Guntersville Lake Hydrofest

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

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]
Year Event Boat Driver
1963 Governor's Cup Miss Bardhal Ron Musson
1964 Dixie Cup Notre Dame Bill Muncey
1965 Dixie Cup Miss Madison Buddy Byers
1966-1967 No events held
1968 Dixie Cup Miss Eagle Electric Warner Gardner
1969 Dixie Cup Miss Budweiser Bill Sterett
1970-2017 No events held
2018 Southern Cup Delta Realtrac Andrew Tate
2019 Southern Cup Miss HomeStreet Jimmy Shane
2020 No events held - COVID-19 pandemic
2021[5] Southern Cup Miss Tri-Cities J. Michael Kelly
2022 Held APBA Gold Cup.

References

  1. ^ a b "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.