2010 Spirit of Qatar U-96

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Spirit of Qatar

2010

 

U-96

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Pete Schille

 

2010

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Pete Schille

 

Wood and foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

Mega

 

Castle

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Octura

 

White, burgandy and lt blue

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

Hand cut vinyl and hand painted

 

Spektrum

The model:  Pete made some modifications to his 98 Budweiser hull from 2010 and repainted her into the Spirit of Qatar for 2011.  The boat handles better now and has quickly established itself as the front-runner early in the 2011 season.  If the boat and driver continue to perform as they have, this boat has to be considered the favorite for the championship in division 2.

The real boat:  Dave Villwock drives this boat fast and free.  It has been the dominant boat on the circuit since obtaining sponsorship from offshore racer and sportsman Sheikh Hassan. Late season mistakes in 2010 cost the team the championship, but Villwock will almost certainly break Bill Muncey's record for unlimited wins in 2011 while driving this boat.  Formerly known as the Elam Plus, the boat is still owned by the Ellstrom family out of Ballard, WA.