Year: 2003

Owner: Ron Daum

Driver: Ron Daum

Model Builder: Roger Newton

Construction: Plywood and fiberglass

Year Built: 2004

Motor: Himax 3630-1500 brushless

Radio: Futaba/Hitec

Electronic Speed Control: Castle Creations Baracuda 80 with water cooling

Propeller: Graupner 45mm

Paint: Yellow, Red & White.

Graphics: Screen printed vinyl.

Notes about the Model: The Courtway’s purchased Roger Newton's Miss Budweiser at the end of the 2004 season and converted it to the Llumar Window Film for 2005.  Ron Daum subsequently purchased the hull from the Courtway’s late in the 2005 season as a project boat for his entry into the modern class. The craft has since undergone extensive internal, running gear and sponson modification in the Such Crust III/Miss Pepsi shop in preparation for the 2007 season.

Notes about the real boat: Built as the futuristic concept two-wing T-4 Miss Budweiser. The boat was tested, with Chip Hanauer at the wheel, in Seattle. It competed in just one race (at Madison, Ind.), with Mark Evans as the driver in 2002. The boat made an impressive debut, being the fastest at a qualifying speed of 160.795 mph. Mark won every heat he finished in the boat however; the boat was then withdrawn for further development.

The U-8 Racing Team purchased the boat, which underwent major design changes in the winter of 2003 and became a force to be reckoned with on the2003 circuit. Under the hands of the U-8 Racing Team, the Llumar Window Film Hydroplane won in Tri-Cities in 2003. The team again made extensive rebuild/design changes prior to 2004. Additional hull changes were made in preparation for the 2005 season and the team then won again in both Seattle and Nashville in 2005. Additional hull changes were made in preparation for the 2006 season, when Billy & Jane Schumacher purchased the team from Bill Wurster.

Notes about 2007: Steadily plagued by mechanical difficulties during the 2005 season, the Courtway’s were unable to get the boat to finish a single heat and sold the boat to Ron Daum in 2005 so they could concentrate on their successful Olympia Beer hydro. Ron in turn viewed the Llumar as a future project and spent much of the 2006 with his other three boats vintage boats. A rejuvenated Llumar debuted at the 2007 Diamond Cup, finishing fourth overall in her first race and later winning the Apple Cup demonstration race at Lake Chelan.