Replacing Brow in the cockpit of the stand-in Budweiser was rookie Mike Thomas, who had earned an enviable reputation in the 7-Litre Limited ranks with a boat called Miss Dodge Rebellion. Thomas made the transition to the Unlimiteds with ease and …

The Miss Budweiser were 22 hydroplanes sponsored by Budweiser beer that raced in the unlimited class under the U-12 banner. They were owned (some were leased backups) by Bernie Little. Anheuser-Busch sponsorship began in 1963, [1] thanks to the friendship of Little and A-B president August Busch III.

Despite his many victories and record performances with the Miss Budweiser, Little considers his greatest triumph to be the development of the enclosed capsule. In November of 1989, Little was honored for his commitment to safety by a grateful American Power Boat Association.

1966 Miss Budweiser (3rd) U-12 Florida & Seattle, Wa. Owner - Hydro's Inc. [Bernie Little]: Designer & Builder - Les Staudacher: Hull - 3 point hydroplane: Beam - 12ft 6in: Power - V12 Rolls-Royce Merlin: Weight - 5,800: Driver - Bill Brow: Crew Chief - George McKeman: Colors - Mahogany deck with Red stripes; painted Gold after Seattle: Won - …

The Rolls-Royce Merlin-powered MISS BUDWEISER battled the likes of PAY 'n PAK, WEISFIELD'S, MISS U.S., and LINCOLN THRIFT. MISS BUD with Mickey Remund driving won the President's Cup in Washington, D.C., and the Desert Thunderboat Regatta in Phoenix.

The new boat was driven by the popular Tommy Fults and later by Ron Larson. She showed moments of promise, qualifying second fastest in her very first race. She even won a few heats, but the twin Chryslers proved to be too unreliable to beat the Merlin and Allison engines that dominated the sport.

Nov 17, 2024 · The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum's 1967 Miss Budwieser was built by Les Staudacher in 1962 for Shirley Mendelson McDonald. She ran in 1962 and 1963 as the Notre Dame. In 1965 the boat was renamed Shu-Shu. In 1967, the 4th Miss Budweiser crashed in Tampa Florida, killing Bill Brow.

Eric Mann and his Unlimited Excitement Group have purchased the Australian VS-222 Miss Bud, which was originally built by Ron Jones in 1970 as the Pride of Pay-n-Pak. This hydro is now back in Seattle and just needs minor restoration work.

Apr 22, 2013 · Miss Bud on the freighter Alunga 1978, heading off to race in Tri-cities- Pasco, Seattle and Whidby Island. Bob Saniga drove her. Once arriving in the United States she was to be fitted with nitrous oxide injection and a new paint job. There was 3 backup rolls/merlin engines.

Aug 5, 2021 · I have an old Miss Budweiser model from 77', that has a supercharged front mounted Allison V-12 in it. They said that those frigg'n boats would do around 200 ! Those were ''definitely'' a death trap.