Guntersville Lake Hydrofest

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The Guntersville Lake Hydrofest is an H1 Unlimited hydroplane boat race held annually in June on Guntersville Lake in northern Alabama near Guntersville.

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History

The first unlimited hydroplane race held in Guntersville took place in 1963. The small northern Alabama town was traditionally host to the unlimited hydroplane season opener from 1963 until 1969. The race was not run not run in 1967 or 1968. [1] Unlimited hydroplane racing returned to Guntersville with a test session in 2017 and a full-fledged national high point race in 2018. [1] [2] Since 2018 the Guntersville Lake Hydrofest has opened the H1 Unlimited season, [3] and the unlimited class competes for the Southern Cup.

Past Results

Guntersville Lake Unlimited Hydroplane Winners [4]
YearEventBoatDriver
1963Governor's Cup Miss Bardhal Ron Musson
1964Dixie CupNotre Dame Bill Muncey
1965Dixie CupMiss MadisonBuddy Byers
1966-1967No events held
1968Dixie CupMiss Eagle ElectricWarner Gardner
1969Dixie CupMiss BudweiserBill Sterett
1970-2017No events held
2018Southern CupDelta RealtracAndrew Tate
2019Southern CupMiss HomeStreetJimmy Shane
2020No events held - COVID-19 pandemic
2021 [5] Southern CupMiss Tri-CitiesJ. Michael Kelly
2022Held APBA Gold Cup.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2017 Guntersville Exhibition - H1 Unlimited To Return To Guntersville". hydroplanehistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  2. ↑ "2018 Guntersville Lake Hydrofest - Andrew Tate in U-9 Delta/Realtrac Wins Southern Cup". hydroplanehistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  3. ↑ "Results". H1 Unlimited. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  4. ↑ 2021 Hydro Record Book and Statistics. Edmonds, WA: Unlimited NewsJournal. 2021. p. 30.
  5. ↑ Schuyler, Kailey (28 June 2021). "Guntersville Lake 2021 HydroFest wraps up". www.waff.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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