About the My Sweetie John Francis (Source: The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) The U-17 My Sweetie John Francis competes in Detroit in 1954. The Dodge family of Detroit has a long association with the automobile, but the name also…
About the 1958 Miss Bardahl (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) The 1958 Miss Bardhal makes its debut at the Apple Cup in Chelan, WA. After Ole Bardahl dabbled in unlimited hydroplanes racing in 1957, sponsoring the U-4 built by…
About the Miss Wahoo (Source: Chuck Cole) Miss Wahoo prop riding during racing action with Mira Slovak at the wheel. Unlimited racing in the 1940s and early 1950s was dominated by wealthy sportsmen who raced for fun. Boats with names…
About the Miss University District Unlimited hydroplane racing has had its share of unusual boats. Some have proved to be trend setters — innovations that bettered the breed. Others found fleeting fame as curiosity pieces — total failures in the…
About the Hurricane IV (Source: Jim Bowers) Powered by an Allison engine, HURRICANE IV was at one time the third fastest boat in the world and was featured in the 1954 motion picture MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION. Originally owned by Morlan Visel,…
About the Slo mo shun V The Slo-mo-shun V, owned by Stan Sayers and driven by Lou Fagel, won the first unlimited hydroplane race held in Seattle, the 1951 Gold Cup. She was designed and built by the incomparable team…
About the Slo mo shun IV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKEvP49Rxys&list=PLuC1Vv0-e3duhks-hlqqscShpibnN-hAQ&index=5 In the years before the Mariners and other local big league sports teams, Seattle had the Slo-mo-shun IV hydroplane – “Slo-mo” for short. This speedy vessel’s designers, builders and racers, Anchor Jensen, Ted…