Vintage Unlimited Hydroplane Racing

The Miss Thriftway (Replica) and Oh Boy! Oberto (1961) vintage unlimited hydroplanes racing. These big boats are powered by Allison V12 1710 cubic inch World War II era aircraft engines. Tastin 'n' Racin June 7, 2009, Lake Sammamish, Washington. Fun Fact: This Miss Thriftway boat was recently built as the Miss Madison and used for filming of the movie Madison.

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• Hydroplanes
• Vintage hydroplanes
• Unlimited
• Lake Sammamish
• Issaquah
• Seattle

[redson15th]

Takes me back...4th if July weekends on The Ohio! Nothing like it!

[HJMC3345]

Big problem in the day was connecting those big Merlins to an iddy bitty prop. Getting those gear boxes to live was a problem until ING RAMBERG and DON McVITTIE introduced hardened and ground AGMA class 14+ gears from the Gear Works Seattle to the mix. Not an easy proble until they got the gear mods right.

[df446]

I'm probably in the Thriftway on one of those runs. My dad's the driver. I went for a ride that day . . . .

[MoHawkStunts]

I miss the Lake Washington races.

[tonyzackery]

I hav very fond memories of these boats. Hailing from Seattle, WA the boat races were a summer time ritual for me and my friends in my neighborhood - Rainier Valley.

[ClassicRocknRolla3]

@72Z15SS "Than" that

[EAKkidd]

man i wanna drive on of these so bad!!!

[Piteoj]

Reminds me of my youth building the wooden Dumas Miss Thriftway model!

Fantastic sights and sounds.

Jim P Detroit, Mi Hydrojimmy1

[72Z15SS]

@72Z15SS Actually it was in the 70's that I remember going to the races but they date back way earlier then that.

[72Z15SS]

These were my favorite when I was a kid. There was a local regatta at a place called Port Indian ( A riverside community ) in Northeast Pennsylvania about 20 miles west of Philadelphia back in the 70's. The rooster tails looked like they were a mile long, and the sound was awesome!!!