Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

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Originally Posted by lake x kid

here is a fellow brit.

And he was the british champion 1970, and jackie, tom or bob was not. How could that be?

Maybe jackie in 1970 was in florida at a off gathering :nonod: . No that cannot be why, musta been another reason :confused: why bill was the 1970 champion.


shakey did play both ends against the middle in 1970 —-he was a mercury dealer in tewksbury and one of three drivers in europe “given” one of the new silo [twister] mercury motors. Case velden had one and i had the last one.
Idea was we would all campaign in europe ie; paris—berlin —amsterdam—milan . Anywhere there was a world championship race .
Bob glenn from a.p.barrus [ jonrude importer] was trying to get an omc team together ——-problem was all the decent drivers were running mercs including shakeybill. Bill was doing some testing with the big jonrudes and seeing which came out on top.
I have no idea what the deal was , but gg snatched the merc back and until the day shakey died at windermere he ran omc.
Now while he didnt do much internationally chasing the cake——- he did attend all the national events [don ross and i were chasing internationally all over the country] so he was the only serious contender for the national title .
Was a bit like stealing candy from a baby——but omc did need some publicity!!!!!!!

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. Done it again

Holy crap. Feet never touched the ground since i left home more tonight

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(9-00pm and the only ones to leave were Sammy and Patty James and Brownie——more are coming in ready for the second day of OFF. —if its half as good as today was it’ll be another humdinger OLD FARTS ARE FOREVER >

Feet up feet wet feet dry

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Originally Posted by jackiewilson

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(9-00pm and the only ones to leave were Sammy and Patty James and Brownie——more are coming in ready for the second day of OFF. —if its half as good as today was it’ll be another humdinger OLD FARTS ARE FOREVER >

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Don’t worry Jackie Mickey and Minnie have been warned Goofy still shaking his head and all the people driving on the right side of the Have been told you’re coming.

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10pm and trying to kick out the old farts ——still that does tell me the event has been a huge success. Finally got rid of the last of the old farts. Its now 11-15 and i can put my head down with a feeling of great pride at having attended one of the greatest OFF meetings in its short history.
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Do have a fair selection of concepts that will be heading to Key West—sincerely hope that i wont be bringing any back with me.

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Fifty one years ago i was taking a dump at the nautical Havasu . This particular lady walks straight in unannounced and burst out laughing . Most embarrassing moment of my life. We still remain friends to this day. That’s another epic story i may share one day.!!!!!!

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Only at OFF meetings do you see this kind of thing

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Clan Wilson with Christian Toll who renovates offshore boats like Gene LANGHAMS AEROMARINE 1V——Betty Cooks KAAMA and Ritchie Powers DRY MARTINI.

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THESE LITTLE GIRLS ARE ALREADY DOWN AT KEY WEST.
Leaving lunch time —just me and Mark and a 40‘ THOR OUTLAW RV>

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Originally Posted by jackiewilson

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Only at OFF meetings do you see this kind of thing

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An OFF gathering without Gene Lanham is like the Fourth of July without fireworks...it's just not the same...


Gene patented the Free Boat Wash..:eek:
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And developed an innovative way to flush out the engines...
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And above all, he knew how to fly a wing.
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And an offshore boat...
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And a race car...
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And a plane...
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Rock on Gene Lanham...:thumbsup:

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KEY WEST here we come!

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Originally Posted by Bob V

Rock on Gene Lanham...:thumbsup:

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Thanks for the kind words BOB!!!

It has always been an honor to be included in this group!!

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Monday —Monday —Just love that day .
Well i —slept well until a feckin horny rooster started getting amorous round about five am . Only down here in Key West could that happen. He will wind up on the Barbie if he keeps that racket up.
As usual its kinda busy here during race week. No room left -every square foot taken up with race boat personel and equipment.
Hell of a lot of building gone on all the way down the keys . Two new airports —one very aptly name MILLIONAIRE ?????
NOT TO WORRY —- i woke up again this morning — feeling fine —- still able to do my own thing [jjust slower]. Enjoying the sport that became my life —-along with my son —- in a million dollar RV thats paid for . What more can a man wish for ??????????
Best laid plans of mice and men !!!!!!!!! HURRICANE NICOLE set to hit soon — but not many forecasters get it right — lets just keep a weather eye out for the next few days — anything can happen . Watch this space !!!!!!

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You dont often see many pictures of the old lady like that .. ready to greet all the old farts at Mark and Craigs place .

...this one cracks me up, of bob & brownie...https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...3&d=1667789453

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Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...this one cracks me up, of bob & brownie...

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Sandy
Odell
Doug
AND?????????????

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Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM

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Sandy
Odell
Doug
AND?????????????

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PICTURE dated---2008/FLL

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All the balls are up in the air ——- storm warnings for tomorrow and wednesday . Price of outboards these days i cant see many of them dipping their bums in on wednesday for the first of the three races.
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only word i can think of is „“OBSCENE“ as in amount of money spent to keep 3 or four offshore power boats on the water !!!!!!!!!

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Thing that stands out most in this 1970 picture taken at a drag boat event —long beach California is the athletic build of all the participants —- not a single „“FATTY“ anywhere. ???why is that ??????

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Lets go slumdog camping !!!!!!!!
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Let‘s go slumdog fishing !!!!!!!!!
Cost him more in fuel to get down to the keys than my „“UPPER CLASS“ ticket to Orlando.

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SLUMDOG racing!!!!!!!

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ROLLS ROYCE SUV. Fancy taking the kids to school and telling them to stop kicking the back of the seat !!!!!!!

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C‘mon Gene -play the game -we were both young men when that picture was taken.

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Originally Posted by jackiewilson

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KEY WEST here we come!

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Trust me only Jackie Wilson could come to The colonies is he so Fondly Refers to us and drag Hurricane Nicole with him. Now we’re not blaming you Jackie if the KeyWestNationals a little bit rough this year

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There‘s one hell of a lot of boat miles in that little group.

Nice to catch up with ARTHUR MOSTERT —Miles Jennings- BENNY ROBERTSON— DUTCHMAN who raced all over europe and Bristol and who’s name i can never remember .Met Rich LUHRS and Doreen . Tim SEEBOLD was due today but hasnt shown up yet. Cream of the crop in powerboat racing always seem to congregate down at Key West in November.
Conflicting reports on weather conditions — Wednesday race could easily have been held —-i have seen races in much tougher conditions than those today.
Poker run has been postponed until Thursday and a friday race with the final Sunday being mooted . All the balls are in the air. Just a case of suck it and see.

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Originally Posted by jackiewilson

Let‘s go slumdog fishing !!!!!!!!!
Cost him more in fuel to get down to the keys than my „“UPPER CLASS“ ticket to Orlando.

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The World of Fishing was more affordable in the 20th century.

And I don't think the fish have changed since then, but the travel pursuit has.


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Better not showdown mine—-you would PUKE .

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NO PRIZES FOR GUESSING WHERE I AM —— no its not his and hers —- its his and hisses

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Early arrivals to the poker run village ——— i used to think the tower was a bloody big motor . These mothers certainly killed off the inboard industry . Have not seen a single Nestern drive [except for race boats ] here . Its all multiple outboards .

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Originally Posted by jackiewilson

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NO PRIZES FOR GUESSING WHERE I AM —— no its not his and hers —- its his and hisses

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Used to be a nice expression He an and She an A quant Colonial expression for what mostly occur naturally between the male and female sex. Only Jackie Wilson and his Ribald Dry British wit Would come up with his and hissin while in Key West. But it is so true. Jackie is obviously a quick study on Key West culture. I remember Key West before it became Key Weird Back in the days when you can walk down Duvall Street and be guaranteed a fight every 50 or 100 feet. They used to call the saloons in Key West buckets of blood. Back in the 60s and 70s. The Navy was king not the anal retentive bisexual queens and hold drag races on Duvall Street. Sorry if I’m offending anybody but it is the truth. Thank God some common sense prevails and the tourists are safe. Whatever happened to BUM FARTO!! Happy trails To all the boat racers