CHRYSLER JEEP DETROIT APBA GOLD CUP July 6-9, 2000 Sunday August 6 2000 I was out of town the last two weeks ... let's catch up on news including the results from the last two events. - Brian Reed *** THE COMPLETE GOLD CUP WEBCAST ARCHIVES ARE AVAILABLE Re-visit the action from Friday, Saturday and Sunday ... now including the final heat. Visit our Photo Gallery or go direct: http://www.thunderfest.com/photogal/00/aws/index.html *** MARK EVANS IN MISS ELAM PLUS WINS AT TRI-CITIES!!! - JULY 30 (Tri-Cities, WA) - Mark Evans in the Miss E-Lam Plus won the fifth race of the Budweiser Unlimited Hydroplane Series at the Budweiser Columbia Cup with Wings. Evans also won two preliminary heats and outran the competition for the first career victory for the Miss E-Lam Plus. Evans victory ended the ten-race win streak that Miss Budweiser driver Dave Villwock had over the last two seasons. Villwock was the top qualifier in the field but had to withdraw from the race after suffering major damage to the right sponson in the second preliminary heat. As the Bud went through a roostertail it appeared to collide with the U-9 which also withdrew from the race. Everyone was OK and the U-9 damage was not severe. George Stratton in the U-5 "Lowrey's Beef Jerky presents Appian Jeronimo" finished second and Nate Brown in the U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky finished third. Budweiser Columbia Cup with Wings Results: 1. U-16 Miss Elam Plus, driven by Mark Evans 2. U-5 "Lowrey's Beef Jerky presents Appian Jeronimo", driven by George Stratton 3. U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky, driven by Nate Brown 4. U-99 Znetix 2, driven by Terry Troxell 5. U-3 Vacationville.com, driven by Mitch Evans 6. U-10 York Heating & Air Conditioning, driven by Mark Weber U-8 LLumar Window Film, driven by Jimmy King U-9 Fiesta Bowl & Casino presents Miss Go Bowling, driven by Mike Hanson U-25 Miss Freei, driven by Dr. Ken Muscatel U-100 Miss Znetix, driven by Greg Hopp U-1 Miss Budweiser, driven by Dave Villwock U-2 Freddie's Club Casino, driven by Mark Tate *** MISS BUD WINS THE GENERAL MOTORS CUP AT SEAFAIR - AUGUST 6 U-1 Miss Budweiser, driven by Dave Villwock (133.266 mph) U-9 Skyway Park Bowl & Casino presents Miss Go Bowling, driven by Mike Hanson (128.585) U-16 Miss E-Lam Plus, driven by N. Mark Evans (127.315) U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky, driven by Nate Brown (123.586) U-100 Znetix, driven by Greg Hopp (121.642) U-99 Znetix (II) presents Llumar Window Film, driven by Terry Troxell (111.938) U-25 Miss Freei, driven by Dr. Ken Muscatel (109.747) (Seattle, WA From hydros.org) The U-1 Miss Budweiser and the U-100 Znetix were side-by-side at the start, but that didn't hold through the first turn. The U-100 was unable to hold the lane and just about had a blowover as it passed through Bud's roostertail. The U-16 Miss E-Lam Plus took a big leap through the same turn. Coming out of the turn, we had the U-1 followed by the U-9, the U-99, the U-6, the U-16, the U-100, U-25. The Budweiser team certainly did their work for the final. They were a little loose on the straightaway, but overall looked very solid. As the U-1 stretched out a lead, the U-9 Skyway Park Bowl & Casino presents Miss Go Bowling and the U-99 Znetix present Llumar Window Film began a battle for second. At the same time the U-16 Miss E-Lam Plus and the U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky developed a battle of their own. This second battle saw a couple back and forth lead changes during laps two and three. The U-99 went down in turn two of lap three, but was able to fire back up before the U-25 Miss Freei could pass him. Detroiter Mark Weber was uninjured after his flip in the York during Heat 1A, and while the damage to the boat was reported to be minor they were pretty well out of contention for the day. *** WEBCAST OF THE GENERAL MOTORS CUP AT SEAFAIR Watching Sunday's broadcast was great fun! Presented by Seafair.com, WorldStream.com, InterKnack.com and others, our thanks go to all. During the heat action they switched to the excellent local TV coverage by KIRO, so our thanks extends to them as well. We hope the San Diego race will also be webcast, and encourage you to tune in! Look to www.hydros.org on racedays for the links. *** NEW GOLD CUP PHOTOS ON THE WEB Another album of photos has been spotted on the web! These are by Mike Johnson: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=935895&a=6906826 - Brian Reed (Volunteer WebMaster)

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