Closed Course Speed Records 
Five Miles in Competition
Y Class
48ci 1951-1968
850cc 1969+
Date Site Name(s) Boat Engine/Hull Speed (MPH)
xx/xx/51   R. H. Scott   Crosley 55.659
08/11/51 Red Bank NJ Swede Stromstedt (D)
Sam Crooks (O) 		 Dragon Jr. Crosley 57.600
08/11/51 Red Bank NJ C. Mulford Scull Shooting Star Crosley/Scull 58.121
11/10/51 Salton Sea CA
(2 & 1/2 mile) 		 Louis Meyer, Jr. Lou-Kay Y-99 Crosley/Hallett 61.771
xx/xx/xx   Jack Colcock Racket II Crosley/Colcock 65.029
11/06/54 Salton Sea CA
(2 & 1/2 mile)		 Louis Meyer, Jr. Lou-Kay 99-Y Crosley/De Silva 67.720
08/14/56 Seattle WA J. A. Colcock Little Racket II Crosley/Colcock 67.821
xx/xx/59   F.C. “Doc” Moor Southern Air IV Crosley  
02/03/62 St Petersburg FL
(1 & 2/3 mile)		 F.C. “Doc” Moor Y-17 Southern Air IV Crosley/Lauterbach 72.058
12/30/62 San Diego CA
(1 & 2/3 mile)		 Dr. Henry Eastman (O)
Mickey Remund (D)		 55-Y Piranha Crosley/Eastman 74.938
02/18/78 St. Petersburg, FL Jack Sellers (O)
Jim Sellers (D)		 Y-11? Y-43? 
High Upkeep Too		 Imp/Kelson 76.531
10/08/78 Yelm WA
(1 & 2/3 mile)		 Don Kelson (O)
Ed Kelson (D)		 Y-20 Boss Cat Imp/Kelson 77.121
10/06/79 (1 & 2/3 mile) Jim Appley Y-68 Super “J” Too Imp/R. Jones 80.214
10/07/79 St Petersburg FL
(1 & 2/3 mile)		 Jack Sellers High Upkeep Imp/Kelson 82.192
xx/xx/xx St Petersburg FL
(1 & 2/3 mile)		 Mark Tate Y-1 Anti Stick II Imp/ 84.042

 
Straightaway Speed Records
One Mile or One Kilometer
Y Class
48ci 1951-1968
850cc 1969+
Date Site Name(s) Boat Engine/Hull Speed (MPH)
11/18/50 Salton Sea CA (mile) Louis Meyer, Jr. Y-50 Lou-Kay Crosley/Hallett 71.85
10/01/51 New Martinsville WV C. Mulford Scull Shooting Star Crosley/Scull 72.727
11/09/51* Salton Sea CA Victor Klette Peggy Crosley 73.589*
11/09/51* Salton Sea CA Louis Meyer, Jr. Y-99 Lou-Kay Crosley/Hallett 76.928*
11/09/51 Salton Sea CA Kenny Harman (O)
Pete Pierce (D)		 Tinker Toy Crosley 79.330
08/11/52 Seattle WA Victor Klette Peggy Crosley/Klette 82.436
08/09/54 Seattle WA Kenny Harman (O)
Duane Allen (D)		 22-Y Tinker Toy Crosley/Hallett 84.517
11/05/54 Salton Sea CA Kenny Harman (O)
Duane Allen (D)		 22-Y Tinker Toy Crosley/Hallett 87.135
xx/xx/58 Ocean Lake, OR Jack Colcock?
Chuck Lyford (D)		 23-Y? Racket III Crosley/Colcock 90.001
07/26/59 Norristown PA F. C. “Doc” Moor Y-17 Southern Air IV Crosley/Lauterbach 90.342
xx/xx/xx ? (Kilometer) Chuck Lyford Trinka Crosley 91.868
11/27/62 Lake Havasu AZ Dr. Henry Eastman (O)
Mickey Remund (D)		 55-Y Piranha Crosley/Eastman 94.263
03/17/63 Parker AZ Dr. Henry Eastman (O)
Mickey Remund (D)		 55-Y Piranha Crosley/Eastman 97.536
09/22/73 Lincoln City OR Doug Sharples (O)
Jack Philpott (D)		 Y-96 Miss Better Bilt Crosley/Colcock 99.225
02/15/75 Waterford CA Steve Ball Y-54 Dragon Fly Fiat/Ball 101.476
04/02/82 Moorehaven FL Steve David Y-3 Century 21 Imp/Kelson 102.263
*Not recognized - the record lasted less than one day.
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Last updated: May 12, 2003
Data originally compiled by Bob Foley. This will be an ongoing collection of data.
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