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Power boats of one description or another have existed since as early as 1887.
Connecticut was likely the first to enact speed limits at the dawn of the automotive age in 1901.
The first power boat race of any importance was the 1903 British International ("Harmsworth") Trophy at Queenstown, Ireland.
The Gold Cup race, first contested in 1904, was America's answer to the highly touted Harmsworth Trophy.
Up until around 1910, boats built for racing subscribed to the only known theory of water speed, plowing through rather than skimming over the surface.
A boat racer since 1927, Ted designed and drove SLO-MO-SHUN IV, the first propriding Thunderboat to run successfully.
The Gar Wood team was never beaten in Harmsworth competition and retired undefeated after 1933.
With owner Stan Sayres driving and Jones along side as riding mechanic, the IV had toppled Sir Malcolm Campbell's world mark of 141.740, established in England in 1939 with BLUEBIRD K4.
Arena failed to finish the 1946 Gold Cup race on the Detroit River but clearly labeled his rig as the boat of the future.
The first true national circuit for the Unlimiteds came into being in 1947.
He piloted the IV to victory in all three heats of the 1950 Gold Cup on the Detroit River.
Still, the age without a speed limit in Montana kindles nostalgia. It didn't help that cars of that age, like the 1950 Chevrolet he started driving when he was 16, were far more primitive than those today.
Also in 1963, MISS United States owner George Simon won a landmark tax ruling from the IRS, which upheld Simon’s contention that Unlimited racing is a valid business expense (within specified guidelines) and thereby tax deductible.
In 1964, Bernie Little introduced the first in his long line of MISS BUDWEISER hydroplanes, sponsored by Anheuser-Busch.
He also produced the first Lycoming turbine-powered craft (Pam Clapp’s U-95) to start in a heat of Unlimited competition in 1974.
Since 1984, the vast majority of races have been won by boats that used the Lycoming T-55 L-7C engine, originally intended for use in the Vietnam era Chinook helicopter.
National All-Americans (since 2010): Track= 124, XC = 9, Indoor Track = 6
Major Youth Regional Invitational Meet (PTF, TC) Wins Since 2010 = 16, including Oregon State Record Holder in the Girls Middle School Mile.
2013 Junior Olympic Regional Qualifiers: Track = 54, XC =19
2014 Junior Olympic Regional Qualifiers: Track = 50, XC = 21
2015 Junior Olympic Regional Qualifiers: Track = 68, XC = 39
2016 Junior Olympic Regional Qualifiers: Track = 53, XC = 29
World Youth Track and Field Championship Standards Qualifications = 6 (event no longer contested after 2016)
2017 Junior Olympic Nationals Qualifiers: Track = 58, XC = 22
2019 Junior Olympic Nationals Qualifiers: Track = 52, XC =6
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