| 1962 |
Notre Dame (4) U-7 |
Detroit,Mi. |
| |
 |
Owner - Shirley Mendelson McDonald |
| Designer & Builder - Les Staudacher |
| BuiIt mostly of aluminum |
| Length - 30ft |
| Beam - 12ft |
| Power - V12 Allison |
| Detail - Drop sponsons |
| Driver - Col. Warner Gardner |
| Colors - White Blue with Gold |
| Detail - No trim on hood |
| Best finish - Second |
| |
New boat with Les Staudacher Shirley Mendelson McDonald |
|
| |
 |
|
| |
New boat not fully detailed |
|
| |
 |
|
| |
At first race (Coeur d'Alene) |
|
| 1963 |
|
|
| |
 |
Driver - Warner Gardner |
| Detail - Stripes on tail |
| Best finish - Third (Guntersville & Washington DC) |
| |
_detroit_colour.jpg) |
|
| |
Detroit (3rd) |
|
| |
_6207_u-7_notre_dame_(4)_detroit_colour.jpg) |
|
| |
Detroit (3rd) |
|
| |
_seattle_colour.jpg) |
|
| |
Seattle (4th) |
|
| |
 |
|
| |
After a testing fire on Lake Washington (December 1963) |
|
| |
 |
|
| |
Former Thriftway crew chief Jack Ramsey holding burnt seat Bill Muncey was sitting in before the boat caught fire. |
|
| 1964 |
|
|
| |
|
Rebuilt as two-seat, high-speed pleasure boat. Did not race |
| 1965 |
Shu-Shu U-5 |
|
| |
 |
Driver - Jim Miller |
| Colors - Mahogany deck |
| DNQ |
| |
_6207_u-5_shu-shu_madison_colour.jpg) |
|
| |
 |
|
| 1966 |
Miss Budweiser (No U Number) |
|
| |
|
Display; Did not race |
| 1967 |
Miss Budweiser (5th) U-12 |
Florida |
| |
 |
Owner - Bernie Little |
| Detail - “A” added to tail at Tri-Cities |
| Detail - "Salty's" on the tail at Seattle |
| Power - V12 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Colors - Gold, Red & White |
| Drivers - Roy Duby & Mike Thomas |
| Crew Chief - George McKeman |
| Won - Kelowna race in Canada |
| |
_seattle_colour.jpg) |
|
| |
_seattle_colour_2.jpg) |
|
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| 1969 |
Miss Budweiser II (1st) U-13 |
|
| |
 |
Driver - Fred Alter |
| DNF - Guntersville |
| 1970 |
Burien Lady U-4 |
Burien, Wa. |
| |
 |
Owner - Robert [Bob] Murphy |
| Colors - Blue turtle deck; lace trim on tail |
| Driver - George Henley |
| Power - V12 Allison |
| Best finish - Second |
| |
 |
|
| |
 |
|
| |
Smyth The Smoother Mover U-4 |
|
| |
 |
Driver - Bob Miller |
| Detail - "SmYth" on tail fin |
| DNF |
| |
San Diego; Only 1970 appearance under this name |
|
| 1971 |
|
|
| |
 |
Driver - Terry Sterett |
| Detail - Aqua cowl |
| Colors - Red trim on tail |
| Best finish - Fourth |
| |
| 1972 |
|
|
| |
 |
Driver - Chuck Hickling |
| Best finish - Ninth (Seattle) |
| |
| |
| |
 |
|
| |
 |
|
| 1973 |
Bob Murphy's Marine U-4 |
|
| |
 |
Driver - Chuck Hickling |
| Detail - "Go Mercury" on the tail |
| Best finish - Thirteenth (Tri-Cities) |
| |
| |
Ms. Greenfield Galleries U-4 |
|
| |
 |
Driver - Chuck Hickling |
| Detail - Shield on tail fin |
| Best finish - Fifth (Seattle) |
| |
| |
 |
|
| 1974 |
No Smok'n U-18 |
|
| |
 |
Pre-season |
| |
Kirby Classic U-18 |
|
| |
 |
Display; Did not race |
| |
 |
|
| |
Mallory's Red Ball Express U-19 |
|
| |
 |
Best finish - Twelfth (Tri-Cities) |
| 1975 |
Oh Boy Oberto (1st) U-4 |
|
| |
 |
Detail - Super Salami in the North; Beef Jerky in the South |
| Drivers - Chck Hickling & Bill Wurster |
| Best finish - Seventh (Tri-Cities) |
| |
| |
Oh Boy Oberto (1st) "Super Salami" (Tri-Cities) |
|
| |
 |
|
| |
 |
DNF |
| |
Oh Boy Oberto (1st) "Beef Jerky" (Phoenix) |
|
| 1976 |
Oh Boy! Oberto (1st) U-8 |
Seattle, Wa. |
| |
 |
Owner & Driver - Bill Wurster |
| Colors - Red, White & Green |
| Best finish - Fourth (San Diego) |
| |
| |
Oh Boy Oberto (1st) "Super Salami" (Tri-Cities) |
|
| 1977 |
R. Mikulski Advertising (2nd) U-10 |
|
| |
_colour_3.jpg) |
Driver - Tom Martin |
| Color - Blue & White |
| Best finish - Eleventh (Tri-Cities) |
| |
| |
Tri-Cities |
|
| |
_seattle_colour.jpg) |
|
| |
_colour_2.jpg) |
|
| |
Seattle ("Heidelberg" on hull) |
|
| 1979 |
Evergreen Roofing U-10 |
Chelan, Wa. |
| |
 |
Owner - Norm Evans |
| Driver - Mark Evans |
| Color - All Green with White letters |
| DNQ |
| |
 |
|
| |
 |
|
| 1980's |
|
|
| |
|
Boat at the “M&M“ Marina at Lake Chelan |
| 1987 |
|
|
| |
|
Boat in the Hydroplane Museum in Seattle, Wa. |
| 1990's |
|
|
| |
|
Boat was moved many times |
| 1999 |
Miss Budweiser U-1 |
|
| |
 |
Boat was rebuilt back to the Miss Budweiser By the H.A.R.M. in Kent, Wa |
| |
 |
|
| |
.jpg) |
Boat played a part in the Movie "Madison" |
| 2000 |
Miss Budweiser (5) U-12 |
|
| |
 |
Boat was in the Museum for a while |
| |
Exhibition in Seattle |
|
| 2003 |
|
|
| |
 |
|
| 2010 |
|
|
| |
 |
|
| |
Coeur d"Alene Exhibition |
|
| |
 |
|
| |
At Seattle in 1975 trim |
|
| 2014 |
|
|
| |
 |
Owner - John Goodman Seattle, Wa. |
| |
Lake Chelan, 2014 |
|
| |
 |
|
| |
Lake Chelan, 2014 |
|
