Articles about hydroplane racing
The Parco’s O-Ring Miss Story (Photo: Bryon Lang) Fred Alter aboard the Parco’s O-Ring Miss during the 1967 season. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian PARCO’S O-RING MISS represented the hopes and dreams of Laird Pierce (father of Scott…
The Jean Theoret Story (Source: HARM Collection) Lou Fageol with Stan Sayers in 1954, Fageol drove the Slo-mo-shun IV and Slo-mo-shun V for Sayers. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Major League boat racing can be roughly divided into two…
1951 Gold Cup Remembered (Source: HARM Collection) The Slo mo shun V makes its debut at the 1951 APBA Gold Cup held on Lake Washington. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The first West Coast Unlimited hydroplane race to…
The Jack Schafer Story (Source: HARM Collection) Jack Schafer Sr. a bakery owner from Detroit was the owner of the Such Crust Crust Unlimited hydroplanes that races in the late 1940s and 1950s. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The…
The Jean Theoret Story (Photo: Larry Dong) Jean Theoret celebrates his first career victory at the Chevrolet Cup at Seafair on top of the U-8 Llumar Window Film on Sunday August 7, 2005. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Seldom…
The Jerry Hopp Unlimited Lights Story (Photo: Mike Johnson) Jerry Hopp celebrates his victory at Seattle in 2004. By Fred Farley – ULHRA Historian In 2001, Jerry Hopp stood at a crossroads. A hydroplane racing veteran at both the Limited and…
The Jim Lucero Story (Source: HARM Collection) Jim Lucero works on the underside of the Pay ‘N Pak during 1982. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Of all the Crew Chiefs in the Unlimited Class since World War II,…
The Jim McCormick Story (Source: HARM Collection) Jim McCormick poses in front of his Redman while in the pits at a race in the 1970s. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The only driver to score back-to-back victories with MISS…
The Joe Schoenith Story (Photo: Ross) Joe Schoenith (middle) owner of the U-54 Gale IV and U-55 Gale V with drivers Bill Cantrell (left) and son Lee Schoenith (right) at the 1954 APBA Gold Cup in Seattle. By Fred Farley –…
The Ken Muscatel Story (Photo: Ed Kruprinski) Ken Muscatel awaits to make a qualifying attempt during the 1998 Budweiser Indiana Governor’s Cup. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Unlimited hydroplane racing’s only forensic psychologist, Dr. Ken Muscatel grew up on…