1957 Miss Thriftway
Owner: Bill Smiley (Renton, Wash.)
Driver: Bill Smiley
Model Builder: Craig Bradshaw
Construction: Carbon Fiber Composite
Year Built: 2007
Motor: Himax 3630-1500
Radio: Specktrum
Electronic Speed Controller: Castle Hydra 120
Propeller: Octura X447R
Paint Colors: Brown, orange and beige
Graphics: No information provided
Notes about the Model: Hull was built in 2007 and originally was Robbie Robert's Shanty I.
Notes about the Real Boat: The original Miss Thriftway was built in 1955, and was driven by the famous Bill Muncey. The boat should have won the 1955 Gold Cup in Seattle but lost to the Gale V due to elapsed time bonus points awarded to the Gale. Muncey would easily have won the Cup, but he backed off the throttle being so far ahead of the Gale. Unfortunately, it was a points race. In 1956, Muncey was in a battle to the death with the Miss Pepsi on the Detroit river. In the end, Muncey and Thriftway finished in front, but it took 90 days to award him the Cup. The Pepsi contingent claimed Thriftway destroyed a buoy. It went to court and it was determined that Pepsi did it and Miss Thriftway was finally awarded the Gold Cup.
Notes about 2021: No information provided
Driver: Bill Smiley
Model Builder: Craig Bradshaw
Construction: Carbon Fiber Composite
Year Built: 2007
Motor: Himax 3630-1500
Radio: Specktrum
Electronic Speed Controller: Castle Hydra 120
Propeller: Octura X447R
Paint Colors: Brown, orange and beige
Graphics: No information provided
Notes about the Model: Hull was built in 2007 and originally was Robbie Robert's Shanty I.
Notes about the Real Boat: The original Miss Thriftway was built in 1955, and was driven by the famous Bill Muncey. The boat should have won the 1955 Gold Cup in Seattle but lost to the Gale V due to elapsed time bonus points awarded to the Gale. Muncey would easily have won the Cup, but he backed off the throttle being so far ahead of the Gale. Unfortunately, it was a points race. In 1956, Muncey was in a battle to the death with the Miss Pepsi on the Detroit river. In the end, Muncey and Thriftway finished in front, but it took 90 days to award him the Cup. The Pepsi contingent claimed Thriftway destroyed a buoy. It went to court and it was determined that Pepsi did it and Miss Thriftway was finally awarded the Gold Cup.
Notes about 2021: No information provided