Congratulations to U-37 Schumacher Racing and their 3rd place finish at the Chevrolet Cup on Lake Washington. The boat ran strong and finished 1st in heat 2b on Sunday Morning. Back up driver J.W. Myers drove well throughout the weekend, but came up a bit short in the winner take all final. Road wishes the team good luck on the next race in Evansville Indiana on the weekend of August 21st. Pictures from Seafair are below. Enjoy!
U-37 Schumacher Racing had a strong showing at the Columbia Cup race held this past weekend in the Tri Cities. Substitute drive J.W. Meyers grabbed two 1st place heat finishes and a overall 3rd place in tight deck to deck racing in the final heat. Regular driver Jean Theroet, who was injured at a race earlier this season will be testing this week in Seattle with reserve driver J.W. Meyers ready to take over. Seattle is home for the U-37 so look for a all-out performance from the team this weekend at the Seafair cup on Lake Washington, their home coarse.
Team owner Billy Schumacher and boat driver J.W. Meyers came to The Road City Center to autograph the exclusive Road U-37 hydro driver / crew shirts. Fans showed up to meet them at this special reception to get thier pictures taken and ask questions about the most exciting sport on water.
Here are some photos from the event:
Team Owner Billy Schumacher and driver J.W. Meyers
Fans waiting for an autograph
More from inside the Road store
Signing for a fan
It’s not very often that we as society get to witness perfection, but yesterday Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox threw the 18th perfect game in the history of baseball. To put this in perspective for those of you that don’t follow baseball, a perfect game means that the starting pitcher retires every batter that he faces, without allowing a walk, a hit, or an error to be made. Essentially this means that 27 players came up to bat, and Buehrle didn’t let a single one of them reach base safely. Major League Baseball has been in existance for 140 years, and to date there have been 173,779 games played. In those 173,779 games, there are always two starting pitchers, so if we double that number we get the total number of starts pitchers have made in history, which is 347,558. 18 of those starts have been perfect.
Something happened yesterday that only happens .0051789917079 % of the time.
Mark, job well done.
After a horrific crash last Saturday at the Madison (Ind.) Regatta on the Ohio River, Road and U-37 driver Jean Theoret has thankfully made a full recovery and will be able to race again soon. Thanks to the speedy efforts of the rescue team, Theoret was resuscitated and saved after drowning in the cockpit. Here’s what he had to say about the accident in a Detroit Free Press article.
“My mask was on my face, but the tube that brings air to the mask was broken, and I didn’t know that,” Theoret said. “So as soon as water started to get into the cockpit, in my mind, I had air. So I took a swallow of air, but it was water. After two gulps of water, that was it. I passed out and drowned.”
Here’s to a full recovery and a safe rest of the season, not only for Theoret, but all drivers on the cirtuit. Hopefully Theoret will be back in the boat and get a win at Seafair July 31 – August 2.
Road is proud to help sponsor the U-37 Schumacher Unlimited Hydroplane. Road shares the commitment to excellence that Schumacher Racing brings to the most exciting sport on the water. Follow the U-37 as the Unlimited Hydroplane season unfolds from Detroit to Dubai with stops in Evansville Indiana, Tri-cities and Seattle Washington.
This is an exciting time for Road and Hydroplane fans alike! The U-37 boat looks to be competitive this season, and it’s only a matter of days before we hit the water.
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Beginning July 18th Road will offer a limited edition driver and crew shirt signed by team owner and racing legend Billy Schumacher. Stand by for updates regarding availability.
This Wednesday, Seahawks CEO and friend of Road Tod Leiweke, along with Jim Mora, Roger Goodell, Ed Visteurs, Peter Whitaker, and others reached the summit of Mount Rainier. The group reached the summit in an effort to raise money for United Way of King County. Jerry Brewer of the Seattle Times gave a little insight as to how the group formed:
“Goodell is here because Leiweke invited him during a league meeting last December. Goodell was hustling toward a room to start the meeting when the Seahawks’ CEO stopped him and said, ‘I’ve got a challenge for you.’
‘What is it?’ Goodell wondered.
‘I want you to climb Mount Rainier with us,’ Leiweke said.
Goodell agreed. Later, on his way home, he started to realize what he had agreed to do.
‘I was thinking, “Oh my. What did I just do?” ‘ The Commish said, laughing. ‘I really didn’t know what it entailed, frankly.’
The climbers are lucky to have two of the best mountaineers alive as their guides – the legendary Ed Viesturs and Peter Whittaker – but it still won’t be easy.”
You can read the whole article here.
There are sure to be some great pictures from the climb, and once we find them, we’ll put them up on the site.
Update: You know what’s better than pictures? Video.
See all other media from the climb here.
In one of the more amazing sports stories in recent memory, the US made it out of group play based on goal differential. The team ousted defending World Cup Champion Italy by beating Egypt 3-0, and got some help from Brazil, who beat Italy 3-0.
And what was the US’s reward for this miraculous victory? International power-house Spain.
Spain is the defending European Cup champions, and came into the game on a 15 game winning streak. Experts gave the US squad little chance to even score a single goal, let alone win.
The final score was announced a few minutes ago. The result? USA 2 Spain 0
Congratulations to the USA Soccer, for defying the odds and showing the percervierence and talent to reach Confederations Cup final.