PRESS RELEASE – Upcoming Sports Event Announcing the second annual “Madison Vintage Thunder” – hydroplanes in Madison, Indiana. A group of Vintage Hydroplane owners formed a club called “5ToThe5” that will put on the second annual “Madison Vintage Thunder”. Come to see these refurbished hydroplanes that raced over the years …
Margaret Myers catching some serious air in Phil Kunz’s Helter Skelter Sunday afternoon at Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta. Photo by Keith Koether.
The rest of the 2017 Monthly Calendars are posted. Thanks to Phil Kunz for submitting photos to use!
In case anyone hasn’t heard or read, Bill Pearson was tragically killed running his Edelweiss GP-444 last weekend at Rideau Ferry vintage event. Bill was from Minnesota. Bill had Larry Lauterbach build him the Edelweiss hull a few years back. Click on the Edelweiss name above to see pics as …
With thanks to David Guetzlaff, 16 more Regatta Program covers have been added to our place on the website that has all the “OFFICIAL RACE PROGRAMS, plus other publications, news reports & articles” in our database. Stop in, click on some covers and reminisce when you have time.
Three more Vintage Inspectors have joined the APBA V&H Inspector’s List. Thank you inspectors for stepping up to help.
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1979 Squire Shop – Unlimited Hydroplane Restoration Project The Squire Shop “exclusive” interview series: Volume I, 25 Questions and Answers from a neat interview with Tom D’Eath (June 30, 2017)
These 2 pics (above and the opening pic) are from photos of the vintage hydros and flatbottoms taken and posted by Ross McCracken on the Vintage Hydroplanes – Skiffs & Outboards – Canada’s Facebook page. The photos are from the 79th running of the Valleyfield Regatta this last weekend. Ross …
New Wanted Poster over at Phil Kunz Photography features a driver who went on to win just about everything.
