News, events, and anything else related to hydroplane racing. He is most famous for his time spent on the famed university of michigan wolverines fab five along with ray jackson, juwan howard, chris webber, and jalen rose, who reached the 1992 and 1993 ncaa mens division i basketball championship games as freshmen and. Maple valleys jimmy shane wins two preliminary heats at. Detroit over the course of the 2015 h1 unlimited hydroplane season, jimmy shane in the oberto and j michael kelly in the graham trucking have put on a show that few boat racing fans will forget on sunday, the two drivers didnt disappoint the fans along the detroit river shoreline. He recently signed on to be the fulltime driver of the gp777 steeler as it competes in next seasons hydroplane racing league hrl series. All 78 pics are shown as thumbnail photos below, in order of general appeal. Mark weber done a little bit of everything in his career as a boat racing driver and administrator. Jimmy shane spends his working days as an integration engineer in kent. Go3 racing is owned by ed cooper, based in evansville, in. Ben lemay photo album enterprise gp772 rejean blanchette ownerdriver cocagne, new brunswick 1986 miss danash ii gp929 gerald theoret owner bruno brossoit driver deep water special gp247 norm lauterbach owner j. Following sundays tragic death of wellrespected canadian hydroplane driver mathieu daoust of salaberrydevalleyfield, quebec, the hydroplane racing league expressed with great sadness its most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the driver, to whom it will continue to provide support the hydroplane racing community lost a great one in veteran driver mathieu daoust on sunday. King first stepped into an unlimited in 1994, driving the miss exide ii, and earned the sports rookie of the year honors. Hydroplane champ and rocket engineer jimmy shane gets.
Owned by gold cup winning owner ed cooper and driven. Realtrac next year, but driver andrew tate has provided a hint. Miss homestreet driver jimmy shane stays hot, qualifies. Date event location winner second place third place. The wait is over the steeler gp777 team has made their choice and will go with andrew tate who will be in the driver s seat of the 2019 championship boat next season in the hydroplane racing league. Hydroplane racing columbia cup lineup will feature 10 boats u6 miss homestreet bank leads the points series after 2 races. Veteran michigan powerboat driver jimmy king is in a race against time to. Pistonpowered hydro made history in 1989 columbia cup. Unlimited driver jimmy king, right, of the u3 chrysler jeep superstores, talks with chris martus, left, of china twp. Tate, whose father, mark, drove unlimited hydroplanes, said he called. Boat races wow crowds on mission bay the san diego union. List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing wikipedia. Jimmy hal king born august 9, 1973 is an american retired professional basketball player. Jeff richards hydrophobia gp115 paul smith lauterbach special gp200 tom death mlb special gp4 james monahan priority one gp70 pat oconnor silver falcon gp jimmy king thundercraft gp51 pierre lavigne bellemare racing gp50 j.
Jimmy king is the driver of this hydroplane, and its engine is unique because it is the only hydroplane using a piston powered boat powered by a dual turbocharged allison v12 this weekend. He is one of many distinguished powerboat racers from the detroit area to be inducted into the unlimited hydroplane hall of fame. Seafair notebook driver survives blowover just fine. Jon osterberg remembers the first time he saw a hydroplane, more than 50 years ago. The columbia river towns of kennewick, pasco, and richland first climbed on the unlimited bandwagon in 1966 with the first annual tri. Graham trucking hydro wins seafair after penalty strips. Gold cupwhich was won by band leader guy lombardo, driving tempo vi. In a story announcing his signing, tate says, i will drive wherever hrl goes, it will be my priority. Detroit it was 38 years ago that a young boat driver named billy schumacher won the gold cup unlimited hydroplane race on the detroit river. How love for a girl and fast boats led hydroplane champ jimmy shane to build rockets at blue origin. Jimmy shane, driver of the miss homestreet race boat, and j. It is the only piston powered boat in the fleet, powered by a dual turbocharged allison v12.
Hydroplane flips and ejects driver in spectacular crash on. By fred farley unlimited hydroplane historian unlimited hydroplane racing has lost another of its alltime greats. Seattle the driver of graham trucking presents beacon plumbing was declared the winner of seafairs homestreet bank cup on sunday after a latecalled penalty forced another driver to be. 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. Shane balances job at kents blue origin, hydroplane racing seafair cup. Chevy detroit hydrofest miss madison unlimited hydroplane.
U3 go3 racings driver jimmy king stands on his hydro after finishing a heat during water follies at columbia park in kennewick. Andrew tate wins gold cup and unlimited hydroplane. The u3 griggs presents miss ace hardware and driver jimmy king at 148. There are several classifications of these race boats. Francois lesperance photo album vintage hydroplanes. Driven by jimmy king, who has been driving unlimiteds since 1994. Shane holds off kelly to win hydrofest jimmy shane holds off j. Steve david moves quickly, shakes things up to save. The talented driver from walled lake, michigan, succeeds jimmy king, who won his fourth career grand prix. Hydroplane racing is an exciting water sport that draws fans across the united states and across the globe. Another hydroplane page for images, owensboro, ky 2020. Andrew tate new driver of the gp777 hydroplane racing. Jimmy shane took a little time off from building spaceships to bask in the glory surrounding his other claim to fame, as americas champion hydroplane driver. Pistonpowered hydro made history in 1989 columbia cup race tri.
Were excited to present this collection of photos loaned to us by fearless freddie. Andrew tate prepares to race during the h1 unlimited hydroplane. Tricities columbia cup miss madison unlimited hydroplane. A member of the international drag racing hall of fame, and an all around awesome guy, jimmy kings impact wasnt just felt in the new. He went on to drive the miss wellness plan, miss elam plus and.
We refer to jimmy king, a bricklayers local 1 member and owner of king. Jimmy king in his u3 go3 racing unlimited hydroplane boat. H1 unlimited is an american unlimited hydroplane racing league that is sanctioned by the. Bobby king is a third generation hydroplane driver, following his father and grandfather, racing is really in his blood. The fastest ive ever gone in a car, period, was 140 m. George henley remembered hydroplane and raceboat museum. Driver jimmy king in the h1 unlimited thunderboat class at the bayfair race in mission bay. After hearing that unlimited hydroplane driver jimmy king hits over 200 m. With j michael kelly jumping the gun in the u12 graham trucking, heat 3b was jimmy kings to win. George henley, one of the top drivers of the 1970s, passed away on december 14, 2009, following a recent heart attack. Hydroplane racing columbia cup lineup will feature 10. Tate is the first rookie to win the seafair race since jim ranger turned the trick with my gypsy in 1966.
George pohly jimmy shane drives the u1 miss homestreet on the detroit river in 2017. But a michigan driver racing this weekend is going to bring the noise, and he loves it. Miss homestreet and driver jimmy shane were the top qualifying h1 unlimited hydroplane qualifier at the hapo columbia cup hydro races on the columbia river. I just want to stand there and watch the thing and hope that everything goes okay. Jimmy king of wales drives the u3 unlimited hydroplane, a pistonpowered boat. Kennewick maple valleys jimmy shane, driver of the u6 miss homestreet, won two preliminary heats saturday at the hapo columbia cup unlimited hydroplane races on the columbia river on. The go3 racing team is the worlds fastest piston powered hydroplane. King gar had entered fifteen gold cup heats during those pinnacle years. Tate had to fend off the u3 griggs presents miss ace hardware and her driver, jimmy king from memphis, mich. The sport bade a sad farewell to u10 owner kim gregory who passed away in 2008. Unfortunately, his allisonpowered u3 griggs ace hardware developed engine problems on the last turn, and went dead with the finish line in sight. Kuow heres why old seattle is obsessed with hydroplanes. On sunday, beaming boat owner schumacher watched driver jean theoret pilot the miss beacon plumbing to victory in the 2006 chrysler jeep gold cup, becoming the third nonamerican to win. Local gold cup racer jimmy kings boat is stranded in wyoming.
Rather than preening and waving to the crowd, driver jimmy king belted out a lap of 4. U3 go3 racings driver jimmy king stands on his hydro after finishing. New england based drag racing legend jimmy king has died. The hard luck team of the year had to be ed coopers master tire u3, the only nonturbine entry in the fleet. Sinking hydroplane racing seeks to restore roar detroit news. Jimmy king, 56, of wales, drives go3 racing, the only. How love for a girl and fast boats led hydroplane champ. Miss homestreet and driver jimmy shane were the top qualifying h1. Bricklayer king has unlimited potential michigan building trades. Andrew tate, jimmy shane lead unlimited hydroplane fleet.
Shane balances job at kents blue origin, hydroplane. Veteran michigan powerboat driver jimmy king is in a race against time to compete next weekend in detroit. The driver of a hydroplane miraculously walked away unscathed after his boat caught air, flipped over backward and ejected him in a spectacular crash during a. Veteran pilot jimmy king joined ed coopers go3 racing team in 2005 after successful run in the unlimited and grand prix ranks. Sports seafair driver bios seattle times newspaper. Jimmy king, driver of u3 miss dijulio, failed to finish the final, as did jean theoret aboard u16 oh boy. Local gold cup racer jimmy king s boat is stranded in wyoming. Williams is a longtime fan who is the director of the hydroplane and raceboat.
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