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02-02-2014, 08:44 PM #15000 RPM
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100 mph club
Who was the first driver engine boat combo over 100 in kilos. Tunnel boat, V bottom, wing, flat bottom.....etc.
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02-03-2014, 08:03 PM #27000 RPM
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02-04-2014, 06:08 AM #3
Jan the Man.. and running twin Merc 1100 Factory stackers to do it !!!
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02-04-2014, 06:23 AM #4
Hey guys what year would that have been? Thanks Gary
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02-04-2014, 01:48 PM #56000 RPM
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02-04-2014, 02:55 PM #67000 RPM
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02-04-2014, 04:34 PM #7
In my garage ? Yes Sir. And I just picked up a correct era Speedy to complete the package....
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02-04-2014, 07:46 PM #8
Thanks Gene-- What great info here at S+F-- I can't get enough of the history!!! Gary
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02-05-2014, 08:18 AM #96000 RPM
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02-05-2014, 09:12 AM #106000 RPM
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02-05-2014, 09:28 AM #11
Bob V If I am correct Wood only raced inboards--- Maybe someone can correct me. Gary
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02-05-2014, 09:31 AM #12
I correct myself---- The question did not mention outboards only. Gary
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02-05-2014, 10:16 AM #13
First in World outboard over 100mph was 1954 110.387mph Swift 3pt Hydro built by Molinari with a Lesco 4 cyl engine
First in US outboard over 100mph was 1958 107.82mph Hu Entrop 3pt Hydro modified Mercury Mark75h 6 cyl engine
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02-05-2014, 11:47 AM #14
research has shown that only a few of these motors were available to NON Mercury team drivers. Sort through those few folks that had access to these and the info says that this engine MOST LIKELY was owned by Jan Schoonover. There are no records from Mercury that identify which engine and power head went to which driver.
Engines that were used by MERCURY team drivers would have never been made available to the public as they were turned in and probably destroyed by Merc when they were no longer useful.
Time frame is right, state of registration is right, engine mods are right, . the rest is speculation.
I believe I can prove that the other driver(s) that had access to this engine DIDNT own it. No way to prove it was on the wing when he set the record, BUT there were only a very very few available at that time especially to a guy from Ohio..
Makes for some interesting thoughts. What if .....
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