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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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