Miss Madison

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Miss Madison is an unlimited American Power Boat Association hydroplane. It is the only community-owned unlimited hydroplane in the world. It is based out of Madison, Indiana, which is a small town of 13,000 residents on the Ohio River. The story of the boat and city are the subject of the 2001 film Madison.

1 History
2 Wins
3 Sponsorship
4 External links

[edit] History

The team was first started in 1960 when industrialist Samuel F. Dupont donated one of his hydroplanes to the town. The town has ran a boat for 46 years, which makes them the longest running team in the sport. The city has had only 5 different hulls in those 46 years. Three of them came from other teams that had moved on to different hulls. The last and present hull was built in 1988 by Ron Jones Marine in Seattle, Washington. The hull was first used as a piston powered boat powered by a V-12 Allison aircraft engine. It was later redesigned for a Lycoming turbine engine, the same type of engines found in the Chinook helicopters. A new hull is being created for the 2007 season.

[edit] Wins

The Miss Madison has only a handful of wins in its history. The biggest coming in 1971 when the Gold Cup (the World Series of hydroplane racing) was held in Madison. The boat went on to win the Atomic Cup in Tri-Cities, WA. that same year. The second biggest victory has to be when she won again in 2001 in Madison for the home town fans. Miss Madison has won in Guntersville, Alabama in 1965, Lake Ozark, Missouri in 1983, San Diego, California in 1993, and Evansville, Indiana in 2005.

[edit] Sponsorship

As with any racing team, sponsors have been important to keep teams running. Miss Madison has had many title sponsors through the years. Many of them have been large companies. The boat started out as just the "Miss Madison" and remained that way for a very long time. Sponsorships became a big part of the team after 1988 when the new hull was beginning its racing career. Miss Madison has been sponsored by Mazda, Holset, Kellogs Frosted Flakes, Jasper Engines and Transmissions, and DeWalt Tools. The present sponsor Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky.