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Don’t know if any of you guys remember the Whittington Brothers out of Fort Lauderdale participant in the rain where races for a few years after they race motocross and Andytown And then they got into Indy cars in a big way. Spent plenty of their money. Good guys to be around a lot of funQuote:
Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
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Another two concepts totally finished . Tying to get em finished in time for OFF.
Huge trunk of concepts were finally picked up by DHL this afternoon ——scheduled for a three day delivery—— be interesting to see if and when they get there !!!!!!
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Been promised the graphics for the world record boat by the end of the week—- been really hard to find the CORRECT MACH SCRIPT ——SEEMS ITS PECULIAR TO FLORIDA.
I do have three of these just waiting for the graphics , although i think the PILGRIM
has ordered one nearly a year ago. He’s out in Australia —-goes by the title “POWERABOUT:
Then there’s
“A MAN CALLED MERT” Still have three of those!!!!!
Should have those done next week ????????
Seem to remember there were a couple of folk wanted one , but its so damned long ago i forgot who it was !!!!!
Anyway whoever it was —-call me and i will save you one —otherwise they are going to Key West or OFF .
I got to know the youngest--Dale (RIP) through Preston---Quote:
Originally Posted by Amberjack1234
A sale was made--and I was included in the sale
Luckily-----They didn't need me-------
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Forget the Race, let us get back to shore without getting wet. And save those engines from being submerged, and not have to tear-down and clean them from salt water.
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Swap shopDidn’t know you were involved with that racing Team Gene . I wonder if his daughter is still running the drive Ins And all the real estate.Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
This news clip today reminded me of a cultural-boom consuming, the imaginary world of an author. And I personally saw (at the time), kids getting in long lines to buy the book-series, at our local bookstore. Bringing the youth back to reading ...
The magic of Merlin.
The sleuth of Sherlock.
King Authur like castle.
Robin Hood like triumph over evil.
Youth set in Shakespearean drama.
A very British tale in the fantasy environ of England. The Harry Potter series is fitting for the upcoming Halloween season. (My confession is, I have never read any of Rowling’s books, but the first Potter movie was entertaining).
J.K. Rowling, a woman who made a cultural impact.
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Didn’t Bill Elswick and Preston Henn Have a big rivalry going on in the ocean racing at that time. I wasn’t following it That closely back in those days but it seems like I remember something about it.I think that was way before Kramer Racing. Gene I thought you were involved with Dr. Magoon At that time or was that Earlier.
I think the year was 1979--Preston and I were getting old (ca1931) we were trying to retire our bodies-Preston was buying Porsches---I was buying airplanes---Quote:
Originally Posted by Amberjack1234
We stayed in touch--I moved to Colorado--Preston and Doc spent a lot of time in Colorado--
Preston was a pilot also--owned some nice planes--
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Two weeks today and I’m on my way to the OFF meeting . Nearly three years since i last saw my family in the USA !!!! Different world today to what it was back then.
couldn’t see an end to my travels ——now i can.
Back then i was growing old carefully —today im on the helter skelter of life and travelling at breakneck speed .
Realistically, this is my last worldwide trip. I’m just not physically up to long distance travel any more —-I’m running out of people to fall out with—- and it’s only through downright “CUSSEDNESS” and the fact i want to see my family [and where they live now, and the fact my son MARK bought me an upper class ticket] that i made this trip at all !
Looking at Gene in photographs , it looks to me like he has the same sort of problems [although he is much older than me].
Funny thing is i haven’t even got a tad excited by the thought IM OFF TO AMERICA !!!!!! Which i always get. It has always been my favourite country to visit.
Just think about all them dollars your going to have to exchange at the exhorbitant exchange rate it is at the moment when you flog off all those concepts.
Hell of a Plane. Yeah I knew that Preston got into racing Porsche Automobiles I think he and John Paul and John Paul Junior were Friendly competitors. Randy Lanier To was around that scene. I didn’t know you had moved to Colorado I thought you were up in North Florida. Good communicating with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
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“NIC-NIC” —john Nicholson of NICHOLSON/MCLAREN —- boat he is standing in is my Hodges/Cosworth that i ran the BDG in. He said he wanted to join me in campaigning the 2-00 litre cosworth . Then he went out and bought a shed load of new mercury motors and a wagonload of spares .
in the background is the DFV Cosworth/ Hodges with me in the stove pipe hat PRUETT gave me. Sitting next to me is Chris hodges .
Raced the Cosworth at CHASEWATER quite a few times —- won the Duchess of York there with it , beating both works entries of Percival for Mercury and Alfie Bullen for OMC . finished 5th in the world OZ championships with Both OMC and Mercury fielding full works teams .
Didnt quite get it right that day — was a vicious cross wind and the wing simply could not handle it .
Duckworth wanted SEEBOLD to drive the boat —just “to see” so i agreed —- he couldn’t make it go any quicker than i could —— did get a strange degree of satisfaction out of that.
Only three people ever drove the COSWORTH DFV in its short life —- Me— Brett May—Bill SEEBOLD .
I WISH !!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by techteam
Nothing meaner in this world than an ex powerboat racer ——- bet you i do not sell anything at the OFF meeting. I am thinking of holding a live auction down at Key West for the concepts .
Anyone recommend a decent auctioneer down there ????????????
Lets face it, almost without exception, colonials have always wanted to pay the same in US dollars as i charge in sterling. Makes a change for me to be on the right side for once.
Hi Jackie
i am in Singapore, just over half way to Australia or is that half way back?
The unfortunate thing is John Paul Sr. cross the line to the ill-conceived. And the Law caught up to his drug trafficking and attempted murder.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amberjack1234
A sad state of affairs. But then motor racing cost money, and faster speeds cost more money. And my assumption is, Senior wanted to stay in racing and to win, and he thought selling drugs was a lucrative route to sustain his racing ambitions.
And I suspect that didn't help (the talented) John Paul Junior racing career.
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Afraid you don’t even have to dig deep under the surface before you find our sport had more than its fair share of drug related “INCIDENTS and INDIVIDUALS”.
Some of the nicest, as well as some of the nastiest found themselves involved .
But for the grace of god!!!!!!!!!!
Anybody remember the film crew that were looking to hire race boat drivers in HAVASU 1970. ?????
to make a film way down in Mexico . I know PRUETT —-SIROIS and Alfie Bullen signed up for it. I was going to, but wound up in a needles hospital and missed it .
Think most of the drivers around that time were well aware of what was happening although the majority of the dark side was around the offshore scene .
There you go again Jackie confusing the English language what do you mean were you in a hospital with needles in you or were you in the hospital and beautiful Needles California In the middle of the desert. A long way from nowhere. Spent a century there one weekend delayed by the local fuzzWhile trying to deliver a wide load boat to a customer in Newport Beach California. I have decided that I was hauling a wide load on a trailer without the proper permit obviously the most life-threatening breach of the DOT laws in Beach California. I had decided that I was hauling a wide load on a trailer without the proper permit obviously the most life-threatening breach of the DOT laws in California California. Plus my old semi truck was not the prettiest beast in the world and was leaking oil a little bit from the engine and threatening to create another La Brea tar pits situation in the pristine. Plus my old semi truck was not the prettiest beast in the world and was leaking oil a little bit from the engine and threatening to create another La Brea tar pits situation in the pristine desert landscape of California. All this was before the Biden price hikes on everything so the ticket on Monday morning only cost me about fiveHundred dollars of course this was back in the late 1980s. All ended Well paid my fine and delivered to customers boat Three days lateTo the owner in Newport Beach. Beat a hasty Retreat out of the communist state of California back to the safety of Arizona. And eventually made my way back to FloridaQuote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Yeah, I remember the stories of guys showing up at the Mercury race truck with briefcases full of cash to buy stuff. Mercury put a stop to the $$$ laundering by insisting that all owners and racers had to have a qualified account with Merc HiPerf and account payments made thru banks on paper. There was an offshore racer who was busted who had several prebuilt Mercruiser engines and drives that were seized and impounded at Merc HiPerf as evidence. Never saw the guy again or any of his boats and hardware.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Last I heard Randy Lanier was out And enjoying life teaching road racing down at Miami homestead raceway. He had gotten caught up in the Ben Kramer Cockadoodle and was wrongly sentenced. He was a good guy and eventually got the sentence reduction he deserved. I believe John Paul junior he is now enjoying life on the outside they used to live out in the acreage in Palm Beach County I have not heard of them lately and yes he was one of the most talented Drivers in the late 70s early 80s.
RepublicDon’t forget Jackie once you’re in Key West really outside the jurisdictions of the United States as you have Entered the conch republic which Seceded From the continental US over immigration issues along time ago. As far as getting rid of all your hardware you should be able to get a table at the race site in the pits and just sell it. If not go to one of the shops and buy a pirate flag put a patch over one eye and threaten to take the whole island hostage if nobody buysQuote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Charlie —was it you that wanted one of the Davie/Garbrecht record boats ????????????
Ate so many damn crabs —lobsters —shrimp and ****fish down there it gave me chronic gout —i still limp from the side effects even today.
Aw— they went and edited crapfish right out —- shame on you S and F. I was just beginning to like you .
Actually finished another concept —— fitted drives and props —- received a shipment of props from
China. Cost under $5 apiece ——-they were black plastic until i gave them a liquid chrome coating !
i just ordered another fifty so all the finished boats will have three bladed racing cleavers . Twin engined rigs will have contra rotating wheels . Four and five outboard engined rigs will have props too -suddenly I’m cooking with gas.
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Damned if i can put a name to him Gene. Sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
From the dark sideDad gum Jackie you left out peewee Griffin, Seahawk boys I Cabrera‘s and a host of unnamed others. Miami sure was fun back in the day forget about Miami vice and Don Johnson and Rico Tubbs That was all Hollywood glitz and clutter. Meet me at the concrete ship. Those that knows knowsQuote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
And you have the feckin audacity to tell me to finish MY BOOK CHARLIE —- GET YOUR THUMB OUTA YOUR ASSE !!!!!!!
Thumbs out or thumbs upI have to invoke my fifth amendment rights Jackie on books👍👍🙏🤧Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
GEt a feckin life Charlie —— Use your god given abilities !!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Amberjack1234
...you have to remember, a lot of your associates are no longer above ground amberjack...Quote:
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Above ground or not aroundThat’s what paid mourners are for fujimo. When the time comes the time comes.Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
36 cigarette and I should know the name of that driver but I can’t put my finger on it. Come on Gene quit teasing us.
jacoby ?????????Quote:
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Bob or Bill Higgins or Bob Higgins and it’s supposed to be a 32 cigarette ??Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson