Slo-mo-shun IV
Neat photos and conversation on the team testing ideas out on SloMo IV over at Leslie Fields’ Hydroplane History facebook page.
Category: Boats
Miss America IX
First Boat in the World to Exceed 100 MPH March 20, 1931 102.256 MPH Indian River, Florida Visit the website.
Miss DeSoto – 9 hour enduance race – 1959
Phil Kunz and I were discussing the Miss DeSoto boats (pic further down this page) and Phil mentioned he had a crazy photo that he got (from somewhere) showing when one of the iconic Miss Desoto hydros was put to the endurance test by racing in one of the 9 …
1962 Shepherd
I found this great pic of the two-seater that got into “some trouble with the law one night” and hit a buoy and sunk. Article below. I remember folks talking about the hydro on our old message board.
Racing returns to the Miami Marine Stadium
April will see the Miami Marine Stadium open its doors to powerboat racing action for the first time since its closure in 1992. Click here to read more. According to APBA Oct 1963 Propeller: The new stadium will be used for the first time for the APBA sanctioned Orange Bowl …