Entries were divided into classes by size and assigned heats. Heats
ranged from small runabouts like Snafu, 0-12; TJ-6 Blackjack;
F-34
Baby Ruth; V-11 Short Money Too and Little Joe. Gold
cup speedsters, long and sleek, were impressive. Looking like a fleet of
dragonflies, these craft included T -30 Sister Syn; G-7
Ethyl Ruth IV; 15-K, Miss Severn;G-17 Scotty; G-31
Delphine V; Yar Gar; Troublemaker IV.
Jeff Magnuson's immaculate U-14 Miss America VII and the venerable
G-48
Obsession of William John III were especially popular with race fans.
Eight vintage hydroplanes,
some with glossy resumes,
fired up their high powered
engines and sped off to create
a noisy show on the course. |
Steve Drucker's Plymouth powered Ron Jones cab over,
E-87 Don't Tell Mom, performed flawlessly throughout. |
Matt Morsheimer in Sidewinder E-45
The Lauterbach presence continued as Larry Lauterbach ran some fine
laps in the F-10 Henry's 10th.
| Ron Taylor traveled from Michigan to pick up his newly acquired E-207
Happy Buddha. This vintage hydroplane was newly restored the last three
years by Jerry Feilds, and Ron was very thrilled to run the boat on it's
maiden voyage. |
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