CHRYSLER JEEP DETROIT APBA GOLD CUP July 8-11, 1999 Monday March 15th 1999 *** Hydro day at the Dossin Museum (Saturday! March 20th) 11am: Photo / Souvenir collectors display and swap meet. 1pm: Feature of the day: Hydro footage galore! Possibly a few 30s-40s old time newsreels too. There may be a small admission fee. The Dossin Museum is on Belle Isle (in Detroit). Stay right going almost halfway around the isle, and watch to your right for the glass display building with Miss Pepsi (she's hard to miss!). *** GREAT NEWS! The rumor is now fact: Chip Hanauer will drive for PICO in '99! Inside news is that he originally considered it and turned it down, but that the Wisne Family (of PICO) changed his mind. This could be quite a year! Remember that Dave Villwock (Miss Bud) and Chip have raced hard against each other before, but the teams are reversed this time around. *** We promise not to do this too often... more sad news... Driver Roy Duby has passed away at the age of 87. Duby will forever be identified as the driver who officially broke the 200 mile an hour barrier for propeller-driven boats. On April 17, 1962, Roy guided George Simon's "MISS U.S. I" through the measured mile at Guntersville, Alabama, with an average speed of 200.419556. You can see a pic of the boat at the Motorsports Hall Of Fame: http://www.mshf.com/museum/us1.htm *** More GREAT NEWS! The "Bubble Bud" is in Detroit. I reported on a new Detroit team in the last letter, but I was incorrect that they are building a new hull. Unlimiteds Detroit reports that the team, managed by Brian Keogh, has already received the 1985 Miss Budweiser (dubbed the "Bubble Bud" for it's early cockpit design) along with it's Rolls-Griffon engines. I can't wait to hear this on the river! - Brian Reed (Volunteer WebMaster)

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