Villwock Tops Madison Qualifiers
Dave Villwock qualifies 1 Spirit of Qatar 96 to top the field for the Lucas Oil Madison Regatta. Photo by Chris Denslow - H1
Dave Villwock, in the newly numbered 1 Spirit of Qatar 96, narrowly edged defending Lucas Oil Madison Regatta Champ Steve David in the 6 Oh Boy! Oberto to top all qualifiers during the Friday Pole Position qualifying session.
Villwock’s best lap was 148.837, a scant three tenths of a mile per hour better than David’s 148.548 on a Southern Indiana day where temperatures above 100 and high humidity affected crews, drivers and turbine engines
Rookie Jimmy Shane scored an impressive third spot on the qualifying ladder with a 146.377 in the 5 Graham Trucking.
The complete ladder –
| Pos | # | Boat Name | Driver | Speed | ||
| 1 | 1 | Spirit of Qatar 96 | Dave Villwock | 148.837 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Oh Boy! Obero | Steve David | 148.548 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Graham Trucking | Jimmy Shane | 146.377 | ||
| 4 | 88 | Degree Men | Scott Liddycoat | 143.372 | ||
| 5 | 11 | Peters & May | JW MYERS | 142.616 | ||
| 6 | 17 | Miss Red Dot | Kip Brown | 140.66 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Holiday Inn Express | Jon Zimmerman | 139.047 | ||
| Presents Bello’s Pizza | ||||||
| 8 | 100 | Xtreme Performance Products | Gregg Hopp | 136.41 | ||
| 9 | 22 | Great Scott! Presents | Mike Webster | 136.969 | ||
| Matrix Systems | ||||||
| 10 | 13 | Spirit of Detroit | Cal Phipps | 130.000* | ||
| 11 | 57 | Formulaboats.com | N. Mark Evans | 97.317 | ||
| 12 | 37 | Miss Beacon Plumbing | J. Michael Kelly | NT** | ||
| * | Fuel Flow Violation | |||||
| ** | Lost Cowling | |||||
Villwock Tops Madison Qualifiers
Dave Villwock qualifies 1 Spirit of Qatar 96 to top the field for the Lucas Oil Madison Regatta. Photo by Chris Denslow - H1
Dave Villwock, in the newly numbered 1 Spirit of Qatar 96, narrowly edged defending Lucas Oil Madison Regatta Champ Steve David in the 6 Oh Boy! Oberto to top all qualifiers during the Friday Pole Position qualifying session.
Villwock’s best lap was 148.837, a scant three tenths of a mile per hour better than David’s 148.548 on a Southern Indiana day where temperatures above 100 and high humidity affected crews, drivers and turbine engines
Rookie Jimmy Shane scored an impressive third spot on the qualifying ladder with a 146.377 in the 5 Graham Trucking.
The complete ladder –
| Pos | # | Boat Name | Driver | Speed | ||
| 1 | 1 | Spirit of Qatar 96 | Dave Villwock | 148.837 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Oh Boy! Obero | Steve David | 148.548 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Graham Trucking | Jimmy Shane | 146.377 | ||
| 4 | 88 | Degree Men | Scott Liddycoat | 143.372 | ||
| 5 | 11 | Peters & May | JW MYERS | 142.616 | ||
| 6 | 17 | Miss Red Dot | Kip Brown | 140.66 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Holiday Inn Express | Jon Zimmerman | 139.047 | ||
| Presents Bello’s Pizza | ||||||
| 8 | 100 | Xtreme Performance Products | Gregg Hopp | 136.41 | ||
| 9 | 22 | Great Scott! Presents | Mike Webster | 136.969 | ||
| Matrix Systems | ||||||
| 10 | 13 | Spirit of Detroit | Cal Phipps | 130.000* | ||
| 11 | 57 | Formulaboats.com | N. Mark Evans | 97.317 | ||
| 12 | 37 | Miss Beacon Plumbing | J. Michael Kelly | NT** | ||
| * | Fuel Flow Violation | |||||
| ** | Lost Cowling | |||||