The Slo-mo-shun Saga (Source: HARM Collection) Lou fageol drove both the Slo-mo-shun IV and Slo-mo-shun V for Stan Sayers helping the team win Gold Cups in 1951, 1953, and 1954. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian In the early…
Detroit Steals Seattle’s Pride (Photo: Bugeja) Lee Schoenith drove the Gale V to a Gold Cup victory, ending the city of Seattle’s five year run of winning boat racing’s crown jewel. By Paul O’Neil – Sports Illustrated, August 15, 1955…
Slo-mo-shun IV Wins 1953 Gold Cup (Photo: Bugeja) Joe Taggart steers the Slo-mo-shun IV through the first turn during the 1953 APBA Gold Cup on Lake Washington in Seattle, Washington. By W. Melvin Crook – Reprinted from Yachting Magazine When…
1952 Gold Cup Remembered (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) Stan Dollar drove the Slo-mo-shun IV to victory during the 1952 APBA Gold Cup in Seattle, WA. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The twin-Allison-powered step hydroplane MISS PEPSI…
The Return of the Jones Boy Ted Jones, that is, the Gold Cup designer who has the whole town of Seattle talking about his racing comeback. (Source: Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum) Ted Jones poses for a picture with Carl K…
1951 Slo-mo-shun V Built in 1951, the Slo-mo-shun V was designed with a wider beam for better acceleration on the race course. In the hull’s first appearance at the Gold Cup, the Slo-mo-shun V easily won with Fageol at the…
1951 Gold Cup Remembered (Source: HARM Collection) The Slo mo shun V makes its debut at the 1951 APBA Gold Cup held on Lake Washington. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The first West Coast Unlimited hydroplane race to…
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…
Jones Launches Seattle Tradition By David Eskenazi and Steve Rudman Engineer Ted Jones harbored a lot of creative (even radical) ideas about boat design, which spawned one of Seattle’s most storied traditions — unlimited hydroplane racing. Every summer thousands of…