Madison race

[Hydro Junkie]

Was just at the H1 site, says the regatta is cancelled for this year. You would think H1 would try and reschedule, maybe come back to Madison between Detroit and Tri Cities but that's not the case

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Here's the latest on the Madison Regatta:

The worsening flood conditions along the Ohio River have forced H1 Unlimited and the Madison Regatta to cancel this year’s Lucas Oil Indiana Governor’s Cup Race.

With high water rising above the entire pit area along Madison’s riverfront, officials had little choice but to cancel the event after monitoring the situation for the past three days and seeing the river jump from a projected 29-foot crest to more than 34.4 feet this morning and approaching 36 feet later in the day. Normal conditions range between 18-24 feet.

“We had held out hope these past three days that the rain east of here would subside and the river levels would fall,” said Sam Cole, Chairman of H1 Unlimited. “We had created contingency plans for launching the boats but the rising water wouldn’t allow for any other option.”

“Our teams and the Madison Regatta organization were prepared to do their parts, but the weather and the Ohio River were not cooperative,” Cole added.

With the entire region under Flash Flood warnings the past three days, swift currents, considerable debris and unfavorable forecasts prevented a postponement until Monday officials pointed out. The river is expected to crest this afternoon and then only drop a half foot by tomorrow.

“We were prepared to race at 29 feet,” said H1 Unlimited Chief Referee Mike Noonan, but instead of dropping, the River has raised another 10 feet since Friday, making racing impossible.”

The event will not be rescheduled in 2013 and will resume one its normal July 4 weekend dates in 2014.

“This saddens us greatly,” Cole stated. “We wanted to race for our fans and for Madison. There is always a possibility, but none of us could have predicted the water levels and debris that have made this a challenging decision.”

“Although we did our best with an Open House provided by all of our teams along the riverfront yesterday and now today, there is no substitute for racing. But this has been beyond everyone’s control and all we can do is look forward to an exciting race next year.”

The H1 series resumes next weekend in Detroit for the APBA Gold Cup race.

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

I think it sucks that H-1 won't reschedule the race.

 

[Gale54]

It is about money. Madison Regatta doesn't have the money to pay H-1 up front for a reschedule race. They had to pay the teams their travel money because H-1 would not let them cancel the race until the last second. The rule is if the race was canceled before the secluded event H-1 would eat the hauling money and put together a rescheduled event. Sam Cole did not want to pay the teams their hauling fees and would not let the racing be canceled until Sunday. So Madison Regatta had to pay the teams their money. This is another $h!t sandwich that Sam Cole has done for the sport. Please do not blame the Madison Regatta people they wanted to cancel the racing on Friday and have the race the weekend after Detroit. Sam Cole would not budge nor would he entertain the idea. I know this for fact as I was standing with a team as Kim Washer gave them the check and explanation of why they canceled the 2013 regatta. It is time for Sam Cole to go! I now have a better understanding of why Ed Cooper will not run his boat and wants Sam Cole gone.

 

[BlueBlaster]

It is about money. Madison Regatta doesn't have the money to pay H-1 up front for a reschedule race. They had to pay the teams their travel money because H-1 would not let them cancel the race until the last second. The rule is if the race was canceled before the secluded event H-1 would eat the hauling money and put together a rescheduled event. Sam Cole did not want to pay the teams their hauling fees and would not let the racing be canceled until Sunday. So Madison Regatta had to pay the teams their money. This is another $h!t sandwich that Sam Cole has done for the sport. Please do not blame the Madison Regatta people they wanted to cancel the racing on Friday and have the race the weekend after Detroit. Sam Cole would not budge nor would he entertain the idea. I know this for fact as I was standing with a team as Kim Washer gave them the check and explanation of why they canceled the 2013 regatta. It is time for Sam Cole to go! I now have a better understanding of why Ed Cooper will not run his boat and wants Sam Cole gone.

It makes since to me anyone would have seen Friday it couldn't be done. I'm starting to see that as well, interesting he would not give the fans a reschedule but he can run around China,and Doha on H1 money but won't use it to keep the sport going. Or help get a boat race rescheduled.

 

[SayMikey]

And you wonder why Unlimited Hydroplane racing is in the crapper. Dont see it doing any better anytime soon. If i had paid to see that race id really be pissed

 

[maddog]

Time for a change.

 

[Tom Kelly]

Detroit is next........let's see what happens here.

 

[glenng]

Read the article Ron Zaker Jr. provided a link to titled "Kid Rock" on this forum. It's too bad things have taken the direction they have. A small field of UL's showed up at Sacramento. I think it cost around $14.00 to watch practice and $30-$40 were the cheapest tickets for Sat., Sun.. 3 lap heats and a 5 lap final on a short track. Hey-Zeus Christe - I miss the old days.