DAYTON, OHIO: RACE TOWN!

Dayton, Ohio: Race Town – new book by our good friend, Phil Kunz.

The Race Boats & Hydroplanes Chapter has over 40 images and covers all the folks who were involved in boat racing in the Dayton area.
The book (134 pages) is produced in cooperation with the Dayton Area of Chamber and is already in its second edition.
The book is 100% made in the USA, is only $29 and the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Dayton Auto Race Fans – Injured Driver’s Fund.
Click here for more info.

UNLIMITED NewsJournal

The FEBRUARY issue of the UNLIMITED NewsJournal is now online
It may be February, and cold and wet in most places but we have a jam-packed winter issue for fans of the unlimiteds everywhere.

The complicated business of funding a race and the boats by Andy Muntz.
Acting H1 Unlimited Chairman Charlie Grooms brings us up to speed with what’s going on.
The Unlimited Racing Group announces sponsors.
Remembering Keith Jackson.
From the UNJ vault:
Part 2 of “Bill Muncey talks about driving the Miss Thriftway”
Owner’s loyalty or driver’s longevity? by Jim Sharkey.
HydroFile Report – Race Team News from Lon Erickson.
Our editor’s view in Andy Muntz’s My $0.02 Worth.

Regatta Race Program Covers

Race Program Covers
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Click image and when that opens, click full screen and sit back & relax.
If the pics are going by to slow for ya (still a racer, huh?), you can hover your mouse to the right side and click on the forward (>) button and you can move on to the next program cover.
Note – these pics in the slideshow are only the Program Covers taken from our “Official Race Programs” webpage. I did include a few posters, but I didn’t include any pics from the many newspaper and magazine articles, etc.
I also added about 18 more program covers recently into our database,  with thanks to Tom & Dawn Alligood for scanning /emailing their program covers in.
Keep ’em coming folks. Some of these covers really were somebody’s work of art and I enjoy looking through them. Send in ’em and let’s add them to our database, so everyone can see them.

Miss DeSoto II – driver inquiry


Sally Shaffer writes in and wants to know if anybody knows anything on this boat and her father’s career driving it for Buddy Byers.
Click on Sally’s name to send her an email or reply here.

Note from the Editors:
Al Shaffer is driving Miss DeSoto II, H-34– a Rich Hallett built hull.
The hydro in the background is more than likely – Miss DeSoto III, H-33 – a Henry Lauterbach built hull (and a very early one at that).
Race site is Columbus, Ohio on the Scioto River.
If anyone has a photo of the very first, Miss DeSoto, we certainly would like to see it.

Sonny’s Toy 1978

Sonny’s Toy CE-50            1978 Beauharnais, Quebec Regatta.

Owner/Driver was Brent Nixon of Summerstown, Ontario.
Ron Jones 280 hydroplane
(also featured this pic in February’s monthly calendar)

Black Lake Regatta 2017


2017 Black Lake Regatta
It was David Kancianich’s last official run as the owner/ driver of Annies Dodge H-25. Annie’s Dodge is running with Buccaneer, The Gold Streak and The Agitator. These guys look to be running all out putting on a great show.
Video by: Digital Roostertails by Chris Denslow

WANTED POSTER

Over at Phil Kunz’s website a new WANTED poster is posted.

Monthly Calendars

Happy New Year! 
Monthly calendars will once again be available for 2018. I only have January’s done for now. If the APBA V&H folks send me a schedule of their 2018 events this year, I will mark those dates on the calendars.