The Legacy of Bill Muncey and Driver Capsule Development

honeycomb aluminum. And this was the next generation, lighter, stronger, just the next basic building material that we used in hyper racing. Is n't there one made of wood whose structure we could see? This is one of those types of motorsport. This...This is all interesting. I wish I was more aware of these things when I was growing up. It's, uh , famous for being the 1971 Gold Cup winner in Madison. This is " Miss Madison," and the hall was originally built back in 1960 and donated to the city of Madison by Sam Dupont. So, uh, this is a historic hall and one of the few halls that was ever built with a bottom made of a solid sheet of metal, a solid sheet of aluminum. So we very carefully saved the bottom of the boat, because it's the only such product in the world. Hmm. So, you're doing all this restoration yourself. It's all here, in the museum. This is madness. We build the hulls, we build the engines, everything is done in-house. The only thing we send is carburetors, because that requires special equipment. What kind of wood is this? Oak spruce. I am not a carpenter. They probably make fun of me, like, you know what, I've never made anything out of wood. I can't tell what it is just by looking at it. But yes. And what about that epoxy that holds it all together? I think it's just a Western system. This is fascinating material. Is this how it looked, or how it will look now? This was the hall when it was used as Miss Madison in the mid-60s. Do you have more parts of it, or do you have to build everything from that? Um, we have the tail, we have the original engine cowling, the cockpit, but basically everything needs to be redone. Did you notice where the board is connected? Yes. Here's one that's a little cleaner. And this is the maximum. You cut it like this. Probably for maximum resin bond surface area. How much does one of these halls weigh before it has its fiberglass cladding? The finished product is about 5,000 pounds before the engine. How much does the engine weigh? Unit, you're looking at about 6500 pounds on an engine with...Yes. With an engine inside. Oh, okay. The engine itself doesn't weigh 65. No, no, no, no. That would be the engine. And then we can show you a piece of aluminum honeycomb structure. This is exciting. I mean, this place is n't really that big, but you have every bit of line to demonstrate everything you're talking about. We have quite a few places, but yes, this is the only facility of its kind in the world. It's not that…