The Laura 3 was purposely built in 1953/54 to
break the 1952 world water straight-away speed record that Slo Mo Shun
IV set at 178.497 mph. To read more about that attempt, click here. |
Mathea VIII is a 1957 San Marco hull built in
Italy, class 800 KG (similar to F class hydros). In this photo, it shows
the original Alfa Romeo type 159 supercharged V-8, 1500 supercharged from
an official GP car. Click here to read more.
photo from the Cal Henderson collection |
GALE IV
"Wild" Bill Cantrell
Photo taken by Bob Bolam's father in law |
WILDROOT CHARLIE U-54
The Buffalo Launch Club - 1957
E Racing Runabouts in front
Photo by Gary Todd |
Flying Tiger F-726
& Avenger A-30
Phil Mitchell & Fred Shearer
Vintage Class - Missouri River
Chamberlain - Oacoma, South Dakota July 2008 |
Miss Washington DC
Photo provided by Carl Henderson |
Chrysler Queen &
Miss DeSoto
Buddy Byers on deck of the
Chrysler Queen and Bill Sterett, Sr. in the Miss Desoto. Billy and Terry
Sterett in the water. Photo provided by Mike Tucker |
Mr. Softee H-3
(L-R) Bill Ritner (owner of all the Wa Wa's),
Danny Walls - driver, Clyde Fox - owner, Phil Kunz - crew member. The pits
were too small for the big boats and they had to park on the street and
tow down to the crane at race time. When Bill Ritner talked, everybody
listened.Charleston, W.VA 1961 |
Restless III
Art Maynard was the second person to officially break
the 100 mph barrier in a limited class hydroplane - accomplished August
11, 1952. Restless III was a Wickens 225 cubic inch hydro running
a Ford Six. Read about that and some of the his other boats in his biography. |
St. Pete or bust!
Gene Whipps The Mogul
Dean Chenoweths 280 Little Wide Track II
Forrest Moler's My Folly
A photo by Phil Kunz at a stop in Tennessee for some
food & gas. Dayton Racers would caravan down in February to the race
in St. Pete each year. Winter 1967. |
Bill Muncey
1957 |
Miss Windy H-909
Kankakee mid 1970's
Built
in 1966 by Jon Stadaucher & Dave Wrzesinski.
Driven
by Jug Kelley's son in this photo?
Photo
provided by Dick Harris. |
