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SUMMARY:Pay N' Pak Announcement
DESCRIPTION:YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US AS ONE OF SEATTLE’S BIGGEST S
 PORTS STARS FINDS A PERMANENT HOME!\r\nBefore the SEAHAWKS, SOUNDERS o
 r MARINERS, the Seattle sports scene was dominated by Unlimited Hydrop
 lane Racing. One of the region’s most successful hydroplanes was Dav
 e Heerensperger’s 1973 PAY N PAK. This revolutionary boat was nickna
 med “The Winged Wonder” because it was the first boat to use a hor
 izontal stabilizer. The PAK set over a dozen World Records and won 16 
 races in 3 years while bringing home to Seattle 3 straight National Ch
 ampionships. From 1973 to 1975, The PAK was one of the best known and 
 well loved sports stars in the Northwest. In 1976 Dave Heerensperger r
 etired from Unlimited Hydroplane Racing and sold the PAK to Bill Munce
 y, who ran it for one more year – winning 5 additional races and ano
 ther National Championship. The boat was eventually retired and passed
  through several hands before being bought and restored by local colle
 ctor Dr. Kenneth Muscatel. Dave Heerensperger passed away in 2018, and
  it looked like the Heerensperger family’s connection to the sport w
 as over. This year, Dave’s son Joe Heerensperger and daughter Julie 
 Heerensperger Warren have teamed up with Dr. Muscatel to gift “The W
 inged Wonder” PAY N PAK to the Kent-based Hydroplane & Raceboat Muse
 um. The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum is a 501-c3 not for profit whose 
 mission is to “promote lifelong learning while honoring, celebrating
  and preserving the history of Hydroplane Racing”.\r\nYOU ARE INVITE
 D TO ATTEND THE “HANDOVER CEREMONY” THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE HY
 DROPLANE & RACEBOAT MUSEUM 5917 SOUTH 196TH STREET - KENT, WASHINGTON 
 SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH  3 - 5 PM\r\nHONORED GUESTS INCLUDE JOE HEERENSPER
 GER, JULIE HEERENSPERGER WARREN, MARY HENLEY (WIDOW OF DRIVER  GEORGE 
 HENLEY – IN ’74 AND ’75 THE PAK WAS DRIVEN BY “SMILING GEORGE 
 HENLEY”), DR. KENNETH MUSCATEL AND  HYDROPLANE MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRE
 CTOR DAVID WILLIAMS\r\nLIGHT SNACKS AND CHAMPAGNE WILL BE SERVED FOR M
 ORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE HYDROPLANE & RACEBOAT MUSEUM AT 206-764-94
 53 OR EMAIL DDW@THUNDERBOATS.ORG\n\nFor more information visit https:/
 /thunderboats.ning.com/events/pay-n-pak-annoucment
DTSTART:20230304T230000Z
DTEND:20230305T010000Z
CATEGORIES:celebration
LOCATION:HYDROPLANE & RACEBOAT MUSEUM
WEBSITE:http://www.thunderboats.org
URL:http://www.thunderboats.org
CONTACT:12067649453
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