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Phil Kunz
Photography
If you like to read
about current and vintage hydroplanes & runabouts - you will enjoy
this website. Featured articles explain all inboard boat racing classes
and how the classes evolved from 1950 through today.
The Vintage Builders
Guide is a comprehensive article detailing a few pointers on the building
aspects of wood race boats.
A historical story on
the evolution of racing hulls from conventional styled hulls of yesteryears
to the picklefork cab-over styles you see today.
USA National Champions
are listed and a Wanted Poster each month comes your way on a race boat
that graced the waters years ago and has not been found.
I hope you enjoy your
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Historical
Photos
Phil is always available
to assist individuals who are trying to locate additional historical information
of their racing hulls in the ever growing sport of the Antique and Vintage
Raceboat community. His collection of over 50,000 inboard racing slides
and negatives alone puts him on top as the number one place to go when
new or current owners of a vintage racing boats are documenting the history
of their hull's biography.
If you are looking to add information or photographs for your racing hull's
biography, or just a raceboat fan, contacting Phil Kunz should be your
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Camera
Angle
This site features
photos that Phil has amassed throughout a 50 year passion with the
inboard hydroplane and flatbottom boat racing. He spent those years as
a fan, an owner, driver, race and club official. For the last 20 years,
he has devoted his life as a photojournalist capturing the spirit of competition
in his photographic art. Through his camera lens you will view a
unique display of inboard raceboat action. |
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Prop
Riders
60
Years of Racing Hydroplanes
Phil Kunz's new
book
This is the first book
written by an American author detailing
how limited class, inboard
hydroplane racing evolved throughout
the last 60 years. Phil
has 26 books published to his
credit, but this is
his first on inboard hydroplane racing. |
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Phil
Kunz
Post
Office Box 185
Dayton,
Ohio 45449-0185
pkunzphoto@sbcglobal.net
©2001-2008 Phil
Kunz
Any reproductions
without permission is strictly prohibited. There is nothing on this web
site that is public domain. Please contact Phil Kunz, first, before even
thinking of taking any text or photos from this web site for commercial
use.
Since February 18,
2001
Web
site design by
Phil Spruit
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