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brianT2
10-31-2002, 01:35 AM
took these when dad and i went to chattanoga race in '84. i think dad was at second effort or just getting ready to start there. didn't have much for a camera then some are ok.
pic1=cees van der velden
brianT2
10-31-2002, 01:37 AM
pic2=renato molinari
brianT2
10-31-2002, 01:39 AM
pic3=rick frost driving for bob thompson's "just add water" racing team.
brianT2
10-31-2002, 01:50 AM
pic4=start of the final. note bill seebold in the bud light boat #7. i remember a big whatzit going on at this race because the merc boys weren't allowed to play with their T-4's. seebold still did well, naturally, even with the smaller motor. thats benny robertson in bob thompson's other "just add water" boat #57 starting from the pole position.
brianT2
10-31-2002, 01:53 AM
pic5=benny off to a good start, and trying to check out.
brianT2
10-31-2002, 01:54 AM
pic6=renato in hot pursuit
brianT2
10-31-2002, 01:58 AM
pic7=renato got around benny and started to pull it out a bit. thats jack leek (OMC racing chief) standing on the right in the foreground. got him in the shot by accident but it fits with racing. renato went on to score the win. figured the OMC crowd would like these photos from some past glory.
omc-v4
10-31-2002, 07:56 AM
Great pic been omc nut since birth back in 44. When I was 6 my mom and pop had johnson dealer ship in graham tx. been having fun ever since.
Revinrude
10-31-2002, 11:39 AM
Brian awsome pics thanks so much for sharing.



Jim
action17
10-31-2002, 11:56 AM
yes definatly awesome pics thanks !!!!!:cool:
C-C
11-01-2002, 12:45 PM
i was there on a house boat at the upper end of the course,, i remember that water current was strong but we had a good time on the house boat that weekend,, got to see a good race.. i think i was 14 at the time..
AnthonySS
11-01-2002, 12:56 PM
..pictures THANKS
Hydrovector
11-01-2002, 01:21 PM
Boy I wish I could get some still shots of some of the boat that I have on 8mm sound movies from back then. Boy just thinking about the sound that the V8 makes just gave me goose bumps.!!!!
Flat Out
11-01-2002, 04:04 PM
Still the "King of the Hill". According to Mark Rotharmel who raced for the OMC factory team. Nothing accelerated like a F-1 V8.
475 hp w/carbs and 510 hp w/ CFI so says Rob Yoeteff who co- owned and did the motor work on that boat.
Nosubforcid
11-01-2002, 05:00 PM
That sprint Burgess of Benny's with its shallow tunnels went like hell till the water got lumpy. Brian I think your dad tried to race one of them a few times as well with the same results that Benny had in that Chattanooga race. A good EFI 3.5L motor could make 425-450hp in qualifying tune and 390-410 ready to race. Both the 3.5L carb motors and the 3.0L EFI were down 40-80 hp from these crankshaft horsepower numbers.
SCT
11-01-2002, 07:12 PM
Nos,

I always loved the paint schemes of Rick Frost's #6 and Benny's #57 NAIU boats. That is way cool..... I saw them race on the Oh river later that year.

Great Pictures,
SCT