Jack Beebe was an American boat builder and designer from Marine City, Michigan,[1] who drove the Miss Detroit hydroplane to the 1915 American Power Boat Association Gold Cup victory after replacing the original driver of the boat who became seasick.[2][3] Beebe's boats were known for their speed.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Naldrett, Alan; Naldrett, Lynn Lyon. "Success and Riches". Michigan's C. Harold Wills: The Genius Behind the Model T and the Wills Saint Claire Automobile. Charleston, SC: History Press. 2017. ISBN 9781625859877.
- ↑ "1915 APBA Gold Cup". Hydroplane Museum. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ The Club Journal. Automobile Club of America. 1915. p. 426. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ Edgren, Robert (21 June 1914). "80 Feet a Second, in a Motor Boat!". The Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "New Hydroplane Built for Gold Cup Races". Detroit Free Press. 13 August 1916. p. 21. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
Further reading
- Nutting, Wm. Washburn (August 25, 1917). "The Regatta on the St. Lawrence: Hawk Eye II". Motorboat. Volume XIV, Number 16. p. 8
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