The Vintage Race Boats

are returning to Detroit !!!

Welcome to the official "Vintage Participants" Webpage for the:

Chrysler Jeep Superstores

Detroit APBA Gold Cup

July 15-18th 2004

Last update: 04/29/2005

Special Vintage Race Boat Program

The past will come alive this summer when the Vintage race boats of bygone eras return to Detroit to participate in a special Vintage Race Boat Program. The Vintage boats will be on display all weekend, and will run demonstration laps on the historic Detroit Gold Cup race course.

Vintage Hydros "On The Intent List"

 for the Detroit APBA Gold Cup - 2004

Wow - we have 60 vintage race boats on our list, and many have their own Webpage, just click on the boat name to load. Many are also profiled on

Phil Spruit's - Vintage Hydroplane Directory.

 

Photo

Boat

Owner Class

Y-6

South Paw

Dick Delsener 850 CC Hydro

T-2

Lil Miss Hillwinds

 

Dick Harris 1200 CC Hydro

T-59

Scraps

 

Lisa Bruce 1200 CC Hydro

S-50

TipBack

Bill Mehan

145 CC Hydro

S-94

Hi-Q

Bob Moore

135 CC Hydro

A-711

Gemini

 

Dick Harris 2.5 Litre hydro

A-11

Big Chief

 

William Gmeiner 2.5 Litre hydro

A-30

Avenger

 

Fred Shearer 150 Hydro

E-207

Happy Buddha

Ron Taylor

280 Hydro

E-11

Yellow Streak

Jack Englehardt

280 Hydro

E-11

Miss bonnie

Gary Cotter

280 Hydro

E-173

Agitator

Alan Radue

280 Hydro

E-103

Vagabond

Steve Lindo 

280 Hydro

E-148

Wild Card

Kevin Hart

280 Hydro

E-22

Chuck Wagon

Jon Bartell Jr 280 Hydro

N-72

Tiger

Carl Wilson 225 Hydro

N-8

Country Boy

Tom Bertolini 225 Hydro

N-700

Miss Saphire

Steve Ladino 225 Hydro

N-55

Cobalt

Bill Morsheimer 225 Hydro

F-222

Opechee

Hal LeDuc 266 Hydro

F-333

Aqua Flyer

Kevin Klosterman 266 Hydro

F-155

Zoomerang

Sylvain Demers 266 Hydro

F-77

Barracuda

Tim Settle 266 Hydro

CF-77

Lady Payne

Tom Bertolini 266 Hydro

F-999

Miss Washington DC

Jon Bartell 266 Hydro

H-62

Tool Crib Special

Bill Morsheimer 7 Litre Hydro

J-55

Streaker

Danny Lyles 7 Litre Hydro

Hot Pepper

Al Craig 7 Litre Hydro

H-202

Heavy Duty

Bill Winn 7 Litre Hydro

GP-317

The Irishman

Bill & Judy Fisk

Grand Prix Hydro

GP-222

Canadiana

Marv Hart

Grand Prix Hydro

GP-1001

Dinomytes

Gordon Jayne Grand Prix Hydro

GP242

Dynasty

Robin Demers Grand Prix Hydro

JS-88

StormALong

Rich DeGlopper

Peggy Holstein

Jersey Speed Skiff

JS-25

Hot Ticket

Bill DeGlopper

Brian DeGlopper

Jersey Speed Skiff

JS-97

River Rat

Dave Yeager Jersey Speed Skiff

JS-22

HeartBeat

Paul Nowack

Donna Nowack

Jersey Speed Skiff

JS-78

Lowe Blow

Bruce Lowe Jersey Speed Skiff

JS-712

Miss Align

Bill Mehan Jersey Speed Skiff

JS-7

Blu-By-U

Robert Francis Jersey Speed Skiff

JS-8

Bad Enuf

Fred Rosch Jersey Speed Skiff

JS-81

WhizzBang

Kathy Shuler Jersey Speed Skiff

JS-3

Hops A Lot

Sandy Mcgugan

Jersey Speed

Skiff

G-48

Obsession

Bill John

Gold Cup

Fast-Stepper

G17

Scotty

Mark Howard

Gold Cup

Fast-Stepper

 

J-3

Yar Gar

Chris Johnson

Gold Cup

U-235

Miss Rosie

Tom Costello Gold Cup

G-36

Impshi

Mark Mason Gold Cup

Vogler Boy

Tom Mittler Gold Cup

G-12

Juno

Peter Kreissle Gold Cup
Baby Gar IV Bob Bannister Gold Cup

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G-8

Golden Nugget

Butch Kropfeld Gold Cup

Baby Bootlegger

Tom Mittler Gold Cup

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IMP

Tom Mittler Gold Cup

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Baby Horace

Tom Mittler Gold Cup
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T-119

Miss Diablo

Bob Valachovic

Unlimited

Outboard

U-60

Miss Century 21

Barbara Carper Unlimited Hydro

U-37

Slo-Mo-Shun V

Bruce McCaw Unlimited Hydro

*Safety Inspection Warning*

APBA Vintage Safety Inspections - no exceptions - please come prepared.

  • Safety collar on drive shaft

  • Functional kill switch

  • Helmets - current or vintage

  • Life vests

  • Lifting straps 

  • Drivers/riders must be APBA Vintage members

If you do not pass APBA Vintage Safety Inspection, you will stay on the trailer. Safety is the # 1 priority at all APBA Vintage events.

Click here to download our Vintage Safety Inspection Form (Word Document)

 

 

Some related links:

 

List of Vintage events scheduled for 2004

MapQuest.com - Detroit, Michigan maps & drive times - only 13 hours from Wolfeboro, NH ???!!!

APBA

The Detroit Gold Cup

The Vintage Hydroplanes 

Unlimited Hydroplanes - HYDRO-PROP

Hydroplane & RaceBoat Museum

Hydro-Prop Links - Every Race Boat Link you'll ever need.

Last summer's NH Vintage Race Boat Regatta - the best Vintage event so far ???!!!

 

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