Vintage Hydroplane Heritage : B/W Edition

There is a certain fascination about old race boats. At their best, they are an eloquent time capsule of the sport's classic past. Refurbishing these old race boats to ?like new? condition is a labor of love for those individuals willing to make the effort.In 1994, Gold Cup champion Tom D'Eath was placed in charge of the new Vintage & Historic Division of the American Power Boat Association (APBA). In just over a decade, the APBA Vintage & Historic Division has become the most rapidly growing category in the APBA since its inception. A lot of old racers have come out of retirement to lend a hand.The boats that participate in the V&H Division come in two varieties. Some are restorations of actual antique race boats; others are brand new boats that duplicate as closely as possible a previously existing racing craft. All attempt to capture the spirit and grandeur of a bygone era.This book is filled with actual photos, many of which have never been previously published, to delight even those individuals that have never witnessed hydroplane racing. So, we invite you to step back in time to this bygone era and watch the vintage race boats come alive again.Harsin, Ron is the author of 'Vintage Hydroplane Heritage : B/W Edition', published 2007 under ISBN 9780979620317 and ISBN 0979620317.