Articles about hydroplane racing
A History of Automotive-Powered Unlimiteds (Photo: Minnick) The Miss Chrysler Crew is the only automotive-powered hull to win an Unlimited hydroplane race. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian As a whole, automotive power in the Unlimited Class has so…
A Stormy Day on Lake Mead (Source: HARM Collection) Chip Hanauer celebrates with the Circus Circus team following claiming their team’s National Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada on Lake Mead. By Shelley Smith – Reprinted from Sports Illustrated, October 1,…
A Tribute to Bill Brow – “The World’s Fastest Milkman” (Source: HARM Collection) Bill Brow known as the “World Fastest Milkman” due to his delivery job outside of racing was the first driver to qualify for a Gold Cup at…
A Tribute to O.H. Frisbie (Photo: Ross) O.H. Frisbie poses with Bill and Fran Muncey following the Atlas Van Lines Gold Cup win in 1979. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Shortly after the conclusion of the 1984 Unlimited hydroplane…
The Ed Cooper Story (Source: HARM Collection) Ed Cooper JR and Ed Cooper SR accepting the 1989 Budweiser Columbia Cup trophy for their first career win as owners of the U03 Coopers’ Express By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian In…
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…