Owner: Rich Matkin

Driver: Paxton Reunanen/Rich Matkin

Hometown: Olympia, WA

Yearly Boat Points Finishes

2019: 296 points, 52nd of 59 boats

2018: 469 points, 50th of 58 boats

2017: 0 points, T-63rd of 63 boats

2016: Did not participate

2015: 5163 points, 12th of 55 boats

2014: 5950 points, 8th of 55 boats

Unlimited Hydroplane Info

U-1

Hull #8701

Bernie Little's second turbine hull was born in 1987. The boat was very successful out of the gate, winning the national championship in 1987 and 1988. The boat was shelved in 1989 for the T-3 hull, but was brought to most races for the next few years and raced off and on.

Chip Hanauer drove the the Budweiser boats in 1994. The team competed three boats, the T-2, the T-3, and T-4. The T-2 was first brought to Evansville but was withdrawn in favor of the T-3, then finished the last three races for the team in Seattle, San Diego, and Honolulu. The T-2 had a personal best of second at Hawaii, leading to a national championship.