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    Default Midwest Boat Racer. 1950's

    I am 84 years young now but still remember the "good old days" of racing on the Illinois River, Mississippi River and many small lakes in Illinois,Wisconsin, and Indiana. I started out with a DeSilva closed runabout which was a good unit but too heavy. My last three years I drove an Ashburn (A)hull with a a B Merc with lots of My own and Quincy Welding innovations. The set up turned out to be pretty good as I could compete with the Factory sponsored teams.
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    I like those pictures. You raced in a hotbed of alky racing. You must have many stories to tell. Lets hear them along with your pictures.



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    Quote Originally Posted by napa1 View Post
    I am 84 years young now but still remember the "good old days" of racing on the Illinois River, Mississippi River and many small lakes in Illinois,Wisconsin, and Indiana. I started out with a DeSilva closed runabout which was a good unit but too heavy. My last three years I drove an Ashburn (A)hull with a a B Merc with lots of My own and Quincy Welding innovations. The set up turned out to be pretty good as I could compete with the Factory sponsored teams.
    I will enter some more information later.
    A couple of pics
    I noticed your recent membership to BRF. Lots of interesting history,etc. on this site. AGAIN, WELCOME ABOARD!

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    Welcome, Those are very cool racers. Tell us your stories and yes to the more pics.
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    Yes... This is cool boat racing history.
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    Thanks guys, I am working on gathering more photographs and picking my mind for some more memories. My last year was 1958, I joined the U.S. Army later that year. The Draft was going to take me so I decided to go on my timeline.

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