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Boat Name: "U-1 PICO American Dream"
Title Sponsor: Progressive Tool & Industries Company - PICO is a "World supplier of state-of –the-art manufacturing systems" Internationally. PICO means "The Mark of Quality". PICO owns and operates 47 plants worldwide and employs over 7,000 people.
For The Record:
  • 1996 National High Point Champions & 1996 Detroit Gold Cup Champions
  • Winner of 10 of 20 UHRA events over the last two years (1996 & 1997 seasons)
  • Winner of 6 of the 10 UHRA events in 1996, including 3 race sweep of the Pacific Northwest. (Includes: Tri-Cities, WA.; Kelowna, B.C.; Seattle, WA.)
  • Winner of 4 of 10 UHRA events in 1997, including the Pacific Northwest 3 race regattas and the San Diego Bayfair Race for the 2nd time in 4 years.
  • First team in sports history to win the coveted Seattle Seafair Texaco Cup 3 out of 4 years!
  • First team in sports history to win a race after flipping its race hull on race day. (PICO flipped in Heat 2B and was repaired thanks to team members, sponsors, PICO, and over 30 volunteers; and then went on to win the race by a wide margin. It was N. Mark Evans first unlimited Seattle race win.)
  • PICO and N. Mark Evans are only 1 of 4 teams in unlimited sports history to win 4 straight races.
  • Top Qualifier at 8 of the 20 races and holder of 3 world records since 1994.
Boat Final Heat Record since 1994: (12) First Places, (9) 2nds, (6) 3rds, (4) 4ths, (2) 5ths, (1) 6th
Winning %: PICO and Leland together have placed either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in 94% of the heats the boat has entered since 1994. She also has placed 1st or 2nd in 71% of the Final Heats she has completed.
Home Town: Detroit, MI. & Kirkland, WA.
Boat Owner: Fred Leland, Leland Unlimited, Inc.
Boat Design: Leland Unlimited, Inc.
Composite System: OWENS CORNINGS' ZenTron, which is the most advanced S-glass ever developed. Owens Corning is the largest manufacturer of fiberglass in the entire world.
Other Primary Sponsors: HEXCEL, Tele-dyne Gill, Dexter Hysol, Fast Track Communications, Coffing Hoist, American Productions, Sea Doo / (I-90 Motorsports), R.S. Eastin Hotel, PPG, Wy’East.
Team Manager Fred Leland
Boat Driver: Mark Evens (Mark won 4 straight races in 1997)
Crew Chief: Kenny Dryden (1996, 1997, 1998)
Administration: Jackie Leland & Jen
Team Charity: SCOPE (Schools & Cops Opting for Positive Education) & D.A.R.E. of WA. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
Team Members: Bryan Pyziak, Jeff Minar, Ed Allen, Mark Olsen , Brian Rosell, Jim LaBrie, Gary Caya, Vern Blair, Hoyt Adams, Tim Hamilton and Murdo Cameron.
Team at large: PICO employees, Wisne family, Steve/Toni Young
Assoc. Crew: Shannon Mathewson, Jim Cline, Kearney "Cookie Power" Barton, Sean Riley, Chris Riley, Mike DeAguiar, Don Corning, Bill/Happy Rands, Bert/Sue Powel, Herb/Connie Nelson, Rob/Mary Fairweather,
Color Scheme: Patriotic Red, White & Blue
Boat Length: 29 feet, 1 inches
Boat Width: 14 feet, 2 inches
Weight: 6,200 pounds
Power Plant: Lycoming T55L7C Turbine
HP Rating 3000+
Fuel Capacity: 55 gallons "Jet-A"
Top Speed: 220+ MPH
Fastest Lap: 169.554 mph.
Gearbox: Leland/Pico
Propellers: 3 blade/PICO
Skid Fin/Rudders: Leland/PICO
Dyno PICO
Boat Computer: PICO, Data-Linc
Radio Communications: Fast Track Communications
Song: PICO American Dream March: by Jack Graves & Steve Lamson

PICO American Dream Ballad: by Jack Graves, Loretta Dimand, Steve Lamson

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