#55 Is In: Mr. Al Stoker

[Ron Hill]

Talked to Al, today. They are "IN"...The boat will be Fred Bowden's Stoker, powered by a Mercury. Al really wanted to run the new E-Tec Evinrude, but they are just starting to come down the assemblyline...

Next year.

John Stoker drove the first Evinrude V-6 I ever saw in the parker 9 Hour...The same year, Al race a Chrysler on a HILL TUNNEL boat...

Al seems VERY EXCITED about racing...He ordred a new Life Line jacket...His old jacket had been in the bag for 27 years.....which doesn't seem right...He and Fred Bowden may have "MENDED A FEW FENCES" whci always please me...

John Stoker is going to The Blue Water Resort and Casino 300 Enduro to keep and eye on Al.......Few people have ever loved boat raing more than John Stoker....He goes back to Lee Taylor's jet boat....days...

The Stoker Family has always been our friends...Chad Hill's high vchair was Al Stoker's...It was nefver ours, it was laoned ot us, becasaue John Stoker and I let Jessica's high chair blow off my truck when we moved to Irvine....

Sid, Ida, Sandy and Tina Stoker have always been friends of the HILL's....

We are going to Parker to race....with our friends.....win or lose, we'll still be friends!!!! (Even thoguh, we'd probaly never tell anyone else....)....

As I tell anyone who will listen....I say, "when I really get in trouble with an engine....I go to Stokers, and take all the BS.............but they help me, and they KNOW!!!"....

Wish that Al would built me a 140 for my Tri Hull....

[fyremanbill]

If he does, I'll be the first to claim it

[fyremanbill]

Bad luck so far. Stuck a piston, I think it overheated, but? Got it fixed, leaving tonight and have 1 1/2 days to test. It did run good, but still didn't really get it in "race tune" before we had trouble.

[Knuckle Head]

That is awesome. I will now be able to tell everyone that I have raced against Al Stoker & Fred Bowden. I am sure I will have to include that I got my *** handed to me also, but hey I at least I was there

Al was an integral part of our win 2 years ago in this race.

[steve sr.]

Are Fred and Al really going to drive the 55 at Parker....Now are we talking The Fred Bowden. I can't start trash talking yet, my son won't let me, but it looks like were going to find out if that 20yr old Johnrude V-8 will turn 7000...
Al have you got any spare powerheads just in case??

See you guys at the race!!!!


Steve Rains Sr.
647/918 Crew Member

[RitcheyRch]

Very cool to hear that Al going to be racing this weekend.

[647and918]

Are Fred and Al really going to drive the 55 at Parker....Now are we talking The Fred Bowden. I can't start trash talking yet, my son won't let me, but it looks like were going to find out if that 20yr old Johnrude V-8 will turn 7000...
Al have you got any spare powerheads just in case??

See you guys at the race!!!!


Steve Rains Sr.
647/918 Crew Member

If you turn my motor to 7K you're buying the next one... I finally got the stinkin' thing running again!!!

[Instigator]

Big fan of Al's and love the idea of him going racing again.

A friend of mine has a great website going with copies of all the magazine articles of race coverage from the Mod VP days.

Was hoping to see him running an E-Tech.

Did they make Al wear a bag over his head to drive a Merc

Gary

[Ron Hill]

1987 stickers on this Stoker! Al giving Fred a "PEP TALK"....

[steve sr.]

I was looking at the pictures of Al, Fred and others and trying to decide who was the oldest driver out there this year. I think Fred and I are about the same age.