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Bayfair Cup, San Diego, California
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The Air Guard Championship or Bayfair Cup, is a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited that is held on Mission Bay in San Diego, California, USA. The 2.5-mile racecourse, which was named after the late Bill Muncey, is the longest and fastest racecourse on the H1 Unlimited hydroplane circuit.
The race is the main attraction of the annual San Diego Bayfair festival in mid September.
San Diego Bayfair has a long and rich tradition in Mission Bay Park. The first race was staged in 1964 thanks to the foresight of the great Unlimited hydroplane racer Bill Muncey. Muncey was the driving force behind Bayfair and getting the racecourse built to host the event.
The parking lot and launch ramp on East Vacation Island was designed as a pit area for hydroplanes.
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