Welcome Race Fans!

3/19/10

Looks for LOTS of new pics from the shop this weekend! The deck is now off of the boat. First we'll have the photos of the team laying up the decking from 3/6. Then we'll have some photos of the boat, deck-less.

2/24/10

This just in! The Oberto gear featured in 2009 is almost gone! Email U1 Tees to find out what is left!

Some sad news to report in the hydroplane world...Vic Nelawake, aka "Elam Vic", passed away this week. He was a good friend to many and huge fan of the U-16 Miss Elam Plus. Please join me in wishing his family and friends well in this tough time. He will be greatly missed by all!

2/14/10

Snow hampered our shop plans last weekend, but not this weekend! And after seeing our National Championship boat I have one word to say...WOW! Of course we knew that the boat flipped in the final race in Doha, Qatar back in Novemeber, and that driver Steve David suffered a cracked bone in his leg. But until you SEE this boat you cannot begin to appreciate and respect what our crew did to get her and Steve back on the water for the final race of the year!! Check out these new pics from the shop this weekend and I think you'll agree...we've go the BEST crew in the world!! This boat should've been in pieces.

2/4/10

The National Championship boat is ready to pull out of Jacksonville's port and head back to Madison! The team hopes to start removing the insides this weekend in preparation for the deck replacement. Stay tuned for new photos from the shop this weekend!

1/17/10

Hey race fans! Guess where YOUR favorite race boat is going to be? At the 53rd Annual Louisville Boat, RV & Sportshow beginning Wednesday, January 20 thru Sunday, January 24!! Make sure to stop by and see the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto during the show!! Click here for ticket and show information!

12/25/09

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Miss Madison/Oh Boy! Oberto team to everyone!! Thanks to all of our fans that have supported us throughout the year. May 2010 be another stellar year!

11/21/09

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!! Our FIRST EVER BACK TO BACK NATIONAL HIGH POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP!! Steve's 4TH DRIVER'S HIGH POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP! We flipped in Heat 3A and still won the National Championship! What an AWESOME crew we have!

We could never have done it without ALL of our crew, including all those at home right now & not able to make the Doha trip. Every last person...Mike Hanson, Larry Hanson, Jimmy Gilbert, Matt Sontag, Cindy Shirley, Richard Dunn, Charlie Grooms, Bob Hudson, Eric Bell, Randy Gayle, Aubree Hanson, Tyler Hanson (lots o'Hansons!), Marc Hills, Rick Corella, Trevor Hanson, Gary Spanner...got us this win!

And we can't forget to thank our AWESOME sponsors, the Oberto Sausage Company and the Oberto family...Art, Dorothy, and Larry Oberto!!! Without their unwavering support we could never have come this far.

The U5 FormulaBoats.com flipped on lap 1 of the final heat. Driver Jeff Bernard appears to be okay except for a knee injury. Hope you are better soon Jeff!!

We are IN the final! We will have 5th lane choice and need to finish 2nd to cinch the National High Points championship again.

Steve David did a 360 degree flip going into turn 3 and landed right side up! He was able to restart the boat and drive it back to the pits. A call from the team confirmed that Steve is okay. The bottom of the boat is in tact with some cracks on the decking. I will keep you posted as soon as more information becomes available. They believe they can be ready for the final. Good luck team!!!

One down, one to go! We took an easy second in Heat 3B. Steve did what he needed to do, finish and get solid points. We have drawn Heat 4A! Stay tuned for results!

11/20/09

We ran in Heat 2A and were able to hold off the FormulaBoats.com for the win!! We are still clinging to the points lead with 2 heats and the final still to go! Make sure that you cheer hard for your team in the wee hours of Saturday morning. Let's make it BACK TO BACK!!

Heats 1A & 1B have been run. We took second in our heat against Dave Villwock and the Miss Elam Plus! CHeck back for updates after Heats 2A & B!

11/19/09

We drew Heat 1B, so that race should run at 12:50pm in Doha, 4:50am for the East Coast, and 1:50am for the West Coast. Don't worry, I'll be posting the results if you can't make it to the live streaming!

After day one of qualifying for the Oryx Cup in Doha, the Oh Boy! Oberto is 2nd at 145.096. The top qualifier ran 146.427, so we are very close! Heat 1A will run Friday at 4:30am Eastern time. Don't forget to wake up and start your Friday right by watching the live streaming video at the ABRA website! And if you miss it, check here for Oberto results!

11/17/09

The team was in the pits in Doha today setting up the shark (aka our boat) for the final race of the 2009 season. It was sunny and around 80 degrees. Don't forget to tune in to the live streaming on the ABRA website beginning Wednesday night around midnight!

11/15/09

Are you ready for the final race of the season in Doha, Qatar? I delivered crew to the airport as most of them are leaving for Qatar today. They are looking at roughly 25 hours of travel to get from here in the states to Doha via Amsterdam & Saudi Arabia. Don't forget that the ABRA will have LIVE STREAMING coverage of the National High Points-deciding race! Make sure to tune in and cheer on your favorite team!

If you need more than just the streaming, and of course updates here throughout the event, then head over to the Hydropage Forum or to the Oberto Facebook page to chat with fans just like you!!

10/10/09

9/29/09

The boat has left the building! Ummm, make that "has left the US"! Our very own Miss Madison/Oh Boy! Oberto was loaded on to a ship yesterday and set sail with 9 other unlimiteds to the final race of the season in Doha, Qatar! Let's hope Steve & the team can hang on to the National Points lead for the entire race to have our first back to back National Championship for the team! And Steve's 4th driver's title!

9/20/09

It's official! The shark is at the loading terminal in Jacksonville awaiting transport to the race in Doha, Qatar! Check out these photos by Scott Patton! Thanks Scott! I'm sure most of us have not seen the staging that takes place for a trip like this. And Peters & May (the transport co) seem to really know what they are doing. I believe the boats will leave around September 28th for the long journey across the ocean.

8/23/09

We came out of the final with a third! And that was from the outside!

We were disqualified from heat 1A for a lane violation against the U16. Our next heat was 2A, where we took a first! Heat 3B saw us take a second in lane 2 to the U3 in lane 1. Now we are headed to the final!!

We took the top qualifying spot yesterday with a lap of 155.214!! That means we had lane choice going into our first heat, 1A, today. Driver Steve David selected lane 1! Stay tuned for racing updates throughout the day!

8/19/09

Wow! Who can believe it is finally time for The Evansville race?! We've had the display boat (aka former hull) out and about in Evansville this week in anticipation of the Thunder on the Ohio! Show the Evansville folks how much this race means to you by coming and cheering on your favorite green, red, and silver team! Don't forget this will be the last US race before heading to Qatar in November to defend our High Points title. Come out and support your team!

8/9/09

To help tide everyone over these 2 weeks waiting for the Evansville race, I've posted LOTS of TriCites and Seattle photos! Don't forget that we are still leading the National High Points by 249 points! Be prepared to cheer your heart out on the weekend of August 22-23!

8/2/09

We were running well in the final, going after Elam from lane 2. After a bad hop in turn 2 sent Steve and the boat into the air the motor overheated. Steve was able to baby it, but not without dropping back to 6th place. Steve's handling of the boat prevented the damage from being worse. We still have a small points lead going into the Evansville race in 3 weeks!

8/1/09

What an awesome heat we ran today! It was a fight to the very end, with the Elam edging us out at the finish line. That may be the best heat we've seen all season! Hats off to both teams!

We almost took back top qualifier but had an n2 violation! Maybe we'll get another shot!

7/31/09

We had the top qualifying spot for a good part of Friday until the Miss Elam went out and broke it by about a tenth of a mile per hour. We have more qualifying and testing on Saturday, so we'll see if we can grab that top spot back! Stay tuned for more updates throughout the weekend. They won't be as frequent as I do not have a good internet connection at the race.

7/30/09

The team got the boat settled into the pits today and ready for awesome racing this weekend! Make sure to check back all weekend to see how we are doing at the Seattle Seafair!

7/26/09

We won TriCities for the second year in a row!! What a great race Steve ran today! The entire crew really came together to bring this one home. I know all of our crew that couldn't make this race are cheering right along side us!

7/25/09

We ran in one heat today here in TriCities and took first place! We did receive a penalty in that heat for pushing out in a turn that cost us 150 of our 400 points. Stay tuned for more updates throughout the weekend!

7/24/09

We took the top qualifying slot today with a lap of 161.957mph! Then we took first in the Dash for Cash! Not bad for a day's work.

7/23/09

The boat had a very successful showing in Spokane yesterday! Thanks to all that came by and said hello to Larry, Tyler and the boat.

Today Cindy and the boat were on the morning news on the local ABC affiliate here in TriCities! The boat should be on its way to the pits about now.

7/16/09

We now have a ton of photos up from the Gold Cup! Check them out here!

7/12/09

The 100th Gold Cup is finished and we took a respectable 2nd place! Thanks to all the fans both along the shore and online for cheering the Miss Madison/Oh Boy! Oberto on during today's racing!

We are in the final of the 100th running of the Gold Cup! We've scored the most points this weekend. Don't forget that you can listen to the race LIVE online at WORX and watch the race LIVE at supercatracing.com!! Send both of these groups a big THANK YOU for bringing the race to your home. Stay tuned for the final!!

Another great race in Heat 3B! We took our 3rd heat win for the weekend! We should have 1 more heat, then the final, so check back often!

We've had a great start to the day taking 1st in Heat 2B! We have drawn for the next flight & will be in 3B. Stay tuned for more!

7/11/09

The officials have decided to call the racing today due to high winds and rough water conditions. We will start testing tomorrow at 8am and may begin racing as soon as 9am! Make sure to check back ALL day tomorrow as we will have some serious racing action!

We took first in Heat 1A! U5 gave us some great competition until he came unhooked in roostertail turn and slid out behind us. Steve went on to hold off the U7 as well! Great win!!

We took 2nd in qualifying yesterday with an awesome speed of 157.379mph!

7/6/09

We have drawn Heat 1A, which looks like a fantastic heat as we face the U5 & U7! Stay tuned for results all weekend long!

There are a TON of new photos up from this weekends Madison Regatta! And make sure you check out the photos of the lucky recipients of some free Oberto tshirts shot into the crowd on Saturday!

Stay tuned this weekend for updates live from the Detroit Gold Cup.

7/5/09

We took a THIRD place in the final! We started as the second trailer but made our way up to the 3rd spot! Great job by Steve and the entire team for a GREAT weekend of racing!

We came in 2nd in Heat 3C! We have made the final as the 2nd trailer.

We met the U16 again today in Heat 2C! Steve was pushing that boat to stay ahead of the Elam, and was doing just that until he hit a hole in turn 1. But Steve ran an AWESOME race! And we've drawn the 16 again for Heat 3C!. Stay tuned for photos coming up from all of the weekend's festivities.

7/4/09

We took 3rd in Heat 1C after hitting buoy in the apex of turn one.

Happy 4th of July to everyone!

We stayed 2nd in qualifying even after this morning test session was changed to another qualifying session. We are in Heat 1C and Steve chose lane 1 after Dave Villwock chose lane 2. Stay tuned for the results later today & updates all day long!

7/3/09

Steve ran 3 separate turns during qualifying and came up with 154.551mph, putting us second in qualifying! Great job by the crew getting that boat dialed in so fast!

We have drawn the 8th spot on the qualifying ladder for Pole Position Friday that starts at 3pm today & ends at 5pm. Stay tuned for our speeds after we hit the water!

Steve has taken the U-1 out several times today and is consistently hitting 153mph with some 154's thrown in! The boat looks beautiful on the water here in Madison. Stay tuned for more updates and photos all weekend long!

If you are in Madison, don't forget to stop by the Oberto booth to get your new U-1 t-shirts and polos!

7/2/09

If you are heading to Madison for the Regatta, make sure to watch out for these cards! There will be a limited number of them available, so get them while they last!

6/30/09

Check out these cool new cards that we'll be giving out this season! Don't forget to have Steve and the team sign them for you! Check back tomorrow for another update...the Madison Regatta is only a few more days away!!

6/29/09

Ever wonder how a 55 year old boat racer prepares himself for race weekend? Check out this great article about our very own Steve David. And I wouldn't go calling him "old" if I were you...

6/26/09

 Attention race fans! Your favorite driver, Steve David, will be the guest of  Seg Dennison and his motorsports radio program hosted by WLW-700.

 The K.O.I. Auto Parts Racing Report show with Steve David will air on the  Cincinnati radio station and can be heard on-line at www.700WLW.com  on Sunday June 28, at 8:05p EDT. Don't miss it!!

6/8/09

Check back often now as we are preparing to bombard the U-1 fans with everything Oberto!

The new uniforms for the 2009 season were posted online on Facebook. But for those of you holdouts that don't have a Facebook account yet, here is the pic!

The team has been hard at work all during this off season getting the National Champ reading to defend her title in '09! From rebuilding gear boxes to checking all parts of the motors, this girl will be in tip-top shape for the season opener in our hometown of Madison, IN!

You'll also notice a mold in the pics (link is the photo below). This mold is of the right nontrip, the back section of the boat below the stabilizer. This part takes a beating going through the turns, so the team repaired it completely in this offseason and the made a mold. Now if this part fails in the future, it'll be a lot easier to fabricate the new part with the mold. As always a big thanks to Larry Hanson for walking me through this!

Take a look at some photos taken over the past couple of weeks! Enjoy!

And if THAT wasn't enough to quench your thirst for all things Oberto, the ABRA recently did a tour of ALL of the unlimiteds shops and here is the link to our Oberto/Madison shop tour by James Crisp! And here is the link with a big THANKS going out to Jim Simpson for organizing this and sending us the link!

4/27/09

Have YOU bought some jerky to get ready for this racing season? What about the inflatable boat?? If not then YOU definitely need to head over to the Oberto stores! This link will take you to all of the great products that the Oberto company makes AND the race gear! Then head over HERE to check out the new Eat Like An Alpha site!

Race season is fast approaching so make sure that you have everything you need to cheer the U-1 returning National Champion on to another season win!

2/15/09

Last nights banquet was AWESOME! Our team not only took the National High Points for the boat and the driver, but we also came away with the Crew Chief of the Year for Mike Hanson! Our local paper, The Madison Courier, took the Best Newspaper Coverage for the Season! Local radio station WORX took top Radio Coverage for the Season!! What a great evening for the entire city of Madison! I know we are all so proud of the work all of these folks have done for the team and the sport. I know you all join me in a big THANK YOU!!

Now for some photos...(click the photo to go to the Gallery)

2/11/09

The crew had another motor on the test cart! Larry Hanson said they've been working on them all this winter and are preparing to send them off to be "dynoed". They have a part coming in for the motor than got damaged in Evansville last year and then they will be ready to be taken out west to be put on the dyno! Lots of testing goes on there with different setups to make sure they are getting the most out of the setup they put in the boat.

The inside of the shop has been getting a much needed coat of paint too, thanks to Randy Gayle!

2/1/09

Attention fans & friends...we are having a PARTY to celebrate our National Championship!! Plan to attend the celebration on February 13th in Madison at the Madison Moose Lodge. Tickets are available through the Madison Area Chamber of Commerce(contact info) for $40 per person. Doors will open at 5:30 with the party starting at 6pm!

Come out and how YOUR support for your favorite team!!

1/19/09

Some photos from the previous trip to the shop...

	(Taped off where they've been working)

1/12/09

This weekend I stopped by to see how the U-1 crew is doing during this offseason! I met up with Richard Dunn, John Ashby, & Larry Hanson and got the latest. They've been spending some time on the left sponson doing some repair work leftover from the championship season in the skid fin area. Some new parts are being made to replace those that cannot be repaired.

Larry gave an awesome talk on the workings of a turbine. I've followed this sport for too many years to count and I've never had someone explain it like he did. If you happen by the shop, make sure to ask Larry to explain how they work! You won't be disappointed.

The old boat and the display boat are both heading out this month for shows. One will be at the Indianapolis Speed Show at the end of the month, so make sure you stop by! The other boat will be at the Louisville Boat, RV & Sport Show beginning January 24th. Make sure you show your support for our favorite team! Take a picture (keep it CLEAN!) in front of either of these displays and send them to me here ! I'll post the best ones!