The Agitator E-70
Maiden Voyage - Tastin' n Racin' 2009
"The first paint job came out wrong, and so we painted it over on Wed. prior to the event.  So somethings in this sport just don't change... thrash up until the last minute. Interesting enough we started out (my band of guys) rebuilding this boat for Doug Whitley, we ended up buying it (just a few weeks ago prior to it running). It came out great -some teething problems with erratic oil pressure readings but it ran a couple times just fine and then we parked it for display for Sunday. Doug did get to take it out for the first time. We did have 71 boats total with 10 vintage and 2 unlimited vintage I'm the race director at this event and we are trying push the vintage - and so the numbers are growing.  I invited a bunch of the past drivers, names like Donnie Benson, Bruce McDonald, Freddy Wright..., on and on. Got'em all into the event and got 'em a pit pass. Don Kelson and some of the guys had a little pot-luck BBQ Sat. afternoon. And on Sunday Don took out the newly rebuilt E12 SunUp of Steve Kramer's for a ride.  He had a blast.  I overheard one of the guys saying "I think I know where my old boat is..."!  
Music to our ears.........Jon Courtright - Seattle, Washington
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The Vintage Hydroplanes
This web site is devoted to limited-class, antique, vintage & historic hydroplanes and race boats. 
Our website has many pages filled with photographs & vintage boat racing stories. We are much more than just hydroplanes. All vintage race boat owners & fans are encouraged to participate on this website and our sport. The site navigation is full of history. Be prepared to travel back with us in time.

Some of the Website features:

  • boats - filled with lots of photos on these racing hulls as they appeared years ago & today. Detailed restoration work from the boat owners as they bring these beautiful vintage race boats back to life. We even feature model vintage raceboats.
  • 2 Directory's - One is the owners directory of vintage raceboats that have survived to today. The other is the racing members directory listing some of the great people who made all this great history. I encourage all to visit and register.
  • event's from the past - reports from our past vintage regattas, as well as our schedule for upcoming events.
  • race programs from the past - coverage from past racing events. Boat racing history from scanned old race programs & newsprint articles as well as photographic reports from folks who attended boat racing events.
  • Viewer's photo albums is a great place that viewers share neat old racing photographs.
  • Our past photos from a moment features all the incredible photographs that have graced this home page.
  • Racing stories - current - stories written about the happenings taking place by vintage & historic folks today.
  • Racing stories - historical - historical articles & stories about inboard boat racing.
  • where are they now? - features old racing boats that people are looking for.
  • Community Center - Our boards keeps the lines of communication flowing. 
  • Official web site of the APBA Vintage & Historic division - membership forms, contact information, by laws, past V & H Propeller articles, speed records and other fun things. I am also slowly posting articles & photos from old APBA Propeller magazines.

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