Havasu 1969 ... the video

[Powercat]

Ron:
Could you look in the list and see who the Power Cat U-115
driver/owner was?
Thanks,
Danny Leger

I have the 1969, entry list somewhere:

#35 is Hallet Hydro, "Snapper", is Ron Hill.
#251 is Mike Downard, I think, Molinari.Merc
#33 is Cesare Scotti, winner of the 1969 Havasu Outboard World Championships. Ran 10 X 17 Record two blade propellers, Evinrudes, Molinari Twin WOOD HULL.
#114 is Ron Brown from Ft. Collins, Colorado, Schultz Boat.
#99 Bill Sirois, Twin wood Molinari, "Up, Up and Away"
#30 is Jimbo McConnell, Single Engine winner, as I recall, Molinari/Evinrude
#32 is THE GREAT FRED HAUENSTEIN (Leek/McDonald hull).
#34 is Ted May driving what Jimbo calls "THE FREIGHT TRAIN" (Leek/McDonald hull).
#119 Kenny Kitson, Switzer Wing.
#101 is the "Ice Man", Harold Eis, three time winner, Sytle-Craft Cat, redesigned byHarold Eis.
#X-50 Lou Burnett, triple Jones, was killed a few years back in a helicoter crash on his own property..taking people hunting.
Black Triple Jones is Billy Don Pruitt
#5 is Bob George from Ft. Collins, Colorado...May have been the first day leader..Homemade boat, a reverse three point hull.
#174 is a Glastron with Triple Chryslers, driven by Neil Spratt.

[Mark75H]

Guess what these boats have in common?

#119
#T-135
#108-T
#140
#T-199
#98
#3
#333
#T-688

[MN1]

Switzer Wings??
Did they run Sport J class at this race?
Mark N

[Mark75H]

Yes, that's right ... 9 Switzer Wings.

I don't think the Sport J class had been invented yet. I think what became Sport J was just called S at that time ... Single

... I think the Wings ran in Twin, Unlimited or Experimental, depending on what engines they had.

[T2x]

Yes, that's right ... 9 Switzer Wings.

I don't think the Sport J class had been invented yet. I think what became Sport J was just called S at that time ... Single

... I think the Wings ran in Twin, Unlimited or Experimental, depending on what engines they had.

Sport J has been around since the mid 60's in APBA. As a matter of fact there were "S" (Sports) classes for all the classes from E through JJ. However Havasu was a special event and not an OPC event back then. so there was simply a single outboard class.

[Ted March]

The first "J" engine was the Merc 1100. It was introduce in either '66 or '67??? It was legal in SJ and JP. I ran JP in '67. S Class was Unlimited Single Engine.

[Beale Tilton]

The 1100 was introduced in '66. S class was unrestricted, 100 ci max. built in the USA running on pump gas

[J. Sherlock]

John Sherlock, #284, won the SJ Class at Havasu,, the year 19??

The race was four hours, one day, one stop for fuel.

Grandpa Seebold won the calcutta with Sherlock's first place.

I am putting together a 21 Glastron Molinari and need two of these,, no not the Johnson !

[Mark75H]

I can get you started ... John Taylor here on BRF has one

[J. Sherlock]

Thank you Sam..........