World Water Speed Record

[Hellbent]

Below is a photo showing the underside of the hull for the new boat the Warbys are building.

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So...at speed...aside from the sponsons occasionally grazing the surface, that narrow, angled surface at the rear will be the only one in contact with the water?

[Dr. X]

Photos of the Bluebird car before and after the 1960 crash at Bonneville. The color photo is off the net. The B&W photos are by Ron Christensen.

[Dr. X]

So...at speed...aside from the sponsons occasionally grazing the surface, that narrow, angled surface at the rear will be the only one in contact with the water?

That sounds about right.

[Hellbent]

I was checking out the British project which has the driver in one of the sponsons.....




Quicksilver Water Speed Record

[Hellbent]

I read that Russ Wicks was involved in a project but can't find info on it anywhere.....

Russ Wicks Official Website | Home Page

[Hellbent]

Hey Doc....is this you?

[Hellbent]

Found the Wicks project......


AMERICAN CHALLENGE WSR RUSS WICKS


Doesn't look like it took off......updates seem to have died around 2006.

[Bobcat]

What a great thread, Love all of the history.

[Dr. X]

Hey Doc....is this you?

Yeah, I designed more than I could afford to build.

[Hellbent]

Are you still working for Lockheed? I've done some aerospace work over the years but never for Lockheed. McDonnell and Boeing. Nothing very exciting...simple airframe & tooling stuff. If I wouldn't have been busy building hot rods as a teenager, a degree and a Skunk Works job would have suited me just fine. Lol

Nice to have you participating. I see you've got some love for drag racing too. We're going to get along just fine. I reserve the right to annoy you with simpleton questions though! Lol

[Hellbent]

What a great thread, Love all of the history.

Tell me about it....I'm like a kid in a candy store with this stuff. Super cool. I'd be good for 350+

[Ratickle]

Tell me about it....I'm like a kid in a candy store with this stuff. Super cool. I'd be good for 350+

Wimpering all the way.......

[Dr. X]

Found the Wicks project......


AMERICAN CHALLENGE WSR RUSS WICKS


Doesn't look like it took off......updates seem to have died around 2006.

Too bad. I would've loved to see how that design performed.

[Dr. X]

Are you still working for Lockheed? I've done some aerospace work over the years but never for Lockheed. McDonnell and Boeing. Nothing very exciting...simple airframe & tooling stuff. If I wouldn't have been busy building hot rods as a teenager, a degree and a Skunk Works job would have suited me just fine. Lol

Nice to have you participating. I see you've got some love for drag racing too. We're going to get along just fine. I reserve the right to annoy you with simpleton questions though! Lol

No longer with Lockheed. Simpleton assumptions get annoying, but I'm fine with simpleton questions.

[Dr. X]

Four-pointer proposal by Ken Norris for Tony Fahey.

[Dr. X]

1966 jet boat by Art Arfons. Arfons could not get the money to run.

[Ratickle]

Incredible things that men can come up with. It will be interesting to see how the seperate attempts do.

[Dr. X]

Adrian Newey’s nomination for the Greatest Motorsport Innovation | Racecar Engineering

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[Dr. X]

(Photos by Dan Ellison)

Photos of Dan Ellison designed four-point outrigger five-liter hydro for circuit racing.