1989 Miss Northwest U-85

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Miss Northwest

1989

 

U-85

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Mike Schultz

 

2014

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Mike Schultz

 

Wood and foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

?

 

?

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

?

 

White, black and red

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

vinyl

 

?

The model:  Mike made this boat out of one of his Griffon Bud hulls.  This is true to history in that regard, but unlike the real U-85, Mike's boat is super fast and always a threat to win going away.  Mike has a full-throttle driving style and is usually right there challenging at the front.

The real boat:  The hull is the former highly successful Griffon Budweiser that brought so many wins home for Bernie Little under the guidance of Dean Chenoweth and Jim Kropfeld.  The boat also ran as the Frank Kenney Toyota and Pietro's Pizza before becoming Miss Northwest.