The Madison Regatta: Hydroplane Racing in Small-Town Indiana

Fred Farley, Ron Harsin

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9781609493004
• eBook ISBN: 9781625842305
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

Each summer, a small miracle occurs in southern Indiana, when the little town of Madison becomes the hydroplane racing capital of the world as 100, 000-plus people flock in for the Madison Regatta. The townsfolk, not merely content to host, also own the Miss Madison, one of the most successful hydroplanes on the circuit. In recent years, Miss Madison has emerged as the top hydroplane in the world, winning both the driver and hydroplane points standing multiple times. Roar down the Ohio with Fred Farley and Ron Harsin and revisit the long history of racing in this town and the sixty-plus years of the Madison Regatta.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword. My “Walk-on Part” in the Madison Legacy, by Steve David
• Acknowledgements
• In the Beginning
• Between the World Wars
• The Amateur Heyday
• The Sixties
• The Seventies
• The Eighties
• The Nineties
• The Twenty-first Century
• A Tidal Wave of Drama
• The Drivers of Miss Madison
• The Marion Cooper Story
• The Buddy Byers Story
• The Jim McCormick Story
• The Ron Snyder Story
• The Mike Hanson Story
• The Steve David Story
• The Bob Hughes Story
• The Graham Heath Story
• Appendix A. Early Madison Race Winners (Pre–Indiana Governor’s Cup)
• Appendix B. Indiana Governor’s Cup Champions (1951–2010)
• Appendix C. Miss Madison: A Fifty-Year Timeline (1961–2010)
• Appendix D. Miss Madison Racing Team Hulls (1961–2010)
• Appendix E. Miss Madison Racing Team Victories
• Appendix F. Oh Boy! Oberto/Miss Madison: National Championship Seasons
• Appendix G. Other Hydroplanes
• About the Authors