Muncey declared that this, the third iteration of the Thriftway boats, was the best boat he had ever raced in. It was indeed the very apogee of the three-point design, as executed by the great Ted! The boat used the rolls-Merlin engine, and also used nitrous oxide when needed. Muncey was the most skilled of drivers, and by 1962, stood tall in the sport-despite his short stature! The sound of that Rolls-Merlin at full chat, was the very pinnacle of what those older piston engines could sound like...Thunderboats, indeed!!!
I was 6years old then. I think that I see this image now I became 68years old that longed for culture and power of the United State was very much still after all longed for country. from japan.
When boat racing was really an event, not just a spert!! These days, you go get a hotdog, it's over!! Would like to see a heat of 10 laps again, maybe we could have time to blink!!!
Notice those cloudy skies? Even in summer, you never knew if it just might rain!..But actually, 1962 was a very unstable year for weather in Seattle. The worst of it, was that incredible Columbus Day Storm of 12 October!...I lived through it, and was initially caught up in it, while trying to deliver newspapers on my route, in the Green Lake area...The wind picked up quickly, from 10mph, to a sustained 60mph, with gusts into the 80s in Seattle, and even more in other areas of Western Washington. Truly unforgettable!...I am now 77, and will take memories of that monster storm to my grave. We have had a few fairly large storms since--but nothing as powerful, or long-lasting as that event. Accoring to meteorologists, Puget Sound only gets hit like that, maybe once every 200 years!
Those 10 lap heats were really boring, and it was so hard on those boats. But I never quite understood as to why the course was shortened from 3+ miles long, to just 2 and a half.
Why did Mr. Belcher wait so long, to ID the driver of Seattle too?...He waited until Sartz was in the rescue basket to say it was "probably him"...DUH! I remember watching this race on TV...Sartz had a broken leg and maybe an arm...but he did recover. Commentary back then was pretty lame! Even the famous/infamous KING TV announcer, previous to Belcher, fluffed it pretty badly, when Muncey crashed into that Coast guard boat in 1958. Bill O'Mara was known to "tip a few", and I think he was suffering from that.
Muncey declared that this, the third iteration of the Thriftway boats, was the best boat he had ever raced in. It was indeed the very apogee of the three-point design, as executed by the great Ted! The boat used the rolls-Merlin engine, and also used nitrous oxide when needed. Muncey was the most skilled of drivers, and by 1962, stood tall in the sport-despite his short stature! The sound of that Rolls-Merlin at full chat, was the very pinnacle of what those older piston engines could sound like...Thunderboats, indeed!!!
Real racing, 400 mph PLUS was in Reno at the Reno Air Races!!
spent many years watching from the log boom.....i do recall this year of races....miss the thunderboats..
I lived there then. Biggest event of the entire year in Seattle. What fun!
A world lost to history. Thanks for everyone who helps preserve the memory.
I am from Detroit, but was too young to go the the races back then, but I remember watching all these boats on TV
I was 6years old then. I think that I see this image now I became 68years
old that longed for culture and power of the United State was very much still
after all longed for country. from japan.
Love it back then, when the props made more noise than the engine.
When boat racing was really an event, not just a spert!! These days, you go get a hotdog, it's over!!
Would like to see a heat of 10 laps again, maybe we could have time to blink!!!
Notice those cloudy skies? Even in summer, you never knew if it just might rain!..But actually, 1962 was a very unstable year for weather in Seattle. The worst of it, was that incredible Columbus Day Storm of 12 October!...I lived through it, and was initially caught up in it, while trying to deliver newspapers on my route, in the Green Lake area...The wind picked up quickly, from 10mph, to a sustained 60mph, with gusts into the 80s in Seattle, and even more in other areas of Western Washington. Truly unforgettable!...I am now 77, and will take memories of that monster storm to my grave. We have had a few fairly large storms since--but nothing as powerful, or long-lasting as that event. Accoring to meteorologists, Puget Sound only gets hit like that, maybe once every 200 years!
This video was about hydroplane racing. What's with all the "weather history??" Good gawd!!
Thanks. Love the sound, and was that a submarine at the north end of the log boom?
Is that Ivar Haglund announcing at the end?
Those 10 lap heats were really boring, and it was so hard on those boats. But I never quite understood as to why the course was shortened from 3+ miles long, to just 2 and a half.
Thank God he livied! What a crash ☠
Why did Mr. Belcher wait so long, to ID the driver of Seattle too?...He waited until Sartz was in the rescue basket to say it was "probably him"...DUH! I remember watching this race on TV...Sartz had a broken leg and maybe an arm...but he did recover. Commentary back then was pretty lame! Even the famous/infamous KING TV announcer, previous to Belcher, fluffed it pretty badly, when Muncey crashed into that Coast guard boat in 1958. Bill O'Mara was known to "tip a few", and I think he was suffering from that.
I love looking at all those trees
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