Long Island as a venue for racing

[arrowwaves]

Has anyone ever tried to get a major organization to bring a race to LI? APBA SBI etc.It seems to me that Jones,Fire Island,Long Beach,the Great South Bay would all have potential. The champ boats in Ct. looked to be a succesful venture. I think that back in the day I remember offshore boats running out Jones Inlet,maybe it was called the Benihana Grand Prix.

[Tom Foley]

Remember S.N.O.R.C. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AKA South Nassau Outboard Racing Club .

[bskater18]

Their use to be a Great South Bay race about 25 years ago, nothing since. Montaulk yaucht club had some races until about 15 yrs. ago. Same story. Love off shore racing. It would be nice to have some local action. Any intrest?

[arrowwaves]

I thought it was a race team SNORT. Based out of your garage and Jeffreys bedroom. Ro says she remembers Guy Lombardo running a race here that passed the East Point house; do you remember that?I wasn't here yet. Hockey started last night, damn I ache ,only 58 games to go.

[Trikki1010]

Correct me if I'm wrong, the Benihana was a Pt. Pleasant/Seaside offshore race.

The south shore race was the Freeport Offshore

[arrowwaves]

I think that perhaps Benihana was a sponsor of an early effort here in freeport. You are correct that the NJ race was called the Benihana Grand Prix at one point in time.Long Island seems to have great potential to host many different types of boat racing(I could be wrong),there are certainly many marine industry businesses here that have major credibility in the boating world,it would be nothing less than good business to promote our area to the top racing organizations.

[SUPERBASH]

-1988 Guy Lombardo Offshore

-2004 GSB SOB.
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[Trikki1010]

We raced 2X w/ my friend in the mid/late 80's

Freeport Offshore Grand Prix

We launched and pulled from Ocean Outboard;)

[THE HOSER]

years ago there was time trials at zacks bay, that was in the early 80s
and once in front of tanner park in sept 1989

[Superboat Rob]

Let's start by getting a few boats down to Tanner tonight!:)

[Mastercraft241]

i live in longbeach just near the highscool. About 6 or 7 years ago there was about 50-60 boats just running, all offshore/ ridiculous outboards. all were about 25-35 feet.

[SUPAJAY]

We should set up time trials like there use to be at tanner... course and everything!!! il help set up!! its a little late in the season but it can still be fun:D
Mastercraft - come down to tanner tonight, it should be a good showing!
Il be there with my fishin boat, i have my lower cowls off, im putting the bobs latches on so il never loose my cowl again!! :p

[Superboat Rob]

Jay that def sounds like a blast!

[T2x]

Merrick Bay 1965/66 (see below)
East Rockaway same year

Around Long Island Marathon....... 1958-1968

Freeport-Point PLeasant-Freeport....Hennesey Grand Prix 1969-71

APBA OPC race at Gilgo.... 1975

NPBA Hempstead Harbor races...... 1985-88

APBA Patchogue offshore races...1981-82

Guy Lombardo races out of Freeport..... various years from 1980-90

APBA Stock outboard races in various ponds.....

etc, etc,

all it takes is a local RACING club and an affiliation with a sanctioning body.

Of course you have to abide by rules........... and show up to race.

T2x

[jerry]

Merrick Bay 1965/66 (see below)
East Rockaway same year

Around Long Island Marathon....... 1958-1968

Freeport-Point PLeasant-Freeport....Hennesey Grand Prix 1969-71

APBA OPC race at Gilgo.... 1975

NPBA Hempstead Harbor races...... 1985-88

APBA Patchogue offshore races...1981-82

Guy Lombardo races out of Freeport..... various years from 1980-90

APBA Stock outboard races in various ponds.....

etc, etc,

all it takes is a local RACING club and an affiliation with a sanctioning body.

Of course you have to abide by rules........... and show up to race.

T2x
now your pushing it !!!!!!

[95Activator]

that sounds awesome but if I remember correctly that there are a few off shore race boats that do a poker run from Coldspring harbor to ct. last year should be cool just forgot the dates whooops thenagain it is on the north shore.

[Mastercraft241]

Ive been wanting to go to tanner soooo bad. But my lower unit was blown on my v8 300 and its in arkansas getting a new floor and lower unit and i just hauled my other boat to winterize. Next year when you guys start going out to tanner i wanna be at the first one. I really want to get to one of those meetings. That and i have no clue how to get to tanner park from Long beach :\

[arrowwaves]

Merrick Bay 1965/66 (see below)
East Rockaway same year

Around Long Island Marathon....... 1958-1968

Freeport-Point PLeasant-Freeport....Hennesey Grand Prix 1969-71

APBA OPC race at Gilgo.... 1975

NPBA Hempstead Harbor races...... 1985-88

APBA Patchogue offshore races...1981-82

Guy Lombardo races out of Freeport..... various years from 1980-90

APBA Stock outboard races in various ponds.....

etc, etc,

all it takes is a local RACING club and an affiliation with a sanctioning body.

Of course you have to abide by rules........... and show up to race.

T2x
Great info ,as usual S&Fers come up with the good stuff. Awesome photo from the 60s(hey Tom Foley whose bayhouse is in the background!!!).Would love to see more pix like that.I guess what I was picturing is a race that could be seen by 1000's of people (100's)from the beaches or parks of LI.A local race club with affiliation to a sanctioning body , the people who would do the very real work involved,of course, I should have realized. Bash is (and was) everywhere!

[Tom Foley]

. (Awesome photo from the 60s(hey Tom Foley whose bayhouse is in the background.)
Armand you old man , thats Larry Mullers Bayhouse !!! I know , the 70's were good !:D

I am sure T2- X remembers Skip Pezold's shop right by Whaleneck Marine in Merrick . Loads of trick Merc race motors in the front window . I hear he is right by me in holiday , Fl . , but I have never checked him out .

[ActiveFun]

years ago there was time trials at zacks bay, that was in the early 80s
and once in front of tanner park in sept 1989

You beat me too it. I was just going to post about those time trials. I had an 1980 Checkmate Enchanter with a Merc 225 (Joey I used to maintain it for me back at his original place off Welwood in the industrial area behind the cemetarys) and can remember going (and have pics) to those time trials in like 1981 or 82.

[T2x]

. (Awesome photo from the 60s(hey Tom Foley whose bayhouse is in the background.)
Armand you old man , thats Larry Mullers Bayhouse !!! I know , the 70's were good !:D

I am sure T2- X remembers Skip Pezold's shop right by Whaleneck Marine in Merrick . Loads of trick Merc race motors in the front window . I hear he is right by me in holiday , Fl . , but I have never checked him out .


I remember...but I spent more time at Emil Meyer's boat yard in College Point for stock outboard stuff...

Of course our OPC boats ran first out of Gus's Marine in Massapegua...and for years afterward....K&K......(My Glastron in the previous picture was rigged at K&K) Finally Marty O'Neill sold our Shadows for quite a while..... All great race shops..... with serious racers.

One of our Shadows below...in Babylon in 1980.

T2x