CHRYSLER JEEP DETROIT APBA GOLD CUP July 9-12, 1998 DETROIT: Thursday 5pm. The ThunderCam system is working! Todays qualifying results: - 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 '98 N. Mark Evans 148.934 - U99 R.S. EASTIN / 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 130.00* * Speed reflects an N2 infraction Detroit record: 2.5 Mile Qualification lap 170.087, Mark Tate, Winston Eagle World record: 2.5 mile q-lap 172.166, Chip Hanauer, Miss Bud, San Diego Comments from Dave Villwock: * Today went really good.. the water was perfect in the AM and a little more choppy later. It gave us a chance to adjust the boat different ways and we were impressed with our late day acceleration runs (over 160mph lap times). * About his competitors: Appian and Llumar are really doing well, PICO is sorta stuck and struggling a bit. * The Detroit course is always changing - there can be a few moguls in the turns you have to watch out for. Anyone can run when the water is perfect - what matters here in Detroit is how well you run in the rough stuff. * About props: We have quite a range of props that we use - 15" & 16" props, with different types of pitches from 24 to 30 inches. - Brian Reed (Volunteer WebMaster: www.thunderfest.com)

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