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Thread: OPC The good old days :)
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05-20-2002, 02:53 PM #1Member
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OPC The good old days :)
Hey guys remember the late 70's and early 80's in OPC
WOW! you guys have got me started by looking at all the old pics. Looks like i will have to fire up the old scanner and upload some of my old pics like Buck Thorton, Earl Bentz, Reggie Fountain, Art Kennedy. The link below will take you to a few of my vintage OPC pics, I used to race Sport-J Mod-UJ Formula 100 Guys like Ron Hill will remember the good old Sport-J class.
Man!!! those were the days
Dan ( Web Master HydroRacer.Net )
http://www.dwl17.addr.com/MyOPChome.htm
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05-20-2002, 04:11 PM #2
Dan! I had no idea you ran OPC! And I think I've seen your boat race. Did you ever race further west?
Was your Champ boat a Velden? I think I may have some pictures of you!
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05-20-2002, 05:39 PM #3
Ya they shoud bring back the sport j class i would run it for sure.What do you think BK a new seebold hull with an inline 150 how cool would that be.
Bob
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05-20-2002, 05:41 PM #4Member
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Hey BK
Hey BK yep it was probably me yes it was a Velden and God!! did we have a ball back then I have un hooked my scanner but wait until i get my scanner back online and share some of my vintage OPC photos with you guys. Hey Ron remember Lee Sutter. I think i may even be able to dig up few pitures of Earl Bentz, John Sherlock, Paul Heathman, Harley Wilson, Don Jenkinson. I may even have a few rare Art Kennedy photos back when he ran the OZ class. Those were the days
Dan
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05-20-2002, 05:51 PM #5
Do you remember Doug Pearl?He was pretty good in sport j.He drove a Scorpion tunnel.I would love one of those old boats.Anyone have any plans for a old school tunnel?
Bob
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05-20-2002, 06:25 PM #6Member
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Hey Bob
Doug Pearl, yep he was fast in Sport-J I remeber him well. Anyone remember Web Mapoles I may be able to dig up one of the last photos of Web racing in south Florida. Man !! I could go on and on for days
Dan
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05-22-2002, 08:45 AM #7
How about everyone identify themselves? Location?
You guys sure dredge up old names and memories. Talked to Doug Pearl about 9 months ago.
I believe Don Jenkinson drives still in Mod U in Canada, could be wrong.
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05-22-2002, 08:59 AM #8Member
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Hey Jeff
Hey Jeff im in Maryland region 4 Oh man !!! those were the days. Remember Paul Heathman and all his Sport-E records. Soon as i get my scanner back online i am going to post a very rare picture of Web Mapoles.
Dan
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05-22-2002, 09:01 AM #9Member
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Anyone remeber the Tom Toth
Any of you guys remember Tom Toth
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05-22-2002, 09:02 AM #10
Don Jenkinson is racing on the Pride Promotions Powerboat Tour.
http://www.pridepromotions.com/power...atresults.html
When we were in Canada last year at the Valleyfield Regatta, Don Jenkinson was racing in Pennsylvania. So Don missed the Regatta, but one of his teammates, Randy Doy-Yat, raced in SST 120. We also saw Rob Scythes' son there, as well as Alex Lledin.
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05-22-2002, 11:56 AM #11
BK???
Do you know Rob Scythes??
I am not sure he has a son...unless the Rob Scythes I know is junior.
I was with Rob on Monday...now here is a guy that needs to get his stuff on the web...
He builds a great race boat ...has a ton of Racing History picture and is a real nice guy!!
Rob has done work on my STV and he and I praise and support the same engine builder
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05-22-2002, 12:16 PM #12
Hi Anthony -
I wonder if I got the names mixed up? Was Rob injured in a Mod U accident where his leg was permanently damaged? (or maybve even lost?)
I may have the wrong famous driver.....
But I do remember watching Rob Scythes race years ago. He was well known.
The son I met was about 35-40, (can't remember his first name) and had a famous Canadian ModU driver as a father -- I was sure his name was Scythes. He and I talked for a long time about the old days, and I certainly remembered his dad too -- but my memory on names is not so good these days.
I may have him confused with a different famous Canadian?
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05-25-2002, 03:05 PM #13
Mod U in Canada
Rob Scythes has been building race boats for over 20 years. I used to race with him in the 1980's. He now lives in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada and still builds boats and races Mod U in Canada. Rob is about 45 years old now. He builds one of the nicest quality and finished boats I've ever seen. His father didn't race, as far as I know. He has a brother, John and sister, Cindy.
Here's a recent picture of Rob racing one of his own boats...
Last edited by Jimboat; 05-25-2002 at 04:39 PM.
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05-26-2002, 01:58 AM #14
old school
i remember rob scythes used to show up at st louis every year in the mid 80's with what looked like a Molinari but he called it a SkyCraft...I have pics of Tim Toth ( sport E ), Webb ( before he was killed testing ) and all those guys, even Ken Rosa and Ron Ackerman...my dad was racing Formula-100 with all those guys in the NPA days...was a really good time.
check out this old team mercury signature card i have from 1975, it's on an 8.5x11 picture, very cool!
http://www.helmetgraphics.com/seebold.jpg also
http://www.helmetgraphics.com/evinrude.jpg
http://www.helmetgraphics.com/molinari.jpg
http://www.helmetgraphics.com/miami225.jpg
in case you missed am...and i'll be posting more...enjoy..women love me, helmets fear me
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05-26-2002, 02:00 AM #15
link error my bad
women love me, helmets fear me