1956 Copper Cup
Statistics
| 19-Aug | 2½ Mile Course |
| Flathead Lake | 25 Mile Heats |
| Polson, Montana | 75 Mile Race |
| No. | Entry | Owner | Comp. Lap | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U-37 | Miss Seattle (1) | Jim Ausland | — | — |
| 2 | U-88 | Miss B&I (1) | Bob Gilliam | — | — |
| Heat One | Driver | Points | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss Seattle | Norm Evans | 400 | — |
| 2 | Miss B&I | Bob Gilliam | 300 | — |
| Heat Two | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Miss B&I | Bob Gilliam | 400 | — |
| 2 | Miss Seattle | Norm Evans | 300 | — |
| Heat Three | Driver | Points | Speed | |
| 1 | Miss Seattle | Norm Evans | Cancelled | — |
| 2 | Miss B&I | Bob Gilliam | Cancelled | — |
| Recapitulation | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Cum. | Heat 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss B&I | 300 | 400 | 700 | Can | 700 |
| 2 | Miss Seattle | 400 | 300 | 700 | Can | 700 |
Miss Seattle easily defeated Miss B&I in the first heat as the Tacoma, Washington entry was steaming smoke after the first lap. In the second heat Miss Seattle developed engine trouble and slogged across the finish line to get 300 points. In the first heat Miss B&I finished 10 seconds behind Miss Seattle. This bettered the U-37's performance in the second heat and Miss B&I won the regatta on elapsed time when neither entry was able to appear for the final heat.
Such boats as Miss Thriftway, Slo-mo-shun IV and Miss Wahoo were expected to attend the regatta. Miss Wahoo was a curious entry since she did not go east for the Gold Cup. There were even rumors that the defending champion Tempo VII would attend the race, but at the time Tempo VII was in Detroit in a condition that dissuaded her potential buyers the Bartleys of Pittsburgh.)
[Statistics and comments from Greene, V.1]