oryx Cup UIM World Championship.

Steve David in the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto finished second giving him enough points to lay claim to both the team and driver H1 Unlimited National High Points Championship and retain the coveted U-1 designation for the 2010 season.

Villwock in the U-16 had engine difficulty after a bumpy ride through the west turn on the second lap and the usually strong charging orange and blue hull started to compression stall and yellow flame came through the tailpipe. He managed to hold off Kelly until the final lap.

The final heat was rerun after Jeff Bernard in the U-5 Formulaboats.com flipped during in its initial running. Bernard was talking with the media and the crowd in Doha and appears to be fine.

Results for 2009 Oryx Cup UIM World Championship

Qualifying Results

Number - Sponsor	Driver	Speed	Points
U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus	Dave Villwock	146.427	100
U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto	Steve David	145.096	80
U-37 Miss Peters & May	Jean Theoret	137.654	70
U-7 Graham Trucking	J. Michael Kelly	135.32	60
U-17 Our Gang Racing	Nate Brown	134.386	50
U-5 FormulaBoats.com	Jeff Bernard	130.271	40
U-48 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing	Brian Perkins	124.776	30
U-22 Matrix System Automotive Finishes	Mike Webster	119.848	0
U-25 Superior Racing	Ken Muscatel	0	0
U-100 Leland Racing	Greg Hopp	0	0

Results for Heat 1A

Full Heat details

Finish	Boat	Driver	Avg. Speed	Points
1	U-7 Graham Trucking	J. Michael Kelly	137.508	400
2	U-17 Our Gang Racing	Nate Brown	117.521	300
3	U-22 Matrix System Automotive Finishes	Mike Webster	114.357	225
4	U-37 Miss Peters & May	Jean Theoret	131.823	169
DNF	U-25 Superior Racing	Ken Muscatel	0	0

Results for Heat 1B

Full Heat details

Finish	Boat	Driver	Avg. Speed	Points
1	U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus	Dave Villwock	137.87	400
2	U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto	Steve David	134.341	300
3	U-5 FormulaBoats.com	Jeff Bernard	131.09	225
4	U-100 Leland Racing	Greg Hopp	120.439	169
5	U-48 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing	Brian Perkins	116.213	127

Results for Heat 2A

Full Heat details

Finish	Boat	Driver	Avg. Speed	Points
1	U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto	Steve David	132.301	400
2	U-5 FormulaBoats.com	Jeff Bernard	129.882	300
3	U-7 Graham Trucking	J. Michael Kelly	117.52	225
4	U-48 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing	Brian Perkins	112.197	169
DNF	U-22 Matrix System Automotive Finishes	Mike Webster	0	0

Results for Heat 2B

Full Heat details

Finish	Boat	Driver	Avg. Speed	Points
1	U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus	Dave Villwock	135.974	400
2	U-37 Miss Peters & May	Jean Theoret	131	300
3	U-100 Leland Racing	Greg Hopp	123.804	225
4	U-17 Our Gang Racing	Nate Brown	124.06	169

Results for Heat 3A

Full Heat details

Finish	Boat	Driver	Avg. Speed	Points
1	U-5 FormulaBoats.com	Jeff Bernard	139.361	400
2	U-17 Our Gang Racing	Nate Brown	112.006	300
DNS	U-22 Matrix System Automotive Finishes	Mike Webster	0	0
DNF	U-100 Leland Racing	Greg Hopp	0	0
DSQ	U-37 Miss Peters & May	Jean Theoret	0	0

Results for Heat 3B

Full Heat details

Finish	Boat	Driver	Avg. Speed	Points
1	U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus	Dave Villwock	141.417	400
2	U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto	Steve David	136.861	300
3	U-7 Graham Trucking	J. Michael Kelly	128.893	225
4	U-48 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing	Brian Perkins	120.984	169

Results for Heat 4A

Full Heat details

Finish	Boat	Driver	Avg. Speed	Points
1	U-7 Graham Trucking	J. Michael Kelly	0	400
2	U-17 Our Gang Racing	Nate Brown	0	300
3	U-48 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing	Brian Perkins	0	225
DNS	U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto	Steve David	0	0

Results for Heat 4B

Full Heat details

Finish	Boat	Driver	Avg. Speed	Points
1	U-37 Miss Peters & May	Jean Theoret	128.197	400
2	U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus	Dave Villwock	146.578	300
3	U-5 FormulaBoats.com	Jeff Bernard	145.775	225
DNS	U-100 Leland Racing	Greg Hopp	0	0

Results for Heat Final

Full Heat details

Finish	Boat	Driver	Avg. Speed	Points
1	U-7 Graham Trucking	J. Michael Kelly	0	400
2	U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto	Steve David	0	300
3	U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus	Dave Villwock	0	225
4	U-37 Miss Peters & May	Jean Theoret	0	169
DNS	U-5 FormulaBoats.com	Jeff Bernard	0	0
DNS	U-17 Our Gang Racing	Nate Brown	0	0

Accumulated Points

Number - Boat	Driver	Points
U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus	Dave Villwock	1725
U-7 Graham Trucking	J. Michael Kelly	1650
U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto	Steve David	1300
U-5 FormulaBoats.com	Jeff Bernard	1150
U-17 Our Gang Racing	Nate Brown	1069
U-37 Miss Peters & May	Jean Theoret	1038
U-48 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing	Brian Perkins	690
U-100 Leland Racing	Greg Hopp	394
U-22 Matrix System Automotive Finishes	Mike Webster	225
U-25 Superior Racing	Ken Muscatel	0

Accumulated Points with Qualifying

Number - Boat	Driver	Points
U-16 Ellstrom Elam Plus	Dave Villwock	1825
U-7 Graham Trucking	J. Michael Kelly	1710
U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto	Steve David	1380
U-5 FormulaBoats.com	Jeff Bernard	1190
U-17 Our Gang Racing	Nate Brown	1119
U-37 Miss Peters & May	Jean Theoret	1108
U-48 Go Fast, Turn Left Racing	Brian Perkins	720
U-100 Leland Racing	Greg Hopp	394
U-22 Matrix System Automotive Finishes	Mike Webster	225
U-25 Superior Racing	Ken Muscatel	0