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    What's this " from way back then " sh-t

    I have lost some of my Powerboats from 68 and 69, however I think I have them pretty much complete through 1980

    Quote Originally Posted by 2us70
    Do you have Powerboat from way back then or is it on the web somewhere?
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    Wow what a great resource. Of course you realize you will now be asked to research everything from that time.

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    I wouldn't have any problem with requests from...............wait...wait a minute.....I smell smoke.............what the heck is burning????? Oh No, it's my Powerboats!!!

    Shucks, there went the research



    Quote Originally Posted by 2us70
    Wow what a great resource. Of course you realize you will now be asked to research everything from that time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by willabee
    At 1st glance, it does look that way..........but, it seems to have too much nose for an 18'. I think the twin was a 20', however, who knows what Kenny might have put together for the Nationals.

    Doesn't Raceman have one of these ? If so, what length is his ......
    RM has a 21 footer.....but the short rear cowl on that boat, even compared to Jimbo's next to him, looks to me like an 18.

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    The main purpose of the 1000 BP was to use in Europe where the displacement limit was 1500cc, 100cc less than 99.9ci.

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    Kitson in the 18'

    If that was Kenny's "trick", to run an 18' with twins to win the Nationals, it wasn't enough. Billy Don Pruett won the 1st heat setting a world record with Jimbo coming in 2nd. Pruett got a bad start in the 2nd heat and finished 4th, Jimbo won that heat and took the title.

    Here's a shot from the 1st heat showing the great start that Pruett got in his 20' Jones. He's on the inside and leading Johnny Sanders ( in a twin McCall - on his knees ! ), Jimbo and Kitson to the 1st turn. In the 2nd shot, he is coming out of the 2nd turn and heading for the flag Man, multi engine outboards are really cool

    Note: Pruett's record with twins in T class was 76.598 mph - Bill Sirois also set a record that day in single engine S class at 76.989 mph - just a tick quicker than the twins !

    Quote Originally Posted by OLEGATOR
    I Agree With T2x On The Kitson Being A 18'.
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    1970 U Class

    Olegator, you're probably not going to like this, but Powerboat says Jeff Titus won U class that year. Did you and Soles have your battle in 1969 or is the magazine wrong?

    Quote Originally Posted by OLEGATOR
    If I'm Not Mistaken, That Was The Year That Bobby Soles And I Ran The U Class. Neither One Of Us Could Beat The Other Two Heats In A Row. At That Race I Won The Nationals By Winning One Heat And He Ran Third. Then He Beat Me The Second Heat, But I Finished Second. That Was The Runningest Chrysler I Ever Went Up Against.

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    Dam it Willabee! You get me evey time I see this back at the top!!!


    Merry Christmas!
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Big Al
    Dam it Willabee! You get me evey time I see this back at the top!!!


    Merry Christmas!
    What he said! This is a great thread.

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    I went to Lake Magorie with John McCall to test my SE one day about that time and he brought a U boat to test also. That boat went sideways on him a couple of times that day and he was trying to figure out why. As bad as I wanted a chance to drive a U class boat I sure didn't want to get in that one. Wonder if it was the same one?

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    And all this time I thought you were just showing off with that sideways move

    Is this a shot of you just before the " sideways maneuver "


    Quote Originally Posted by OLEGATOR
    In The First Heat, While Leading The First Lap, The Mccall Turned Side Ways While Running Down The Front Straight Away. That Was Not A Good Feeling .
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    Surrounded by singles........


    Here's a shot of Joe Fielder at Havasu in 1970....the man in hot water! He led the 1st lap in a 21' Glastron/Molinari with twin 1250 stackers and as he came by the pits, he hit a huge hole left in the water by Rudy Ramos' triple engine Jones ( Rudy got a late start ). Joe tripped on the tail and did a nose dive in front of more than 100 boats. I remember it well, a very scary sight that seemed to last forever. I watched helplessly as he waved and boats tried to zig and zag to miss him..he actually pushed off of the side of a few boats to avoid their props! Amazingly, no one hit him, but he did suffer a fractured back as a result of the nose dive.
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    In those days there were a lot of scary accidents......near misses......and the others.

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    That's not Olegator that's John McCall himself. I believe the picture is from a Mercury advertisement.

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    I didn't think it was Olegator. The way that McCall is running, if he had been behind the wheel, we would be looking at a big grin

    By the way, I didn't realize that I was telling you that you won SE at the Nationals ......I bet you already knew that - congratulations

    Quote Originally Posted by 2us70
    That's not Olegator that's John McCall himself. I believe the picture is from a Mercury advertisement.
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