Detroit 1997

MARK WEBER WINS UNLIMITED LIGHT
RACING SERIES OPENER

DETROIT -- Veteran seven-liter pilot Mark Weber of St. Clair Shores, Mich., hit a perfect start and went on to easily win the Unlimited Light Racing Series season opener as part of the support show for the Chrysler Jeep APBA Gold Cup. Bo Schide of Dayton, Ohio, making his return to competitive boat racing after a four-year absence, finished second, after dueling with ULRS rookie of the year Dennis Macy in the early going. Macy, however, was assessed a pair of one-minute penalties for course violations and thus missed out on a podium finish. 

1. Mark Weber, St. Clair Shores MI   Miss Airtouch  86.643 MPH
2. Bo Schide,  Dayton OH             Alamo                   .
3. Frank Richardson, Ogdensburg NY   Deel Me In              .
4. Cal Phipps, Detroit MI            The Tennessean          .
5. Phil Bononcini, Redmond WA        Pocket Mechanic         .
6. Dennis Macy, Garden City MI       The Menace              .
   (two one-minute penalties for course violations)
DNF -- Greg Grenier, Warren MI, Miss Authorized Cellular
       Randy Haas, Toledo OH, Miss LeRoi.

Chrysler Jeep Dealers Automotive Gold Cup

This was suppose to be a handicapped race between the Unlimited Lights and the Grand Prix Hydroplanes, but instead this wound up a ULRS-only event.

The Grand Prix boats refused to go on the water, greatly irritating the Spirit Of Detroit Thunderfest organizers, and the ULRS quartet -- which easily could have been eight Lights with a little advance notice -- put on a rousing display of racing in some fairly rough water. Next year, someone said, it'll be JUST Lights in the Automotive Gold Cup.
  
1. Mark Weber      UL-1   Pennzoil Pegasus   84.182 MPH
2. Greg Grenier    UL-141 National Debt      82.751
3. Dennis Macy     UL-445 The Menace         79.875
4. Randy Haas      UL-111 Miss LeRoi         71.882

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