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[Mark Poole ModVP]

As I remember, everyone complained about tunnel boat racing going to single engines for '72. But wasn't Johnny Sanders average speed in '72 the fastest average for that race up until that year? If I recall it was 84 mph?

Earl Bentz drove a Mcdonald tunnel with a Strangler that year and did well. That same boat whipped up on a lot of Mercs here in the Southeast too.

[T2x]

Earl Bentz drove a Mcdonald tunnel with a Strangler that year and did well. That same boat whipped up on a lot of Mercs here in the Southeast too.

The aforementioned "Wild Geechee".........

[T2x]

First, apologies to T2X, Scot Keller, Mark75H, and old fibreglass, for interrupting their special website with my odd mutterings and comments. At 76 years old i figure that gives me a small license to bitch just once in a while. I do bow to the soliloquies of my pompous intellectual Webster orientated acquaintance and his undisputed knowledge of all things painted black with "Oshberg" origins, But just occasionally i find myself feeling a tad miffed when "Willa" issues forth factotems from his rectum. In the last of the fuzzy pics, i do not deny that the 27" waisted, 150lb weighted, adonis!!!!!! is none other than myself, and even today,i still have a 34" middle and top the scales at 179 lbs. So William ,dear boy, the beer gut never came---------------SORRY 'BOUT YOUR BAD LUCK.!!!!!!!!! Have a new all singing and dancing IMAC now, after frying the old one. I will never be illiterate again, the damn thing even corrects spelling, betcha Willabee had one of these all the time. Will try and curb the old enthusiasm in the future, but keep looking to see if Jimbo and Johnny Sanders or any of the other old farts are alive and well and may one day drop by and say HI. Anybody know what happened to the old engine tuners? I still see Ron Anderson once a year down in Naples . Where's Doc Morgan.? Seebolds guy Alex ? Ritchie Powers, Dave Biers.

I believe Seebold's guy Alex was Alex Hledin......eh?

Richie Powers posts on here occasionally....He's "7xworldchamp"...... like all of us he never got over himself....except he had good reason

Doc Morgan.....had a sex change and is living with Reggie......

I think some of the above may be incorrect....

T2x

[jackie wilson]

Yup!!! that's the one Only 2 people at Mercury ever told me the truth, one was Sirois, the other was Ritchie, all the rest lied or fabricated, and the greatest exponent of the latter was Pruett. Cannot comment on the Doc and Reggie, have to take the fifth on that ,on the grounds of diminished----etc, and the fact my grandson earns his living from Fountain World Wide. I don't think there were any incorrect statements . Whatever happened to LEO MA?????????out of Belgium, used to mecknick for Velden and then helped Seebold for a while. There was a brilliant 2 cycle engineer based at Belfast uni. called Dr. Blair, i think he had a loose contract with Mercury, but if you nailed him at a prize giving, he could keep you spellbound for hours . Good to see "SOMEBODY" in the U.S. still has a sense of humour and realizes we DID have a lot of fun in those days . Was beginning to think i was the only one left.

[T2x]

Yup!!! that's the one Only 2 people at Mercury ever told me the truth, one was Sirois, the other was Ritchie, all the rest lied or fabricated, and the greatest exponent of the latter was Pruett. Cannot comment on the Doc and Reggie, have to take the fifth on that ,on the grounds of diminished----etc, and the fact my grandson earns his living from Fountain World Wide. I don't think there were any incorrect statements . Whatever happened to LEO MA?????????out of Belgium, used to mecknick for Velden and then helped Seebold for a while. There was a brilliant 2 cycle engineer based at Belfast uni. called Dr. Blair, i think he had a loose contract with Mercury, but if you nailed him at a prize giving, he could keep you spellbound for hours . Good to see "SOMEBODY" in the U.S. still has a sense of humour and realizes we DID have a lot of fun in those days . Was beginning to think i was the only one left.

Pruett never actually lied...He simply exagerated in the wrong direction.....

T2x

[jackie wilson]

Pruett once told me he would pick me up in the company jet !!!!!!! Met him in Miami and he took me to Bradenton in a rented Cessna 152. Hellsteeth !!!! it could have been a microlite or even his favourite toy the dreaded gyrocopter . Another of F.B.I.'S stretching talents.

[Mark Poole ModVP]

Hey T2x,

The Geechee was raced there in 70 or 71. The boat that Earl drove in 72 was one of those missile looking Mcdonalds. It was no. 1022. Jimbo also raced one of those, used to co drive it with Ted May.

I think the Mcdonald was destroyed in a crash about a year later, must have been the same crash that hurt Earl pretty bad. I have some pics of the boat, just got to get them out and have them scanned.

[jackie wilson]

did you all die and get buried over there ????? are you on extremely long vacations. or you all got tired of Willabee's rantings and sarky remarks. C'mon, guys fire up the motor, It's ok. to get pissy sometimes. Just don't all die at once.
Me, i'm off to Italy to watch my grandson in the first offshore race of the season in San Benedetto Del Tronto. thats the 10th/12th /Users/jackwilson/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2008/Roll 464/racingdad.jpg/Users/jackwilson/Pictures/iPhoto Library/Originals/2008/Roll 464/racingdad.jpgMay.

[jackie wilson]

Here is the Rick Keller Racing crew at Parker in 73. That year Rick paired Billy with Geoff Briggs. He was very focused and committed to fielding a professional team. Billy barrel rolled it about 5 hours in. That was the third straight year we ended up in the drink at Parker.

used to love the Rick Keller Racing outfit. To me ,it was about as American as it could get. Always wanted a T shirt or a cap, never got either.

[T2x]

. Always wanted a T shirt or a cap, never got either.

I believe we Colonials invented both of the items you covet..............

We also figured out that refrigerating beer is the proper approach............

T2x

[jackie wilson]

maybe so Sam, but if you never drunk warm bitter in a country pub garden with a pack of potato chips ,talking to a good buddy, watching the sun go down on a beautiful english evening, you have something special to look forward to.

[T2x]

maybe so Sam, but if you never drunk warm bitter in a country pub garden with a pack of potato chips ,talking to a good buddy, watching the sun go down on a beautiful english evening, you have something special to look forward to.

Give me a cold Corona with a wedge of lime, talking to a warm sweety, with some conch fritters watching the sun set at Key West...........

P.S. Sam is Mark 75H....... I'm Rich.

T2x

[jackie wilson]

oh ****, i just left the gate wide open for Willabee to come stormin through, sorry Rich. and Sam, Put it down to whatever.
You can't watch the sun set at Key West for tourists unless your 6'6" tall

[willabee]

maybe so Sam, but if you never drunk ......

speakinG of beiNg dRunk , what have you been sipping? "Sam" indeed......better duck folks, the Wacky One is at it again.

[jackie wilson]

Nice to know your alive and well and not just sulking in a corner suffering from malnutrition of thesaurus oh great cranky one. Lets get back to boats, it's the Rouen 24 hrs this weekend. You ever done it Willa ?????