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The Unlimiteds - 2008 in Review
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Competition was the key word to describe ABRA Unlimited hydroplane action in 2008. There was plenty of it. And no one team won a majority of races. W… View »
Baby Bootlegger, The Gold Cup Champion
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian One of the most beautiful race boats of all time, BABY BOOTLEGGER achieved fame as the winner of the APBA Gold Cup in 1924 and 1925 and the Dodge Memo… View »
David "Salt" Walther Remembered
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Former Unlimited hydroplane driver David "Salt" Walther of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on December 27, 2012. He was 65. Walther qualified as an Unlimit… View »
Ed Karelsen Question
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian QUESTION: What is the story behind the classic round-nosed Ed Karelsen hulls? How many of them were there and under which names did they compete? ANS… View »
"Winged Wonder" Question
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian QUESTION: What's the story on the "Winged Wonder" PAY 'n PAK of 1973, one of my all-time favorite boats? - Bruce Lowe ANSWER: The "Winged Wonder" PAY '… View »
Wildroot Charlie Question
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian QUESTION: Fred, do you have any information on the MISS WAYNE and the WILDROOT CHARLIE? They were both Allison-powered and raced in the 1950s. - Duane… View »
What Really Happened That Day in 1971?
Miss Madison feat in Gold Cup is the stuff of legends – and now movies By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian No one who attended the fabulous 1971 APBA Gold Cup Regatta in Madison, Indiana,… View »
Welcome Back, Billy Schumacher!
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian After an absence of three decades, William F. Schumacher III--better known as Billy--has returned to Unlimited hydroplane competition as the new owner… View »
'We'll win the Gold Cup'
So says Bill Muncey, twice victor in the nation's biggest hydro race, and a man who despises the idea of finishing second. By Russ Sackett Reprinted from Sports Illustrated, August 11, 1958. In the y… View »
Warner Gardner Remembered
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian Warner Gardner was Unlimited racing's OTHER "Flying Colonel" (together with Colonel Russ Schleeh, who raced from 1955 to 1963). Colonel Gardner didn't… View »
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