UL 40, the unlimited light hydroplane sponsored by King and Bunnys Appliances in the Renton Highlands, is in the hunt again this year for a Seafair trophy.
Qualifying heats are today and on Sunday, with the final on Sunday. The full schedule is included here.
“I am going to be right there, right in those pits,” said King Parker of the Stan Sayres Pits on Lake Washington.
Last year, the UL 40 came in third in the final heat in a division filled with slightly heavier boats and after breaking a belt.
CHEVROLET CUP AT SEAFAIR
• What: The 58th annual Lake Washington stop on the unlimited hydroplane circuit.
• When: Today and Sunday. Some racing is scheduled for today, with the bulk of it on Sunday. In addition to the unlimiteds, the regatta also will feature the unlimited ‘lights.’
• Where: Stan Sayres Pits, on the south end of Lake Washington.
• Schedule: Today – Unlimited hydros qualifying, 11:15 a.m.; Unlimited lights heats 1A and 1B, 12:10 p.m. and 12:25 p.m. Unlimited hydros heats 1A, 1B and 1C, 2:45 p.m., 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. Unlimited lights heats 2A and 2B, 5:35 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. Sunday: Opening ceremonies, 9:50 a.m. Unlimited hydros heats 2A, 2B and 2C, 10:40 a.m., 10:55 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. Unlimited hydros heats 3A and 3B, 12:15 p.m. and 12:35 p.m. Unlimited hydros provisional heat, 2:30 p.m. Unlimited lights B-main, 2:45 p.m. Unlimited lights final, 4:25 p.m. Unlimited hydros Chevrolet Cup final, 4:45 p.m. Awards, 5:15 p.m.
• Defending champion: Oh Boy! Oberto, driver Steve David.
• Tickets: Today and Sunday, $25 in advance, $30 on site. Seniors 65 and older are $5 each day in advance or on site. Active military with ID and children under 12 with a paid adult are free. Two-day tickets, good for today and Sunday, are available at Union 76 stations for $25. Pit passes are an ADDITIONAL $10; pit tours are an ADDITIONAL $5.
• On the air: Full-day coverage on Sunday on KIRO Channel 7 and on KPTK 1090 AM.
• More information: (206) 728-0123, or online at www.seafair.com or www.abrahydroplanes.com.