Closed Course Speed Records
Five Miles in Competition
designated class prefix "F"
266 Cubic Inch through 1969
5 Litres 1970 and after 
(Originally the 225 Division I class)
Date Site Name(s) Boat Engine/Hull Speed (MPH)
10/03/48 New Martinsville,WV*
(2 & 1/2 Mile)		 Lou Butler Barracuda F-77 Mercury/Wickens 68.648
09/30/51 New Martinsville,WV
(2 & 1/2 Mile)		 Robert Rowland You All Mecury/Lauterbach (?) 83.488
11/10/51 Salton Sea, CA
(2 & 1/2 Mile)		 Paul Sawyer Alter Ego Ford/Hallett 87.890
  (1 & 2/3 Mile) Bill Ritner (O)
Calvert “Skeeter” Johnson (D)		 Wa Wa Too F-247 Chevrolet/Lauterbach 80.143
08/28/60 Cape Coral, FL
(1 & 2/3 mile)		 Claude Barracliff & Bill Jeffries (O)
Ennie Argence (D)		 Gun Shy F-90 Chevrolet/Jones & Jones 80.501
07/29/62 Seattle, WA Art Kastner Hydro-Phobia 69-F Dodge/Wickens 86.042
02/06/66 St. Petersburg FL William Ritner (O)
Calvert “Skeeter” Johnson (D)		 Wa Wa Too F-247 Chevrolet/Lauterbach 89.020
02/04/68 St. Petersburg FL Lawrence Farris (O)
Bill Buntin (D)		 Miss Peg F-90 Chevrolet/Jones & Jones 92.308
02/08/70 St. Petersburg FL Gene Henderson (O)
Charles Dunn, Jr. (D)		 Miss Washington, DC F-999 Chevrolet/Lauterbach 93.946
07/22/73 Seattle, WA Gerald L. Bangs & John P. Stone (O) Gerald L. Bangs (D) Champagne Lady F-707 Chevrolet/Karelson 95.339
08/11/74 Essex, MD Gordie Reed & John Sharp (O)
Gordie Reed (D)		 Miss Jenny F-42 Plymouth/Lauterbach 97.826
07/27/75 Seattle, WA Gerald Bangs (O)
Terry Turner (D)		 Champagne Lady F-1 Chevrolet/Karelson 99.338
05/30/76 Seattle, WA Gordon Gillmer Gimme 5 Chevrolet/R. Jones 100.559
* Ten Miles in Competition
 
Straightaway Speed Records
One Mile or One Kilometer
designated class prefix "F"
266 Cubic Inch through 1969
5 Litres 1970 and after 
(Originally the 225 Division I class)
Date Site Name(s) Boat Engine/Hull Speed (MPH)
xx/xx/49 Salton Sea, CA Paul Sawyer Belligero II Ford/Hallett 99.890
11/17/50 Salton Sea, CA Paul Sawyer Alter Ego F-211  Ford/Hallett 115.045
11/09/51 Salton Sea, CA Paul Sawyer Alter Ego F-211  Ford/Hallett 120.085
11/11/52 Salton Sea, CA Bob Sykes Guess Who Mercury/Guess 121.703
12/27/56 Hollywood, FL Sid Street Z Z Zip DeSoto/Guess 132.600
12/29/58 Miami, FL Sid Street Z Z Zip DeSoto/Guess 146.945
08/26/60 Cape Coral, FL Claude Barracliff & Bill Jeffries (O)
Ennie Argence (D)		 Gun Shy F-90 Chevrolet/Jones & Jones 123.593
10/14/61 Issaquah, WA Dixon Vose Chris III Chevrolet/Colcock 137.258
10/27/63 Norristown, PA Michael Thomas Apache Chevrolet/Lauterbach 138.085
10/25/64 Ft. Lauderdale FL Carl Henderson (O)
Mike Thomas (D)		 Miss Washington, DC F-999 Chevrolet/Lauterbach 144.835
01/31/69 St. Petersburg, FL Gordie Reed Iroquois Chief DeSoto/Guess 148.638
10/30/71 Parker, AZ Fox, Thompson, & Wolf (O)
Mickey Remund (D)		 Going Thing 16-F Ford/R. Jones 152.130
Mile Record
Kilometer Record
 
 
Last updated: December 7, 2005
Data originally compiled by Bob Foley. This will be an ongoing collection of data.
If you can help, please contribute.
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