Category: Racing Memories

This one made from all the photos used to make the monthly vintage event’s calendars from 2005 – 2014.

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 …

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).

My wife is downstairs watching the Academy Awards, which brings up a thought about hydroplanes and movies. Here’s some movies that I know of that had inboard hydroplanes featured in them. If there were any others, let me know. “Racing Fever – The Movie” brings forth the following movie trailer. …

A few posts back on this bulletin, I posted some info/pics on a hydrocart someone had. Another email was just r’cd on these unique lil’ raceboats, I thought I’d share along with some neat photos. Hi Phil — Thanks for taking the time and posting these jpegs . My father, …

The photo albums on the website have all been “freshened up”. We are currently sitting at almost 1700 photos now in our archives. Please report any problems or broken links. I would also like to add — PLEASE don’t be taking ANY of these photos and placing them on your …

Thanks to Chris Hall for sending it in!

Dear Sir, Well somehow I wandered onto your web site and the memories are flooding back.  I was on hand as a 10 year old boy in New Martinsville, Wv. the day Buddy Byers set the speed record in Miss DeSoto.  My father (Lee Ferrell and uncle  (Jesse Ferrell) had …