The Guntersville Lake Hydrofest is an H1 Unlimited hydroplane boat race held annually in June on Guntersville Lake in northern Alabama near Guntersville.
History
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b "2017 Guntersville Exhibition - H1 Unlimited To Return To Guntersville". hydroplanehistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "2018 Guntersville Lake Hydrofest - Andrew Tate in U-9 Delta/Realtrac Wins Southern Cup". hydroplanehistory.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ "Results". H1 Unlimited. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ 2021 Hydro Record Book and Statistics. Edmonds, WA: Unlimited NewsJournal. 2021. p. 30.
- ^ Schuyler, Kailey (28 June 2021). "Guntersville Lake 2021 HydroFest wraps up". www.waff.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.