12/12/01 - U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto seen in 95,000 homes and businesses
Thanks to the camerawork of Tri-City Water Follies volunteer photographer Steve Conner, the U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto will be featured in a cover shot racing on the Columbia River.  It can be found on the just released Tri-Cities area Verizon SuperPages™ phonebook.  The December 2001 phonebook marks the first time in Tri-Cities history that the cover has been customized to highlight a local special event.  Roughly 95,000 SuperPages directories are delivered to homes and businesses throughout the area.  The promotion will serve as great exposure for the U-6, the Tri-City Water Follies and the series.  Click here for a look at the cover shot!  Our thanks are offered to Emily Janikowski of the Tri-City Water Follies for sending us all the details!
 

11/8/01 - Miss Madison seeks volunteers!
Interested in working with Miss Madison?  The world's only community owned hydroplane team is looking for a few good volunteers to help out with the team.  If you are interested, contact us!
 

San Diego closes out the 2001 season
Click here for a look back on our coverage from San Diego's Bayfair.
 

Looking back on our Seattle coverage
Click here for a look back on our coverage from Seattle's Seafair.
 

Looking back on Tri-Cities
Click here for a look back on our coverage from the Tri-Cities Budweiser Columbia Cup!
 

New Gold Cup photos!
We just added a new update wrapping up our Chrysler/Jeep Detroit APBA Gold Cup coverage.  Within the update we posted six new photos to enjoy!
 

Racing for the Gold Cup!
Throughout the race weekend we posted updates as the U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto competed in the Chrysler/Jeep Detroit APBA Gold Cup.  Click here for the all the details.
 

It was a good day.  It was a very good day...
Click here to take a look at our first gallery of photos from our winning weekend in Madison.  In this gallery, the U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto team takes the awards podium and celebrates the win.
 

Miss Madison repeats 30 years later!  
The U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto (aka Miss Madison) took the win today in Madison, 30 years after the historic Gold Cup victory.  Click here for all the details.  We're still celebrating!  Full photo galleries from the weekend (and the awards ceremony) are on the way!
 

Looking back on Madison
We posted updates throughout the weekend as the hometown favorite Miss Madison team competed in the Belterra Casino Madison Regatta.  Click here for a quick recap on the weekend's events.
  

Looking back on Evansville
The Oh Boy! Oberto/Miss Madison team kicked off their 2001 season in Evansville, Indiana taking part in the Budweiser Thunder on the Ohio.  Click here for a quick recap on the weekend's events.
  

6/26/01 - Steve David takes part in pre-season Hydro-Prop Teleconference
Hydro-Prop recently hosted a media teleconference to preview the upcoming season.  U-6 pilot Steve David joined Miss Budweiser driver, Dave Villwock, fielding a mix of questions from the press.  Curious what he had to say about the season and the team?  The full transcript has been loaded onto the Hydros side of the Hydro-Prop website, www.hydroprop.com.
 

6/26/01 - Steve David discusses the upcoming season and what it means to him to join the team in 2001
As we prepare to pack up the U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto and make our way down the road to Evansville, we thought it would be a good time to check in with new driver, Steve David, and get his thoughts on the upcoming season...

"Just about a week to go, man I'm pumped to go racing!  As to the U-6 this season, I think they are more ready to win than they've been for a long, long time.  Every team member that I've spoken to is pumped and ready to win. We've got a number of fresh engines, several gear combinations, a slew of props, spare shafts, heck, we're the True Value truck of Unlimiteds!

Driving for these guys is not only electrifying in terms of their hunger to win, but steeped in tradition. It's not just a seat in an Unlimited, it's a boat and name that means a lot to some 13,000 residents of Madison, Indiana.  She represents the hopes and aspirations of everyone who ever sought to win, regardless of the odds.

Our team's mutual goal is to throw everything in our arsenal into winning.  In fact, folks with dentures shouldn't get too close to our team, or else the vibrations from our excitement will shake their dentures out. Pacemakers the same thing, we'll short those if they get too close.  Expecting mothers, same caution!  One week and a half to the best season in modern Unlimited times!"

-  Steve David
 

Steve David begins "Exclamation Point Tour"
Miss Madison Obtains Sponsor - Names Driver
 
4/18/01 (Madison, Indiana) Miss Madison, world’s only community-owned unlimited hydroplane, will be sponsored by Oberto Sausage Company for the upcoming 2001 boat racing season. The U-6 will compete as Oh Boy! Oberto.  Bob Hughes, spokesman for the Miss Madison Racing Team, and Larry Oberto announced the sponsorship today.

In a related development, the Miss Madison organization has selected an American Powerboat Racing Association Hall of Champions driver to pilot the U-6 this summer. Steve David will replace Nate Brown at the controls and becomes the 19th driver since Miss Madison began racing in 1961.

Click here for the full release.
 

3/15/01 - Another Boat Show with the Regatta!

The Miss Madison display hull will attend another boat show on Saturday, March 24th and Sunday, March 25th.  The show will take place at Culver Marina in Culver, IN as part of the Culver Marina Annual Boat Show.  The show will run from 9am to 6pm both days.  Representatives of the Belterra Casino Madison Regatta will also be available to answer questions and promote the this year's event!
 

3/02/01 - Madison Regatta selects new logo!

Officials of Madison Regatta, Inc. have chosen a new logo for the Madison Regatta.  Regatta Board members used a transitionary logo during last year’s festivities to commemorate the 50th anniversary of unlimited hydroplane racing in the city of Madison, Indiana. Officials wanted to continually evolve the Regatta’s image and ran a public contest to see who could create the best design. River Valley Financial Bank donated a $500 savings bond as an award to entice local artists to enter. More than 25 designs were included with entries coming from Madison and Louisville, New Albany, North Carolina and other areas. To see the new logo, hear from the winner and get all the details on this year's Madison Regatta, simply visit them on the web at www.madisonregatta.com.
 

2/05/01 - 2000 Hydro-Prop Awards Banquet

Charlie Gooms and Bob Hughes represented the team at this year's Hydro-Prop Awards Banquet at the Adams Mark Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.  The banquet took place on February 2, 2001.  During the event, U-6 Miss Madison Owner Representative Bob Hughes was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award for his dedication both to the U-6 team and the sport of unlimited hydroplane racing.  We are pleased to share with you a few scenes from the weekend's events.  Click here to take a look!

1/19/01 - Taking the show on the road!

The DeWalt U-6 Miss Madison display boat, the "Madison" movie trailer and the Madison Regatta have come to Cincinnati, Ohio!  The Regatta has set up a display booth at the Cincinnati Travel, Sports, and Boat Show running from January 12th through the 21st.  If you are in the area be sure to stop in and say hello. To learn more about the show visit them on the web at www.hartproductions.com. The Regatta booth is located on the third floor (booth number 621).

Our boat show schedule continues in Louisville, Kentucky from January 27th through February 4th.  From there we move on to Indianapolis (www.renfroproductions.com) from February 16th through the 25th where we will be located in the East Pavilion (booth numbers 522 - 525). The display boat will be at both of these shows as well.

Along with the Regatta, we're taking the opportunity to promote the City of Madison, Jefferson County (www.visitmadison.org) and the new Rivercrest Marina. We want to encourage everyone to stop by any of the shows, say hi, and maybe catch a glimpse of the movie trailer!