H1 UNLIMITED CELEBRATES CHAMPIONS AND YEARLONG AWARD WINNERS
Kent, Washington (November 2, 2024) – The H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Series celebrated its 2024 season champions and highlights at Saturday night’s banquet, which took place at the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum.
The 2024 H1 Unlimited Bill Muncey High Points Championship driver, Andrew Tate, who competed for Miss Madison Racing in the U-91 Goodman Real Estate was celebrated by the series along with the APBA Gold Cup winner, Corey Peabody driving for Strong Racing in the U-9 Beacon Plumbing.
“It’s a great opportunity to come together as a sport to celebrate the accomplishments of 2024, not only on the water, but off the water as well,” said Mike Denslow, Chairman of H1 Unlimited. “This season presented a lot of new opportunities for our sport. There are so many of the people we get to celebrate at the banquet that were key to making 2024 successful. I want to thank everyone that played a role in the 2024 H1 Unlimited season and I know we’re all looking forward to taking this positive momentum forward into what is sure to be a successful and exciting 2025.”
In addition to celebrating the series champions, H1 Unlimited also honored the yearlong award winners:
- H1 Unlimited Crew Chief of the Year – Scott Raney, Unlimited Racing Group, Mercury’s Coffee
- H1 Unlimited Race Site of the Year – Madison Regatta; Madison, Indiana
- H1 Unlimited Sponsor of the Year – Mercury’s Coffee
- H1 Unlimited Volunteer of the Year – Brad Luce, H1 Announcer
- Montgomery Media Award – Nick Kish & Brian Montgomery
A special award for outstanding contribution was also given to Bruce and Lorrie Ratchford, owners of Apollo Mechanical, headquartered in Kennewick, WA. They were honored with this year’s award for supporting the Seafair event in Seattle, along with the Water Follies event in Tri-Cities, Washington. In addition, they sponsored the U-27 driven by the winningest driver in H1 Unlimited history, Dave Villwock. Apollo Mechanical has quickly become a primary supporter of the sport of hydroplane racing and H1 Unlimited looks forward to their involvement for many seasons to come.
H1 UNLIMITED CELEBRATES CHAMPIONS AND YEARLONG AWARD WINNERS
Kent, Washington (November 2, 2024) – The H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Series celebrated its 2024 season champions and highlights at Saturday night’s banquet, which took place at the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum.
The 2024 H1 Unlimited Bill Muncey High Points Championship driver, Andrew Tate, who competed for Miss Madison Racing in the U-91 Goodman Real Estate was celebrated by the series along with the APBA Gold Cup winner, Corey Peabody driving for Strong Racing in the U-9 Beacon Plumbing.
“It’s a great opportunity to come together as a sport to celebrate the accomplishments of 2024, not only on the water, but off the water as well,” said Mike Denslow, Chairman of H1 Unlimited. “This season presented a lot of new opportunities for our sport. There are so many of the people we get to celebrate at the banquet that were key to making 2024 successful. I want to thank everyone that played a role in the 2024 H1 Unlimited season and I know we’re all looking forward to taking this positive momentum forward into what is sure to be a successful and exciting 2025.”
In addition to celebrating the series champions, H1 Unlimited also honored the yearlong award winners:
- H1 Unlimited Crew Chief of the Year – Scott Raney, Unlimited Racing Group, Mercury’s Coffee
- H1 Unlimited Race Site of the Year – Madison Regatta; Madison, Indiana
- H1 Unlimited Sponsor of the Year – Mercury’s Coffee
- H1 Unlimited Volunteer of the Year – Brad Luce, H1 Announcer
- Montgomery Media Award – Nick Kish & Brian Montgomery
A special award for outstanding contribution was also given to Bruce and Lorrie Ratchford, owners of Apollo Mechanical, headquartered in Kennewick, WA. They were honored with this year’s award for supporting the Seafair event in Seattle, along with the Water Follies event in Tri-Cities, Washington. In addition, they sponsored the U-27 driven by the winningest driver in H1 Unlimited history, Dave Villwock. Apollo Mechanical has quickly become a primary supporter of the sport of hydroplane racing and H1 Unlimited looks forward to their involvement for many seasons to come.