Gar Wood
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He invented numerous hydraulic hoist devised for the U.S. Navy PT Boat used in WWII. He races many boats including the Miss America Hydroplane. Gar ran hydroplanes out of the Detroit area from 1917 for decades.
RACING RECORDS: HAMSWOTH TROPHY
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- 1920 Miss America I (All on Detroit River)
- 1921 Miss America II
- 1926 Miss America V
- 1928 Miss America VII
- 1930 Miss America IX
- 1931 Miss America VIII
- 1932 Miss America X (on Lake St. Clair)
- 1933 Miss America X (on St. Clair River)
GOLD CUP
- 1917 Miss Detroit II
- 1919 Miss Detroit III
- 1920 Miss America
- 1921 Miss America
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