I know this is a mostly outboard website, but being an inboard fanatic I'd have to say the Merlin is the coolest racing engine of all time by a long shot, followed by the V12 Jag that was in Mitch...
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I know this is a mostly outboard website, but being an inboard fanatic I'd have to say the Merlin is the coolest racing engine of all time by a long shot, followed by the V12 Jag that was in Mitch...
In post number 43, page 5 of this thread, there is a picture with an old friend of mine, Floyd "Smitty" Smith. He was a member of the GN37 racing team of Dr. Cannan's, and later he was part of Betty...
Bob Palm accepting his trophy at Walker lake
Ted May I think at Walker Lake
Some more outboards at Walker Lake
229 is Bob Larson, 148 is Dick Sherrer. 114 is Ed Jahn a MOD VP, VP 91 is Larry Vorgenson. 91 is NOT Larry.
Found some outboard photos from Walker lake. I only knew a couple of the names. You guys will have to fill in the blanks. I think this is Dick Sherrer
Ron,
Couldn't agree with you more. After 1980 I moved east and married a girl who was and is afraid of water :( so I left boat racing. Didn't keep up with any of it and missed it badly for years....
Here is the photo you mentioned for all to see. Thanks for stopping by my site. I'm trying to put together an Inboard Endurance historical site. The pics I have on my site are ones I found in my own...
The Walker Lake Special driven by Jack Rourke. Shown here around 1977 or 1978
Here at Puddingstone 1978 or 1979. Don Cannan's Mandella "The Inlay" Driven by Gil Gilbert
I have some inboard indurance pictures from the 70s, here is one of ET79, Speed Marine's Silverwing driven by the late Mitch Lemke
Several more photos at my scrapbook photo website...