Dave,
I've had trouble finding the old Anchor Fast nails. They were perfect for boat building. Seems the only ring shank nails available these days are the thicker shanked ones with large heads,...
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Dave,
I've had trouble finding the old Anchor Fast nails. They were perfect for boat building. Seems the only ring shank nails available these days are the thicker shanked ones with large heads,...
WOW!!! It was the most frighting boat racing accident I have ever seen. Bruce said he was certain he was going at least 100mph, and Don was quite a bit faster than that. It is amazing that neither...
Freddie Goehl
I don't know who it is supposed to be, but it looks like Freddie.
Bill,
I would almost rather read a story like that than go to a boat race....almost.
Great story! And that happens to be one of my all time favorite races. I'm sure that between myself and some...
I have been to a lot of boat races, but only a few that were as exciting as that one. If I could turn back time, and re-run one race, it would be those four heats of OB. And, when I wasn't racing, I...
Wayne,
It's amazing how little I knew about boats and engines back then, even though I'd been racing around Dallas for 9 years, since I was 13. It wasn't until that race that I really started...
I remember the heat I was in like it was yesterday. It was the first time for me at DePue, in fact, my first APBA Natl. Championship. Craig Lawrence and I made the trip with Al Davis and Joe Cohen,...
Wayne,
The top picture is either '76 or '77. Of the three hydros sitting side by side, the one in the middle (T-37) is the first "A" boat I ever built, in 1974. The (86) boat was the third boat...
Wayne,
Your dad really started something when he gave them that boat. His generosity had far reaching affects.
Regarding the picture of the "B" boat, Que Pasa, at Alex. As you said, at the...
Eric,
I don't know what I was thinking, of coarse the other boat was a Butts. But the accident I was referring to in "A" hydro was another wreck other than the one Malcolm was in. I was in that...
I talked to Jim last night and helped him get logged into BRF, it was his first time and I'll bet he was up all night looking at pictures and reading stories. I'll try to get him to post some stories...
Wayne,
I have lot's of memorys of Hinton in '77 that I will share as I get the time. Some things I remember well and others I have no memory of at all. Probably because Hinton was where Nycea...
I can't remember who's idea it was for me to drive that Four Pipe "C" Yamato on an 11'6" hydro, but I have no one to blame but me. There was no shortage of stupidity back then. Man what a ride!:eek: ...
Wayne,
The picture above Tim and Baldy is Benny Aylor and I launching Jim McKean in the Texas Tornado in December. I remember that, but have no memory of me driving the Hookin Bull, ever. I'll...
I have a story about Leif Lindell.
In (I think) 1973 we had a 250cc UIM World Championship at Alex. one week after the nationals in DePue. It was the year that Craig and I didn't get qualified...
In '73, there were 50 plus "A" hydros at DePue for qualifying. Craig Lawrence and I were on the same trailer from Tx., and ended up in the same heat. It was the last heat of a long day of qualifying...
Cuz,
Was that the same boat that had the paint thinner can fuel tank?
Thank's Danny, I appreciate that a lot. Yes, I built that boat in 2001 and ran Mitch Meyers 250 on it at DePue. It runs great but I'm not crazy about the low profile look.
Wayne, I have built only...
There is a bit of a story behind that boat. Not sure how interesting it is, but I'll tell it anyway.
Craig and Alan started building boats after they rebuilt the marchetti that Wayne broke in half...
Wayne,
Yesterday, I spent a couple of hours at work (off and on) writing my thoughts regarding current boats and engines and what might be the best place for you to get started again. I thought I...
I'll jump in because I know for sure that it is a Schumacher. The picture may have been taken at Alexandria in '79. That was one of the few times Danny ran a Yamato. I built a 350 hydro that same...
Wayne,
The incident I was refering to envolved Louis Williams friend "Roddy", and was funny only to those of us who saw it happen. There was a pier that extended out into the river 20' or so, with...
Wayne,
My dad started taking me to boat races in 1950 and I have seen and heard many, many boat racing stories over the years. Without question the two funniest things I have ever seen at a boat...
First Photo- Steve Jones, far left
Second photo- Top center, standing together, both wearing white Tee shirts, Al Davis left, Craig Lawrence right.
Right center, not much hair, Billy Davis....
It was Don Nichols. He said, "It was feelin so good." It was a new aero-wing and D Konig. He ended up with a small cut over his eye. Doc Collins put a bandaid on it and told him "You ain't hurt," and...