1972 Atlas Van Lines U-71

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Atlas Van Lines

1972

 

U-71

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

John Flood

 

2012

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Mark Beatty

 

Wood and foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

?

 

?

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

?

 

White, Blue and red

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

vinyl

 

?

The model:  Mark debuted this model at the 2012 Silver Cup in Lacey. John bought the boat from Mark in 2013 as a second Atlas Team boat to go along with his legendary Blue Blaster in division 2.

The real boat:  Bill Muncey dominated the 1972 season with this boat, owned by Lee Schoenith.  He won all but one race and finished a close second to Billy Schumacher in the Pride of Pay'N Pak in the one race he didn't win.  The boat was wrecked in a test session after having a disappointing 1973 season.  The team was testing the boat with a horizontal wing installed on it and the boat was badly damaged when it stuffed the nose.  It was never the same after that.