The Saga of Smirnoff / Myr / Atlas (Photo: Ross) Dean Chenoweth drove the U-80 Smirnoff during the 1968 season. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The boat that began life as the bat-winged Smirnoff had a long and…
Two Rooster Tails Wash Out a Fifth Gold Cup (Photo: Kirk Johnson) Bill Muncey sits in the cockpit of the Miss Thriftway during the 1963 season. In his attempt to win still another racing trophy, defeated Champ Bill Muncey was frustrated…
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…
We’ll win the Gold Cup So says Bill Muncey, twice victor in the nation’s biggest hydro race, and a man who despises the idea of finishing second. (Source: HARM Collection) Bill Muncey poses for a picture during the 1958 Apple…
Steve Reynolds claimed his first victory in the Unlimited category by outlasting his competition on Mission Bay during the 1979 Jack-in-the-Box Regatta. Mechanical failures ended the Final Heat early for race favorites Atlas Van Lines and Miss Budweiser. Chip Hanauer’s…
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,…
About the “Blue Blaster” On Thursday, January 7th, the 1977 Atlas Van Lines unlimited hydroplane began a long journey back to glory in the restoration shop of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent, Washington. The first small step was…
Bill Muncey Dunking of 1979 By: Don Mock It was the 1979 Jack-in-the-Box Regatta on San Diego’s Mission Bay where an interesting, yet little known event took place. But it wasn’t until 35 years later that the story became even…