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Mark75H
05-16-2002, 05:53 PM
Buddy, could you post some old programs from Havasu and Parker here? Try to go for the max size Greg allows us so we can see details!


How about scans of the press kit for the Texmo Moth?

Thanks!
helmetguru
05-26-2002, 03:19 AM
here's a couple of things i have, there's plenty more if you're into tunnel boats like i am, lucky for us i managed to save a ton of stuff from the golden days...

www.helmetgraphics.com/havasu.html
www.helmetgraphics.com/mercury.html
www.helmetgraphcis.com/carlson.html
helmetguru
05-26-2002, 03:19 AM
www.helmetgraphics.com/carlson.html
Ron Hill
05-27-2002, 12:30 PM
Here is a picture of the front cover of the 1973 Parker Program...
Ron Hill
05-27-2002, 12:31 PM
Here's 1974....

You want more???
Mark75H
05-27-2002, 06:30 PM
Do we want more? Are you kidding? We want them all!!
Powercat
06-07-2002, 11:22 PM
Picked this up from a friend just today.
Cover photo from race program 1964 shows
PowerCat Hydro in full power turn with
pair of Merc Stacked motors..
Can almost hear those 12 cylinders scream..
Danny Leger
Powercat
06-08-2002, 12:11 AM
This is the cover of a Western Outdoors magazine supplement that was published for the 1963
Salton City 500.
Danny Leger
H2Onut
06-08-2002, 07:47 AM
Thats it..come on dig deeper :D
Ron Hill
06-08-2002, 11:03 AM
If there is an entry list, Gary Garbrecht, PROP TOUR OWNER, tells me he raced the Salton Sea 500 on an outboard... Was wondering if he is listed. Also, he claimed my dad, Russ Hill, Sr. was the motor inspector....I don't recall my dad inspecting, but my brother was Region 12 APBA, Chairman at the time, even though this race was not APBA... APBA had not invented OPC yet...

My dad had built Jimmy Clinkbeard's three Merc 1000's....that he ran on a Glastron...
Ron Hill
06-08-2002, 11:24 AM
I was "diggin" again, found this picture of Me and Mile Wallace....Mike won Salton Sea in "TINY TIM", his dad's boat...but this was almost 20 years later in his outboard...I'll check the date with a Pareker Program, but think this was '73...
Ron Hill
06-08-2002, 11:28 AM
This isn't Jimmy Clinkenbeard, but it is an Outboard Marathon Rig of the '60's...
Ron Hill
06-08-2002, 11:35 AM
This wasn't a BIG PROGRAM, but it was a BIG RACE. Sponsored by Playboy Club and Schlitz Brewery.. It was in 1968 in Phoenix....They had to start the races late becasue the traffic on Black Canyon Highway was backed up five miles...

On Sunday, they ran all the class winner together for five laps....I ran my Konig, on Fred Hauenstein DeSilva Runabout to second...I was beart by a K Boat, but I beat the Super Stocks, Cracker Boxes and all inboard hydros...wth my "Quiet" (Mufflered Konig)...cute queen, nice money......
Ron Hill
06-08-2002, 11:35 AM
Inside cover...
Ron Hill
06-08-2002, 11:36 AM
This is from Seattle....
Ron Hill
06-08-2002, 11:39 AM
Well, maybe APBA did "invent" OPC...Here in a 1959 APBA Propeller Magazine is OPC...
Ron Hill
06-08-2002, 12:11 PM
Here is a picture from the inside of that 1959 Propeller Magazine...I'm 15 at the time...

Note Ann Strang's article for Region 7...Ann was Charlie Strang's mother... She loved me as a son...that is why I raced for OMC for so long...

Quincy Ad and Turner Pistons... my dad NEVER LIKE WISECO PISTONS, he was Wally Turner's friend until the end...In the OLD DAYS, Turner cast special pistons for Hill "A's and B's and C's"...My dad pinned all his pistons with brass pins, so in case they came out, they didn't damage the chrome cyclinder....none came out...but in case....My father built some amazing racing engines in his 90 years....
David_L6
06-08-2002, 03:02 PM
Originally posted by Ron Hill
Turner Pistons... my dad NEVER LIKE WISECO PISTONS


Siezcos weren't like even way back then, huh? (My Dad also used Turners until he couldn't get them any more.)
Mark75H
06-09-2002, 12:33 PM
NOA rule books have champions for racing in pleasure boats in 1958, but no speed records for the classes, so my guess is 1958 was NOA's first year for OPC racing, but they didn't call it OPC yet, they call it "Amateur" and solid rules are in the rule book with the stipulation of a rule freeze until 1962.

Classes are listed for up to 80 cubic inch, which was all there was back then.

I wish I could find a WOA rule book from that time frame.
Powercat
07-06-2002, 06:58 PM
Program from 1964 Salton City 500 (http://lonestarltg.com.hosting.swbell.net/powercat/SC_1964/SC_1964.html)
I have started scaning the programs from these
series of races.. This first is 1964
I had forgotten how many big names were in these
races back then..
Check it out..
Danny Leger
Powercat
07-08-2002, 09:52 AM
Web Index of Old Race Programs (http://lonestarltg.com.hosting.swbell.net/powercat/race.html)
I now have the 64 and 65 Salton Sea Programs
up with more to come at this location...
Many names from the past, I had forgotten were
envolved in these races.
Check It out...
Danny Leger
Powercat
07-21-2002, 12:54 PM
Race Program Index page (http://lonestarltg.com.hosting.swbell.net/powercat/race.html)
21 July 2002
I have added some more pages to this ongoing project, Now have 63,64,65 of Salton Sea race
and a 64 NOA race from Texas. More to come
** Note: the return to index link on these
pages would take you back to my Powercatboat.com
site but it is down till Aug 1st because of
too much traffic.. Trying to shift as much of
the heavy image stuff off to another site.
Thanks
Danny Leger
Austin, Texas