"1955 U-60 Miss Thriftway!"
Last update: July 22, 2012
Updated Schedule
Dedicated to Ted Jones
| DATE | LOCATION | ACTIVITY |
| July 27-29, 2012 | Kennewick, WA | Lamb-Weston Columbia Cup |
| August 3-5, 2012 | Seattle, WA | Seafair |
| October 6, 2012 | Chelan, WA | Mahogany & Merlot |
Between breaking the quill shaft drive and running three weekends in four weeks, the team is taking a well needed break. Chief and Peter have been busy over the past year, assembling our second Allison and they are litterally within a few days of work before mounting it on the roll around stand and having Chief start assembling the Volker gearbox. Sometime this winter we'll put it on the test stand and fire her up. THEN...set it in the boat and get it wired up and ready for running at a test session next Spring. We pulled our current engine (#17) our and ran a compression check. All cyinders are within a 10# range which is just fine for a low compression (6:1) engine. This winter will pull the pan and check the bearings to make sure we haven't pounded them too bad over the past 5 years. At the end of the 2011 season, Miss Thriftway has been pushed away from the dock 112 times. She has only come back on a tow rope 4 times (once, Compton ran out of gas!). Of the 108 runs, averaging 4 laps per run and 12 minutes per run, there were around 440 laps made with an estimated run time of 24-25 hours. |
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Calling all
Collectors!
The Miss Thriftway crew would like to obtain a
program from every race the 1955 hull raced in. We have eight of the thirteen programs.
If you have a program from any of the races listed in the chart below, and
would be willing to part with it (for fair market value),
please contact Steve Compton.
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| Year Built: | 1954-55 |
| Designer: | Ted Jones |
| Builder: | Les Staudacher |
| Owner: | Thriftway of Washington State Store Owners Willard Rhodes, President |
| Fate: | Destroyed at the Governors Cup September 29, 1957 on the Ohio River - Madison, Indiana |
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RACE RESULTS |
| DATE | RACE NAME | LOCATION | PLACE |
| Aug 7, 1955 | A.P.B.A Gold Cup | Seattle, WA. | 2nd |
| Aug 27, 1955 | Silver Cup | Detroit, MI. | 5th |
| Sep 18, 1955 | President's Cup | Washington D.C. | 2nd |
| Aug 5, 1956 | Seafair | Seattle, WA. | 8th |
| Sep 1, 1956 | A.P.B.A Gold Cup | Detroit, MI. | 1st |
| Sep 16, 1956 | President's Cup | Washington D.C. | 1st |
| Oct 14, 1956 | Sahara Cup | Lake Mead, NV | 7th |
| May 5, 1957 | Apple Cup | Lake Chelan, WA. | DNF |
| July 21, 1957 | Mapes Mile HIgh Gold Cup | Tahoe City, CA. | 2nd |
| Aug 11, 1957 | A.P.B.A Gold Cup | Seattle, WA. | 1st |
| Aug 31, 1957 | Silver Cup | Detroit, MI. | 2nd |
| Sep 22, 1957 | President's Cup | Washingon D.C. | 3rd |
| Sep 29, 1957 | Governors Cup | Madison, IN. | 6th Destroyed |
