Our History

We are proud to introduce our history page! Here we will try to educate our visitors into the history of the sport; we will attempt to interview figures from the sport so that we will be as accurate and precise with the stories and legends of the sport.

Legends:

These are some of the boats which made the sport what it is today. These boats have been around since the early years of crackerbox racing, and they are still running and WINNING!

Hot Cinders

Tummy Gummer

P-74

Mr. Magoo

If you would like to learn about the early years of Crackerbox racing, check out this link:

http://www.vintagehydroplanes.com/reg_1963_nationals.html

**Closed Course Speed Record Holders**
**Five Miles in Competition**
Crackerbox Racing Runabout Class
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)
10/08/49	Salton Sea, CA	R. Phillips, Jr.	*Dragon-B-Hind*	Ford/Wickens	60.484
08/06/55	Seattle, WA	Bob Patterson	*Hot Cinders*	Dodge/Patterson	68.002
08/26/61	San Diego, CA	Robert A. Patterson	*80-P Hot Cinders*	Chevrolet/Patterson	72.874
10/25/64	San Diego, CA	LeRoy Penhall	*80-P Hot Cinders*	Chevrolet/Patterson	73.952
10/30/66	San Diego, CA	Phil Shipley	*66-P Mr Magoo*	Chevrolet/Patterson	77.653
10/10/71	San Diego, CA	Danny Mang	*33-P Tummy Gummer*	Chevrolet/Patterson	78.534
07/30/72	Seattle, WA	Carl Thornhill	*24-P Cracker Jack*	Chevrolet/C & D	79.964
05/28/78	Seattle, WA	Marvin A. Benson	*Commotion*	Chevrolet/Benson	82.645

**Straightaway Speed Record Holders**
**One Mile or One Kilometer**
Crackerbox Racing Runabout Class
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)
11/10/49	Salton Sea, CA	Glenn Miller	*Little Stinker*		68.562
11/09/51	Salton Sea, CA	Ed Brown	*Bouncy Barb*	Chevrolet/Wickens	72.054
11/08/54	Salton Sea, CA	Carl Maginn	*Hot Ice*	Dodge/Wickens	75.386
xx/xx/55	Seattle, WA	Carl Maginn	*Hot Ice*	Dodge/Wickens	80+
10/24/55	Salton Sea, CA	Carl Maginn	*Hot Ice*	Dodge/Wickens	83.307
10/23/56	New Martinsville	Paul Pierce	*No Go*	Dodge/Pierce	84.215
11/25/61	Parker, AZ	Donald Preston	*Shagg*	DeSoto/Westhaven	90.191
05/06/67	Parker, AZ	Dick Maxwell	*76-P The Broker*	Ford/Patterson	91.300
11/25/67	Parker, AZ	Fulkerson & Brand (O) Fred Miller (D)	*88-P Orangoutang*	Chevrolet/Patterson	92.114
11/29/68	Parker, AZ	Thomas Patterson	*44-P Sparkler*	Chevrolet/Patterson	95.170
11/23/73	Parker, AZ	Jeff Clune	*Zzap*	Ford/Patterson	99.866
02/19/79	Waterford, CA	Mike Leach (O) Dennis Mayer (D)	*Short Fuse*	Chevrolet/Patterson	101.749

Mile Record
Kilometer Record