Articles recapping races
Detroit Steals Seattle’s Pride (Photo: Bugeja) Lee Schoenith drove the Gale V to a Gold Cup victory, ending the city of Seattle’s five year run of winning boat racing’s crown jewel. By Paul O’Neil – Sports Illustrated, August 15, 1955…
Slo-mo-shun IV Wins 1953 Gold Cup (Photo: Bugeja) Joe Taggart steers the Slo-mo-shun IV through the first turn during the 1953 APBA Gold Cup on Lake Washington in Seattle, Washington. By W. Melvin Crook – Reprinted from Yachting Magazine When…
Black Sunday – Unlimited Hydroplane Racing’s Darkest Day – Part 3 (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Don Wilson By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The other drivers swerved frantically to avoid the scene of the crash. Mira Slovak dove…
Black Sunday – Unlimited Hydroplane Racing’s Darkest Day – Part 2 (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Rex Manchester drove the U-7 Notre Dame from 1964 – 1966. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The anxiously awaited debut of the…
Black Sunday – Unlimited Hydroplane Racing’s Darkest Day – Part 1 (Photo: Carver) Ron Musson tragically passed away following an accident during the 1966 Presidents Cup in Washington DC. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian For most Americans growing…
1952 Gold Cup Remembered (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) Stan Dollar drove the Slo-mo-shun IV to victory during the 1952 APBA Gold Cup in Seattle, WA. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The twin-Allison-powered step hydroplane MISS PEPSI…
The hydros rolled snake eyes on a gambling man’s lake A wild windstorm beached the boats at the Lake Tahoe hydroplane championships, but the gamblers on the shore never felt a breeze. (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Billy Schumacher waits…
Two Rooster Tails Wash Out a Fifth Gold Cup (Photo: Kirk Johnson) Bill Muncey sits in the cockpit of the Miss Thriftway during the 1963 season. In his attempt to win still another racing trophy, defeated Champ Bill Muncey was frustrated…
2006 UIM World Championship (Photo: Gleason) Jean Theoret aboard the U-37 Beacon Plumbing during a morning test run in Seattle, Washington. Source: American Boat Racing Association Website San Diego’s Mission Bay was the setting for the most recent installment of…
1933 Gold Cup – The Year of the “Dodge Navy” By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The Great Depression of the 1930s had a profound effect on American life in general and on Gold Cup hydroplane racing in particular.…