Bellevue Babe, Moonshine Babe,
Moonshine Baby A-54


Dallas R. Kremer's first hydro was this Rich Hallett built hull and Dal campaigned her under 3 different names from 1953 through 1955 in the A class. Here it is as Moonshine Babe A-54



1953 - Dallas Kremer in his Bellevue Babe A-54
Dal lived in Bellevue, Kentucky.


The Northern Kentucky Boat Club | Bellevue RACING TEAM in 1953.
F-85 Briar Hopper (Dr. Wm. Linss), A-54 Bellevue Babe (Dallas Kremer), N-70 and N-3.
I don't know the names or Owners/Drivers of the other 2 hydros. If you know, please send me an email so I can update this photo caption.


1954 - The A class hydro gets painted with the Moonshine Baby name and appears the cowlings have been modified or replaced.
Above photo courtesy of the Davies Collection.


1954 Dal (left) being presented with Trophy & check at Melbourne, Kentucky.



1953 - A-54 Bellevue Babe


A-54 Bellevue Babe
Frankfort, Kentucky 1953


A-54 Bellevue Babe
Frankfort, Kentucky 1953






A-54 Bellevue Babe coming in. Victory Babe already dockside.
Frankfort, Kentucky 1953


A-54 Bellevue Babe
Frankfort, Kentucky 1953


A-54 Bellevue Babe
Frankfort, Kentucky 1953


A-54 Moonshine Baby
Dayton, Ohio 1954
Phil Kunz photo


A-54 Moonshine Babe


A-54 Moonshine Babe



A-54 Moonshine Babe


A-54 Moonshine Babe boat hauler



A-54 Moonshine Babe
Dayton, Ohio pits
Photo by Phil Kunz

Dallas Kremer tries to save life of fellow boat racer. Below is the newspaper article.
1955 Detroit Memorial
Detroit River, Detroit MI, June 25, 1955
-- Driver Killed at Detroit in Speedboat Regatta --

Seconds after crashing in the Detroit River, Lloyd Maddock was pulled aboard the Moonshine Babe A-54 by Dallas R. Kremer, of Bellevue, Ky.
Maddock is seen clinging to the rear of Kremer's craft.

Dan Ziegler, of Detroit, stands by in the Hot Ice.
Another driver who has quit the race also is waiting to help.
Maddock was taken ahore by a police boat and died en route to a hospital.
Race with death fails —  Lloyd Maddock was taken ahore by a police boat and died en route to a hospital. The fatality was the first in the history of speedboating on the Detroit River. Lloyd Maddock, 51, of Pontiac, Mich. died almost immediately after a crash of Holiday, which he was driving, and Little Audrey, driven by Harry Vogel of Dearborn, Mich. in the 135-cubic-inch class. Vogel was injured seriously.
 
Detroit, June 26 [1955] (AP) — Bill Cantrell drove his Gale IV to victory Saturday in the unlimited class of the Detroit Memorial speedboat regatta.
Five boats crashed in the blinding spray of the first heat in the Unlimited class.

(Reprinted from the Associated Press, June 26, 1955)  Thanks to Hydroplane History for newspaper article.


Some of the Trophies Dal won in his A-54
   

After the A-54, Dallas changed classes and stepped up the the new 280 cu in class with E-54 Moonshine Baby. Click to read about that winning hydro.

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