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Kaiser Sees Plot on Life in Sabotage of His Boats |
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Statistics |
1952 Coast Guard Gold Cup
Statistics
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August 17 |
Mile Course |
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Lake Tahoe |
Mile Heat |
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Tahoe City, Calif. |
Mile Race |
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No. |
Entry |
Owner |
Race |
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1. |
2-G |
Hurricane IV |
Morlan Visel |
— |
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2. |
G-8 |
Short Snorter |
Stan Dollar |
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3. |
G-19 |
Fleur Du Lac |
Henry Kaiser |
— |
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4. |
U-20 |
Hot Metal |
Henry Kaiser |
— |
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5. |
Stardust |
Henry Kaiser |
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6. |
Lemme Go First |
Henry Kaiser |
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Heat One |
Driver |
Points |
Speed |
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1. |
Short Snorter |
Stan Dollar |
400 |
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2. |
Stardust |
George Besotes |
300 |
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3. |
Lemme Go First |
Max Collins |
225 |
Hurricane IV apparently was only at the race to make a mile trial which she did at 139 m.p.h. using a propeller from the Slo-mo-shun IV. However she was about 40 m.p.h. slower than the Slo-mo. Henry Kaiser's Gold Cup boats were sabotaged prior to the start and therefore declined to race.
[Statistics and comment from Greene, V,1]
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