Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[FUJIMO]

Remarkably clear video from the time. Nice footage. The very beginning was boat #22...& the chap on the dock in the blue, touching the top sparkplug, sure looked like Jackie. I'll hold on to my Mae West, for the answer...

[jackiewilson]

Remarkably clear video from the time. Nice footage. The very beginning was boat #22...& the chap on the dock in the blue, touching the top sparkplug, sure looked like Jackie. I'll hold on to my Mae West, for the answer...

Bang on Fuji, my boat was Fah-Too--sex-E, the only boat I couldn't name for certain was the red Bristol number 22, maybe iwas selling my old boat.

[Bob V]

Remarkably clear video from the time. Nice footage. The very beginning was boat #22...& the chap on the dock in the blue, touching the top sparkplug, sure looked like Jackie. I'll hold on to my Mae West, for the answer...

This one?

[FUJIMO]

This one?

...Yes. That one.

[GENE LANHAM]

Attachment 343745I hope you enjoyed that little trip down memory lane. Racing over here was much the same in those days. This picture was my ride I 1966

Jim---1966 Sandy Shoes--Guess the boat???

[jackiewilson]

Thats a a fifty ----two pot Carniti,guy leaning over it with the cigarette is Johnny Walker, a Mercury dealer from Brighton.
Sold the boat to Tony Williams who turned it over in the first heat, then as an encore, did it again in the second.

[jackiewilson]

Oh yes, the boat is a Blu-Fin, built by Ron Wolbold.

[2us70]

Actually a Curtis Craft built by Nick Chapman with an early prop jet 44ci Merc 500.

Looks like a Hal Kelly runabout to me with a 700 Merc on its bum !

[2us70]

Looks kind of like a needle nose Critchfield. I drove trailer for Brooke Russell at that race.

Jim---1966 Sandy Shoes--Guess the boat???

[Bob V]

My boat was Fah-Too--sex-E

[olboatman]

I love the pics guys.....Keepem commin Please! Gary

[GENE LANHAM]

Looks kind of like a needle nose Critchfield. I drove trailer for Brooke Russell at that race.

That is a 14'Allison---got it from Brooke. Mike and I cut it down--light plywood deck, put my 500 on it--presto--a cut-down, kneel-down Allison; Herbie still beat me--

[jackiewilson]

Told you about Tony Williams who flipped twice in his first two races-------Commandatori Cyril Benstead told me " If he does it again in the next race, you're out of here and take him with you".

Tony went on to become a very good driver and World Champion in F1 in the FONDA Series.

He's still alive and well, still married to Linda and runs an equestrian centre just north of London.
Would have made a great ambassador for powerboating----educated at the Sarbonne in Paris, spoke French like a native.
Fell out with him big time, (as I did with most of my friends) , but in those days I had " ambition"and a lot of front--------not much has changed I guess.

[mister h]

Never seen that one before but it was a club meeting at IVER, home of the LMBRC, MY CLUB..
CAN TELL YOU THE THE MAKE OF EVERY BOAT AND EVERY DRIVER TAKING PART.
AS FUJI SAYS--------it's an age related ring!

Hi Jackie can recognise 2 boats in that race from Oulton broad Tomax yellow boat and Betdikwill a green 15ft Bristol.
The quality of this film is excellent lets find some more. Stevi P.

[jackiewilson]

Hi Jackie can recognise 2 boats in that race from Oulton broad Tomax yellow boat and Betdikwill a green 15ft Bristol.
The quality of this film is excellent lets find some more. Stevi P.

trouble was Stevie, we thought those days would never end, so it didn't really matter whether anyone made movies or took pictures------there was always going to be a next time--------that's what it felt like. .