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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.
Dean Alan Chenoweth (August 27, 1937 – July 31, 1982) was an American hydroplane racing pilot. Known for piloting the famous Miss Budweiser boat and the winner of four American Power Boat Association Gold Cups, he was killed at age 44 in a racing accident on the Columbia River. [2] [3] [4]
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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What was a "hydroplane" in the 1920's? Obviously the term must have been fairly popular at that time. I found a few uses of the term "hydroplane" on the web to mean "seaplane" and several to refer to much earlier speedboats from the 1920s. Also -- isn't there a relationship between "hydroplane" and "hydrofoil," which has its own Wikipedia page?
One other boat not in the pits, which has been the last few years, is Stocklin’s 440 Bucket List Racing. Stocklin and the team made the decision before this season to dry dock the boat and put ...