1953 Imperial Gold Cup
Statistics
| 27-Sep | 3 Mile Course |
| Ohio River | 12 Mile Heats |
| New Martinsville, W.Va. | 24 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-5 | Such Crust V | Jack Schafer | 89.01 |
| 2 | U-37 | Slo-mo-shun V | Stan Sayres | — |
| 3 | U-50 | Miss Wayne (1) | Frank Saile | 61.67 |
| 4 | U-51 | Gale II | Joe Schoenith | 85.796 |
| 5 | G-22 | Such Crust III (2) | Jack Schafer | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such Crust V | Bill Cantrell | 400 | 87.34 |
| 2 | Gale II | Lee Schoenith | 300 | 85.884 |
| 3 | Miss Wayne | Joe "Doc" Terry | 225 | 59.7 |
| 4 | Such Crust III | Chuck Thompson | DNF | — |
| 5 | Slo-mo-shun V | Joe Taggart | DNF | — |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Such Crust V | Bill Cantrell | 400 | 90.756 |
| 2 | Gale II | Lee Schoenith | 300 | 85.713 |
| 3 | Miss Wayne | Joe "Doc" Terry | 225 | 63.777 |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Such Crust V | 400 | 400 | 800 |
| 2 | Gale II | 300 | 300 | 600 |
| 3 | Miss Wayne | 225 | 225 | 450 |
| 4 | Such Crust III | DNF | DNS | 0 |
| 5 | Slo-mo-shun V | DNF | DNS | 0 |
After the regatta Such Crust III did a mile at 151.58 m.p.h. and her sister Such Crust V did a mile at 140.18 m.p.h.
[Statistics and comment from Greene, V.1]
This was Such Crust V's only win in competition. --LF