Mercury Through The Years...

**FUJIMO** · 01-09-2017, 02:19 PM

**FUJIMO** · 01-09-2017, 02:19 PM

**FUJIMO** · 01-09-2017, 02:24 PM

**tux974** · 01-09-2017, 02:28 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...all the above photos taken in 2004, the last day Mercury Racing was at Lawke X, by Greg...

And that red car in the picture proves he was there.....

**FUJIMO** · 01-09-2017, 02:34 PM

**FUJIMO** · 01-09-2017, 02:47 PM

**lilabner** · 01-09-2017, 04:43 PM

#5228 looks like Roy on a Jones Cat.

**lilabner** · 01-09-2017, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by lilabner

#5228 looks like Roy on a Jones Cat.

Roy was the first Mercury employee I ever met. Phil Young and I had to go to Sarasota and pick up a couple Speedmasters. Roy was the man to see. We started talking and I found out he was teaching the Mercury Outboard school there. I asked him how I should go about getting into the school. I was eighteen at the time and had been racing Mercury equipment for a couple years. He said "I know who you are, and the only way you will get in my school is to be an instructor." I was overwhelmed by that. "He said you know way more than the best pupil I have, so how about it?." I had to decline, but sure wanted that Diploma on the wall. I felt working on the CIA boats was far more important than my wants. We remained good friends forever though. Later when I went to the Lake, Roy was there too. Then I met Bill Sirois and George Thompson. Bill and I were good friends forever also. His shops were always near mine. Forever was over way too soon.