Miss spokane, here on lake coeur dalene, was a hardluck competitor. Gregory also fields the u10 hydroplane for driver mark weber. Lv hydro driver killed in crash las vegas sun newspaper. The helmet has a valve on it that allows the driver to breath the natural air in the cockpit. Hydroplane racing league gp series 395 victoria street salaberrydevalleyfield quebec j6t 1b7 p 450 3716144 ext. In addition, it gets the boat on plane in less than half the time it normally takes. Mitch a former unlimited driver bought the boat from porter. He was the wing commander at the time so they all worked for dallas. Evcc athletic hall of fame celebration is june 7 buy your. Off on the road to chelan captain dallas sartz left wholl drive miss spokane in the apple cup race on sunday, lines up with big hydroplanes crew yesterday before departure. We also provide tools to help businesses grow, network and hire. Seafair hydros blast from the past puget sound business. Unlimited newsjournal interview by craig fjarlie skip. This 1973 pay n pak is the same team as the 1968 miss eagle electric boat.
Miss payn save gave a subpar performance since driver chuck hickling hurt his leg while driving heat 1a. He and alexieve drove the boat in its initial testing runs on idahos. At right is the new u25 miss spokane at hayden lake may 10th prior to the rollover. Interestingly driver bill muncey was met at the seattle airport by a big crowd. He was drafted by the washington redskins in the fifth round of the 2007 nfl draft. Dallas sartz, former driver of the miss spokane, miss seattle, and miss seattle too unlimiteds. The pride of pay n pak u25 the driver mickey remund. I u2 dnq bob gilliam fascination ii u44 seafair queens trophy. Cantrell find a grave memorial f1 drivers, grave memorials, indy f1 driversgrave. Miss spokane was a ted jonesdesigned hull, a duplicate of joness highly successful miss wahoo and shanty i. Whatever the number, they watched as dallas sartz and miss seattle.
Sterett, who lived in owensboro, had been piloting a hydroplane that belonged to longtime. Hydroplaning is caused by a combination of standing water on the road, car speed, and underinflated or wornout tires. He hired ron jones, teds son, to redesign the sponsons for miss bardahl and change the length of the afterplane among other things. In 1960, manchester was named driver of the communitysponsored miss spokane unlimited hydroplane, which had previously been piloted by the likes of dallas sartz, norm evans, and chuck hickling.
Winner of the 1959 apple cup race, miss payn save is powered by a rolls merlin engine and measures 30 feet in length, and has a 12foot beam. Aug 28, 2017 off on the road to chelan captain dallas sartz left wholl drive miss spokane in the apple cup race on sunday, lines up with big hydroplane s crew yesterday before departure. The growing shadow of professionalism was cast again on the sport of hydroplane. Miss payn save miss seattle too hydroplane history. Nov 09, 2014 classic hydroplane footage from the 1962 gold cup race held on lake washington in seattle featuring the epic crash of the miss seattle too that ended the career of driver dallas sartz. Aug 17, 20 diamond cup queen petty runge gives dallas sartz the winners kiss following the trophy presentation. Kropfelds first contact with competitive power boating occurred in 1961, when he worked as a crew member on a friends limited inboard hydroplane. He played college football at southern california sartz has also been a member of the minnesota vikings.
Capsule training all drivers and riders of inboard boats with restraint capsules are required to successfully complete an apba approved inboard capsule training program. In 1960 at coeur dalene, idaho, evans traded off with dallas sartz in miss seattle too to win the diamond cup on lake coeur dalene. Following is an assortment of free hydroplane plans. With no one willing to give ground, the battle continued well into the first turn, where thriftway too collided with miss thriftway, smashing away half of the thriftways distinctive tail in the process. Other sports driver ready to say goodbye after flip in. It ran as the miss seattle too from 1959 through 1962, when it was destroyed in a crash in seattle with dallas sartz driving. Casual fans of unlimited hydroplane racing in seattle can be excused for not knowing about the predicament the sport is in. When mira slovak took over in heat 2b, the hull ran briefly with the leaders. Aug 07, 2011 in april, the driver of the ul72 foster care, an unlimited lights hydroplane, was in the midst of a test run on the lake when her boat exploded and caught fire. Miss seattle too hydroplane shakedown on lake washington 1961.
You need quick reflexes and a lot of experience to be successful. For those that are competent woodworkers, the successful completion of the construction of a hydroplane can be a. Unlimited newsjournal interview by craig fjarlie skip schott. For rc 18 scale unlimited hydroplane and classic thunderboats resources. Team spokanes humble start stirs memories of hydro fever. Five of the six boats crossed the start line decktodeck, with only dallas sartz and miss spokane trailing the field. Red loomis, driver of miss everett, had a very close call during the. Accutech rc hardware 18th scale hardware newton marine hydroplane plans cmb dealer stu barr email. Norm evans remembered hydroplane and raceboat museum. Sunday, during the unlimited lights final at seafair, her boat cartwheeled and flipped near the end of the first lap. As motorboat racing is a dangerous sport, many individuals including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators have been killed in crashes related to the sport, either in a race, in qualifying, in practice or a private testing session. A brief history of miss spokane hydroplane and raceboat museum.
This 1973 pay n pak is the same team as the 1968 miss eagle electric boat which was owned by david heerensperger. The hydroplane and raceboat museum in kent, washington, is the only national museum dedicated exclusively to unlimited hydroplane racing. Evcc athletic hall of fame celebration is june 7 buy. Second to miss seattle too, in heat 1a, driver rex manchester withdrew her from. He became the first driver of the boat in competition. Ole bardahl, meanwhile, was having his oneyearold green dragon finetuned. Dallas sartz in miss seattle too bounced across a couple of waves, dug the right sponson in hard and turned a part of the boat into matchwood in a spectacular combination.
A brief history of miss spokane hydroplane and raceboat. A geyser of water, thousands of pieces of wood and metal and the boats driver dallas sartz, who can be seen diving toward the water slightly above and to the. An interesting mix, because dallas sartz was the driver and an officer and they were all enlisted men. Sep 07, 2012 miss seattle too hydroplane shakedown on lake washington 1961. It is a popular spectator sport in several countries. Classic hydroplane footage from the 1962 gold cup race held on lake washington in seattle featuring the epic crash of the miss seattle too that ended the career of driver dallas sartz.
List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing wikipedia. It was established in 1949 to recognize those who have driven a power boat 100 mph or better in apba sanctioned regattas on a course approved for records. Mark douty collection one of those recruited was a young dallas sartz, himself a major in the air national guard. See more ideas about hydroplane, hydroplane racing, boat race. So now mark evans, 55, is serving as coowner and driver. Building a hydroplane requires a good knowledge and a lot of experience in woodcraft techniques. Petty runge collection coeur dalene press photo saying that he was unable to drive the race the way he wanted because of the traffic congestion at the start, sartz gave much of the credit for his win to chuck hickling. Hydroplaners hydrofoil design improves stability and performance by eliminating chine walking, proposing, cavitations, and ventilation. We dont have unlimited hydros downunder but a great field of around a dozen gps so a few skins have been painted.
I approach the sport as basically a seatofthepants driver. The 100 mile per hour club is conducted by the gulf oil corporation. Also, legendary driver bill muncey never drove the thriftway too, just the miss thriftway. The story of the miss eagle electric comes to a tragic end with the death of driver warner.
Evans would be at the wheel on saturday and sartz would take over on sunday. The mahogany, light and dark blue boat has hallet or drop type sponsons and was designed and built by les staudacher in 1958 for hydroplanes, inc. I wanted to take a famous old school nz lauderback hydroplane crc latimer lodge of peter knight jrs that has also traveled and competed at valleyfield and coming home second. This was on the same race course where, a year earlier, norm had been pitched out of miss spokane, while leading in the final heat. Ending a threeyear retirement to replace dallas sartz as the stoens driver was munceys old nemesis mira slovak. According to the plan, norm evans and dallas sartz would split the driving duties. Details about 1958 miss spokane hydroplane 8x10 photo washington inland empire racing boat. Mark evans, a native of chelan whose unlimited driving career began in 1979, thought his career was over in 2003 after he suffered serious injuries in a flip.
A geyser of water, thousands of pieces of wood and metal and the boats driver dallas sartz. Diamond cup queen petty runge gives dallas sartz the winners kiss following the trophy presentation. His hydroplane career came to an end on seattles lake washington in 1962 when seattle too became airborne, nosedived into the water and disintegrated. A brief history of miss spokane unlimited hydroplane racing. Racing in seattle, has been driving unlimited hydroplanes for over a dozen years and was the primary stunt driver for the movie madison.
In 20, he qualified as an unlimited driver aboard the u21 go fast turn left racing entry and in 2014 posted his first heat victory in madison, in. The miss payn save debuted in 1958 and ran for two years under that name. That the sport was dangerous can be testified to the number of fine drivers, like dallas sartz, who died in the crash of spokanes eagle electric, rex manchester who once had piloted the miss spokane, and muncey himself died in an accident in mexico. In april, the driver of the ul72 foster care, an unlimited lights hydroplane, was in the midst of a test run on the lake when her boat exploded and caught fire. If your guaranteed delivery item isnt on time, you can 1 return the item, for a refund of the full price and return shipping costs. The puget sound business journal seattle features local business news about seattle. The good news, according to bernstein, is that unlike detroit, hydroplane racing still has a product to sell. Dallas sartz born july 8, 1983 is a former american football linebacker who is currently an. He and alexieve drove the boat in its initial testing runs on idahos hayden lake, and sartz was at the wheel in its debut at the apple cup on washingtons lake chelan in may of 1958 and a month. Drivers are restrained with a 5 point safety harness like those used in other motorsports.
Hydroplane racing isnt at the bottom, bernstein said. She also had a rolls merlin engine and when hot foot norm evans replaced dallas sartz, the boat came alive. With the main threats eliminated, dallas sartz driving miss seattle too was. Hydroplaning hydroplaning means loss of traction and sliding on a film of water. May 02, 2007 3 dallas sartz s grandfather, as many media reports have noted, was a professional hydroplane driver. The dedication ceremony that july day opened with a flyover by jet aircraft from the air national guard unit at geiger field near spokane which at the time was commanded by lt. The move was necessitated by the fact that evans was also in the employ of samual f. Hydroplane racing also known as hydro racing is a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers. Rex manchester remembered hydroplane and raceboat museum. Dallas sartz born july 8, 1983 is a former american football linebacker who is currently an assistant coach for the uc davis football team. One of those recruited was a young dallas sartz, himself a major in the air national guard. Brian wygle copyright protected boat race, hydroplane, photo.
Miss seattle too had changed drivers at least temporarily from dallas sartz to bill. This could result in loss of control and steering ability, as your tires may lose contact with the pavement. When the valve senses water in the cockpit, it switches to allow the driver to breath from the air supply tank. To become fully qualified to race, the new driver must get signatures from four 4 qualified drivers in hisher class and at least one referee heshe has raced under. With the ability to plane faster, for full forward vision, the hydroplaner hydrofoil outboard motor fins improves the. The delivery date is not guaranteed until you have checked out using an instant payment method. And in another hydroplane accident, bob doros, the relief driver for mira slovak. Hydroplaning means loss of traction and sliding on a film of water. Alumni athletic hall of fame 2019 everett community college.
Off on the road to chelan captain dallas sartz left wholl. Warner gardner was killed when the eagle electric crashed 100 yards from the finish line and victory in the diamond cup. If your only exposure to turbinepowered boats that can reach speeds of. Williams, the museums director and author of hydroplane racing in seattle, has been driving unlimited hydroplanes for over a dozen years and was the primary stunt driver for the movie madison.
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