Steve David Wins 3 Oryx Cup Prelims
Steve David drives Oh Boy! Oberto through dusty haze on Doha Bay. Photo by Chris Denslow - H1
Steve David drove the 6 Oh Boy! Oberto to 3 heat victories and secured the 2012 Air National Guard H1 Unlimited Series championship during the first day of the Oryx Cup UIM World Championship in Doha, Qatar.
Race officials moved the start of the event up to Thursday after seeing a weather forecast that predicted high winds on Doha Bay Friday and Saturday.
David drove to wins in Heats 1B, 2B and 3A, earning enough points to secure the championship while rival Dave Villwock, the defending series champion, has his worst day of the season.
Villwock started the day with a fuel violation in 1A, hit a buoy in 2A and did not start in 3A.
Other heat winners included Jimmy Shane in the 5 Graham Trucking, Brian Perkins in the 88 Snoqualmie Casino and Jon Zimmerman in the 9 Jones Racing.
Race officials plan to complete the event as weather permits Friday and/or Saturday.
Steve David Wins 3 Oryx Cup Prelims
Steve David drives Oh Boy! Oberto through dusty haze on Doha Bay. Photo by Chris Denslow - H1
Steve David drove the 6 Oh Boy! Oberto to 3 heat victories and secured the 2012 Air National Guard H1 Unlimited Series championship during the first day of the Oryx Cup UIM World Championship in Doha, Qatar.
Race officials moved the start of the event up to Thursday after seeing a weather forecast that predicted high winds on Doha Bay Friday and Saturday.
David drove to wins in Heats 1B, 2B and 3A, earning enough points to secure the championship while rival Dave Villwock, the defending series champion, has his worst day of the season.
Villwock started the day with a fuel violation in 1A, hit a buoy in 2A and did not start in 3A.
Other heat winners included Jimmy Shane in the 5 Graham Trucking, Brian Perkins in the 88 Snoqualmie Casino and Jon Zimmerman in the 9 Jones Racing.
Race officials plan to complete the event as weather permits Friday and/or Saturday.