Raceboat and Switzer Wings

**B VALACHOVIC** · 05-02-2005

Champ Boat pilot Lynn Simburger behind the wheel and his Dad Harold in the co pilot seat in My Wing. Lynn and Harold did a lot of work on the engines for me and took her out for a spin. The Simburgers have been around Boat Racing a long time and being good friends with Kenny Kitson recall the boat well when it was being campaigned by Kenny. Mike Farmer who took this photo is part of Lynn's pit crew for the Champ Boat series and said that his Dad Clyde used to pit crew for Kenny Kitson with the Wing. Bob

**B VALACHOVIC** · 05-05-2005

Billy Seebold pushing the big T4 through the turn . The T4 was the largest outboard engine Mercury Marine has ever produced for OPC racing.

**Brand X Racing** · 05-12-2005

Check out this Russian Wing Boat. Really fast down the straights but didn't turn very good!!

**B VALACHOVIC** · 05-12-2005

Brand X do you know what the power was in our Russian friends boat? I have seen Hovercrafts that fly like this, but I beleive this is something different.

**B VALACHOVIC** · 05-15-2005

This is the Factory Racing Center for Outboard Marine Corporation at Lake Hamiltoin Florida. The boat on the sign is 1982 U I M F1 World Champion Roger Jenkins from Whales. The facility had a year round race course for testing the boats. Complete engine rebuilding , Dyno testing, On site boat building,All the racing sales (parts and complete race engines for O M C.) This is also where Mach Propellers were made at that time. Gary had a nice place.

**B VALACHOVIC** · 05-15-2005

Office and sales dept

**B VALACHOVIC** · 05-15-2005

Shop Buildings

**B VALACHOVIC** · 05-15-2005

Loading dock.

**B VALACHOVIC** · 05-15-2005

That is Allen Garbrechts boat and hauler.

**John Schubert T*A*R*T** · 05-16-2005

Originally Posted by Miss BK

Awesome pics, again Bob. You've got one fabulous collection.

I'm fairly sure that the little red boat on the trailer out in front of the building was campaigned for awhile by Gary's son (Alan, not Bart). He raced Sport C with an OMC.

Alan now owns a marina/boat rental place down in Islamorada FL called Cobra Marine.

Actually Val, that might have been his 45 as he ran with the with us when Leigh Furnal & I were partners. Also, I believe that his Marina, Cobra Marine was once owned by ( ? ) Thompson from "Just Add Water" Marina in Indianapolis and who sponsored Ben Robertson, Ken Stevenson and several others through the years. Sorry, can't remember his first name.