I was there in San diego for the flips it was intense to say the least... I've been going to Thunderboat races since I was little early 70's

i was a rescue diver on the Circus Circus on the double blowovwr with the Miss Madison. The Circus Circus was broken pretty much in half and was being held together by the deck friberglass. Other than being stunded and a couple bruses by what happened the driver was ok.

Use to work on the Miss U.S U-2 the Simon family 😎

R.I.P DAD (DOUG BROW)

that was too bad that the Squire had mechanical issues and Mickey could not hold on to win. I loved the Squire Shop team.

That tide boat had an awesome paint scheme

19:14 Mike Hansen, love ya, buddy. But you werent in Pasco last week, you were in Kennewick. You never raced in Pasco. No one has ever raced in Pasco.

Typical lousy, innacurate commentary by the TV crew. Not even getting walters identified!

Spectacular boats with a long history. If you remember Gar Wood in the 1930's, bandleader Guy Lombardo and his boat Tempo, Bill Muncey and Chip Hanauer...these are the legendary drivers of the past in the most beautiful form of motorsport...the Unlimited Hydroplanes!

It was too bad that Smokin Joe's could not hold on and win the High Points. That championship would never come to Steve Woomer.

Amazing deck to deck racing. RIP Bernie Little and wow Mark Tate, your son Andrew is filling in nicely and races as hard as you.

I miss Evansville. Uniquely shaped course with a tri-oval type of front stretch.

I was there

Love watching Mark floating on the LLumar cheering his brother Mitch on as he roars by.

Thanks for posting these old races! So many memories, hope H1 can one day return to glory with a full schedule and full pits!

I love listening to Bernie Little. He may have been known to be a demanding boss, but he was a cool dude!

Love u 🎉elena

Bernie little didn't start in unlimited hydroplanes till 63

I was there!!

I was there :)

Really miss Steve Woomer and his team.... RIP my friend. Too bad your boys at Competition Specialties didn't carry on in your honor. There is a part of me that is ticked that they didn't- it's about a legacy.

💋💋💋💋👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I'm guessing this was syndicated, but they're using the 1988 to early 1990 ESPN graphics.

Thank you.. now waiting to see 1997 next... Heck, im ready to continue on to the all the next season... 1st race to the last race...

It’s all about getting the skid fin set up correctly.

I was once told when these boats crash, that the drivers whole cockpit detaches like a pod to help save the driver. Was any of that true? Cause these videos dont seem to catch no pods flying away from the rest of the boats.

Love Chip, but despise Bud!!! Way to go, Steve!!!!!!!!

This Buds for you Bernie 🇺🇸

NUTS" WOW!

Just an amazing job of nailing the start. Now if Ed can work with todays rules and race hard to win..we can all be happy

why no more madison races after 2004

Chip Hanauer's last race was in 1999. It's 2023 now, so Chip has been retired from racing for 24 years. My how time flies when you are having fun! 🥳

Glad John survived but are you sure this footage wasn't from 1922 instead of 1982? My goodness.

I never knew that Steve Evans covered hydroplane racing.

You can't expect to survive when you flip the boat and you have no canopy your neck is going to be broken and you're going to die instantly the old F1 cars the drivers were totally exposed look what happened to Ayrton Senna.

I remember this! I was a Atas Van Lines fan! I was cheering for her just then! 😜💯

I miss the Winston Eagle like crazy, it was so bright and beautiful on the blue waters of Lake Washington

RIP Jack Schafer Jr.

What a crap course

I noticed KIRO using the mid to late 1980s CBS chyron and graphics for this race.

He is Legend!! Second to know one!

Agreed. He was the best driver and then they put him in the best boat. My favorite days was him driving Circus Circus. Him and Bud had the best battles.

I talked to Chip at the Columbia cup he is down to earth a and a great guy!

Great driver a gentleman

The rudder stuck...

Who the hell is Jerry Ham?

Uncut

Third from right took a very sharp veer to his left creating the bottleneck. More complex than that but that's my interpretation of the start of that chain of events. Those guys sure raced dirty and deadly. Glad he climbed out.

Way to go Mike 😁🤣

Great stuff! Unlimited Hydroplanes are the most beautiful form of motor sport. Big, powerful hulls racing on an ever-changing course, throwing a huge roostertail of water at 200 miles per hour. And a glorious history of famous boats, owners and drivers...people like Gar Wood, Bill Muncey and Chip Hanauer. Nothing like it!