2019 San Diego Video Recap

September 11, 2019September 15, 2019 UHR Dave San Diego, Video

HomeStreet Bank San Diego Bayfair

The end of the 2019 Unlimited Hydroplane Racing Season is upon us. What an ~~exciting~~ interesting year it has been! OK, it’s been exciting, too! In addition to this Race Recap for San Diego, you can enjoy the rest of the earlier 2019 action from Guntersville, Madison, Tri-Cities, and Seattle.

San Diego, California | September 13 – 15, 2019

But for now, it’s all about Bayfair! Right from this page, you can enjoy a curated collection of live streaming sessions. (Come back later to relive race weekend through replays.) Feel free to leave this page open all weekend, and jump back for the next session.

Suggestion: refresh/reload your screen from time to time just in case there are any schedule changes. I’ll be making updates all weekend.

If there’s any way I can make your viewing experience better, just let me know in the comments below, or on Facebook or Twitter.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

Thanks!

SATURDAY

Testing

Qualifying

Heat 1

Heat 2

SUNDAY

Testing #3

Heat 3

Heat 4

Final Heat – Why We Watch!
Coverage scheduled to start at 4:00 PM

What Do You Think?

Tell me what you think of this collection of videos in the comments below. It you’d rather, hit me up on social media (Facebook or Twitter.)

Did you use this as your base of operations to watch the whole weekend live? Did you simply use it after race weekend to watch a recap of the individual events?

Tell me how you used it, how it should be changed for next season, and how I can make it even easier to use!

Thanks!

UHR Dave

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David R Czapiewski

September 17, 2019 at 2:05 AM

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Hello Dave, my Name is David Czapiewski. I have been a fan of hydroplane racing since the 70s watching Bill Muncy Racing the Atlas Van Lines, the Pride of Pat n Pak, Miss Budweiser and Miss Madison on Lake Washington on the log boom tied up on a boat and on the shore.

My Brother Jeff had never missed one for almost 40 years, he suddenly passed away from A heart attack last year two days after my Birthday in late June! We have been to the torchlight parade many times while they used to parade 15-18 thunder boats!

Downtown Seattle really goes off for seafair. In 78 I moved to So California and had been to Bayfair almost every year. Even my Brother came down in 88,89 and 90 for the Gold Cup one or two of those years!

He was a huge Oh Boy Oberto fan!

Last year in the Stan Sayers pits I released his ashes the following weekend after seafair from those famous docks, anyway thank you for live streaming. Awesome job.

One thing you could do more (in my opinion) is tell more history about the sport between heats and what I noticed is too much clear air while no commentary, just too much dead air or no interesting story’s of history of past races or maybe more subject matter, just an idea.

Maybe a story about past drivers or owners such as Bernie Little or famous close races that were so intense! Or maybe some engineering details and how a hydroplane operates at speed or in the corners. Or how engines have evolved from Allison’s or Merlin’s, to lycomoning turbine helicopter engines.

You have such a rich past history to archives of facts, rules and how the sport has evolved. Because the field is small and the younger generation is not aware of anything that’s happened 10,20 30 years + past will be lost forever. Hopefully it survives and more interest and $$$ keeps getting invested. Because the sport needs to stay alive!

I went to Bayfair last year to spread ashes on vacation island on the start finish line and forth turn to honor my brothers spirit. He loved the sport! I got my kids who are now 35 and 36 and also my grandchildren Carter and Sawyer the destroyer to see the spectacle on mission bay! They had baseball last Sunday so we missed this year. But they still say. Papa when are we going to see the Thunderboats again. I told them next year 2020 we will go again.

Thank you for letting me Rant n Rave about H1 Hydroplane Racing with many stories. Thank you.

Sincerely,

David Czapiewski
Thunderboat fan forever!
My email is racer2k92@gmail.com

4 thoughts on “2019 San Diego Video Recap”

David R Czapiewski
September 17, 2019 at 2:05 AM

Hello Dave, my Name is David Czapiewski. I have been a fan of hydroplane racing since the 70s watching Bill Muncy Racing the Atlas Van Lines, the Pride of Pat n Pak, Miss Budweiser and Miss Madison on Lake Washington on the log boom tied up on a boat and on the shore.

My Brother Jeff had never missed one for almost 40 years, he suddenly passed away from A heart attack last year two days after my Birthday in late June! We have been to the torchlight parade many times while they used to parade 15-18 thunder boats!

Downtown Seattle really goes off for seafair. In 78 I moved to So California and had been to Bayfair almost every year. Even my Brother came down in 88,89 and 90 for the Gold Cup one or two of those years!

He was a huge Oh Boy Oberto fan!

Last year in the Stan Sayers pits I released his ashes the following weekend after seafair from those famous docks, anyway thank you for live streaming. Awesome job.

One thing you could do more (in my opinion) is tell more history about the sport between heats and what I noticed is too much clear air while no commentary, just too much dead air or no interesting story’s of history of past races or maybe more subject matter, just an idea.

Maybe a story about past drivers or owners such as Bernie Little or famous close races that were so intense! Or maybe some engineering details and how a hydroplane operates at speed or in the corners. Or how engines have evolved from Allison’s or Merlin’s, to lycomoning turbine helicopter engines.

You have such a rich past history to archives of facts, rules and how the sport has evolved. Because the field is small and the younger generation is not aware of anything that’s happened 10,20 30 years + past will be lost forever. Hopefully it survives and more interest and $$$ keeps getting invested. Because the sport needs to stay alive!

I went to Bayfair last year to spread ashes on vacation island on the start finish line and forth turn to honor my brothers spirit. He loved the sport! I got my kids who are now 35 and 36 and also my grandchildren Carter and Sawyer the destroyer to see the spectacle on mission bay! They had baseball last Sunday so we missed this year. But they still say. Papa when are we going to see the Thunderboats again. I told them next year 2020 we will go again.

Thank you for letting me Rant n Rave about H1 Hydroplane Racing with many stories. Thank you.

Sincerely,

David Czapiewski
Thunderboat fan forever!
My email is racer2k92@gmail.com
- UHR DavePost author
  September 17, 2019 at 9:07 AM
  
  David, thank you for sharing your story! Always fun to hear what’s important to each fan. We all have something different that is our favorite part.
  
  I’ll try to share your suggestions on social media with H1 Unlimited, since they were responsible for creating the live streaming. If you haven’t followed me on Facebook or Twitter, I encourage you to do so:
  
  https://www.facebook.com/UnlimitedHydroplaneRacing/
  https://twitter.com/HydroRacing
  
  Thanks for following UnlimitedHydroplaneRacing.com!
Tom Lemm
September 15, 2019 at 8:00 PM

Thanks for providing the live feeds of the races, and the recorded races as well.
- UHR DavePost author
  September 17, 2019 at 9:11 AM
  
  It’s my pleasure, Tom. As a fan like you, I’m always looking for convenient ways to watch the races live, or on replay. The “Race Recap” series evolved out of desire to just make it easy.
  
  While I appreciate your comment about providing an easy way to watch, credit for the actual coverage and live streaming goes to H1 Unlimited. They commissioned the coverage; I just curated the feeds into a single page on UnlimitedHydroplaneRacing.com to make it easy to follow the action all weekend.
  
  Thanks!

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