1952 Coast Guard Gold Cup
Statistics
| August 17 | Mile Course |
| Lake Tahoe | Mile Heat |
| Tahoe City, Calif. | Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-G | Hurricane IV | Morlan Visel | — |
| 2 | G-8 | Short Snorter | Stan Dollar | — |
| 3 | G-19 | Fleur Du Lac | Henry Kaiser | — |
| 4 | U-20 | Hot Metal | Henry Kaiser | — |
| 5 | — | Stardust | Henry Kaiser | — |
| 6 | — | Lemme Go First | Henry Kaiser | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short Snorter | Stan Dollar | 400 | — |
| 2 | Stardust | George Besotes | 300 | — |
| 3 | Lemme Go First | Max Collins | 225 | — |
Hurricane IV apparently was only at the race to make a mile trial which she did at 139 m.p.h. using a propeller from the Slo-mo-shun IV. However she was about 40 m.p.h. slower than the Slo-mo. Henry Kaiser's Gold Cup boats were sabotaged prior to the start and therefore declined to race.
[Statistics and comment from Greene, V,1]