Articles about hydroplane racing
A San Diego Memory (Photo: Bugeja) Warner Gardner drove the Mariner Too to victory at the 1964 San Diego Cup, the first ever Unlimited race held on Mission Bay. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian On September 19-20-21, the…
Fastest Craft Afloat Make More Stable (Photo: Greenhow) Chip Hanauer drove the newly designed Atlas Van Lines to victory at the 1982 APBA Gold Cup in Detroit, Michigan. By Joanne A. Fishman – Reprinted from The New York Times, June…
Bill Waggoner Remembered (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) Bill Waggoner, Bill Stead, and the Maverick crew witness the christening of the brand new U-00 Maverick prior to the 1959 season. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian William T.…
Bill Stead Remembered (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) Bill Stead poses for a picture in his life vest in the pits during an Unlimited Hydroplane race in Seattle, Washington. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The decade of…
Bill Muncey – The First Golden Age – Epilogue (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) Bill Muncey prepares for a media appearance with Fred Radke. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The details of October 18, 1981, are presumably…
Bill Muncey – The First Golden Age – Chapter 7 (1970-1981) (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) Bill Muncey poses for a picture in his Atlas Van Lines driving suit during the late 1970s By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane…
Bill Muncey – The First Golden Age – Chapter 6 (1964-1969) (Photo: Ross) Bill Muncey returns the Miss U.S. to the pits following a run on Mission Bay during the 1968 San Diego Cup. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane…
Bill Muncey – The First Golden Age – Chapter 5 (1963) (Photo: Kirk Johnson) Bill Muncey sits in the cockpit of the Miss Thriftway during the 1963 season. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian After eight years in the…
Bill Muncey – The First Golden Age – Chapter 4 (1962) (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) The Miss Century 21 awaits the crane following a run during the 1962 APBA Gold Cup. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The…
Bill Muncey – The First Golden Age – Chapter 3 (1961) (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) Bill Muncey poses for a photograph in his driving gear during the early 1960s. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian For 1961,…