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[Bob V]

The 1971 winner was sold to Bob Nordskog and turned into a KT. The number on this boat was KT4. His race team had another KT which was KT5 driven by Ted May. It was the same style Molinari as the 1970 boat. Is it possible that Bob got that one too?

There is a Powerboat Magazine from that era that has the two boats running side by side on the cover.

[Ronster43]

It was sold to John Henry Price. Price put a stars & stripes paint job on it and ran it at Havasu in 1970. I don't think he liked it much because the next time I saw him he was in a twin 18' Jones. I don't know what he did with the McCall.

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Thanks to Lanham & Wilson for the pictures

Jeff put stacks on it after Havasu 69. Gave him about 5mph and hearing loss. It was just too big, heavy and slow. He sunk it in one of the Miami area marathons before returning it.

[Mark Poole ModVP]

I will try and dig out the cover/magazine I am talking about. The boat that Bill Scanlon is driving is a Jones. The Nordskog team campaigned the KT4 and the big rocker bottom Molinari at many of the same races. It was painted a two tone maroon/orange color. I always thought the KT class had a lot of potential but it seemed to fade after Bob went offshore racing full time.

[largecar91]

I remember that cover with the KT on it. I might still have it.

[2us70]

Wonder where I was for that one? I still don't recall ever seeing that boat run. It was my impression that John was not too keen on having to build that one.

Jeff put stacks on it after Havasu 69. Gave him about 5mph and hearing loss. It was just too big, heavy and slow. He sunk it in one of the Miami area marathons before returning it.

[peterse90]

The 1971 winner was sold to Bob Nordskog and turned into a KT. The number on this boat was KT4. His race team had another KT which was KT5 driven by Ted May. It was the same style Molinari as the 1970 boat. Is it possible that Bob got that one too?

There is a Powerboat Magazine from that era that has the two boats running side by side on the cover.

POWERBOAT, April 1975

[Mark Poole ModVP]

That is the one. Thanks.

[willabee]

I'm pretty sure his other KT was a Glastron/Molinari. I think Nordskog brought one of those with twin Johnsons to Havasu in 1970 or 71. I know he ran a 20' Wing in 70, but he may have brought two boats that year?

[GENE LANHAM]

Wonder where I was for that one? I still don't recall ever seeing that boat run. It was my impression that John was not too keen on having to build that one.

It first ran at PHYC —1969

Ron penned a good history of the boat on another thread—even detailed the embarrassing discovery of TWO DIFFERENT gear ratios in the SBP units—-

[GENE LANHAM]

I'm pretty sure his other KT was a Glastron/Molinari. I think Nordskog brought one of those with twin Johnsons to Havasu in 1970 or 71. I know he ran a 20' Wing in 70, but he may have brought two boats that year?

Nordskog ran the white 20’ Wing at Havasu 69 and Parker 70–(you’re welcome)

[largecar91]

There was another Powerboat cover with Mitch Lembke's KT on the cover with a Lambo motor in it

[Bob V]

[Bob V]

Bob Nordskog in a Jones KT

[dancinbear]

In the mid-70’s the Marathon Boat Company supplied an 850-pound tunnel hull that, once powered by a Banks 398 cid engine, became unbeatable.
After witnessing the success of Banks engines, Lou Brunette brought his triple outboard Jones Tunnel to Banks for an inboard/stern drive up-fit. The design had almost no tunnel compression ratio to achieve lift. “We monitored and water speed to prevent a blow over,” Banks recalled “To achieve 120 miles per hour, it had to run right on the ragged edge, I handed the boat over to another driver… No more Jones Tunnel.”
Rigged and developed at Banks’ San Gabriel facility, the 140 mile-per-hour racer went on to win the Parker 9-Hour Enduro and was the APBA Endurance Tunnel National Champion for the next five years. An innovative tunnel and stern drive control designed at Banks optimized top speed as well as high speed maneuverability.
The Banks/Brunette tunnel boat powered by a 398 cubic inch engine developed by Gale Banks Engineering and Banks Power wins the first of five consecutive APBA Endurance Tunnel Hull national championships.

[dancinbear]