Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum
We're racing through history!
Time: September 14, 2018 to September 16, 2018
Location: Mission Bay
City/Town: San Diego, CA
Website or Map: http://www.sandiegobayfair.or…
Event Type: race
Organized By: H1 Unlimited
Latest Activity: Jul 16, 2018
In existence since 1964, the San Diego Bayfair will offer a variety of activities on and off the water. For three days, H1 Unlimited hydroplanes race on the wind protected waters of Mission Bay on a 2-1/2 mile race course which is one of the sport’s two super speedways.
The beautiful white sandy beaches offer fans a one of a kind environment to watch an H1 Unlimited hydroplane race. In addition to admission to activities and pit row on Fiesta Island. Bayfair offers overnight R/V spaces in Mission Bay Park and the only time of year for beach camping on East Vacation Island, all overlooking the azure blue race course.
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My old man raced outboard “D” class hydro's. He had a backer who was afflicted with Polio but Dad drove the boats. Fully modified Kiekhaefer (Mercury) blocks. Bob Jerome coundn't ,drive them but he could sure as hell polish ports and tune the shit out of them. Dad hit a wake and tried flying with pour results and from the dint in that skull hugger helmet it would of killed him for sure. There weren't any Full Face helmets then. A half metal, half leather helmet adopted from stock car racing. They raced at Kings Ferry in Savannah, Ga. mostly which was brackish water. They put on a race at St. Mary's in Salt water one time and had huge ignition problems with stuff grounding out and misfiring I guess due to the salt waters conductivity. I remember Dad's main competitor mounting an ice tray in front of the carb intakes because the Old man's rooster tail would drown him out. Those were great days for an 8 year old kid who's Dad mostly won or tried to kill himself trying.
Walt Arnsdorff
Son of “Cotton” Arnsdorff
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