Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[jackiewilson]

Suddenly i dont feel quite so old and stupid !
Always said there are those amongst us???

[jackiewilson]

If you youngins can't see that those are "8"s not "6" - you might want to go get your eyes checked....
Glad to see that Mr. Spalding was on the list.

Did you not read what the Lake X kid wrote???
WAS I NOT SURPRISED BY THE SPEEDS IN THE 1960’s????

[GENE LANHAM]

gene,

no problem, i believe that i had posted the picture when conversation was going around about nick chapman.another in the picture was dean chenoweth 2-s on the outside. He won ash, bsh, au at this championship & was a podium finisher in bu. Everyone should know of him from driving the miss budweiser. Ron zubach, a friend from nj was driving a sid craft also from nj. I didn't start racing until the next year & in hydros. Set a competion record in bsh in 1954.

Almost 50 years ago!!!!

Does this mean we are getting OLD Johnny??????

[Bob V]

Almost 50 years ago!!!!

Does this mean we are getting OLD Johnny??????

No, just the opposite...Forever Young...

[FUJIMO]

[2us70]

I had to sit that one out. I was in my probationary period with Dade County Fire and could not afford to get hurt off the job. It was frustrating to have a competitive boat for the race and not run it. Another rookie at my station had recently been injured in a motocross accident and quickly terminated so I just had to stand down till March of 1972.

[FUJIMO]

...Another rookie at my station had recently been injured in a motocross accident and quickly terminated so...

...my, how things have changed......if that would have happened in "today's day & age"...

[FUJIMO]

[John Schubert]

almost 50 years ago!!!!

Does this mean we are getting old johnny??????

do you think?

[Lake X Kid]

The greatest speed increase happen from 1953 to 1954.
What do you think made this 20% speed increase?

I will suggest two probabilities.
a) In 1954 Massino used a different fuel source/additive.
b) Massino switch from a flat bottom to a hydro hull.

I do not mention a greater horsepower engine, because outboard evolution seems to me to be incremental. And you can see that, with the outboard results during the other subsequent records.

What I find of interest is the 20% increase in boat speed (83 to 100 mph) from 1953 to 1954.

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[Lake X Kid]

[jackiewilson]

How many of you out there knew that Tony Williams was using a T5 ??????
WELL, THATS WHAT IT SAID IN THE WRITE UP.
Fred Hauenstien so famously said “ I WONDER WHERE THE HELL HE GOT THAT FROM” ????
?

[GrewuponLakeX]

I just want to say that since the 1980s, 3 Bobs out of 5 know Speed................

[jackiewilson]

I just want to say that since the 1980s, 3 Bobs out of 5 know Speed................

Bedford Davie Was running pretty good in 1937. Yes, he was a very good friend of mine, had a love of fast boats all his life!

[peterse90]

...think ben was obsessed with taking away what don had? see the race numbers on both of these boats?...

This Apache now lives in Keswick, Ontario on Lake Simcoe.
I don't know who owns it or its history/origin;