Billy Seebold

USA

Born: 23.2.1941

Classes: F1, OZ, ON

First race 1952

Last race: 1997

William, Bill, Billy.

46-year career with more than 900 racing victories. He started in junior class and climed up to the top of powerboating. He loves big boats (ON and OZ). All together he won 69 World and national championships. Set 44 national and world speed records. He won Paris 6-hours race 1974 and 1978. Six times he was winner of Duke of York Trophy (Bristol), most prestige big circuit boats races these days (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984). St. Louis Grand Prix he won 7 times. Outboard Grand Prix he won 1989, 1993 and 1994.

• 1992 UIM Medal of Honor.

• 1999 Motorsport Hall of Fame of America

• 2009 U.I.M. F1 H2O World Championship “Hall of Fame”

Links: Fast on Water.