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The Miss Budweiser were 22 hydroplanes sponsored by Budweiser beer that raced in the unlimited class under the U-12 banner. They were owned (some were leased backups) by Bernie Little . Anheuser-Busch sponsorship began in 1963, [ 1 ] thanks to the friendship of Little and A-B president August Busch III .
In addition to being D'Eath's first Gold Cup win, it was the first Gold Cup win for a turbocharged V-12 Allison aircraft engine, the first for a cabover unlimited hull, and the first Gold Cup win for Miss US owner George Simon, who had competed in unlimited hydroplane racing since 1953.
Oberto unlimited hydroplane in 2007, with extended air scoop. No-Vac at speed, 1933 Miss Jarvis on transport trailer, 2010 Hydroplane Miss America II on the Maumee River in Toledo, 1920 A hydroplane (or hydro , or thunderboat ) is a fast motorboat , where the hull shape is such that at speed, the weight of the boat is supported by planing ...
Although a bit of a misnomer as the boats aren't without limits, unlimited hydroplanes have much fewer restrictions than with limited hydroplane racing. These 30 foot, 6,800 lbs boats most often powered by a Lycoming T55 -L7 turbine engine (used from the Vietnam era to the present day in the CH-47 Chinook military helicopter ), which is capable ...
He also chaired the planning committee of the Quincy Boat Club, the organization responsible for sponsoring many of Quincy's races and related celebrations. [2] He won trophies [ 3 ] and in 1924 at Palm Beach, Florida , in competition with twenty-one other boats in the 151-class hydroplane races, he clocked a world record 41.96 miles per hour ...
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H1 Unlimited is an American unlimited hydroplane racing league that is sanctioned by the American Power Boat Association (APBA). Until 2009, the series was known as ABRA Unlimited Hydroplane, in turn renamed from APBA Unlimited Hydroplane in 2004. The H1 Unlimited season typically runs from July through September, consisting of five races.
Wingrove left his job as a lathe operator to create models full-time in November 1967, and launched himself as a freelance model engineer, [2] since which time he has hand crafted in metal almost 280 automobile miniatures in the scales of 1/20 & 1/15th, primarily in 1/15th scale. Most of these were commissioned by the vehicles' owners.