By David Nasternak

Coming into the 2008 season, Formulaboats.com owner Ted Porter created more resources for his team and now had two experienced drivers racing in his two-boat team.

Video from inside the cockpit of the U-7 Formulaboats.com driven by Mike Allen during Heat 1A of the 2008 ABPA Gold Cup.

By Paul Beitler

“Both boats are right side up,” said Mike Allen, driver of the Formulaboats.com U-7 hull Sunday, after placing third in the final heat race of the 30th Thunder on the Ohio unlimited hydroplane race. Bluffton News-Banner: http://www.news-banner.com/index/news-app/story.10783

The Formulaboats.com U-1 Unlimited Hydroplane will be on display at the Portland Boat Show January 5-13, 2008, and the Spokane National Boat Show February 1-3, 2008. Formulaboats.com driver, Jeff Bernard, will be available on January 5th and February 2nd to sign autograph cards at each show. Jeff will also be on hand at the Formula Boats booth in the Seattle Boat Show January 26th. Stop by to see Jeff Bernard and the new 2008 Formula Boat line-up.