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I was looking at Salt's bio on Wiki. In there it said Salt was one of eight unlimited hydroplane racers to start in the Indy 500.
Anybody know whom the other seven were?
Anybody know whom the other seven were?
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Bill Cantrell was probably the most proficient of the boat racers that also ran at Indy. And Eddie Sachs had a go at it as well. I also seem to remember reading that Wilbur Shaw also gave the boats a try. Someone here will know the others. My guess would be that most of them would be pre-WWII or maybe even 1920s era. Also, Dick Simon has been involved in offshore powerboat racing in recent years.Originally posted by Seadog View Post
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Raul Boesel perhaps?Delta Force Theme... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQUeQOIlcDM You're WelcomeComment
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I'll confirm that Wilbur Shaw was a big-league boat racer for a time- it's in his book.
just saw that Art Pollard raced 10-foot hydros early in his career in OR"Charging a man with murder here was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500."- Capt. Willard, Apocolypse Now
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As a slight aside, did Salt Walther ever win any proper race of any sort anywhere?
I think the Miller was used for boat racing, maybe someone in that era..."An emphasis was placed on drivers with road racing backgrounds which meant drivers from open wheel, oval track racing were at a disadvantage. That led Tony George to create the IRL." -Indy Review 1996Comment
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Originally posted by ensign14 View Post
No win anywhere, had absolutely no business being in an Indy car.I'll see YOU at the races!Comment
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