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,…
1982 Gold Cup Remembered (Source: Greenhow) Chip Hanauer leads John Walters and Dean Chenoweth to the start finish line during racing action at the 1982 Gold Cup. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Following the death of Bill Muncey…
1952 President’s Cup Remembered By David Beach Beneath a sky that made photography a pleasure, the 1952 President’s Cup Regatta reestablished the Unlimited Hydroplane class as the most spectacular in APBA racing. Not one case of “gearboxitus” developed during the…
Two Winners in One Race By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The 1955 Lake Tahoe Mapes Trophy contains an unusual historical footnote. It had two winners. That’s right, TWO winners. Well, yes and no. The 1955 Mapes Trophy took…
The Saga of Dave Heerensperger By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Unlimited hydroplane racing, at its best, represents the ultimate in “no holds barred” experimental boat racing. The door is always open to new ideas. Anything goes. Dave Heerensperger,…
About the 1982 Atlas Van Lines The off-season between 1981 and 1981 was full of tough choices for Fran Muncey. On Oct. 18, 1981, her husband Bill Muncey was killed when the Atlas Van Lines crashed while leading the final…
About the “Griffon” Budweiser Just how big is the Roll-Royce Griffon engine that powers the 1980 Miss Budweiser? To simply say that it is 2,240 cubic inches is not enough. To get a real feel for the size of this…
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…
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 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…