Steve Reynolds claimed his first victory in the Unlimited category by outlasting his competition on Mission Bay during the 1979 Jack-in-the-Box Regatta. Mechanical failures ended the Final Heat early for race favorites Atlas Van Lines and Miss Budweiser. Chip Hanauer’s…
Bob Schroeder Remembered (Source: HARM Collection) David Walther and crew prepare the U-77 Country Boy for a run on Lake Washington in Seattle, WA. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Former Unlimited hydroplane driver David “Salt” Walther of Dayton, Ohio,…
Bob Schroeder Remembered (Photo: S. Ross) Bob Schroeder aboard the Atlas Van Lines during the 1967 season. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Unlimited hydroplane racing has lost another of its most celebrated participants. Bob Schroeder, one of the sport’s…
Miss Madison: A 49 Year Timeline (1961-2009) (Photo: T. Bugeja) Madison team celebrating the 1971 APBA Gold Cup win held on their hometown race course. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The community-owned MISS MADISON from Madison, Indiana, is…
George Henley Remembered (Photo: Greenhow) George Henley at the controls of the U-1 Pay ‘N Pak during the 1975 APBA Gold Cup in Tri-Cities, Washington. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Unlimited hydroplane racing has lost another of its all-time…
Bob Gilliam Remembered (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Bob Gilliam poses for a picture in the pit during an event. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Thunderboat racing has lost Bob Gilliam, everyone’s favorite Cinderella Man. The pages of another…
Hydroplane Racing: Juggling Dynamite (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Chip Hanauer poses for a picture next to the cockpit on the Miller American hydroplane. By Unknown – July 13, 1987 DETROIT — In less than 12 months in 1981 and…
A Tribute to Walt Kade (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Walt Kade is the second oldest driver to compete in the sport of unlimited hydroplane racing at the age of 68. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Walt Kade, one…
The Slo-Mo’s Days Are O’er (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) The damaged hull of Slo Mo Shun IV in Seattle following an accident in Detroit that injured driver Joe Taggert. By Royal Brougham (Reprinted from THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER) A…
Chip Hanauer overcame struggles early in the day to win his seventh race of 1993 during the 1993 Texaco Cup in Seattle, Washington on Lake Washington. Mark Tate’s attempt of a perfect weekend, ended with a spectacular blowover that ended…