Great pictures Wayne. Brings back lots of memories. I was 11 years old at that 77' race in Alex and must be somewhere in the Novice 350 photo. Dan Kirts asked me to drive Jim Kirt's boat since he didn't come to the race that Oct.

I remember 4 or 5 boats jumping the start the first heat and I was the first legal boat. Took a 5th in the second heat to win the race by 2 points overall.

You wrote an article about it in the December 77' Powerboat magizine that I still have clippings from in a scrap book somewhere.

Seems like a different lifetime but still a lot of familiar faces.

Thanks,
Chris Hellsten