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Aug 4, 1991 · Fourteen people have died in unlimited-hydroplane racing accidents since 1951, when the sport first came to Lake Washington: 1951: Orth Mathiot, driver, and Thom Whittaker, riding mechanic,...
Aug 7, 2016 · <p>A Grand Prix West hydroplane driver is uninjured after his boat flipped during a race in Lake Washington.</p>
Jun 21, 2000 · The 205.494 mph. run by the U-25 over a one mile straightaway course at the north end of Lake Washington near Sand Point breaks a record set in 1962. The 38-year-old record is the longest standing speed record ever in motorsports history on land or sea.
Aug 1, 1993 · It was the first time in five years two boats blew over at the same event, but already it was the third event this season with a flip. When Ken Dryden blew over Friday on Lake Washington, that...
- Gordon Wittenmyer
Jul 26, 2020 · Stan Sayres' boat, Slo-mo-shun IV, set a speed record on Lake Washington in 1950, then went to Detroit and won the Gold Cup. That summer, Seattle became the center of the hydroplane universe.
Jan 1, 2000 · On October 1, 1949, the hydroplane, a racing boat that used aerodynamic principles to ride above the water instead of through it, is successfully tested for the first time on Lake Washington. The hydroplane's team is Ted Jones, a Boeing engineer; Anchor Jensen, a boat builder; and auto dealer Stan Sayres (1896-1956).
Jun 30, 2021 · Hydroplane driver Matt Mattson of Poulsbo, WA died after being thrown from his boat when it flipped during a Columbia River race at the 2021 Richland Regatta. A memorial cross was placed in the...
