The guy on the left is Ray Hardy from Des Plaines Il. Not sure of the other guy. Almost looks like a race on the Chicago lakefront basin. It had really steep banks that were very treacherous to get...
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The guy on the left is Ray Hardy from Des Plaines Il. Not sure of the other guy. Almost looks like a race on the Chicago lakefront basin. It had really steep banks that were very treacherous to get...
Dick, absolutely awesome. Throatiest sounding Looper ever. Can't wait to see it on the water!!!!
Back in the 70's, the first Yamato Alky A and B motors were piston port. They would run very well once you go them on plane and up on the pipe. They used to call it the Yamato shuffle to try to...
Jeff, just a wild thought. Lower units are streamlined to keep the prop from "ventilating". Mount a retractable Water "upsetter" to the transom to disturb the waterflow in front of the LU and to...
Wayne,
Best I can remember is that it was a true OE motor. 2 carbs,1 rotary valve. It was most likely stamped OF. Probably was a 750, but I thought it was 48 cu. inches(785cc's). Too many...
If I remember correctly, Konig did make a true 850 boxer back in the mid 70's. Jerry Peterson had one, and I think Elmer Grade also had one. Jerry blew his up at the UIM OE race in Dayton in the...
Bill Van,
That Chicago race was held in the lock basin where the Chicago river meets Lake Michigan. It was the second race I ever attended. It was held there for a couple of years. The water...
Thanks Daren. Appreciate the quick feedback.
Dan
Got a friend that has 2 conventional rotation 1994 Mariner 90's on his fishing boat. The torque from both motors make the boat hard to drive. Is there a way to change one of them to a counter...
These are Jpegs from above
Dan:D
SeaGull 170,
The Konigs were all methanol powered. Back in the early 70's, I had the opportunity to go to a dyno session with Harry Zak, Ray Hardy, John Winzeler and Tim Butts. Ray Hardy owned...
Last one looks like Ron Hedlund to me:D
About 30 years ago, had a Chrysler that would start to crank, it would fire once and disengage the starter when it fired. Ended up being the CD box.:rolleyes:
Dan
Jerry/Bill,
I remeber Harry telling me what he found wrong with the early Kioritz motor. The motor was one of the first liquid cooled motors to be used for snowmobiles. If you look at the...
J-Dub,
The "9 carb" case sounds like one that Joe Michelini ran back in the day on his Aermarine cabover. Last saw it a a race in Springfield Il in the early 70's.
Dan:D
Bill/ Wayne,
I also remember seeing Kay with the pipes facing forward. It was a race in Chicago in the lock basin between Lake Michigan and the Illinois river. Had to be very early 70's. If my...
Wayne,
If you draw an imaginary circle from the centerline of the driven shaft to the outside diameter of the carb openings, it doesn't look like there is enough room for a rotary disc to sweep...
Sam,
It looks as if carb#1 and carb #3 are 120° apart on the disc. Carb #2 is inset at a different diameter than 1&3. The disc has 2 sets of openings 180° apart for #1 and#3 to use and 2...
Roy,
Rex Hall had told me last year that the Rossi 4 cylinder 500cc had dyno'ed at just under 200 HP, and they basically ran out of dyno!
Dan:D :D
Wayne,
I think your Dad would have been the only one who could have roped it. It wouldn't dare mess with him.....:D ;)
Dan
Wayne,
The pipes on Ray's "C" were the first in a very short series that Harry was working on. If you look, they had a very long straight section. The converging cone was adjustable. It slid...
Wayne,
Somewhere I have an autographed picture of Kurt thanking me for the help during the weekend. A lot of the Europeans had them back then.I'll see if I can find it and post it here. Kurt's...
Wayne,
I remember Wilfreid using Bill's Rhodes boat. The first time he went out, he blew it over on the back stretch. The Rhodes boats rode really "flat" on the water. Up to that day, I had...
Wayne,
Good eyes! That is me behind Rex. That picture shows the pits as they were on Thursday or Friday. They were at the end of the straightaway on a little jut out. When the Unlimiteds...
Will,
Good luck with the flex shafts. I've been thinking about the "clutch" situation that you have discussed in previous posts. Snowmobile clutches typically respond the way that you mentioned. ...
Corin,
I know that Sean McKean still runs his Yamato in 500 and 700. Rex Hall still has a 700 in his stable. They may be losing a little to the new Rossi's and VRP's. We'll try to get some more...
Ron,
Bruce Summers might know. He is in the process of restoring one right now. Think he has the motor finished, and is working on a side by side runabout. How about it Bruce?
Dan:D
Wayne,
Good eye. That is me standing next to Phil Howard, Bill Van, and Ray Hardy. Eileen was driving. I think she won High point that year in Formula 350.
Again GREAT pics.
Thanks,
...
Wayne,
Right now Rex Hall is the distributor for Rossi engines. Rossi has a single cylinder 175 that Rex helped put together. Steve Litzell is the distributor for VRP motors. The VRP 175 is a...
Wayne,
Show up at any Title Series race and we can get a ride for your son in a 125.:D You may just have to give it a few laps yourself. I'm sure there would be an opportunity for a faster...
Wayne,
I think the best start up class in Pro right now is the 125cc hydro. Tim Small has been very instrumental in promoting the class. At the USTS races last season, we had eliminations at...
Wayne,
I can only remember 3 Rhoades boats during the 70's. I had the pleasure of helping Bob at DePue a couple of times. I think all were C-D boats. Rex Hall had one, and Bill Van Steenwyk had...
2nd Pic is Fred Hauenstine on the left, can't remember the guy in the center and Johnny Dorch on the right. Danny Kirt's boat. Punched a hole in in in the first heat and everyone tried to scramble...
I remember talking to Danny at Constantine when he had it on Marshall's conventional boat. Because it was a 1-off, parts were hard to come by. Danny said that he couln't get on the throttle hard...
The blocks have the intake and exhaust on the same side. Standard 500's had them on opposite sides. Dieter also used this block in a motorcycle. Sam, I this you have made reference to the bike on...
Ray Hardy had the first set of Zak pipes with the internal sliding cone. Harry's pipes were made to fit the original "round block" Konigs. When Dieter changed his castings to make the center to...
Last Hinton Photo, guy on the right hand side with the baseball cap and pipe is Clyde Queen, Morton Grove, Illinois.
Dan :o
Joe,
The V-9 boat was Homer Kincaid. He always wore that white jump suit when he drove. He always had us turn the boat around in the water and bring the nose right up to shore so that he could...