1963 Miss Exide U-75

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Miss Exide

1963

 

U-75

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Mike Schultz

 

2008

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Mike Schultz

 

Plywood and foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

Mega

 

Brushless

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Graupner

 

Red, White, lt Blue and Black

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

vinyl

 

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The model: Mike brought this very nice model out for the first time at the 08 Seafair race at Lacey.  The day ended for Mike and the Exide with a bang... literally.  In its second heat, one of the Nimh cells exploded, blowing a good section of the decks away and shooting the driver and dummy motor ten feet in the air.  It was spectacular, but we doubt whether the boat will see the water again after suffering such extensive damage.

The real boat:  The 63 Exide didn't fare much better than Mike's model.  In just its second race, the ill-handling new boat crashed and was destroyed.  Driver Mira Slovak was injured in the accident, but would come back later to drive again and continue his extraordinary career.