1956 International Cup

Pasquotank River, Elizabeth City, NC, September 30, 1956

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Statistics

30-Sep	3 Mile Course
Pasquotank River	15 Mile Heats
Elizabeth City, N.Carolina	45 Mile Race

 

	No.	Entry	Owner	Comp. Lap	Race
1	U-2	Miss U.S. I	George Simon	—	98.074
2	U-50	Miss Wayne (2)	Bud Saile	—	—
3	H-	International	Jim Fyle	—	—
4	H-	Slo Poke	C.A. Widenhouse	—	—
5	—	Tom Cat V	Tom Carter	—	—

 

	Heat One	Driver	Points	Speed
1	Miss U.S. I	Danny Foster	400	95.07
2	Miss Wayne	Bud Saile	300	68.061
3	International	Jim Fyle	225	68.01
4	Tom Cat V	Tom Carter	DNF	—
5	Slo Poke	C.A. Widenhouse	DNF	—
	Heat Two	Driver	Points	Speed
1	Miss U.S. I	Danny Foster	400	96.463
2	Slo Poke	C.A. Widenhouse	300	67.131
3	International	Jim Fyle	225	63.951
	Heat Three	Driver	Points	Speed
1	Miss U.S. I	Danny Foster	400	103.053
Race average was 98.195 mph.

 

	Recapitulation	Heat 1	Heat 2	Cum	Heat 3	Total
1	Miss U.S. I	400	400	800	400	1200
2	International	225	225	450	DNS	450
3	Miss Wayne	300	DNS	300	DNS	300
4	Slo Poke	DNF	300	300	DNS	300
5	Tom Cat V	DNF	DNS	0	DNS	0

 

There had been quite a bit of damage sustained by the Unlimited fleet due to the rough water at Washington, D.C. thus there was a limited field for Elizabeth City.

After Washington, D.C. the High Point race had Shanty I in the lead with 1250 points, Hawaii Kai III second with 1052 points and Miss U.S. II third with 925 points. In effect the National High Point Championship was up for grabs with three races to go at Elizabeth City, Madison and Las Vegas.

Hawaii Kai III had been retired by her owner Edgar Kaiser and it was touch and go that she made the final race of the year although Kaiser purchased quite a number of Rolls Merlin engines from Stan Sayres. Miss U.S. II had been damaged quite extensively at Washington and although in the pits for the Madison Regatta the next weekend could not make a start. Miss Thriftway with 800 points was also damaged at Washington, but could have gotten herself in the High Point race by winning at either Elizabeth City or Madison. The bottom line apparently was that the High Point Championship did not mean much in 1956. )

[Statistics and comments from Greene, v.1]