Return of the Bardahl Special

Bardahl Special

I recognize the name from my time as a kid in Seattle. Miss Bardahl was the boat to beat in the unlimited hydroplane races held on Lake Washington each summer.  Seems the Bardahl company has been supporting racing since the early days. They sponsored this airplane back in 1965, but let it go. Now they have picked it up again. It's the very same airplane, built in 1944.

Steve Coutches flew it to first place in one of the qualifying heats at Reno a week ago. It didn't show up in the listing for the finals.