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Was John's 137 record under Canadian sanction? APBA shows John and that
boat for a Mod U class record of 135 in 1983 in Florida, but no other record.
It gets confusing when a hydro is used to set a class record for straightaway
in what you normally would consider a tunnel boat class, F1, Champ, Mod U.
Hydros are legal boats in those classes, they just don't compete with them on
closed course competition. I would guess they entered the kilo runs in those
classes rather than do the "special events" thing.
For true tunnel boats, I see a 143 by Todd Bowden in 1996 for Champ in APBA
and a 159 by Guido Cappelini in 2005 for 2.5litre F1 in UIM.
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Below is my version of the Outright Speed Records for Outboards which I obtained from the original documentation deposited in the UIM archives. These are virtually complete although many of the racing archive was destroyed when the office relocated to Monaco.
I also hold information on all 3600 UIM world records homolgated since 1923.
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The Worlds Fastest OUTBOARD - This is the FULL VERSION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLDM1kE8pVw
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Here's Jim Merten Sr.'s old rig. I just casn't se me knee riding, face into the wind at 136.381 mph.
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