Mercury Through The Years...

[2us70]

That was the only kneeldown boat I ever saw Jeff drive.

[lilabner]

First race I ran against Jeff was in A Stock Hydro, around '61. I think he had been running Stocks several years at that time.

I ran against him in 59 in ASH. He was also running ASU, BSU and BSH. He was my first idol. He had the best looking boats and either he or Billy Hutchins or W. T. "Bill" Hutchins would win. He quit Stock classes shortly after that. I was lucky enough to make friends with big Bill Hutchins. We helped each other out a lot. I would get him special A motor parts from my junk pile at Dade Marine, and he gave me props and tricks.. I never knew Billy or Jeff that well, but I did know Lois, who married Tom Sheldon..Little known but Bill also raced motorcycles.

[bernie]

Might as well have a T2X on a Flivver... Hope they had a big brass balls award for this. I think the big brass award goes to John McCall for this ride!

[AZMIDLYF]

Bumped the size up..

[bernie]

Here is one from 'way back in the day! Don't know how to enlarge it!

[Bob V]

Here you go...

[2us70]

That one did hurt John. Looking back my lack of Stock Outboard experience as a youngster was a big hole in my resume.

Might as well have a T2X on a Flivver... Hope they had a big brass balls award for this. I think the big brass award goes to John McCall for this ride!

[Ronster43]

But---that is not the boat that hurt Jeff---

He was first hurt in Wally Qualmann's twin Dutchman at the Stadium testing. Then in the sit-down Scat Craft S in Belle Glade. That boat was terrible. Either stuck or trying to blow over...then it did. Then finally in his Scotti U in Tallahassee. That's when he slowed it down to SE.

[2us70]

Bell Glade was nuts. An hour of back and forth in the Rim Ditch canal with a 3 pin turn at one end and a 1 pin turn at the other. I still suffer occasionally from a back injury from that 1 pin turn. Boat swapped ends under me.

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