Closed Course Speed Records 
Five Miles in Competition
7 Litre Hydroplane
class designated prefix "H"
Date Site Name(s) Boat Engine/Hull Speed (MPH)
09/30/51 New Martinsville, WV
(2 & 1/2 Mile)		 Joseph Taggart Tomyann Fageol/Taggart 74.196
09/25/55 New Martinsville, WV
(2 & 1/2 Mile)		 Marion Cooper Hornet Ford/Hallett 81.008
08/28/60 Cape Coral, FL
(1 & 2/3 Mile)		 Jack Colcock (O)
Chuck Lyford (D)		 Challenger Chevrolet/Colcock 80.429
08/27/61 San Diego, CA Ray Gassner H-57 Sunshine Baby IV Chrysler/Lauterbach 86.956
09/22/63 San Diego, CA Aubert Brillant (O)
Art Asbury (D)		 Royal Canadiana Chrysler/Longtin 90.000
10/31/65 Miami, FL William Sterett H-7 Miss Crazy Thing Chrysler/Lauterbach 93.072
07/27/69 Seattle, WA George Babcock H-22 Record 7 Chrysler/R. Jones 97.720
10/04/69 Issaquah, WA George Babcock H-22 Record 7 Chrysler/R. Jones 101.580
05/29/77 Seattle, WA Glenn O. Davis (O)
Lynn Montgomery (D)		 H-3 Pussy Cat Chevrolet/Kelson 103.448

 
Straightaway Speed Records
One Mile or One Kilometer
7 Litre Hydroplanes
class designated prefix "H"
Date Site Name(s) Boat Engine/Hull Speed (MPH)
12/29/52 Miami, FL B. G. Bartley, Jr. Wildcatter Fageol/Taggart 101.856
10/03/53 Elizabeth City, NC George Byers, Jr. Miss DeSoto DeSoto/Lauterbach 115.203
09/25/55 Melbourne, KY George Byers Miss DeSoto DeSoto/Lauterbach 125.436
xx/xx/xx ? Buddy Byers Miss DeSoto IV ?/Lauterbach 133.339
11/29/57 Seattle, WA J Philip Murphy ?(O)
Roger Murphy (D)		 Galloping Gael 140.351
11/30/57 Seattle, WA J Philip Murphy ?(O)
Roger Murphy		 Galloping Gael   146.913
09/27/58 New Martinsville,WV Geo. Byers, Jr. Miss DeSoto V Chrysler/Lauterbach 151.271
01/02/62 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Geo. Byers, Jr. Chrysler Queen Chrysler/Lauterbach 148.151
10/27/63 Parker, AZ Aubert Brillant (O)
Art Asbury (D)		 Royal Canadiana Chrysler/Longtin 150.244
10/xx/64 ? Bill Sterett H-7 Miss Crazy Thing Chrysler/Lauterbach 151.403
07/30/65 Beloeil, QU Aubert Brillant (O)
Art Asbury (D)		 Canadiana Gran Prix Chrysler/Longtin 153.746
10/07/67 Lincoln City, OR Earl T. Wham H-00 Miss Merion Bluegrass Chevrolet/Kimbrough  159.217
11/15/69 Issaquah, WA George Babcock H-22 Record 7 Chrysler/R. Jones 166.159

 
 
Last updated: October 17, 2003.
Data originally compiled by Bob Foley. This will be an ongoing collection of data.
If you can help, please contribute.
If you have written proof of a 7 Litre hydroplane setting a record,
please email Bob and we'll add it to this list.

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