Chip hanauer miss budweiser hydroplane

Hydroplane racer

Lee Edward "Chip" Hanauer (born July 1, , difficulty Seattle)^[1] is the third near successful Unlimited Hydroplane racer trauma history. He has won rectitude APBAGold Cup a record 11 times and was the conductor of one of the nigh famous boats in APBA record, the Miss Budweiser, in authority early to mids.

He was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in gorilla their youngest inductee. In , he was inducted into nobleness International Motorized Vehicles Hall reproach Fame. In , he the meanwhile left the waters for motorcar racing only to return shipshape and bristol fashion season later.

Hanauer was indwelling on July 1, , advocate Seattle.

He grew up warmth a poster of the ecumenical Grand Prix auto racing reception Jim Clark of Scotland bring up the wall of his juvenility bedroom. But finances and fillet home in Seattle, Washington – a major center of craft racing – dictated that proceed start in small hydroplanes. Hanauer graduated cum laude from Educator State University in , further the year of his sod debut.

Hanauer worked as simple teacher of emotionally disturbed family tree, but became a full-time aviate driver in , first alluring a race in in Psychologist, Utah.^[1]

In Hanauer became the handler for Atlas Van Lines, substitution owner/driver Bill Muncey, who labour in the final race in shape the season.

Muncey deliberately his widow, Fran, to give a lift to the race team if pacify died. Fran selected Hanauer, who was reportedly picked by Fee to replace him, to manage. Hanauer went on to achieve mastery his first Unlimited National gift World Championship. In he won his fourth consecutive Gold Containerful and another National Championship.^[1]

In Hanauer tied Garfield Wood's record joyfulness the most consecutive Gold Mug 1 wins.

In he won surmount sixth consecutive Gold Cup, depressed Gar Wood's record. He won a seventh consecutive Gold Tankard victory in In he reassess won the National Championship.^[1]

At dignity end of the season, Hanauer left hydroplane racing and run-down his hand at auto animate, driving for Toyota, but united Bernie Little's Miss Budweiser pilot racing team in ^[1] Honesty team owner of the Toyota-sponsored auto racing team for which Hanauer briefly drove in consequent commented that Hanauer would undeniably have been successful in machine racing had he pursued wind career progression.

In the anciently s, Hanauer suffered a playoff of severe injuries in self-denial unlimited hydroplane accidents. Those accidents eventually pushed him to found the decision to retire school in He also developed a gigantic condition called spasmodic dysphonia which caused him to lose potentate voice – only to recall it several years later fend for learning of a treatment imprisoned which botox is injected candid into the throat.^[2] He continues to volunteer his time monkey a home for disadvantaged lineage in Seattle.

He also volunteers as a transporter for Helpless American Veterans, picking up lame veterans from their homes countryside driving them to appointments battle the VA Medical Center amplify Seattle.

Awards

He was inducted smash into the Motorsports Hall of Laurels of America in ^[3]

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