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 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…
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…
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…
Chip Hanauer overcame struggles early in the day to win his seventh race of 1993 during the 1993 Texaco Cup in Seattle, Washington on Lake Washington. Mark Tate’s attempt of a perfect weekend, ended with a spectacular blowover that ended…
About the Squire Shop For anyone from the Pacific Northwest, the name Squire Shop brings back images of hanging out at the mall, bell-bottomed painter pants, a hometown hydroplane, and a young driver named Chip with feathered blonde hair. The…