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Tub323

08-06-2006, 09:26 PM

I hope I don't appear to hijack your thread - but had to share these pics.

These were taken at the 40th anniversary "Great race" in Nanaimo - it's not mini hydro's but it's still a boat race :)

Kent (080) in mid air, that's some hang time he's got going there, although we ALL got that but didn't all get on film like this.
The second one, it's me but it's not me with the hang time, check out the boat behind me there, mid air.......:)

I only made it 5 miles and some of that hang time got me and put me 4 feet underwater briefly - dont' recall really what happened other than I was flying one minute, swimming the next!

http://www.tngbbs.com/bathtubracing/GreatRace06/080midair.jpg
http://www.tngbbs.com/bathtubracing/GreatRace06/323a.jpg

David Weaver

08-07-2006, 02:41 AM

Looks good Dave. How'd you do?

That photo is a year old from Constatnine. I ran third with the 350's last year, but finished further back in 250. The boat is painted now (red, white and blue). We managed to finish 4th in 250 out of 20 entries. I benefitted greatly from a restart of the final heat (too many gun jumpers to count). One of my pipes broke at the start of the final heat and the restart gave me time to repalce it. In the re-run, I finished second. Missed third-place to Ben Thompson by 19 points. The terrible heat caused considerable attrition amongst engines and drivers alike. Numerous stuck pistons, as the engines were pumping hot lake water on Sunday with 100 degree heat.

tthibodaux

08-07-2006, 06:21 AM

Man Dave, you postin pics like that makes me ITCH if you know what I mean. I think this is why my wife hates when I get on BRF. Sure wish we still had AOF puttin on races in the south as much as in the 90's.The boat looks GREAT. Tim:cool:

David Weaver

08-17-2006, 06:16 PM

What a great shot. Gary has never built a boat that was to happy being stuck to the water. I was always told 'The higher you fly it, the smoother the ride'. I think this is a perfect example..........

What I appreciate about this rde, is that the back end comes up with the nose. The attitude is comfortable. Sometimes, I have found myself too complacent on the straights and have to remind my pea brain how fast we are travelling!!:eek: :eek:

Jeff Lytle

08-17-2006, 06:45 PM

My 700cc Pugh used to run the same way. Straight and level, but almost completely airborne.
"Sometimes, I have found myself too complacent on the straights and have to remind my pea brain how fast we are travelling!!".........Cool you mentioned that, as I thought I was the only one who found myseld "Too comfy" with the ride and having to give my head a shake to concentrate on the task at hand.
I have driven A number of different hydro's: Marchetti, Butts, Yales etc., both conventional and pickles, but never, NEVER drove anything as comfy and absolutely predictable as my Pugh. Combine that with a Nydahl steering hub and you could almost take a nap on the straights.

Nice looking ride Daved.

Master Oil Racing Team

08-17-2006, 06:46 PM

When all race boats are going in the same direction on good water you don't really get a reality check until you're in a laydown and a 3 lb. fish launches about windshield height just off your left sponson at around 116 mph. The visual looks like a fish shot out of a cannon toward you. A narrow miss.

Of course a racer would just record it in his mind and keep the throttle down. It's only years later when you think about it that you would post a :eek: symbol.:D

F-12

08-18-2006, 02:28 PM

That brought up an example of "What the heck was that".............We were racing in Lake Worth down in south Florida and I dove in ahead of Jim Stone in BOH when an Ibis lifted out of the water just as I exited the turn. It hit the top of my helmet and continued to shore without any indication of being hurt. When I got back to shore after winning the heat, the bird was still standing on shore................

nic thompson

09-12-2006, 09:20 PM

ben thompson's pugh 250h

Tub323

09-12-2006, 09:31 PM

Speaking of, I forgot to come back up and show you guys some pics of "The Great Race" - the 40th anniversary.......

http://www.tngbbs.com/bathtubracing/greatrace06/gr2.jpg

http://www.tngbbs.com/bathtubracing/greatrace06/gr1.jpg

Jeff Akers

09-12-2006, 11:35 PM

ben thompson's pugh 250h

Nice! very Nice! :cool:

nic thompson

09-13-2006, 02:45 PM

that boat is for sale. (407)947-8692

epugh66

11-29-2006, 10:25 PM

Immaculate Pugh design simply "hangs".

Not always. Sorry for the bad pic. It was a newspaper clip that was scanned, shrunk, then blowed up again.

corin_huke

11-30-2006, 03:42 AM

#60 - Jarno Pirhonen, Finland (0-250)
#61 - a certain Mr G Rossi, Italy (0-350, Brandenburg, Germany 2006)

spn#43

11-30-2006, 04:29 AM

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i24/spn43/frp4.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i24/spn43/frp3.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i24/spn43/lee2jpeg.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i24/spn43/leejpeg.jpg

renegade p28

11-30-2006, 02:03 PM

Not Sure If I Did It Right, But Here Is Some Air.
Just Some Measurments To Get An Idea. Rudder Places 22 Inches Below Bottom Of Boat. There Is Barely An Inch Of Rudder In Water

renegade p28

11-30-2006, 02:07 PM

Or This One/circa 1964 Or 1965

Scott23

11-30-2006, 03:52 PM

Nice pic Rucki!!!!

renegade p28

12-01-2006, 07:27 AM

Thanks.
Jersey's And Crackers Are Great For Photo Ops

Like This One Per Say

LIQUID NIRVANA

12-01-2006, 12:46 PM

SPECTACULAR GUYS, Keep em coming. Thank YOU!!!

renegade p28

12-01-2006, 01:33 PM

Okay
Mid 60's Crackers
The Red Boat Is Our Own Beloved 99p, Back Then It Was Abba Gabba
And The Lemon Crate Is Still The Lemon Crate.

The Skiff In The Next Picture Is Also Our Own Former Snowgoose Now Known As Kentucky Blue And Is Out Of Maryland Now.

May Not Be Out Of The Water Getting Air, But Nice Bottom Shot

Dago Fast

12-01-2006, 06:54 PM

White Sport C airing it out over the top of Purple Sport C and then comes the
bottom shot. No one seriously injured.

Roy Hodges

12-01-2006, 07:44 PM

White Sport C airing it out over the top of Purple Sport C and then comes the
bottom shot. No one seriously injured.
Where was this race held ?- Roy

Dago Fast

12-02-2006, 07:09 PM

Where was this race held ?- Roy

Last May at Salt Springs Valley resevoir, Copperopolis, CA

Dago Fast

12-03-2006, 11:54 AM

R.J. in the running.

epugh66

12-06-2006, 10:23 AM

epugh66

12-06-2006, 10:30 AM

1985 took us to Boretto Italy for the OB/350cc world championships. We had met Guiliano Landini in Dayton,OH for the 1982 OA/250 and OB/350 world championship.

At Boretto, he was racing 350cc WC and 250cc Italian national. This is his 250cc Butts running pretty loose. His 350 boat was a Popoli.

mercguy

12-06-2006, 05:21 PM

here is one from Bakersfield in 2005......

Cameraboy

12-08-2006, 09:49 PM

San Diego, 2000

one eight-w

12-15-2006, 02:40 PM

Ed Hearn BSR Burlington WI 2006. Photo by Troy Oleson of Racine Extreme.com

David Weaver

12-16-2006, 04:40 AM

Good Times in 2006.....photo by T. Ziemer

RichardKCMo

12-16-2006, 06:56 PM

San Diego, 2000

It gets really rough when the tide changes, they reall air out and walk in that spot. Nice pic, you tkake some nice ones, thanks for sharing.
RichardKCMo

RichardKCMo

12-16-2006, 07:00 PM

here is one from Bakersfield in 2005......

Daren that's nice, abcd runabouts looked like that a lot brfore side fins.
RichardKCMo

epugh66

12-17-2006, 08:58 PM

David,
The paint looks great! Nice attitude also!

David Mason

12-20-2006, 10:08 AM

From an NBRA race, a 25 Mod Hydro that always packs some air ! Fast to.

http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/kneeldownboatracing/photos/view/6dc5?b=4

Best I could do until the button is working. Abear (sp) is always fast.

afr

12-24-2006, 06:40 PM

no air shots yet but it does get up on the prop about 45 or 50
we are working on some video soon

spn#43

12-25-2006, 05:04 PM

SJ engine on a SG Checkmate.....

cool....awesome, post some more!

mercmack

12-25-2006, 07:13 PM

Now This Is The Size Of Boat That We Should Be Using With Anybodys 75 Cu In Eng..:d :d

jimv

12-26-2006, 01:29 PM

very slow shutter speed - Bill held the boat this way for a while

Jim Vota

jimv

12-31-2006, 11:33 AM

As far as I know this was Mike's last boat he actively raced - I forgot I had taken this one - check out the lower unit

epugh66

01-08-2007, 07:45 AM

Constantine,MI USTS 1989. I'm in Gary's 250cc, but with my number. I may have siezed my Yamato and just switched boats before race time.

David Weaver

01-08-2007, 08:35 AM

That is great photo Eric. I do not believe that we ever got our 4-cylinder 250 to run that well. Were you using a 12:15 or a 11:15?

epugh66

01-08-2007, 10:22 AM

It's probably an 11:15. Our Yamato's ran a similar ratio of 12:16. That boat won the 250 nationals in 1987 with Gary.

David Mason

01-10-2007, 05:11 AM

Here is a shot of me in E Runabout this last season at the NBRA race in Sheblyville IL.

Joe Silvestri 36-S

01-10-2007, 05:18 AM

Looks sweet Dave!!!

Thomas

01-16-2007, 09:11 AM

Last May at Salt Springs Valley resevoir, Copperopolis, CA

Hey Dago,

What the hec have you been up to, funny way of driving ending up like that.
Put some more fiber in the sides, can´t be to comfortabe to get out of the boat like that??:D :D :D

By the way, how did the prop work?

corin_huke

01-16-2007, 09:45 AM

In the summer of '88, Yamato sent us an experimental engine to take to Stewartby, England for the 500cc world championships. Since we didnt have a 500 boat stateside, we had to use the 350cc "Rent-A-Wreck". Although at this time, it was still kinda new.

Yamato said the engine had 150 hp. After it folded two blades over on a four bladed prop, we believed them. The boat was a rocket.

Eric - can you remember the monumental battle between Manfred Loth & Giuliano Landni at Stewartby for the Worlds in 1988? It was settled in the last heat when Landini caught a bad wave, his boat reared up and landed hard on its side smashing it into pieces. Talk about taking your boat home in a grocery bag!! - there was hardly anything left of it. When you took a close look at its construction you realised that is was built super light and for only one purpose.......to win the Worlds!

That weekend the Russians played second fiddle to Loth and Landini (lots of problems with boats and engines for the USSR team), but it was reported that a local speed cop clocked Alexei Ischutin at 120mph on the back straightaway using his speed gun. Ischutin made up for it the next year when he won the 0-500 Worlds in Milan (1989)

Photo - Early Russian Hydrocat (Alexei Ischutin). Photographer - Thomas M, Finland

spn#43

01-16-2007, 10:45 AM

,,,,, local speed cop clocked Alexei Ischutin at 120mph on the back straightaway using his speed gun.

WOW:eek: ,,, with a tunnel boat or a hydro???

corin_huke

01-16-2007, 10:57 AM

WOW:eek: ,,, with a tunnel boat or a hydro???

In a boat very similar to the one in the above photo ....... a patriot trimaran as they were known at the time

Jeff Akers

01-16-2007, 08:05 PM

JDS at speed in his 350

Photo's by Roland Dechert:

Jeff Akers

01-16-2007, 08:09 PM

More JDS air

Poto by Roland Dechert:

mercguy

01-16-2007, 09:36 PM

More JDS air

Poto by Roland Dechert:

damn, I gotta get one of them JDS boats..........;)

epugh66

01-16-2007, 09:41 PM

Thats a NICE pic of a hydro!! Is that a Yamato 350 twin? We had one, I hated that engine. Hard to start, just droaned on and on, but, it was fast, just not smooth. Glad when it went back to McKean.

epugh66

01-16-2007, 09:55 PM

Eric - can you remember the monumental battle between Manfred Loth & Giuliano Landni at Stewartby for the Worlds in 1988? It was settled in the last heat when Landini caught a bad wave, his boat reared up and landed hard on its side smashing it into pieces. Talk about taking your boat home in a grocery bag!! - there was hardly anything left of it. When you took a close look at its construction you realised that is was built super light and for only one purpose.......to win the Worlds!

Here's whats left. Thats Guiliano with the red hair, Papa Guisseppe is in the brown sweater. A young Paul Noone is in the blue jacket and I beleive Steve Richards behind?

As a side note, Guissepe was our lifter that weekend, I suspect he held on just a little longer than usual;)

mercguy

01-16-2007, 10:43 PM

Thats a NICE pic of a hydro!! Is that a Yamato 350 twin? We had one, I hated that engine. Hard to start, just droaned on and on, but, it was fast, just not smooth. Glad when it went back to McKean.

John's runs pretty darn good Eric and never seen him have a hard time starting it......(must be due to the sweet Tietze tower!);)

epugh66

01-17-2007, 07:36 AM

Hard to start

I should have said "hard to pull" It seemed we had to have it right up on compression before we pulled it or it would kick, not quite like the four cylinders. Us weak armed, sissy 250 drivers weren't the burly men the engine needed.

Jeff Akers

01-17-2007, 09:39 AM

damn, I gotta get one of them JDS boats..........;)

Daren,Hello:confused: You have one ! You just need to move it from your living room to your shop and build it !!!!!:p ;)

corin_huke

01-17-2007, 09:58 AM

Here's whats left. Thats Guiliano with the red hair, Papa Guisseppe is in the brown sweater. A young Paul Noone is in the blue jacket and I beleive Steve Richards behind?

As a side note, Guissepe was our lifter that weekend, I suspect he held on just a little longer than usual;)

Good spot Eric - that is indeed a young Paul Noone and Steve Richardson in the background

Giuliano is still about, although he's no longer involved in boat racing any more. This having been said, there was a rumour last year that he may make a come back http://www.formulaseries.net/main/content/view/41/2/

He runs a floating bar/restaurant which is moored on the River Po along side the race circuit in Boretto

mercguy

01-17-2007, 12:29 PM

Daren,Hello:confused: You have one ! You just need to move it from your living room to your shop and build it !!!!!:p ;)

but then it might get dirty..........:p

after Bakersfield, I will get my butt in gear on it!;) Although now that I GOTTA go to E-Tec school, I am overloaded with DVD courses right now.......

Jeff Akers

01-17-2007, 01:13 PM

but then it might get dirty..........:p

after Bakersfield, I will get my butt in gear on it!;) Although now that I GOTTA go to E-Tec school, I am overloaded with DVD courses right now.......

E-Tec school was the best class I have ever taken, OMC or BRP, you are going to love it!....Tell Gary McAlister the boys from Cali Say Hi:cool:

mercmack

01-17-2007, 05:17 PM

Where Is Omc, I Mean E-tec School At These Days???:d :d
The Last Time I Went Was In Sacramento..course That Was
Way Back When Noah Was Building The First Boat..:d :d

Jeff Akers

01-17-2007, 06:01 PM

Where Is Omc, I Mean E-tec School At These Days???:d :d
The Last Time I Went Was In Sacramento..course That Was
Way Back When Noah Was Building The First Boat..:d :d

More than likely he will be going to the same place I last took the class, Tacoma WA.

It was (I think ) at the Bates Technical colledge, just down the street from HOOTERS :eek:

mercguy

01-17-2007, 06:24 PM

More than likely he will be going to the same place I last took the class, Tacoma WA.

It was (I think ) at the Bates Technical colledge, just down the street from HOOTERS :eek:

yep, that's the place!! The last time I went to OMC school (92) it was held at the OMC facility in Kent........

Skoontz

01-27-2007, 05:14 PM

When this killer ferrken wave came out of no where...My wife chucked her lunch, my daughter Alyse was shaking so bad she would not get off the floor, and my daughter Katie, the one who will be driving the A hydro this year in region 12, asked if we could do it again and she could drive....And man that water is cold!

hydroc888

01-27-2007, 06:54 PM

:D Boy I thought I had gotten hiigh a few times in my life but not that high .

corin_huke

01-29-2007, 03:33 AM

Another photo from this side of the pond, but this time a kneeler!

Driver is Sean Barnard, Class OSY, the boat having been built by the elder statesman (didn't want to say old ;) ), Rex King

As a matter of interest, the photo was taken at Oulton Broad in the UK, the circuit where the 2007 OSY Worlds are to be run in July

afr

12-31-2009, 11:37 AM

after some changes to the bottom still need more lift aft but its getting better

Tub323

12-31-2009, 11:51 AM

Couple of pics from this last labor day.

http://www.tngbbs.com/bathtubracing/Silverdale2009/DSC_0202B.JPG
http://www.tngbbs.com/bathtubracing/Silverdale2009/DSC_0330B.JPG

Powercat

12-31-2009, 12:44 PM

Old School Air -- 4000 lbs twin 80hp..
http://www.powercatboat.com/47.jpg

voodoo

01-20-2010, 11:20 AM

This bloke does this sort of stuff all day john cross the boat is called rival it has a top speed of 145mph plus

Ted March

01-20-2010, 01:52 PM

Harrisburg, PA - 1995

Master Oil Racing Team

01-20-2010, 05:10 PM

That looks very spooky Ted....just at the verge of everything going quiet.:eek: Did it settle back in?

Haych

01-20-2010, 08:13 PM

Another one of Mr. Cross in Rival as well as a couple of his 'rivals' also grabbing some air.

Haych

850cc racer

01-21-2010, 03:06 AM

two from windsor.. i deleted the 1500+/- i took

Ted March

01-21-2010, 11:08 AM

"That looks very spooky Ted....just at the verge of everything going quiet. Did it settle back in?"

That was very scary Wayne. It came down and settled, but Bruce lost the heat. The quarter mile is over pretty quickly when you're in the air.

AZOutlaw

01-21-2010, 07:28 PM

Dan Schwartz in his Revolution SST120 at Havasu Landing 1-17-2010

Mark Mclaughlin Photography
11642 Knott St. Suite 2
Garden Grove, CA. 92841

www.photomark.dragboatracing.com

Master Oil Racing Team

01-21-2010, 07:42 PM

Yep....that's it Scott. Bet that Merc might be gettin a little thirsty.;):D

AZOutlaw

01-21-2010, 07:42 PM

just a few air shots

Marlee Hill

01-23-2010, 03:39 PM

Dan Schwartz in his Revolution SST120 at Havasu Landing 1-17-2010

Mark Mclaughlin Photography
11642 Knott St. Suite 2
Garden Grove, CA. 92841

www.photomark.dragboatracing.com
Jeff, I wasnt even there and I know that its Tony driving Dan's 120 lol

U know that I love giving you a hard time :) lol Love ya Jeff :)

sheuninck

01-23-2010, 04:02 PM

seair.com

marinetech51@earthlink.net

01-23-2010, 08:14 PM

He needs a parachute AND a life jacket.

David Weaver

03-05-2010, 10:10 AM

I only got a couple of rides in 2009, but this was a great one racing against Mark Stahl at Constantine, MI. We exiting turn 1 near the location of two steel poles. Mark appears to be checking whether or not he has cleared the poles.

Marlee Hill

03-21-2010, 02:08 AM

first pic is ASH in Puddingstone last year, and the second pic is AXSH in Parker, AZ thanksgiving 2009 :)

Airing it out hangin it high and lettin it fly, 25 year old Sorenson/Boyes Hydro :)

mcprodesign

03-21-2010, 08:23 PM

Tony in my boat, a little out o shape but it looks like he's getting it staitened out. :D

voodoo

03-24-2010, 02:59 PM

this is major tom to ground control !

850cc racer

03-28-2010, 11:54 PM

just a few randoms from the other weekend:cool:

all shots are a sequence of one turn i did

looseunit225

03-29-2010, 12:50 AM

heres a few of our ski race boat
3.3ltr OMC MAD slide front approx 400hp
mad 16 inch mid section
sportsmaster

Composite Specialties

03-29-2010, 06:28 AM

Sean McKean at Lake Village, Arkansas

voodoo

03-29-2010, 04:44 PM

this guy can drive

850cc racer

03-30-2010, 12:22 AM

i couldnt agree with u more voodoo. i saw him at windsor last year. can really move. very basic inside the boat..only the minimum stuff!!
from memory counter rotating gearbag.

voodoo

03-31-2010, 03:36 AM

this girl can drive too

Growler

04-12-2010, 03:29 AM

This bloke is pretty good too..

voodoo

05-05-2010, 04:16 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX-2BP-Lw4c&feature=player_embedded

voodoo

05-24-2010, 01:12 AM

im glad that prop works daz,one week to go until the aus titles good luck bro..

voodoo

05-24-2010, 04:43 AM

lake charm victoria australia.........

TOPGUNRACING

05-25-2010, 09:58 PM

This is my pops testn his D-Hydro back in the Day!

Boatnut

05-26-2010, 12:21 AM

Voodoo reckons some of these others can drive.........

well he's no slouch either............:eek:

my boat but voodoo driving on a rough day at yarrawonga........well yarra's always rough:D

so what's goin on anyway voodoo??? been meanin to get in touch, just been snowed under for a while now.....

goin to Mildura??? let me know if your gunna be in my neck ov tha woods on tha way through......