Powerboat racing Madison, Indiana

miss madison h1 unlimited hydroplane , community-owned unlimited hydroplane in world.

madison has powerboat racing tradition dating @ least 1911. in 1929, city began holding annual race, later called madison regatta beginning in 1948. since 1954, madison regatta has held high points unlimited hydroplane race annually in july. although madison has population of 12,000, regatta maintains place in unlimited hydroplane racing hosting h1 unlimited race, other events in detroit, seattle, san diego, evansville, , tri-cities, washington. madison regatta draws 70,000–100,000 people annually , held on july 4 weekend. week-long riverfront festival surrounds racing event.

a source of community pride madison has world s community-owned unlimited hydroplane racer, miss madison, began unlimited class racing in 1961. boat, has been known various corporate sponsor names officially called u-6, traditionally finished near bottom of circuit. before anheuser-busch dropped sponsorship of hydroplane racing after 2004 season, u-6 had won 6 races using variety of hulls. 1 of wins upset in 1971 regatta, when mistake in bidding process, apba gold cup held in madison first time, in low-budget team , 1960-vintage hull defeated well-funded corporate teams , newer generation of thunderboats . gold cup winner retired @ end of year, taking second place in overall national standings, , replaced new miss madison in 1972. newer hulls followed in 1978 , 1988. madison hosted apba gold cup race again in 1979 , 1980.

as participant in new h1 unlimited series, city of madison team driver, steve david, finished first in h1 unlimited national point drivers standings in both 2005 , 2006 driving u-6, in colors of sponsor oh boy! oberto. in 2008, under aegis of miss madison incorporated , new hull built in 2007, u-1 miss madison won first h1 unlimited national high points championship oh boy! oberto. on july 3, 2011, @ madison, david escaped serious injury hull damaged when three-time defending national champion crashed u-96 spirit of qatar on third lap of championship heat after qatar spun in turn path of oh boy! oberto/miss madison. david , repaired boat returned in time 2011 columbia cup, finished second (to u-96), won august 7 albert lee cup in seattle. in true miss madison tradition, repairs hull being defrayed local fundraisers.

the miss madison s greatest accomplishment, when seemingly came out of win 1971 gold cup aged boat against powerful competitors such atlas van lines ii , miss budweiser, recreated in semi-fictional film madison.

in 2013, miss madison/ oh boy! oberto driver steve david announced retirement after final run @ san diego sea fair. on friday, november 8, 2013 retirement celebration held @ boneyard grill on madison s hilltop celebrate david s 12-year tenure driver of miss madison s oh boy! oberto.