1989 APBA Gold Cup Remembered (Photo: Mike Johnson) Tom D’Eath wins the 1989 APBA Gold Cup driving Bernie Little’s Miss Budweiser. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The longest string of consecutive race wins in Unlimited history has ended.…
SHANTY I WINS 1956 SEAFAIR TROPHY By Bob Walters – (Reprinted from Sea and Pacific Motor Boat, September 1956) The roaring, highly successful August Seafair Trophy Race established Seattle as the world’s Mecca and Capital of Unlimited Hydroplane Racing. And…
1946 APBA Gold Cup Remembered By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian After time-out for World War II, Gold Cup racing resumed in 1946 with a rejuvenated format in evidence. The 732 cubic inch piston limitation had been abolished. This…
The Notre Dame Story (Photo: Patrick Gleason) The restored 1962 Notre Dame makes an exhibition run on Lake Chelan during Mahogany & Merlot. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Between the years 1935 and 1973, one of APBA racing’s…
The Notre Dame Story (Photo: Patrick Gleason) The restored 1962 Notre Dame makes an exhibition run on Lake Chelan during Mahogany & Merlot. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Between the years 1935 and 1973, one of APBA racing’s…
The Return of the Hurricane (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Ken Muscatel drives the newly restored Hurricane IV on Mission Bay in San Diego. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian At the 2008 San Diego Bayfair, Unlimited hydroplane fans…
The Return of the Hurricane (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Ken Muscatel drives the newly restored Hurricane IV on Mission Bay in San Diego. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian At the 2008 San Diego Bayfair, Unlimited hydroplane fans…
The Ron Brown Story (Photo: Steve Cernich) The 1986 Miss Budweiser in Seattle, Washington. Ron Brown was the Miss Budweiser Crew Chief from 1986 through 1997. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Ron Brown has the most wins for…
Jim Sedam Remembered (Photo: Steve Cernich) Jim Sedam’s U-22 Cellular One in competition at the 1985 Gold Cup in Seattle, Washington. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Former Unlimited hydroplane sponsor and owner Jim Sedam passed away August 1,…
Russ Schleeh Remembered (Source: Tewrry McCormick) The Shanty I in the pits of Reno, Nevada in 1957. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Russ Schleeh, one of the most distinguished men ever to pilot an Unlimited hydroplane, passed away…