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I have an autographed picture from Bill Muncie with miss Alied van lines

Less boat than plane 😮

I'm glad it wasn't called Ms. Bud lite

I was at that race 🏁 when he died. I was the last person to get his autograph before he jump into the Miss Budweiser

I sure miss those days when the Miss Budweiser race that boat and the sound it made when it was out racing. I went to the Tri City from 1980 to 2000. I was there when the Miss Budweiser blew over and killed the driver. I was the last person to get his autograph before he jump into the Miss Budweiser. It was a sad day for me.

Wow keren

Bill O'Mara sure is confusing to listen to.

In this video Miss Thriftway wins Heat 2-B. Tempo Vii wins Heat 3 and the race. Gale V was 2nd.

I can remember these machines on Lake Guntersville in North Alabama. Impressive

This is an absolutely wonderful archive of history. The camera footage is amazing considering the year. The crash with Muncey was about as wild as they come. The fact that one of the drivers was a milkman is amazing!!

Driver: Chippie Flippy

It was ridiculous that the field let Hanauer and Kropfeld have lanes one and two.

Just got a SF Pelican that I am restoring this winter. Would be nice join other Pelican owner on day trip or cruises, so would appreciate finding out more about the two clubs you mentioned. I am not into racing but do enjoy a nice camp cruise. I am down south in Vancouver Wa, hope to hear from you.

Open cockpits, a thing of death. Bravery beyond comprehension in today's world.

Kolanus zum Waschen

Saw them race in Detroit Quebec Ontario great days Atlas Van lines .You were the best baby!!!!🇨🇦🏅🥳👍👍😊

Saw these boys racing in the 70s-80s great stuff .Always saw them at the Toronto sportsman's Show before turbines.....thunderbolts!!!!

They would never allow us that close now :-( I was at this race as a 13-year old.

I was in the pits at Lake Wa that year... 13 years old and in heaven

I wish they did this for Miss Budweiser

rare footage of The Loaner

Takes serious testicle to drive that thing!

Boy, they're butchering the names. Jim Kropfield? Tim Hendrick?

What kind of fishing boat is that ???

5:25 "There are three types of hydros... Conventional and cab-over..." There are two types of people. Those who can count...

I sure miss those days when they race the piston power boats and my favorite boat was the Miss Budweiser then the Squire Shop and the Alats Van Lines

So, what does insanity look like on the water.......

Do these boats still race today ?

I was there in July and had a great time seeing the old boats I remember growing up with.

No sear belts, no roll cage, open cockpit in those days. Those guys were nuts.

My Dad worked for Champion in tbose days (I was 3) and he got pit passes for the hydros and had tons of 8mm film (no sound 🤷)

TV!

Back before Bud went geay

0:30 What an awesome start to a race. Muncey nailed that one!!!!!

What’s the point of all this….why not have a world wide competition on under water basket weaving while holding your breath…???

got to love 8mm film!

That's sick,love to see that someday in my life and where is this boat race at.

This was the boat that would later become the Miss Budweiser after Jim Lucero designed "The Winged Wonder"

In the late 70's thru the early 80's the speed far outpaced the safety. It seems foolish now to separate the driver from the boat

My Dad worked for Champion in the 60s so he got pit passes for the hydros on the Detroit River so i got to see those races as a little kid. Pretty cool.

Drove those things in those days in an open cockpit. Those guys were fearless and crazy.

One of those boats is sitting on a trailer in Bradenton Fla off 9th st. Probably see it on goggle earth just follow the road over the green bridge heading south passed pirate stadium

My dad used to take us to watch miss Budweiser and miss kisw at seafare in Seattle when I was a kid in the early 80s. This brings back great memories.

When BUD was a man's beer. Now, it's no to all Budweiser products 🖕

Damn those were the days

The cameraman should be fired. When they took the cover off of the engine, instead of showing a view of the engine, he shows them placing the cover on the ground, and then a picture of the word Budweiser. What a pity.

I used to pass by Bernie Little Distributers every day on my way to school in Lakeland Florida back in the late 70s, and every once in a while, Miss Bud would be sitting outside, amazing! I believe they used to run on Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland also.

I love the new speed but the sound of the old boats can't be matched.

Very good video. Thank you for sharing.

Leif Borgesen probably never forgot that, that was an absolutely wicked crash.