The Vintage Race Boats
are returning ???!!!
Welcome to the "official" APBA Vintage Page for the:
Madison Regatta - 2004
Bob Snelling Vintage Memorial Event
Last update:
04/29/2005
Grand Prix Hydroplane - River Rat
Owner/driver/mechanic - Billy Cousins
Special Vintage Race Boat Program
The past will come alive this summer when the Vintage race boats of bygone eras return to Madison to participate in the Bob Snelling Vintage Memorial Event. The vintage boats will participate in the Friday night parade, will be on display all weekend, and will run demonstration laps on the historic Madison race course. In addition to seeing and hearing these unique and beautiful boats run on the race course, spectators are invited to take a guided pit tour to view them close-up in the Vintage pit area.
Vintage Press Releases from Joe Johnson
Vintage Hydros - selected/invited to Madison - 2004
Many of these boats have their own Webpage - click on the boat name to load.
Many are also profiled on Phil Spruit's - Vintage Hydroplane Directory.
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Boat Name |
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River Rat | Bill Cousins | Grand Prix Hydro |
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Chrysler Queen | Buddy Byers | 7-Litre Hydro |
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Bill Fisk |
Grand Prix Hydro |
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Dinomytes | Gordon Jayne | Grand Prix Hydro |
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Streaker | Danny Lyles | 7-Litre Hydro |
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Heavy Duty | Bill Winn | 7-Litre Hydro |
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Hot Pepper |
Al Craig | 7 Litre Hydro |
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Miss Canadiana | Marv Heart | Grand Prix Hydro |
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Tennessean | Joe Marshall | 7 Litre Hydro |
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Agitator | Alan Radue | 280 Hydro |
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Vagabond | Steve Lindo | 280 Hydro |
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Miss Bonnie | Gary Cotter | 280 Hydro |
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Happy Buddha | Ron Taylor | 280 Hydro |
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Country Stoves | Doug Woodward | 280 Hydro |
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Don't Tell Mom | Steve Drucker | 280 Hydro |
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Lady Payne | Tom Bertolini | 266 Hydro |
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F-333 Aqua Flyer |
Kevin Klosterman | 266 Class Hydro |
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Tiger | Carl Wilson | 225 Hydro |
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Country Boy | Jacq Bertolini | 225 hydro |
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Close Shave II | Loren Charley | 225 Hydro |
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Y6 South Paw |
Dick Delsener | 850 CC Hydro |
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Gemini | Dick Harris | 2.5 Hydro |
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Avenger | Fred Shearer | 2.5 Hydro |
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Hi-Q | Bob Moore |
135 Hydro |
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T-59 Scraps |
Lisa Bruce | 1 Litre Hydro |
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Swamp Rat | Dave Yeager | Jersey Speed Skiff |
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JS-78 Lowe Blow |
Bruce Lowe | Jersey Speed Skiff |
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Blew-By-U | Robert Francis | Jersey Speed Skiff |
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Bill John |
Gold Cup Fast-Stepper |
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
Click here to download our Vintage Safety Inspection Form
Click here for Madison course layout (Adobe PDF file).
If you do not pass APBA Safety Inspection, you will stay on the trailer.
Safety is the # 1 priority at all APBA Vintage events.
Schedule of Madison Vintage Events - 2004
All final scheduling will be done by the Madison Regatta Race staff.
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Friday July 2nd |
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Saturday July 3rd |
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Sunday July 4th |
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Some related links:
List of Vintage events scheduled for 2004
MapQuest.com - Madison, Indiana maps & drive times - only 16 hours from Wolfeboro, NH ???!!!
Madison Came Running - a local Madison Web site.
Madison, Indiana - the official Madison Web site
Unlimited Hydroplanes - HYDRO-PROP
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 ???!!!
Please use your browser's Back & Forward icons to bounce between these Web sites.
Please send your thoughts, comments, suggestions about this Webpage to:
Bill John
