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[Mark75H]

He's involved in this too:

[willabee]

Rest in peace Ron...

Below ..... Ron Jones (on the left) talking with Dick Snyder at Havasu, 1970 .....

[lilabner]

Here are some pictures of Skip Talbot's boats. The Valkyrie blew over late 66 testing with Ron Jones. Ron rebuilt it as a pickel fork, and painted it white. Skip ran it like that a few times, but then had the accident in his Stylecraft, seen in the garage. We lifted him in the boat for the NDBA Nationals in 1967. The single engine Jones was ordered sometime in 66. This was the day he got it. He was quitting racing because his leg was pretty bad, but said Jim Johnson was going to run the single. Skip was pretty bumbed out about his physical condition. He had just gotten married also. I left California late Dec 67. He sold his Oceanside Cycle Center, gave the Valkyrie back to Mercury, and moved to Fallon, Nevada. There he started building guns. He is credited with starting the .50 cal civilian shooting division in the US. He held many records, and died at his stand on the range. He was a very talented and kind man.

[willabee]

Trying to remember when Don Clark passed, couldn't find answer on the internet .....

his first Molinari ride 1968

at Lake X 1970

returning home after accident in Paris 6 Hour 1970

testing his Paris boat on Lake Como

Lake Como

[moparbarn]

Here are some pictures of Skip Talbot's boats. The Valkyrie blew over late 66 testing with Ron Jones. Ron rebuilt it as a pickel fork, and painted it white. Skip ran it like that a few times, but then had the accident in his Stylecraft, seen in the garage. We lifted him in the boat for the NDBA Nationals in 1967. The single engine Jones was ordered sometime in 66. This was the day he got it. He was quitting racing because his leg was pretty bad, but said Jim Johnson was going to run the single. Skip was pretty bumbed out about his physical condition. He had just gotten married also. I left California late Dec 67. He sold his Oceanside Cycle Center, gave the Valkyrie back to Mercury, and moved to Fallon, Nevada. There he started building guns. He is credited with starting the .50 cal civilian shooting division in the US. He held many records, and died at his stand on the range. He was a very talented and kind man.

If this is the Jim Johnson from CA is who I'm thinking it might be, he now lives near Roanoke, VA. He & his son Jimmy now race rc boats with me here in IMPBA D-12. Helluva nice guy & an absolute wizard with boat setup & a fierce competitor!! Proud to call both he & his son my friends, I have contact info if you are interested.

[GENE LANHAM]

trying to remember when don clark passed, couldn't find answer on the internet ....o

SHIFTING GEARS

Don finished 10th Overall at Parker, 1968--First Single OB --in the '500' Molinari

I am almost positive this the boat Roy Ridgell ran at the 1966 GCM---

[lilabner]

[QUOTE=moparbarn;2925324]If this is the Jim Johnson from CA is who I'm thinking it might be, he now lives near Roanoke, VA. He & his son Jimmy now race rc boats with me here in IMPBA D-12. Helluva nice guy & an absolute wizard with boat setup & a fierce competitor!! Proud to call both he & his son my friends, I have contact info if you are interested.

When you see him, ask him if he worked with Skip.

[moparbarn]

I'll call him shortly & find out. Fairly sure it's the same Jim, he & his son mainly race rc ob tunnels now & raced full scale tunnels back then. His son Jimmy recently set a straight away record of just over 80 mph with a .45 cid ob tunnel - that's correct, just under 1/2" cubic inch!

[lilabner]

I'll call him shortly & find out. Fairly sure it's the same Jim, he & his son mainly race rc ob tunnels now & raced full scale tunnels back then. His son Jimmy recently set a straight away record of just over 80 mph with a .45 cid ob tunnel - that's correct, just under 1/2" cubic inch!

Holy toledo! I think I set the first 44 CI record in APBA Pleasure Craft on Jan 8th, 1961 at Lake X. Speed was 47.626 mph in a Raveau. Only about 33 mph slower.. He must have a "speed prop"!!

[Bob V]

Holy toledo! I think I set the first 44 CI record in APBA Pleasure Craft on Jan 8th, 1961 at Lake X. Speed was 47.626 mph in a Raveau. Only about 33 mph slower.. He must have a "speed prop"!!

I also think that his boat was considerably lighter than yours and I would bet his fuel load was even lighter..!!

[lilabner]

I also think that his boat was considerably lighter than yours and I would bet his fuel load was even lighter..!!

Whew, that makes me feel so much better..Thanks Bob..I thought maybe I was in the wrong pin hole..

[lilabner]

I also think that his boat was considerably lighter than yours and I would bet his fuel load was even lighter..!!

Bob, any relation to Johnny V.? Maybe FUJIMO will resize it for us amateurs.

[moparbarn]

Boat weight in single digits, fuel load in ounces. Fuel "slightly" different also, somewhere around 60+% nitro, 12% syn. oil, rest methanol - can you say rocket fuel.....

[Bob V]

Hey Butch - I tried to enlarge it, but the resolution is so poor that it becomes hard to read. No, no relation to Johnny V.

[mbd29]

Willabee: as the years go by they seem to flow together but I think Don passed about 15 years ago.