Miss Madison
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Hydroplane racing
Hydroplane racing is a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers. It is a popular spectator sport in several countries.-International Professional Outboard Hydroplane Racing:...
in the world. It is based out of Madison, Indiana
Madison, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,004 people, 5,092 households, and 3,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,402.9 people per square mile . There were 5,597 housing units at an average density of 654.1 per square mile...
, a small town of 12,000 residents on the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
which annually hosts the Madison Regatta
Madison Regatta
The Lucas Oil Indiana Governor's Cup or Madison Regatta, is a hydroplane boat race and is the first official race of the Air National Guard H1 Unlimited Series season. Its title sponsor for 2010 is Lucas Oil. The race is typically held around Fourth of July weekend on the Ohio River in Madison,...
. The story of the boat and city are the subject of the 2001 film Madison
Madison (film)
Madison is a semi-fictional 2001 film about APBA hydroplane racing in the 1970s. It stars James Caviezel as a driver who comes out of retirement to lead the Madison, Indiana community-owned racing team.-Background:...
.
History
The team was first started in 1960 when industrialist Samuel F. Dupont donated one of his hydroplanes to the town in 1961 to be run as part of the American Power Boat AssociationAmerican Power Boat Association
The American Power Boat Association is a New York non-profit, membership owned corporation that was created in 1903 by an act of the New York legislature as a racing association for powerboats. It is the United States sanctioning authority for the Union Internationale Motonautique , the world...
. The town has run boat "U-6" in high points unlimited hydroplane racing since 1961, except in 2009 when they used "U-1" (National Champion of 2008), which makes them the longest running team in the sport. Through 2008 the U-6 team has used only 7 different hulls although number 6 was only used for one race in 1988 when the new 5th Miss Madison hull crashed at San Diego in 1988, the Miss Madison team leased the U-3 Risley's hull from owners Ed Cooper, Sr., and Ed Cooper, Jr., for the final race of the year in Las Vegas. The U-3 was officially the U-6 Miss Madison at this one event. The 2nd to last hull was built in 1988 by Ron Jones Marine in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
. The hull was first used as a piston engined boat powered by a V-12
V12 engine
A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually but not always at a 60° angle to each other, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft....
Allison
Allison Engine Company
The Allison Engine Company was a U.S. aircraft engine manufacturer. In 1929, shortly after the death of James Allison, the company was purchased by the Fisher brothers. Fisher sold the company to General Motors, who owned it for most of its history...
aircraft engine. It was later redesigned for a Lycoming
Lycoming Engines
Lycoming Engines is a U.S. aircraft engine company, known primarily for its general aviation engines. For most of its history Lycoming has been part of the AVCO group as AVCO Lycoming. In 1987 AVCO was purchased by Textron to become Textron Lycoming...
turbine engine, the same type of engines found in the Chinook
CH-47 Chinook
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s...
helicopters. The current U-1 National Champion Miss Madison racing hull was built in 2007 for the Air National Guard H1 Unlimited Series.
Hulls
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Wins
The Miss Madison had only a handful of wins in its history prior to joining the H-1 Unlimited series. The biggest occurred in 2008, 2009 and 2010, when she won the National High Point Championship for the racing season. The single biggest individual victory occurred in 1971, when the Gold CupGold Cup (motorsport)
The APBA Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the Gold Cup, is a hydroplane boat race and is the second official race of the 2010 H1 Unlimited season. The race is scheduled to be held July 9–11, 2010 on the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan, USA...
(the World Series of hydroplane racing) was held in Madison for the first time. U-6 went on to win the Atomic Cup
Columbia Cup
The Tri-City Water Follies Lamb Weston Columbia Cup is a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season. The race is held each July on the Columbia River in Tri-Cities, Washington, USA. The race is the main attraction of the annual Water Follies festivities...
in Tri-Cities, Washington
Tri-Cities, Washington
The Tri-Cities is a mid-sized metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, consisting of three neighboring cities: Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland. The cities are located at the confluence of the Yakima, Snake, and Columbia rivers in the semi-arid region of...
, that same year, and finished second nationally in overall points for the 1971 season.
Other major victories occurred when she won in 2001 and 2010 in Madison for the home town fans. Miss Madison has won in Guntersville, Alabama
Guntersville, Alabama
Guntersville is a city in Marshall County, Alabama, United States and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the population of the city was 8,197. The city is the county seat of Marshall County. Guntersville is located in a HUBZone as identified by the...
in 1965, Lake Ozark, Missouri
Lake Ozark, Missouri
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,489 people, 649 households, and 427 families residing in the city. The population density was 211.6 people per square mile . There were 1,143 housing units at an average density of 162.4 per square mile...
in 1983, San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
in 1993, Thunder on the Ohio
Thunder on the Ohio
Thunder on the Ohio was a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season.Thunder was held each year on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville, Indiana, USA. Evansville had hosted Thunder on the Ohio consecutively since 1979...
in Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
in 2005, and the Columbia Cup
Columbia Cup
The Tri-City Water Follies Lamb Weston Columbia Cup is a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season. The race is held each July on the Columbia River in Tri-Cities, Washington, USA. The race is the main attraction of the annual Water Follies festivities...
in Tri-Cities, Washington
Tri-Cities, Washington
The Tri-Cities is a mid-sized metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Washington, consisting of three neighboring cities: Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland. The cities are located at the confluence of the Yakima, Snake, and Columbia rivers in the semi-arid region of...
in 2008 and 2009. Two wins in 2007 coming in Seattle at the Seafair Cup, and San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. However, Steve David, driving the boat since 2001, won the overall drivers points championship in both 2005 and 2006 in H1 Unlimited.
National High Point Championships
| Year | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Steve David |
| 2009 | Steve David |
| 2010 | Steve David |
Gold Cup Championships
| Year | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Jim McCormick |
Sponsorship
As with any racing team, sponsors have been important to keep teams running. Miss Madison has had many title sponsors through the years. Many of them have been large companies. The boat, racing under the official number U-6, started out as just the Miss Madison and remained that way for a very long time. Sponsorships became a big part of the team after 1988 when the new hull was beginning its racing career. Miss Madison has been sponsored by MazdaMazda
is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales...
, Holset
Holset
Holset may refer to:* Holset Engineering, a British engineering company* Holset, Netherlands, a village...
, Kelloggs Frosted Flakes
Frosted Flakes
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes is a breakfast cereal first introduced by the Kellogg Company. It consists of corn flakes "frosted" or coated with sugar. The "Frosted Flakes" name is used by Kellogg's in United States and Canada. The cereal was first introduced in 1951 as Sugar Frosted Flakes...
, Jasper Engines and Transmissions, and DeWalt Tools. The present sponsor is Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky
Oberto Sausage Company
Oberto Sausage Company is a family-owned business that makes beef jerky, Italian style salami, pepperoni and other snack sausages. It is headquartered in Kent, Washington. It is generally known as Oh Boy! Oberto...
.
History of Miss Madison Sponsors
Hamm's Beer
1975
Miss Lynnwood
1976
Armstrong's Machine
1977
Starvin Marvin
1977
Dr. Toyota
1980
Frank Kenney Toyota
1981-82
Miss Rich Food Plan Service
1982-83
American Speedy Printing
1984-85
The Ching Group
1985
Holset Miss Madison
1986-90
Holset Miss Mazda
1989-90
Kellogg's Tony the Tiger
1992
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes
1993-94
Miss Jasper Engines & Transmissions
1995
DeWalt Tools
1995-97
Powerball Miss Madison
1998
Oh Boy! Oberto
2000-present
Drivers
Those who server as driver of the U-6 Miss Madison since 1961.{| class="toccolours collapsible" width="100%"
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!style="text-align: left;background:#B0C4DE"|Driver
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|align=left| Marion Cooper || 1961-1963
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|align=left| Morlan Visel || 1963
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|align=left| Buddy Byers || 1963-1965
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|align=left| Jim McCormick || 1966, 1969-1971
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|align=left| Ed O'Halloran || 1967-1968
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|align=left| Charlie Dunn || 1972-1973
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|align=left| Tom Sheehy || 1973, 1982
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|align=left| Milner Irvin || 1974, 1978-1981, 1984
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|align=left| Jerry Bangs || 1975
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|align=left| Ron Snyder || 1976, 1982-84, 1986-88
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|align=left| Jon Peddie || 1977-78
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|align=left| Andy Coker || 1985-1986
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|align=left| Jerry Hopp || 1986, 2000
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|align=left| Mitch Evans || 1988
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|align=left| Mike Hanson || 1988-98
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|align=left| Todd Yarling || 1999
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|align=left| Charley Wiggins || 2000
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|align=left| Nate Brown || 2000
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|align=left| Steve David || 2001-
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|align=left|Jon Zimmerman|| 2011 (Back-up driver for the Gold Cup while Steve David is recovering from injuries from Madison)
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External links
- Official website; Retrieved January 18, 2007, Retrieved January 18, 2007