This almost looks like one of the smaller buildings at Lake X. What a cool photo. imagine seeing that today? Just incredible.Quote:
Originally Posted by digital_jeff
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This almost looks like one of the smaller buildings at Lake X. What a cool photo. imagine seeing that today? Just incredible.Quote:
Originally Posted by digital_jeff
Greg
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...and Elmers 1963 Chrysler Crown Imperial, parked in front of his room...the end unit.
[QUOTE=FUJIMO;3017316]...and Elmers 1963 Chrysler Crown Imperial, parked in front of his room...the end unit. Mike Ramsay (lives in New Smyrna these days, retired from Mercury) and don't know the red shirt - almost looks like Bill Marshall. The motel is history - spent a few nights there - solved most of the world's problems sitting under that veranda with a suds or two - or three.
"Red" shirt is Odell Lewis
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Originally Posted by seeroy
Feb 27, 2018
http://boatingindustry.ca/images/BIC...ury-Lake-X.jpgMercury Marine, the world leader in marine propulsion, is reviving a piece of its history as the company has agreed to lease the property at Lake X in Central Florida. Lake X, a pillar of Mercury’s heritage, was designed and built by Mercury Marine Founder E. Carl Kiekhaefer in 1957 and later sold to the Kirchman Foundation, who still owns the property today. The facility was designed to be the most secluded marine testing facility in the world with 12,000 acres of land and 1,440 acres of water at Lake Conlin.
“Mercury Marine is closing in on its 80th anniversary (in 2019) and we have a rich heritage that is unmatched in the marine industry,” said Michelle Dauchy, Mercury Marine chief marketing officer. “Returning to Lake X is an opportunity to build an immersive brand experience around that heritage and capitalize on the popularity of the Mercury brand. We have been able to host customer and media events as well as take advantage of the lake to test product.”
The location, based in Osceola County, Florida, is roughly three miles long, one-mile wide and nearly six miles in circumference. Lake X was long used for performance tests of Mercury-powered boats, R&D, new product testing and endurance validation. Mercury Marine occupied Lake X until 2004 when it chose to not renew its lease.
The secluded freshwater lake is also known for one of Mercury’s most famous PR events that took place in 1957 where a 50,000-mile endurance run, featuring two boats running continuously on a closed 5.8-mile course, 24 hours a day, seven days a week made marine industry history.
“We hear stories all the time about folks who worked for Mr. Kiekhaefer and their wonderful experiences at Lake X,” said Dauchy. “We want to create new memories and build on our heritage of performance, reliability and to merge together our new Go Boldly brand cache with almost 80 years
Lake X Stories is awesome .... Thank's buddy for this nice reading....JP love
Sad news—-
I just heard that Steve Sirois passed away this morning —-
Rest in Peace—SteveQuote:
Originally Posted by seeroy
Another great one lost.
R.I.P. Steve
RIP MR.Sirois love your lifeQuote:
Originally Posted by transomstand
S&F has lost a great member!
RIP Mr Sirois we will all miss you!
Gary
That is very sad news ..... As Steve has said of others before him, "another has crossed that final finish line" ..... RIPQuote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
Oh no. I kept meaning to ride the 20 minutes out to the beach and see him... damn. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
Never put that stuff off.
Rest in peace, Steve. You will be missed.
My condolences go out to his friends and family. We are lucky that he took the time to start this thread and that all of the others have jumped in to share in the history lessons. We love racing for the thrill but its really the people that make it special.
Joe