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2013 Summer Gala "RACING IS MAGIC" at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue

August 1, 2013 from 5:15pm to 10pm
Come and celebrate Racing is Magic at our Gala August 1st at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.Tickets are $125 per person with a $25 discount if you buy before July 25th.Doors open at 5:30, and the program starts at 7:15.The food will be great, the company is legendary and all of the proceeds go to sharing Racing is Magic with kids by supporting our Victory Education Program and keeping the Hydroplane Museum open and our boats running. Auction items will include a ride in the Miss Wahoo…See More
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2013 Summer Gala "RACING IS MAGIC" at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue

August 1, 2013 from 5:15pm to 10pm
Come and celebrate Racing is Magic at our Gala August 1st at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.Tickets are $125 per person with a $25 discount if you buy before July 25th.Doors open at 5:30, and the program starts at 7:15.The food will be great, the company is legendary and all of the proceeds go to sharing Racing is Magic with kids by supporting our Victory Education Program and keeping the Hydroplane Museum open and our boats running. Auction items will include a ride in the Miss Wahoo…See More
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L. Lauderback might attend Dale Fugier's event
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Lamb Weston Columbia Cup at Columbia River

July 26, 2013 to July 28, 2013
The 2012 Lamb Weston Columbia Cup will mark the 47th time Unlimited Hydroplanes have raced on the Columbia River.  This year’s event, like the inaugural in 1966, will most likely have 12 Unlimiteds in attendance.  But the modern Unlimited Hydroplane has very little in common with those first boats that churned the waters of the Columbia River.  The hydroplanes of 2012 are almost more plane than hydro.  They are thirty foot long, 7,000 pound wings that glide over the water with only the bare…See More
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jim giles joined Ryan Smith's group
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1962-65 Miss Bardahl

1963-64-65 Gold Cup & National Champion1965 World Champion57 Consecutive heats completed (record still stand for a piston powered unlimited)Lap, heat & race records which stood for over a decadeFirst use (along with Miss Exide) of Nitrous OSee More
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jim giles joined Glenn D. Raymond's group
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1958 Miss Bardahl

This group is dedicated to all the former drivers and anybody who likes the first successful Miss Bardahl. Photo of Billy Schumacher driving at Seafair 200 by Jon Osterberg.
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jim giles joined Jere Heiser's group
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1967 Miss Budweiser

John Goodman's Merlin powered Miss Budweiser
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jim giles joined Joshua Hyatt's group
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1975 MISS OH BOY OBERTO!

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jim giles joined Steve Compton's group
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1955 Miss Thriftway

Information on the Vashon Unlimiteds, LLC 1955 MISS THRIFTWAY
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jim giles joined Steve Compton's group
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1977 Atlas Van Lines

Construction updates as the famous "Blue Blaster" is restored to her original racing condition. Updates by Don Mock and Phil Lampman - Photos by Phil LampmanSee More
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Hydro Fever 2013 at Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum

May 25, 2013 from 10am to 4pm
The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum is happy to announce our annual Hydro Fever Open House. Admission is free!Come and tour our gallery featuring such vintage unlimited hydroplanes as Slo-Mo-Shun V, Miss Bardahl, Miss Wahoo, Atlas Van lines, Oh Boy! Oberto, Hurricane IV and Miss Budweiser.Hydro Fever includes a live auction of hydroplane memorabilia at 12 noon, with proceeds benefiting the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum.Casper model hydro races for the kids takes place all day. And a hot lunch…See More
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Summer Reading

Posted by Dale Fugier on May 8, 2013 at 9:00pm 0 Comments

Now that the sun has finally make it's first official visit to Seattle in 2013, our thoughts turn ahead to long, lazy summer days spent at the beach, perhaps at our favorite H1 race sites. And with all that free time, what better to do than to brush on our reading. The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum…

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Obertos long supporters of hydro racing

Posted by Dale Fugier on April 10, 2013 at 10:00pm 0 Comments

By Fred Farley

H1 Unlimited Historian

Between 1975 and 2010, the father-and-son team of Art and Larry Oberto has sponsored a total of 11 Unlimited hydroplanes under the banner of Oh Boy! Oberto.

With the retirement of the Miss Budweiser team in 2004, the Oberto family's Seattle-based meat products business became the oldest active corporate sponsor in Unlimited racing.

As of 2009, the family had eight race victories to its credit. The first two were in 1988 when…

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Dorothy Oberto Remembered

Posted by Dale Fugier on April 7, 2013 at 8:30pm 0 Comments

Art and Dorothy.

Dorothy Oberto passed away peacefully on April 1st, 2013 in Seattle. Throughout life she loved to bring people together and always found creative ways to do it. Whether it was a three day family reunion, weekend Seafair extravaganzas, '50's toga parties, or a simple cup of tea with friends;…

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Happy 93rd Birthday Uncle Bob Burd

Posted by Jim Mesick on April 6, 2013 at 5:07pm 2 Comments

Happy 93rd Birthday Uncle Bob Burd, Authur, Volunteer & Friend of the Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum.

 

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Photo of Lou Fageol

I'm writing about a fascinating car that powerboat champion Lou Fageol built and enjoyed, and it would be great to be able to include a photo of him in the published story.  The car is a 1933…Continue

Started by Christopher Cummings in General May 9.

Steve Reynolds should be in the Hydroplane Hall of Fame 3 Replies

I have been a hydroplane fan since the early 60's and have participated in hydroplane racing since 1984 so I am a huge fan of hydro history. As a Seattle native, I have been studying up on boats and…Continue

Started by John Woodward in General. Last reply by Dale Fugier Apr 30.

Testing

Any unlimiteds testing this spring?Continue

Started by Mark Douty in General Apr 30.

Looking for a pair of these for the Blue Blaster Restoration 3 Replies

Among the many obsolete or hard to find parts we need to complete the restoration of the 1977 Atlas van Lines hydroplane are a NOS or near perfect pair of access hatches made by PHYI in Wilmington CA…Continue

Started by Phil Lampman in Restorations. Last reply by Randall E. Roe Apr 25.

 
 
 

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