Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum
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In case you were unable to attend Dixon Smith's Racing Development of the Merlin from the 1950's thru the 1990's lecture held at the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum last Saturday evening, you watch a video recording of the event by visiting our Ustream channel (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/thunderboats), or by just clicking the "UStream" button on the far left side of our web site.
Added by Hydroplane Museum on May 23, 2012 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment
A brief overview of the Rolls-Royce Merlin in Unlimited racing.
By Fred Farley - Unlimited Hydroplane Historian
The first boat to show up at a race with a Merlin was the MISS WINDSOR, a home-built (by Lorne Armstrong) step hydroplane that attended the 1946 Gold Cup at Detroit but failed to start. MISS WINDSOR only started in one heat of competition. This was at the 1948 Maple Leaf Trophy in Windsor, Ontario, where it failed to finish.…
ContinueAdded by Hydroplane Museum on May 16, 2012 at 8:44pm — 1 Comment
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