1971 APBA Gold Cup | Madison, IN

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Published 2021-07-04
All Comments (21)
  • @Coleanhydros
    I've watched the movie a hundred times, but never have seen the original broadcast. What an awesome way to spend an hour!
  • @DavidJEyre
    I went to the Atomic Cup and Seattle Seafair in 1971. What an underdog win for Jim McCormick and the Miss Madison that day. This video is a treasure!
  • @michaeljones4364
    It's a shame we will never see that kind of spectacular again! I loved growing up in the 60's
  • @scottbuck9348
    Wow I love how they just drag the injured guy back to shore up against the boat! Lol These races are the reason why I got into 1/8th scale rc boat racing, I love my Oh Boy Oberto!
  • @buddycat81
    grew up in seattle in the 60's... seafair and the hydros ...loved it.... .
  • @edwardmonsariste4050
    The movie was great to introduce many people to the classic piston boats. I loved the part of the movie where they drove up to Columbus to “borrow” the engine out of the World War II display plane.
  • @Stevel_
    These were better times...wish I could go back.
  • @chuckg4910
    I used to love watching this show. The odds are good I watched this when it first aired.
  • @phoebus
    Didn't realize that this was the race the movie was based on until final heat.
  • @timford3599
    @2:00; Bill Muncey the greatest Unlimited Hydro driver ever. I've always loved the conventional (& the cabover) boats with the WW ll "War Bird" piston engines the most. Their sound is incredible!!! RIP Bill Muncey & Dean Chenowith (Miss Budweiser) They had the greatest classic battles. That's what got me interested in Unlimited Hydroplane racing in the first place.
  • @rpm324
    This was one of the greatest and most important victories in hydroplane history. This literally help save the town of Madison
  • @urbanairgunner6402
    Man that was so awesome. Watching stuff like this as a kidd is why I am a mechanic. It's all I've ever wanted to do. Thus underdogs won. Love it.
  • @scoobs22
    Wish the following was the same nowadays. Shame. Way cool
  • @gordonanderson3111
    LOVE the man putting in the high octane fuel with a cigar in his mouth. At least it is not lit! To be fair they were inhaling a huge amount of deadly carbon monoxide... ...from the exhaust too!
  • @andyharman3022
    The Allison vs Rolls-Royce competition was fierce back then, and people STILL debate about which engine was better.
  • @curbozerboomer1773
    Muncey losing that sponson, was so similar to what happened to him in the original Thriftway, in 1957. Then, he hit either a roller, or maybe an object, which ripped the left sponson to shreds, and there was even more damage across the bow...it was not rebuildable. Over his amazing career, Muncey certainly had his share of accidents, even though he was, overall, the best driver of his era.