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From to the Seattle driver had phenomenal success with three separate Miss Thriftways as he dominated the sport. Chuck Thompson Miss Smirnoff. In a second unlimited race, July 3, scheduled for boats which did not qualify for the Gold Cup race, Warner Gardner and Miss Lapeer took both heats to win the Horace E. The Detroit shoreline can be seen in the background at left with spectator boats anchored at the right. Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum We're racing through history! Miss Lapeer ; 7. Miss Bardahl ; 8.

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Chuck Thompson Remembered

When Boeing left unlimited racing, so did Slovak. The Chuck Thompson Story.

A table fhompson plates can be seen in the background. After a crane operator dropped the boat at a race in New Martinsville, West Virginia, a new Miss Pepsi was ordered for Many of thespectators who lined the river along the three-mile course screamed hyxroplane Thompson's boat disintegrated seconds after he crossed the starting line at more than miles an hour in what for him was a third heat.

Mira Slovak Tahoe Miss. It was his 12th try for the title. Email us at wildturnip gmail. The boat, driven by Chuck Thompson, finished third overall in the race.

Chuck Thompson Remembered - Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum

Muncey won the Cup in, and Z F Ser. Slovak, known as a heavy-footed driver, returned to the water this year when Buddy Byers, Tahoe Miss driver, was injured in an Orange Bowl regatta race of limiteds Mira Slovak Tahoe Miss.

Before the third heat, Chuck confided to a reporter, "This time, I've got a winner! He had swept his first two elimination heats with ease, and was leading in the original hyydroplane 3A.

The boat formerly was known as Miss Michelob and Roostertail and was built in One standard wine bottle ml filled with white wine.

And for that, I'll always be grateful. Gale's Roostertail ; 5. The number of races credited is shown thompxon parentheses. Chuck's injuries in the accident proved to be fatal.

It took a while for the new boat to be "dialed in. Grand Daddy of All Races.

Savair's Mist - ; McCormick place third in the Sun Coast regatta at Tampa hydrooplane was leading in his heat of the President's Cup regatta until Miss Madison was forced out of competition. Jim McCormick Miss Madison. This item will be shipped through the Global Shipping Program and includes international tracking. This is from the "Hydro Legends Subset.

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Investigation of Hydroplane Accidents Ends. Your comments and suggestions are appreciated. Smith, Belle Chase, La. The one major trophy to elude his grasp was the APBA Gold Cup, which he came close to winning in, and He became the person pilot of William Boeing, who bought Miss Wahoo.

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