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2007 ABRA Awards

December 04, 2007

The American Boat Racing Association awarded 2007 national Unlimited hydroplane racing series honors at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 27.

  • NATIONAL HIGH POINTS BOAT CHAMPION – Ellstrom’s Elam Plus
  • NATIONAL HIGHT POINTS DRIVER CHAMPION – Dave Villwock
  • ROOKIE OF THE YEAR – David Bryant
  • CREW CHIEF OF THE YEAR – Mike Hanson
  • CREW OF THE YEAR – U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto / Miss Madison
  • OWNER OF THE YEAR – The City of Madison, IN / Miss Madison Inc.
  • BEST LOCAL OR NATIONAL TELEVISION COVERAGE – KIRO TV Seattle, WA
  • BEST LOCAL OR NATIONAL RADIO COVERAGE – WORX 96.7 FM Madison, IN
  • BEST PRINT COVERAGE - Extreme Boats Magazine
  • PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR – Bill Osborne
  • RACE SITE OF THE YEAR – Seattle, WA
  • COMMERCIAL SPONSOR (S) OF THE YEAR
  • BOAT – Oh Boy! Oberto
  • RACE SITE – Lamb Weston/Con Agra
  • MARKETING AWARDS (3) – Chevrolet, Formulaboats.com, Madison Regatta
  • OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR – Scott Patton
  • SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION (2) Tom Sawyer, The Patton Family
  • ABRA AWARD OF EXCELLENCE – Tom Sawyer

The 2008 racing season will kick-off in Nashville, TN. May 2-4 and conclude the weekend of September 19-21 in San Diego, Calif. The schedule also includes stops in Evansville, Ind. (June 27-29), Madison, Ind. (July 4-6), Detroit (July 11-13), Tri-Cities, Wash. (July 25-27), and Seattle (August 1-3).

For more information contact the ABRA at 877-783-7223 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .


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