1950 Tahoe Yacht Club Free For All Championship
Statistics
|
July 9 |
3 Mile Course |
|
Lake Tahoe |
15 Mile Heat |
|
Tahoe City, Calif. |
15 Mile Race |
|
No. |
Entry |
Owner |
Race |
|
|
1. |
U-20 |
Hot Metal |
Henry Kaiser |
76.271 |
|
2. |
Shooting Star |
Brad Baruh |
74.688 |
|
|
3. |
Hey There IV |
E.L. Oliver |
71.052 |
|
Heat One |
Driver |
Points |
Speed |
|
|
1. |
Hot Metal |
Max Collins |
400 |
76.271 |
|
2. |
Shooting Star |
Brad Baruh |
300 |
74.688 |
|
3. |
Hey There IV |
E.L. Oliver |
225 |
71.052 |
(The opposition to Henry Kaiser's Hot Metal were limited to 325 horsepower and thus the speeds recorded above are very suspect.)
[Statistics and comment from Greene, V.1]
* * *
|
Heat One |
Driver |
Time |
|
|
1. |
Hot Metal |
[Henry Kaiser, Sr., owner; driver unknown] |
11:48 |
|
2. |
Shooting Star |
Brad Baruh |
12:01 |
|
3. |
Hey There IV |
[Edwin Letts Oliver, owner; driver unknown] |
12:40 |
| 4. | Tecolote [1935 GarWood] | [Mrs. John B. Metcalf, owner?] | 13:03 |
| 5 | Gloria M (stock runabout) | [Charles W. Mapes, Jr.?] | 13:05 |
| 6. | CS Parky | [Carl Bechdolt, Jr.?] | (engine trouble) |
[Statistics from Lake Champions: In Pursuit of Tahoe's Racing Title 1914-1958 by Carol Van Etten]
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