GALLERY 14 Gallery 14 features images from the Detroit Gold Cup Hydroplane races. The Gold Cup is the oldest motorsport racing event in the counry. Unlimited Hydroplanes reach speeds of over 200 mph on the straights and shoot huge roostertails many stories high on the turns. Grand National class, vintage boats, offshore boats and Jersey Skiffs were all racing. The yellow Miss Detroit is shown in roostertail turn with spoiler and fins coming off, and the boat going airborne. Later pictures show the Elstrom Team win, and the destruction of the red U1 boat after a dramatc high airborne flip. We have over a thousand additional photos of this race so contact us if you are interested in a specific boat or scene.     Image 14-1 Calm before the storm   Image 14-2 Working on GNH115   Image 14-3 Thom Heins getting ready   Image 14-4 Ellstrom in roostertail turn   Image 14-5 U-1 before the crash   Image 14-6 Vintage Minnesota Hydros   Image 14-7 Pits,grandstands and course before race   Image 14-8 Jeep team piston powered Unlimited Hydroplane   Image 14-9 loosing parts -going airborne   Image 14-10 Geico offshore racer   Image 14-11 Racing for the cup   Image 14-12 U-1 after crash   Image 14-13 Turning over wrecked U-1   Image 14-14 Race for the Gold Cup   Image 14-15 The Elstrom Team Wins   Image 14-16 Recovery of watterlogged U-1 Sponson