U-7 Notre Dame The 1962 Notre Dame was campaigned by Shirley Mendelson McDonald. McDonald shared her father’s passion for hydroplanes, and entered the sport with a new, personally financed the Notre Dame hydroplane. Designed and built by Les Staudacher, the U-7…
Warner Gardner Remembered (Source: HARM Collection) Warner Gardner in the Notre Dame during the 1962 APBA Gold Cup in Seattle, Washington. By Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Warner Gardner was Unlimited racing’s OTHER “Flying Colonel” (together with Colonel Russ Schleeh,…
Hydro History at Folsom Lake By: Fred Farley – Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Unlimited hydroplane racing returned to Folsom Lake this May 31 – June 2 2013 as part of “Big Wake Weekend” at Granite Bay in Sacramento, California. The world’s…