MAIDANA COMES UP SHORT IN RECORD RUN ATTEMPT!
CAPPELLINI'S APPEAL IS NOT UPHELD ON GILLMAN!

VIENNA, AUSTRIA (8th September) - Two different drivers did their best to add new results to their already prestigious careers. On the water, Argentinian driver Carlos Maidana, took his OMC 3.0 litre engined catamaran out on the turbulent Danube river late in the afternoon and did his best to break the speed record set last fall by Alan Marshall of the United Kingdom of 136 mph.

Maidana, waiting until the river settled down after boat traffic made it more difficult an hour earlier, made 4 runs on the 1000 meter course with a best time recorded of 125.893 mph or 202.600 kph. The 17.769 second time was quick considering all the cross currents and swells that Carlos faced. Maidana may attempt the all out record later in the season in Windemere where the current mark was set last October.

World Champion Guido Cappellini of Como, Italy took his battle against Scott Gillman to the U.I.M. protest committee earlier this week, stating that Gillman had outside help after the first start of last Sunday's Grand Prix of Italy on Lake Como. Gillman returned to the dock and had his engine looked at after receiving permission from U.I.M. inspector. Cappellini stated he received outside help getting ready for the restart. A total of 3 protests had been put in by the Laserline team against Gilllman after the race. However, the final appeal of the decision was not upheld by the U.I.M. and Gillman remains 2^nd in the race and 2^nd in the World Points standings with 101 to Cappellini's 120. The current World Champion will now miss 2 of the last 3 races of the season because of the U.I.M. decision claiming that Cappellini destroyed the timing equipment after disputing the time that gave him 2^nd on the grid in Bulgaria last month.

The 10^th round of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship will take place on the Danube River in downtown Vienna on Sunday the 10^th of September.