Gold Coast Marathon

[shadowcat]

with your switzer wing?????

I didn't run the first GCM---but I did run the 'Last Gold Coast Marathon'

But by 1973 the City of Miami and PHYC had tried to keep the name alive for seven years by having a race in the Bay, or in the Stadium---they even ran a single engine '225' at the Stadium and called it 'The Gold Coast Marathon'

All us old guys will remember it as that great race to Palm Beach and back----

[GENE LANHAM]

with your switzer wing?????

Hi Ted

The last time we ran the 'ditch' was 1966: The records set by Johnny Bakos and Dave Craig in the wooden wings will remain unchallenged

Back then I was running a 13' Allison with a 50

'73 I was running the 'Bird' at PHYC

Spun out on the last lap---sound familiar?

[shadowcat]

yes- sounds familiar and easily done-except your racing and running hard and I am just running laps

Hi Ted

The last time we ran the 'ditch' was 1966: The records set by Johnny Bakos and Dave Craig in the wooden wings will remain unchallenged

Back then I was running a 13' Allison with a 50

'73 I was running the 'Bird' at PHYC

Spun out on the last lap---sound familiar?

[lilabner]

1966 Gold Coast Results

[GENE LANHAM]

1966 Gold Coast Results

Here's Johnny!!!!

[shadowcat]

incredible for the time-----great photo also---

Here's Johnny!!!!

[GENE LANHAM]

1966 Gold Coast Results

84.46 mph---still a record---

[2us70]

My finish picture from 1966 "Gold Coast"

[Tom Smyth]

what year did Jan Schoonover run it with the suspected plastic reeds that no one else had?

[GENE LANHAM]

what year did Jan Schoonover run it with the suspected plastic reeds that no one else had?

1967----in North Biscayne Bay----the rumor in the pits---'those stackers have phenolic reeds'--

[GENE LANHAM]

what year did Jan Schoonover run it with the suspected plastic reeds that no one else had?

'67---and Ernie finished second in the Coffin----I finished third in and old Mag--with a couple junk 100's I built in the shop--

[lilabner]

My first north run with a split bottom in the bow..took about 6 hours..I never finished the Gold Coast..

[Tom Smyth]

1967----in North Biscayne Bay----the rumor in the pits---'those stackers have phenolic reeds'--

Will post a pic of those reeds i took out of his engine recently

[GENE LANHAM]

I had forgotten that some of the GCM races were also called Sam Griffith Memorial

Sam came up with the idea and promoted the first GCM in 1949---

[lilabner]

The first time we ever saw the Stack Cats running was at the around Miami Beach race, I think it was the July 1960 race. Mersereau, Bakos, and Odell all had Stackers on PowerCat Bubble cats. The formation area was at Watson Island, and the stacks, these were six pipers, made so much noise you couldn't even yell and be heard. Loved it. Gene may have the finish results, I don't. The sand fleas went nuts from the stacks. People were running away from the swarms of them. I never saw it before or after..amazing and memorable.