Articles about hydroplane racing
The Notre Dame Story (Photo: Patrick Gleason) The restored 1962 Notre Dame makes an exhibition run on Lake Chelan during Mahogany & Merlot. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Between the years 1935 and 1973, one of APBA racing’s…
The Notre Dame Story (Photo: Patrick Gleason) The restored 1962 Notre Dame makes an exhibition run on Lake Chelan during Mahogany & Merlot. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Between the years 1935 and 1973, one of APBA racing’s…
The Return of the Hurricane (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Ken Muscatel drives the newly restored Hurricane IV on Mission Bay in San Diego. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian At the 2008 San Diego Bayfair, Unlimited hydroplane fans…
The Return of the Hurricane (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Ken Muscatel drives the newly restored Hurricane IV on Mission Bay in San Diego. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian At the 2008 San Diego Bayfair, Unlimited hydroplane fans…
The Ron Brown Story (Photo: Steve Cernich) The 1986 Miss Budweiser in Seattle, Washington. Ron Brown was the Miss Budweiser Crew Chief from 1986 through 1997. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Ron Brown has the most wins for…
Jim Sedam Remembered (Photo: Steve Cernich) Jim Sedam’s U-22 Cellular One in competition at the 1985 Gold Cup in Seattle, Washington. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Former Unlimited hydroplane sponsor and owner Jim Sedam passed away August 1,…
Russ Schleeh Remembered (Source: Tewrry McCormick) The Shanty I in the pits of Reno, Nevada in 1957. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Russ Schleeh, one of the most distinguished men ever to pilot an Unlimited hydroplane, passed away…
Jim Sedam Remembered (Photo: Steve Cernich) Jim Sedam’s U-22 Cellular One in competition at the 1985 Gold Cup in Seattle, Washington. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Former Unlimited hydroplane sponsor and owner Jim Sedam passed away August 1,…
A Brief History of Miss Spokane (Photo: Mark Douty) Miss Spokane on tilt. By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The saga of Miss Spokane began in the fall of 1957 when a small group of Spokane, Washington hydroplane enthusiasts formed first…
Silent Seafair Thunder U-95 (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) The U-95 the first-ever Unlimited Hydroplane to use a turbine engine. Reprinted from The Guide, July 31, 1973 It’s a bird, it’s a plane! No, it’s, it’s Super-boat! Where? Why where…