Tool crib hydroplane

Fred Leland and I waiting to go that very heat in The boat went in for paint and this is the way she looked for the rest of her career with me. Spanaway Lake Jim Balcom far left and Gary Michael far right; could not have done it without them. Black Lake in I think.

Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum We're racing through history! Photos Videos. Museum Store eBay Store. Download Donation Form. Miss Tool Crib Question. Rich Landaiche. Petersburg City News Bureau photographer snapped this photo while on my boat during the Southland Sweepstakes Regatta's. Brent McLean. She was powered by a Chrysler Hemi with 6 two barrel carbs. She carried 60 gallons of fuel in 2 - 30 gallon tanks located on each side of the engine. In , Hot Rod magazine had a two page article on this boat.

Tinkerbell Y "In the always exciting 48 hydros, Bascomb Grooms of Key West, in his Tinkerbell , walked off with both heats, with l7-year-old Randy Harris of Miami placing second in his first official race. Sunny Jones was third, due to his inability to start in the first heat.

Tinkerbell was 10 years old for that race at that time and still winning. Tinkerbell is now owned by Keth Brayer. Hull is 14' long and almost fully restored. In , it was clocked at September 11, "Today is a very sad day also for us European drivers, who share your passion for the vintage racing boats.

This year, as last year, the glorious American flag will be on our racers during the vintage boat race of next weekend in Cremona, Italy to testimony our solidarity.

On behalf of the vintage racer drivers of Europe. Yours sincerely, Roberto Romani". I currently live outside of Roanoke, Va. She was a Davis hull from Manteo, NC. I still have lots of memorabelia from those days including many runabout and hydro pictures of racing on the east coast. I have attached a picture I have from Buffalo, including one of the finish in when the Miss Bee Bee swept both heats. In , there was controversy as the first heat was thrown out due to a boat flipping which dad had won , and both heats were run on Sunday.

Dad was second in the first heat to Bill Engle's Rebel Rouser E and won the second, only to lose by 3 sec. Sadly, the Bee Bee had jumped out of gear they had reverse gears in those days in the last turn which likely cost the win.

I would like to see if anyone knows the whereabouts of the Miss Bee Bee. Bob Jones. This was the first racing hull in this class to break the MPH barrier when he recorded an average speed of Gale V was new and a rough rider. Joe Taggart took over U. II briefly at St. Don Wilson took over the U. II for Seattle to compete on the bathtub-smooth waters of Lake Washington. In the next heat Wilson had trouble with Tempest who, along with others, broke the lap record and defeated the Miss Wahoo a near contender thus entering the final, U.

II again had a chance for victory and a good one, as she had the fastest heat at that time and the only lap competitive with the ultimately winning Shanty I. II was one of the leaders heading into the first turn, but then blew her engine. However she was the premier Detroit boat at the time as Miss Pepsi had yet to come out of retirement. The George Simon entry apparently confirmed her status by winning the Silver Cup. Thus Miss U. II figured to be a top contender if the Gold Cup water turned out to be smooth and a minor threat if the river came up rough.

Unfortunately the water was rough and U. II was in the middle of the pack while running.