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CHRYSLER
JEEP
SUPERSTORES
DETROIT
APBA
GOLD CUP
MARKS
MAJOR
HISTORIC
SECOND
100TH
RUNNING
ON THE
DETROIT
RIVER
JULY
10-12,
2009
The
“Super
Bowl” Of
Power
Boating
Event
Weekend
Includes
Offshore
Boats,
Family
Entertainment
And Hot
Rods
Display
Unlimited
Hydroplanes
Cover
Football
Field in
Less
Than One
Second
At More
Than 200
MPH with
3,000 HP
Engines
DETROIT,
Mich.
June 10,
2009 –
The
Detroit
River
turns
into the
“Super
Bowl” of
powerboat
racing
with the
2009
Chrysler
Jeep
Superstores
Detroit
APBA
Gold Cup
races
July
10-12,
2009
featuring
unlimited
hydroplane
boats
with
3,000
horsepower
engines
hitting
200
miles-per-hour
and
covering
a
football
field in
less
than a
second.
The 2009
event
weekend
will be
an
unprecedented
and
historic
second
100th
running
of the
APBA
Gold Cup
race.
The 2008
Gold Cup
was not
completed
due to
inclement
weather
and a
spectacular
crash.
The 2009
lineup
was
announced
today
(Tuesday)
by
Detroit
Mayor
Dave
Bing,
Detroit
River
Regatta
Association
(DRRA)
President,
Tom
Bertolini,
and Mark
Snethkamp
for
title
sponsor
Chrysler
Jeep
Superstores.
“The
APBA
Gold Cup
is a
summertime
favorite
that
highlights
the best
in the
sport as
well as
one of
Detroit's
greatest
jewels.
As we
celebrate
this
historic
second
100th
running
of the
race, I
look
forward
to yet
another
spectacular
year on
the
water,”
said
Detroit
Mayor
Dave
Bing.
Catamaran-style
offshore
racing
boats
with
piston
and
turbine
engines
up to
3,700
horsepower
and
running
39 to 44
feet in
length
add
another
dimension
of
excitement
and fun.
Eight
Offshore
Pro
Series
race
boat
entries
have
been
added to
this
year’s
schedule.
New
attractions
and
longer
hours of
operation
increase
the
summertime
fun.
Friday,
July 10,
is “free
Friday,”
with the
racecourse
open all
day
until
6:30
p.m. for
racing
fans.
The
races
take
place on
the
Detroit
River
racecourse
near
Belle
Isle,
recognized
worldwide
as the
premier
site for
hydroplane
boat
racing.
This
year’s
entertainment
and
family
attractions
are
equally
as
exciting
as the
competition
on the
river.
The U.S.
Navy’s
West
Coast
Super
Hornet
Demo
Team
will
perform
flight
demonstrations
of one
of the
U.S.
Armed
Forces’
most
impressive
aircraft,
the
FA-18.
The Navy
also
will
present
its
high-tech
“Accelerate
Your
Life
Experience,”
a
firsthand
view of
Navy
life
complete
with
interactive
video
games
and the
180-degree
“Immersa-Domes.”
The
domes
plunge
participants
into the
real-world
sights,
sounds
and
smells
of a
Navy
seaman
through
a
thrilling
virtual
reality
experience.
The free
“Hot
Rods in
Henderson
Park”
will
provide
race
fans
free
glimpses
of some
of
Detroit’s
most
historic
motor
powered
muscle.
And for
sports
fans of
all
ages,
the
Michigan
Hall of
Fame
will
present
a wide
array of
sports
challenges
and
inflatables,
including
a
football
obstacle
course,
a
full-action
video
golf
simulator,
a
pro-style
Wiffle
ball
batting
cage and
hockey
and
lacrosse
skill
zones in
the
Family
Fun Zone
located
in the
Hydromart.
A
traveling
museum
commemorating
Michigan’s
sports
heroes
will
also be
on site.
A large
picnic
area,
games,
arts and
crafts,
free
face
painting,
balloon
artists
and
wandering
stilt
walkers
are
additional
family
attractions.
The APBA
Gold Cup
–
considered
the
crown
jewel by
powerboat
racers,
dating
back to
1904 –
is the
oldest
motorsports
trophy
in the
world.
The
running
of the
Gold Cup
was only
interrupted
by the
Great
Wars.
The
race, in
its
second
100th
running,
continues
to
define
the
greatest
unlimited
hydroplane
drivers
in the
sport.
The
three-day
event
features
high-speed
racing
action
as
spectacular
Unlimited
Hydroplanes,
as well
as
beautiful
vintage
race
boats
including
three-point
hydroplanes,
Jersey
Speed
skiffs,
fire-breathing
Grand
Prix
hydros
and
Superlight
Tunnels
speed to
the
finish
line.
The
Unlimited
hydroplane
boats
have
3,000
horsepower
engines
that
reach
top
speeds
of more
than 200
mph and
cover
the
length
of a
football
field in
less
than one
second.
“We’re
excited
about
the next
100
years of
speed,
power,
and
tradition
in
Detroit
powerboat
racing,”
said Tom
Bertolini,
president
of the
DRRA.
“The
Detroit
River is
the
world
epicenter
of
powerboat
racing.
It’s the
grandest
stage
for the
fierce
competitors
vying
for the
oldest
trophy
in
motorsports.”
The APBA
Gold Cup
began
more
than 100
years
ago and
came to
Detroit
the
first
time in
1916.
Detroit
became
the
permanent
home of
the Gold
Cup race
in 1990.
The race
location
was
determined
in
earlier
years by
the
prior
year’s
winner.
The
title
sponsor
is the
Chrysler
Jeep
Superstores.
The
Chrysler
Jeep
Superstores
Association
is made
up of
independently
owned
Chrysler
Jeep
Superstores
in
Southeastern
Michigan
from
Monroe
to
Fowlerville
and from
Clinton
to Port
Huron.
Website:
www.chryslerjeepsuperstores.com.
For
tickets
or more
information,
log on
to the
DRRA’s
Web
site,
www.gold-cup.com,
586-774-0980.
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