The Great Marithon Races

[Tomtall]

This thread is dedicated to all the great marathon races from the golden age of boat racing.I am starting this thread with a marathon race that is one of the last truely active marathon races left in the country for kneel-downs. It's the "Top'O Michigan" Marathon Race.http://www.mich-web.com/top-o-mich/ .Many great marathon races have gone to the wayside of lack of public waterway space and state and local agencys not granting permits to hold such races anymore. If you have any history of some great marathon race sites and race stories of the past,please feel free to share them with us,for the days of true Marathoning are truely behind us,and the need for them to be preserved on web sites like this is important so they are not forgotten.

[Tomtall]

The following articles are courtisy of "Boatsport" magazine archives @ http://boatsport.org/

[Tomtall]

The winners are!

[Tomtall]

Always liked this cover picture from "Boat Sport". Sunday a.m.- aug. 27th -1952 FM class prepares for 130 mile race!

[Tomtall]

More pics,from "Boat Sport".

[Tomtall]

Another Great Marathon Race!

[Tomtall]

Good Spectator Numbers!

[buff5]

I would like to know what year this event started. Also I know that a Mr Johnny Muller won it in B Class back in the early to mid 50's. Would like that information, I know he ran a Van Pelt (Spring Lake Michigan Boat), motor??? & also I would like to know where he lived at that time & whatever else I can find out???
Thanks

[Tomtall]

Ronald (buff 5) -This marathon race is one of,if not,the oldest and still running,stock outboard marathon races in North America.Founded in 1948 by "Ed Maloney" and "Fred Hamslon",who were co-owners of the "Top-in-a-bee" resort motel.The race was named after their motel,originally.

Your best bet to find out about your friend Johnny would be to search old articles in the "Boat Sport" magazine http://boatsport.org/ archives of that time.They may have results posted for that race,at that time line. Good Luck!

Eirc - Very cool on getting your jacket at Christmas! If you get a chance post some pics of it.

[Fast Fred]

"The Top of the B", yup, that what the old timer said, a long time ago at a Place they called The stab and shoot saloon, i stop in there every time i go.