The Madison Regatta: Hydroplane Racing in Small-Town Indiana

Download or read book The Madison Regatta: Hydroplane Racing in Small-Town Indiana written by Fred Farley and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each summer, a small miracle occurs in southern Indiana, when the little town of Madison becomes the hydroplane racing capital of the world as 100,000-plus people flock in for the Madison Regatta. The townsfolk, not merely content to host, also own the Miss Madison, one of the most successful hydroplanes on the circuit. In recent years, Miss Madison has emerged as the top hydroplane in the world, winning both the driver and hydroplane points standing multiple times. Roar down the Ohio with Fred Farley and Ron Harsin and revisit the long history of racing in this town and the sixty-plus years of the Madison Regatta.