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By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian AUSSIE ENDEAVOUR (U-15) Sponsored by Outback Steakhouse, AUSSIE ENDEAVOUR attended the 1996 Tri-Cities and Seattle races with Ron Burton as owner and D… View »
By Joanne A. Fishman Reprinted from The New York Times, June 6, 1982. The conditions were perfect. The lagoon was as smooth as a sheet of glass and there wasn't a whisper of wind. In the third heat o… View »
By Joanne A. Fishman Reprinted from The New York Times, October 25, 1981 ''Dangerous? This is defined as one of the cruel sports. We figure anything less than death is a minor accident.'' So said Bil… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The seventh and final stop on the 2005 Unlimited hydroplane series tour marked the third triumph of the current campaign for MISS E-LAM PLUS owner Eric… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian HEAT 1-A (1) U-1 - 148.588 (2) U-8 - 148.130 (3) U-6 - 138.116 (DNS) U-25 - XXX A ragged start with U-6 first across on the outside. U-1 exited the fir… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The fifth stop on the 2004 Unlimited hydroplane series tour marked another triumph for MISS BUDWEISER owner Joe Little, driver Dave Villwock, and crew… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The fourth stop on the Budweiser Unlimited Hydroplane Series Tour, presented by BOAT SHOPPER MAGAZINE, saw the first repeat victory of 2003. MISS BUDWE… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian A lot of things come to mind when I think of the 1992 season. On a personal level, heading into the 1992 campaign, I had recently lost my mother. Going… View »
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian The longest string of consecutive race wins in Unlimited history has ended. Chip Hanauer, who won seven straight Gold Cup contests from 1982 through 19… View »
By Steve Garey Rarely does anyone see Bernie Little smoking at a boat race these days. The once chain-smoking owner of Miss Budweiser gave up the habit a few years back, both for health reasons and t… View »