Lennard Cuenco
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Wanted to share this picture of a friends 1/8 scale build...
This is Roy Munoz's 3 time presidents cup winner 1947 Miss Pepsi. This photo does not do this boat justice. Its one of those boats with detailing that becomes better the closer you get. All of the deck fittings (deck air scoops and air releases) are hand made by Roy and his son Peter.
Apparently, one of the problems with this boat was the driver would have a bloody nose and other facial injuries after each heat because of the abuse he took behind the dual allison engines. Story goes that the cockpit had to be moved behind the transom to accomodate the dual power plants.
Additional info from thunderboats.org:
Miss Pepsi was a lengthened-out copy of My Sweetie by designer Hacker. Nicknamed "The Mahogany Cigar" and "The Aquatruck," Miss Pepsi was a 36-foot-long three-step hydroplane with two Allisons in tandem. She was the only boat--step or three-point--to be successful with twin-Allison power. Driven in all of her races by Chuck Thompson, Miss Pepsi was the ultimate step hydroplane, capable of lap speeds 8 to 10 miles per hour faster than any other fast-stepper ever built.
A three-time President's Cup winner, Miss Pepsi was the first boat to average over 100 miles per hour in a heat of the Gold Cup (in 1952). She was one of the few boats truly competitive with Slo-mo-shun IV and Slo-mo-shun V, the first successful three-point prop-riders in the Unlimited Class.
This is Roy Munoz's 3 time presidents cup winner 1947 Miss Pepsi. This photo does not do this boat justice. Its one of those boats with detailing that becomes better the closer you get. All of the deck fittings (deck air scoops and air releases) are hand made by Roy and his son Peter.
Apparently, one of the problems with this boat was the driver would have a bloody nose and other facial injuries after each heat because of the abuse he took behind the dual allison engines. Story goes that the cockpit had to be moved behind the transom to accomodate the dual power plants.
Additional info from thunderboats.org:
Miss Pepsi was a lengthened-out copy of My Sweetie by designer Hacker. Nicknamed "The Mahogany Cigar" and "The Aquatruck," Miss Pepsi was a 36-foot-long three-step hydroplane with two Allisons in tandem. She was the only boat--step or three-point--to be successful with twin-Allison power. Driven in all of her races by Chuck Thompson, Miss Pepsi was the ultimate step hydroplane, capable of lap speeds 8 to 10 miles per hour faster than any other fast-stepper ever built.
A three-time President's Cup winner, Miss Pepsi was the first boat to average over 100 miles per hour in a heat of the Gold Cup (in 1952). She was one of the few boats truly competitive with Slo-mo-shun IV and Slo-mo-shun V, the first successful three-point prop-riders in the Unlimited Class.
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