Governor's Cup
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Race Format
2019 Race Results
Modern Class
Vintage Class
Race History
Vintage Class Race Winners
2012 — 1960 Miss Burien. Owner/Driver: Robbie Roberts.
Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2013 — 1971 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister.
Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2014 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Driver: David Newton.
Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2015 – 1975 Miss Vernors. Owner/Driver: Robert Roberts
Location: Lake Alice Joy, Snohomish, Washington
2016 – 1961 Dewey's Lumberville. Owner/Driver: John Earnest
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2017 – 1969 Notre Dame. Owner/Driver: Rick Evans
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2018 – 1970 Parco's O-Ring Miss. Owner/Driver: Gerry Bordon
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2019 – 1971 Hallmark Homes. Owner/Driver: Robbie Roberts
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
Modern Class Race Winners
2012 – 1999 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister.
Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2013 — 2010 Oh Boy! Oberto. Owner/Driver: Craig Bradshaw.
Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2014 — 2012 Graham Trucking. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg.
Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2015 — 2011 Valken. Owner/Driver: JimmeJames Cusworth
Location: Lake Alice Joy, Snohomish, Washington
2016 – 2011 Valken. Owner/Driver: JimmeJames Cusworth
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2017 – 2014 Spirit of Qatar. Owner/Driver: Len Taylor
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2018 – 1972 Notre Dame. Owner/Driver: Rick Evans
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2019 – 1973 Red Man Too. Owner/Driver: Rick Evans
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
History of the Real Governor's Cup
The Lucas Oil Indiana Governor's Cup or Madison Regatta, is a hydroplane boat race and is the first official race of the Air National Guard H1 Unlimited Series season.The race is typically held around Fourth of July weekend on the Ohio River in Madison, Indiana, USA. Madison has hosted the Madison Regatta annually since 1951, although the race was also contested in the 1930s. The race inspired a Hollywood motion picture in 1999 titled Madison which starred actor Jim Caviezel.
Informal racing took place in Madison, Indiana as early as 1911. But the first major race didn't occur until 1929. That was when the now-defunct Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association conducted a race for the 725 Cubic Inch Class, which evolved into the Unlimited Class after World War II. The MVPBA conducted the Webb Trophy at Madison in 1930. The Webb Trophy was the MVPBA equivalent of the APBA Gold Cup--their top award.
The 725s raced at Madison throughout the 1930s until the disastrous Ohio River flood of 1937 and World War II brought down the curtain for a while. The current series of regattas in Madison began in 1949. This was a "wildcat" race, administered by the Ohio Valley Motor Boat Racing Association of Cincinnati. The largest class present was the 225 Cubic Inch Class.
The first Unlimited race took place in 1950. The Unlimited races at Madison in 1950-51-52-53 were one-heat multi-class free-for-all affairs. They didn't count for National High Points.
The first High Points Unlimited race at Madison occurred in 1954. This came about largely through the efforts of Madison Courier columnist Phil Cole. (A High Points Unlimited race must be scheduled for a minimum of two heats with at least four boats making a legal start.)
Madison had an uninterrupted string of High Points Unlimited races every year from 1954 through 2012. The 2013 races were canceled because of flooding on the Ohio that covered the pit area, although the land-based events associated with the regatta went on as scheduled.
The Madison committee is the longest continuously active Unlimited committee in the country. Madison Regatta, Inc. (formerly the Madison Boat Club) has hosted the Unlimiteds every year since 1950 (except in 2013, when the boats made it to Madison but the river didn't allow racing). Seattle didn't start until 1951. Detroit has been on the circuit since 1946, but with four different committees.
A total of 54 major Unlimited races (excluding the free-for-all races) have been run at Madison since 1954.
- Three preliminary heats of five laps each for vintage, classic and modern classes
- First and second connies for both classes (depending on boat count and attrition). Second connie winner advances to first connie as a trailer. First connie winner advances to the final as a trailer.
- Second place boat in the first connie is an alternate for the final.
- Winner-take-all championship finals for vintage, classic and modern.
- Classic Triple Crown Series event #3
2019 Race Results
Modern Class
- Gerry Bordon, 1972 Red Man Too
- Jerry Dunlap, 1985 Boat
- Rick Evans, 1972 Notre Dame
Vintage Class
- Robbie Roberts, 1971 Hallmark Homes
- Gerry Bordon, 1970 Parco's O-Ring Miss
- Ron Daum, 1959 Miss U.S. 1
- Jerry Dunlap, 1957 Hawaii Kai III (Owner: Ben Keller)
Race History
Vintage Class Race Winners
2012 — 1960 Miss Burien. Owner/Driver: Robbie Roberts.
Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2013 — 1971 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister.
Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2014 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Driver: David Newton.
Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2015 – 1975 Miss Vernors. Owner/Driver: Robert Roberts
Location: Lake Alice Joy, Snohomish, Washington
2016 – 1961 Dewey's Lumberville. Owner/Driver: John Earnest
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2017 – 1969 Notre Dame. Owner/Driver: Rick Evans
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2018 – 1970 Parco's O-Ring Miss. Owner/Driver: Gerry Bordon
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2019 – 1971 Hallmark Homes. Owner/Driver: Robbie Roberts
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
Modern Class Race Winners
2012 – 1999 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister.
Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2013 — 2010 Oh Boy! Oberto. Owner/Driver: Craig Bradshaw.
Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2014 — 2012 Graham Trucking. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg.
Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2015 — 2011 Valken. Owner/Driver: JimmeJames Cusworth
Location: Lake Alice Joy, Snohomish, Washington
2016 – 2011 Valken. Owner/Driver: JimmeJames Cusworth
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2017 – 2014 Spirit of Qatar. Owner/Driver: Len Taylor
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2018 – 1972 Notre Dame. Owner/Driver: Rick Evans
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
2019 – 1973 Red Man Too. Owner/Driver: Rick Evans
Location: Lake Sacajawea, Longview, Washington
History of the Real Governor's Cup
The Lucas Oil Indiana Governor's Cup or Madison Regatta, is a hydroplane boat race and is the first official race of the Air National Guard H1 Unlimited Series season.The race is typically held around Fourth of July weekend on the Ohio River in Madison, Indiana, USA. Madison has hosted the Madison Regatta annually since 1951, although the race was also contested in the 1930s. The race inspired a Hollywood motion picture in 1999 titled Madison which starred actor Jim Caviezel.
Informal racing took place in Madison, Indiana as early as 1911. But the first major race didn't occur until 1929. That was when the now-defunct Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association conducted a race for the 725 Cubic Inch Class, which evolved into the Unlimited Class after World War II. The MVPBA conducted the Webb Trophy at Madison in 1930. The Webb Trophy was the MVPBA equivalent of the APBA Gold Cup--their top award.
The 725s raced at Madison throughout the 1930s until the disastrous Ohio River flood of 1937 and World War II brought down the curtain for a while. The current series of regattas in Madison began in 1949. This was a "wildcat" race, administered by the Ohio Valley Motor Boat Racing Association of Cincinnati. The largest class present was the 225 Cubic Inch Class.
The first Unlimited race took place in 1950. The Unlimited races at Madison in 1950-51-52-53 were one-heat multi-class free-for-all affairs. They didn't count for National High Points.
The first High Points Unlimited race at Madison occurred in 1954. This came about largely through the efforts of Madison Courier columnist Phil Cole. (A High Points Unlimited race must be scheduled for a minimum of two heats with at least four boats making a legal start.)
Madison had an uninterrupted string of High Points Unlimited races every year from 1954 through 2012. The 2013 races were canceled because of flooding on the Ohio that covered the pit area, although the land-based events associated with the regatta went on as scheduled.
The Madison committee is the longest continuously active Unlimited committee in the country. Madison Regatta, Inc. (formerly the Madison Boat Club) has hosted the Unlimiteds every year since 1950 (except in 2013, when the boats made it to Madison but the river didn't allow racing). Seattle didn't start until 1951. Detroit has been on the circuit since 1946, but with four different committees.
A total of 54 major Unlimited races (excluding the free-for-all races) have been run at Madison since 1954.