Category: Racing Memories
Miss Nehi
Jim Retif’s Miss Nehi (1952 High Point champion) in the 135 cu. in. class. The driver is Bobby Bourcq. The news photographer Bobby is holding on to is unknown. Phil Kunz obtained the photo from Ennie Argence’s scrapbook. Ennie was the National Champion and kilo straight-a-way record holder in the …
Long Gone
A really neat story posted in the Hydro Racing story section on Les Brown and his Long Gone hydros from crew member, Ray Jackson.
Miss Laval
Hello Vintage Hydroplanes website, I just came across your site as I was looking up information on older hydroplanes. My father (Réal Lavoie) had one for a couple of years and my sister in law just scanned this old pic of him with his boat, dating from 1968. We lived …
Salton Sea & Lake Elsinore, CA 1948
Kevin Braun added 10 more photos to his father’s photo album on the website.
Pan American Regatta
Our good friend, Jay Marshall found this picture in his closet of an old boat race to be held on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, LA. The date is in the early 1960s. The upper right picture is his uncle in his Colcock 48. Under him is Johnnie Landaiche in the 3-time National …
….let’s try another one using monthly calendars.
This one made from all the photos used to make the monthly vintage event’s calendars from 2005 – 2014.
Photo from a Moment
All the pics that have graced the home page of TVH from the last 14 years put into a slideshow, accompanied by a some rhythmic music. It’s 11-1/2 minutes long as you work your way through the 170 great photos…so you might want to get comfortable, sit back and I …
50 years of Boat Racing History
Worth a read & reflection – page 17 in the Nov issue of Propeller magazine: – 50 Years of Boat Racing History – by W. Melvin Crook. The article was written in 1953(?) for the 50th Anniversary of the American Power Boat Association (born 1903).