News from Detroit

2:45 PM, 7/11/99

Sadly we did not make the final. We are now settling in to watch the final, pack up the boat and begin looking toward Norfolk next weekend. Check back tomorrow on our photo page for photos from Detroit!

Chuck

2:16 PM, 7/11/99

Miss Madison took a terrific third in heat 3. Todd didn't have to work a hard after 2 boats jumped the gun for a one lap penalty. In heat 4A, the draw wasn't very lucky and we ended up in the heat with 5 boats, making us the trailer at the start. The water was very rough and Miss Madison finished sixth.

Here are some of the latest results:

Heat 3A:

1st: U-1
2nd: U-8
3rd: U-6
4th: U-14
5th: U-2
DNF: U-20

Heat 3B:

1st: U-100
2nd: U-10
3rd: U-15
4th: U-3
DNF: U-9

Heat 4A:

1st: U-1
2nd: U-100
3rd: U-2
4th: U-10
5th: U-8
6th: U-6

Heat 4B:

1st: U-15
2n: U-20
3rd: U-14
4th: U-9
DNF: U-3

5:30 PM, 7/10/99

In heat 2A, Miss Madison along with U-2, jumped the gun and were penalized a lap. Miss Madison came in 6th. Miss Madison is in heat 3A with U-14, U-2, U-10, U-8, and U-20. Todd will be a trailer in the heat due to points.

2:08 PM, 7/10/99

In her first racing action of the weekend, the Miss Madison took home a fifth place finish. The heat draw for the second round, puts Miss Madison on heat 2A with U-2, U-9 (trailer), U-3, U-20, U-10.

10:10 AM, 7/10/99

Todd took the Miss Madison out on the course this morning for a testing and timing runs. The boats looks good onthe water and is running well. Miss Madison is in heat 1B which will run at 1:10 pm.

Cindy

2:10 PM, 7/9/99

Just finished the drivers meeting and here are the latest from the pits in Detriot...

Ken Muscatel complemented everyone in the biggest field in years.

High winds and pending thunderstorms look as if they will close the course for today. They will attempt to make up time lost today over the next two days. Tomorrow will begin with extended testing (and qualifying for some) from 8:00 - 9:30 AM. The U-100, U-8 and U-14 still have yet to qualify.

Here's the schedule as it stands at this point. For Saturday we have Heat 1A at 12:30, heat 1B at 1:10, heat 2A at 3:30, heat 2B at 3:50 with an autograph session scheduled for 5:00 PM. For Sunday, we have testing from 8:00 - 9:30 AM, hear 3A at 12:00, heat 3B at 12:20, heat 4A at 1:20, heat 4B 1:40 and a 3:40 final. No word yet on the heat/final action for the other classes, but we will track it dawn and get it out soon.

Here's the draw:

1A: U-3, U-9, U-100, U-8, U-10
1B: U-1, U-20, U-6, U-15, U-2

The U-100 and the U-8 are in the draw because they competed in the last race and have commissioner's options if needed. The U-14 was left out of the draw because it has yet to race this season.

Chuck

1:21 PM, 7/9/99

We qualified yesterday with a speed of 143.900 and everything looks good at this time. The crew is relaxed and we are settling into the start of a good weekend here in Detroit. High winds have kept the boats off the water today. As action takes place, we will update the site.

Chuck

Coverage begins on Friday (7/9/99)!

We will begin live updates that morning and continue updating this page throughout the weekend with all the details on the U-6 Miss Madison and the team. If you're looking for full coverage of the entire Detroit APBA Gold Cup, please visit our sister site Hydrofest (http://www.hydrofest.com). We will be updating that site every few hours with all the news (and even a few photos).