1993 Frosted Flakes U-6

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes

1993

 

U-6

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Tony "The Tiger" Minalia

 

2010

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Tony Minalia

 

Wood and foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

Scorpion 3026-1900

 

Castle Hydra 240

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Octura

 

Blue, Orange & Black

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

Hand-Cut Vinyl

 

Futaba

The model: Tony is set to debut his second Frosted Flakes boat at the 2010 Gold Cup in Lacey.  This boat is a new boat built to replace the first boat which had sustained a lot of racing damage.  Hopefully this boat will be more fortunate.  Tony has decided on a different motor for the new boat.  It will be outfitted with a Scorpion Outrunner 1900 kv motor instead of the NEU.  

The real boat: The hull started its life in 1988 as the Holset Miss Madison, driven by Ron Snyder. But the driving duty was soon taken over by Mike Hanson. The boat went through a number of name/sponsor changes until Kellogg's stepped in as the main sponsor. When 1993 hit, the boys decided to do something radical with it, paint it like a tiger, and it worked! Everywhere the boat went, the crowds loved it, and you can see why. Its the most unique paintjob done on a boat.  That struck a cord with the majority of fans. The boat is probably best known for the "Trailer start Win" in San Diego. Everyone in the heat either went dead or was penalized, showing that driving with your head is the right way to go. Also, a little luck doesn't hurt. In 1994 the boat got another new sponsor, DeWalt. Then went back to just "Miss Madison" until Oh Boy! Oberto began sponsoring it. The hulls last season was 2006. It was then replaced by the current Oberto. "The Old Girl" is still prepped as backup boat for the Oberto/Madison team.