1952 Slo-Mo-Shun IV

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Slo-Mo-Shun IV

1952

 

U-27

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Mitch Dillard

 

2007

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Mitch Dillard

 

Carbon fiber and Foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

AstroFlight 25

 

RC-Hydros

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Octura 447R

 

Mahogany,Red, Yellow

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

vinyl, decals and paint

 

Futaba

The model:  Mitch teamed up with former CT champion, Nigel Steere, to complete a plug for this boat.  Nigel designed and did the initial cutting of the plugs.  Mitch did the smoothing, filling and finishing of the plugs. Nigel did a very light weight, thin layup in carbon fiber and fiberglass as one of three boats that have been produced from the plug.  Mitch got boat#2 to build.  The boat got a foam inner structure,reinforcements, paint and gear just in time for the opener in 2007.  Right out of the box it performed well and debuted with a win!  Mitch is looking for more good things from this beautiful boat.

The real boat:  This version of the "Grand Old Lady" broke the world straightaway record in 1952, bettering the record she had set back in 1950.   Owner Stan Sayres drove during the record run with Mike Welch sitting in the second seat as a riding mechanic.  The second seat was empty when she won the 52 Gold Cup on Lake Washington with Stanley Dollar driving.