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02-16-2018, 09:45 AM #1
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Mercury back at Lake X
I suppose many of you know this by now, but Mercury is back at Lake X. All the original buildings are still there, including the observation tower. That's just very cool.
I was there on the very last day that Mercury was there back in 2004. I saw the Mercury Racing trailer there and almost everything had been moved out already. That was kind of sad, but I'm really happy to see them back. And I can't wait to go back there.
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02-16-2018, 10:00 AM #2
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Cool! I hope they stay for a while. I`ve never been there and prolly never will but it would be nice to see some boat racing history preserved. Kinda like the Miami Marine Stadium.
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02-16-2018, 10:17 AM #3
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No, all the original buildings are not there. The motel is gone, the 2 stroke building on the inlet is history. Mercury is in there for the new product testing but for how long is anyone's guess, I guess.
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02-16-2018, 10:20 AM #4
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I know of one person still with us locally here in Fond du Lac that was a part of the 50,000 mile run. I should go talk to him and get some insite from his point of view.
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02-16-2018, 12:11 PM #5
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02-17-2018, 05:20 PM #6
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That's what the Merc guys told me, but I assumed by "all" they meant the most iconic of the buildings; obviously I haven't been there yet, but hope to be soon
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02-17-2018, 05:51 PM #7
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[QUOTE=Marty Olsen;3021873]John B ? Marty - don't think JB was involved, a fellow by the name of Don Kind, I think that's him standing by the motor in the group photo.
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02-17-2018, 07:28 PM #8
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I heard today they signed a 10 yr lease , no hi performance stuff going to be going on tho
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02-17-2018, 08:49 PM #9
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Yeah well, they'd have to have something high performance to run there first.
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02-17-2018, 10:43 PM #10
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Originally Posted by Capt.Insane-o
HaHaHaHa lmao.
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02-18-2018, 06:11 AM #11
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Yes, especially if they want some real attention..... Originally Posted by Capt.Insane-o
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02-18-2018, 09:12 PM #12
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Well i bought the 2 seater they used for testing, but that things history!
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02-19-2018, 12:55 AM #13
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Maybe we can go on some pontoon rides. Originally Posted by tux974
Yes, especially if they want some real attention.....
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02-19-2018, 01:37 AM #14
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