Edmonds hydro sixth fastest at Seafair

Posted: August 2, 2013 984
Merv Sowden flew his model hydroplane all the way from New Zealand to compare with the real thing, Edmonds-based Miss Peters and May. (Photo by U-11 racing.)
Merv Sowden flew his model hydroplane all the way from New Zealand to Seattle to compare with the real thing, Edmonds-based Miss Peters and May. (Photo by U-11 racing.)

The Edmonds-based Miss Peters and May unlimited hydroplane, owned by Scott and Shannon Raney and driven by Tom Thompson, qualified sixth fastest for this weekend’s Albert Lee Cup at Seafair,

Thompson negotiated the two-mile lake Washington corners at an average speed of 140.487 mph. Steve David drove the Oh Boy! Oberto to a top speed of 152.229 to lead all qualifiers.

Nine of 11 boats qualified for tomorrow’s race and the two remaining can attempt to do so in the morning. A complete list of qualified boats is here.

1 Oh Boy! Oberto 152.229

95 Spirit Of Qatar 149.031

5 Graham Trucking 148.837

9 Fox Plumbing Presents Team Red Dot 147.501

21 Albert Lee Appliance 141.437

11 Peters and May 140.487

22 Performance Tools 137.346

48 Snoqualmie Casino 137.180

14 Miss DiJulio 134.738

Follow the results all weekend here on My Edmonds News.

— By Harry Gatjens

 

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