Owner/Driver: Kirk Maupin

Hometown: Marysville, WA

Yearly Boat Points Info

2023: 3800 points, 17th of 40 boats

2022: 1850 points, 26th of 43 boats

2021: 3650 points, 18th of 55 boats

2020: Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019: 6864 points, 12th of 59 boats

2018: 20869 points, 1st of 58 boats

2017: 12841 points, 3rd of 63 boats

2016: 9558 points, 6th of 57 boats

2015: 3000 points, 22nd of 55 boats

2014: 5064 points, 11th of 55 boats

Unlimited Hydroplane Info

U-64

Hull #7664

The Esquire debuted in 1976 as the Miss Vernors in Madision. It would race as a wingless boat for many years, as the U-64 Miss Vernors, U-64 Miss Esquire, U-64 Squire, and U-64 The Squire Shop. In the early-mid 1980s, the boat was campaigned under a variety of sponsorships, including Pat O'Days U-96.5 Miss KYYX, which had the first female driver in the sport (Brenda Jones). The boat failed to see action after being run in the 1985 and 1986 season as the U-4 Oh Boy! Oberto.

In 1977, Jerry Bangs continued driving the boat after piloting it in 1976. After missing the first race of the season in Miami, the boat ran in the final 8 races for the year. It ran as the U-64 Miss Esquire in the first 5 of these races, and was highlighted by a 2nd place finish at the Dayton Hydroglobe. Unfortunately Bangs was killed at Seattle while the boat ran as the U-64 Squire; the Esquire/Squire would finish 5th in national high points.