1974 Seattle Seafair Unlimited Hydroplane Race Highlights

[@PAKiller1]

Pay N Pak still my favorite boat of all time.. I got to see her again a couple of years ago at Hydroplane Museum in Kent Washington.. what a beautiful boat

[@BrittMyers-w2z]

Thanks For letting me know about that museum, I appreciate that!!!

[@trob1731]

"It's Pay n Pak and Budweiser! It's Budweiser and Pay n Pak!" We were all on our feet in our living room cheering for Pay n Pak. Best hydroplane race ever.

[@donperry6481]

I remember watching '74 seafair race on TV with my dad. I was 4 1/2 years old. Loved the thunderboats.

[@phoebus]

I was there! As a kid a friend and I rode our bicycles about 15 miles to get there. That's was back when parents would let their kids go off on their own and have some fun. Fantastic racing between the Bud and the Pride of Pay'n Pak my all time favorite boat.

[@bodeine454]

Yep, the good ole days! 👍

[@jesse75]

That's the same comment I'd make.

[@TheFergyme]

My brother used to work at Pay n Pak and he got me a lot of memorabilia of the boat. It would become the main reason for me to cheer on the boat as I was a big hydro fan in the 1970s. I loved the Pay n Pak and despised the Bud.

[@Coronetguy]

Was at that race. Epic … also I-got to ride in the Pay n Pak last summer in Chelan.bucket list stuff!!!

[@jesse75]

Back when Seattle was really a great place. Today. Oh my god. What happened ?

[@jerrymyers1798]

I was there....great memories at 14 years old.

[@steveutter7137]

I was worked on those boats back in the day on u44

[@darylsmioth1904]

Remember my dad building model wooden hydros I could tow behind my sting-ray bicycle through mud puddles. This was the mid-60's.

[@NipkowDisk]

The Pride of Pay 'N' Pak will always be my favorite hydroplane.

[@carolwickowski7169]

Both these drives used every possible ounce of power & driving skill even / steven All time greatest piston race

[@benjammin9276]

Thanks Russ!

[@jesse75]

My neighbor worked for Sunny Jim. The boat gave it a shot.

[@JamesWhite3rd]

Awesome race

[@carolwickowski7169]

Beautiful boat MISS U.S. Looked like a challenger to bud. & Pack I almost cried when it burned up ahhh man put the fire out are u kidding me such promise Miss US U WERE SHOWING YOUR COLORS

[@stevoschannel4127]

Back when life was good

[@loutcb]

keep'em comin!!!!

[@jesse75]

What boat is that down at the Goodwill museum in Seattle ?

[@RoyceLerwick]

Yeah, U-2 was on fire but you can't see alcohol-based fuel flames in daylight so nobody knew what his problem was when the driver bailed out. It was burning the whole time they were blabbing about hurrying up before it caught on fire. Also, U-95 had the last laugh on these clowns, even though she shot a T joint through the bottom of the hull and sank to the bottom of Green Lake. A few years later they were all turbine powered and the old Allisons and Rolls Royce's were history.

[@andyharman3022]

And the turbine boats eventually killed Unlimited Hydroplane racing because the boats had no personality anymore. They don't even dream about attracting 500,000 spectators to an event like the thunderboats did.

[@MrBillblake123]

Heyyyyy..... Pay N Pak!!!

[@tico4940]

i WAS THERE WITH MY COUSINS 12 YEARS OLD LOL.

[@BrittMyers-w2z]

Me snd my Dad Watched it on the Roof pf the House 😂 Have Fun Everybobody!!!!!!!!!?

[@kdub9918]

I’ve came across some amazing canisters of old racing film mostly hydroplane races and some auto races from 1959-1961 about 8 reels got it from an old collector in Destin,FL but it also has guntersville Al labeled on a couple reels. In a nice old metalLogan deluxe model carrying case. I haven’t been able to watch but did have a projector and before it went out I saw photos of a miss bergdahl (?) not sure but it was something like that. I’m wanting to sell the collection but not sure who to contact any help much appreciated my grandmother I lived with and took care of just passed away and I’m moving back out west if anyone knows a good contact please reply,thanks

[@billscharnweber4097]

Nice video thanks. Poor response to fire of the US.

[@johnwellwood1678]

The sound !!!!

[@mikemelina9607]

Howie Benz!!