Who is Marty Ceccarelli

[Mike Fjeld]

Who is Marty Ceccarelli
He tells me he is a K-Boat Driver

I'm just havin fun, I'm doing work for him

Mike Fjeld

[Moneypit]

Who is Marty Ceccarelli
He tells me he is a K-Boat Driver

I'm just havin fun, I'm doing work for him

Mike Fjeld


Last time I saw Marty he was driving Dennis Myers' "Eye of the Tiger" PS boat at Richland Washington.(tri-cities) I heard he jumped in a K shortly thereafter but I don't know which one. I also heard he crashed the Tiger before retiring...........And you bet that sucker could drive. The full bore, pedal down, wide open, high speed turns are still called Ciccarelli turns in my pit.....He was really good.......I'd like to see that team, Dennis, Jamie Jamison, and Marty make a come back............Ray

[Mike Fjeld]

So I have this business meeting today, we go through all of the normal BS
and then we go to his office and I see these pictures on the wall and ask " is this a friend of yours, who is it" and he telles me it's him.

What a small world

I Love Boat Racing

[V-Drive Video]

Marty in Eye of the tiger...
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/Wild%20V-Drives%20012.jpg

[Moneypit]

That would be Marty,(PS 22), and the PS52 boat with none other than the "Grump" himself at the wheel.........Ah, the good ol' days...........Ray

[Mike Fjeld]

I'll let Marty know about this web-site. Maybe he'll get on and you all can let it fly:eek:

[Moneypit]

I'll let Marty know about this web-site. Maybe he'll get on and you all can let it fly:eek:

Mention the PS89 boat and he might know who I am........Big, good looking guy, with a little hair on my upper lip..............Oh yeah, also folicly impared..........Ray

PS I spoke with Jamie Jamison before the Parker race. He said he might show up, but didn't make it...........

[Mike Fjeld]

Is Jammie still painting? My Mom still see's Tooter Weaver once in awhile.

[Moneypit]

Is Jammie still painting? My Mom still see's Tooter Weaver once in awhile.

Yeah, Jamie is still in the auto body and paint business as far as I know, and who? Does your mom see?.............Tooter Weaver???...........Ray

[Mike Fjeld]

Yeah, the upholstery guy. Tooter and Jammie were good friends. Tooter was well known for the interiors in the very best Hot Rods. Back in the day-- If you won a national trophy in car shows it had Tooter Weaver interior.

[V-Drive Video]

Jamie works at Schnells auto body in the phx area.

[Mike Fjeld]

From what I understand --He owns it

[Moneypit]

From what I understand --He owns it

That was my understanding as well...........MP

[Indescent Exposure]

Marty was a pretty good SS driver as well. His Bezer flat from the early 80's is running alive and well in the Pacific NW with a full Jones canopy.

[gillius_sp]

This driver was in k-boats in 1990. He drove K-90 Dark Side of the Moon. KRR rookie year 1990.

Gilles

[Miss BK]

Wow! I've been trying to find out who was the driver for "Dark Side of the Moon" in the 70s. What a gorgeous team that was. I didn't pay much attention to K-boats back then, but I sure admired that one!

My brother was racing stock outboards back then, and we often shared the race day with other So Cal racing clubs, including the K-Boats. About 1978 we found ourselves pitted next door to "Dark Side of the Moon". It was the first time I had ever seen an Easy-Up style tent - very classy. They also had a number of girls working as "crew" in black bikini's around their boat.

As 1/2 of my brother's All-Girl pit crew, I remember thinking "I sure hope nobody starts expecting us to wear string bikinis!"

I also think it was these guys who started the trend: Naming race boats after Pink Floyd songs. Many years later, Jimmy Johnson had named his boat "Earthbound Misfit".

I always thought "Comfortably Numb" would have been a good name for a race boat too. :)

Val

[gillius_sp]

I think the driver of this K-boat was Bob Long in the '70.

[Moneypit]

I was pleasantly surprised to see Marty at Parker for the Thanksgiving race. He seemed to be enjoying himself, seeing old friends and old competition. Funny, we were watching some flats go screaming into a corner and his left leg was kinda flexing and twitching:D.........Great seeing you Marty, and don't be a stranger to circle racing buddy............Ray