Articles about hydroplane racing
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…
The Sterett Legacy (Source: Sandy Ross) Bill Sterett driving Bernie Little’s Miss Budweiser at the 1968 Atomic Cup. A year later he would win the APBA Gold Cup in this hull. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian In over a…
The Smirnoff Saga (Photo: Sandy Ross) The Miss Smirnoff with driver Bill Cantrell in 1964. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Three Unlimited hydroplanes carried the SMIRNOFF name into competition between 1964 and 1968. (The MISS was dropped from…
National Sweepstakes Red Bank, NJ Aug-18, 1946 (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Guy Lombardo drove the Tempo VI to victory in National Sweepstakes Red Bank. By: W. Melvin Crook (Reprinted from Yachting Magazine (November 1946) Red Bank’s postwar revival of…
The Saga of Jim Harvey By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian For four decades, Jim Harvey of Seattle, Washington, has been a major player in “Water Racing’s Greatest Show.” Starting as a crew member for one of the “budget” teams…
1983 Indiana Governor’s Cup (Photo: Greenhow) Jim Kropfeld leads Chip Hanauer and Milner Irvin in racing action at the 1983 Indiana Governor’s Cup. By Steve Garey Rarely does anyone see Bernie Little smoking at a boat race these days. The…
1958 Gold Cup Remembered By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Edgar Kaiser’s HAWAII KAI III, designed by Ted Jones and maintained by the former SLO-MO crew, was arguably the greatest race boat of the 1950s. With Jack Regas driving,…
The Saga of Ron Snyder By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian One of hydroplane racing’s most respected veterans is Ron Snyder of New Bremen, Ohio. Ron has distinguished himself in everything from Limited Inboards to Unlimited hydroplanes to APBA Vintage…