1. Jimbo at Parker, first lap waving to the crowd. The wake behind him was Posey. 15:17 gearcase


2. Tommy Posey at Provo Utah. 14:23 gearcase


3. Tommy Posey at Miami Marine Stadium at press introduction before Parker. Note no fuel filler caps the boat rear shroud. 15:17 gearcase


4. Tommy Posey at Provo, Utah. Look carefully, nothing in the water, he was really flying. 14:30 gearcase


5. Very early press photo; note vertical "Johnson" 15/17 gearcase


6. OMC Engineering boat dock. Mike Kukla (died 1975) behind engine, Harold "Mouse" Wade. Note the cut off exhaust exit and the black spacer between the 15:17 gearcase and the bucket. This was a V-4 gearcase modified for the rotary. Later in the program a new gearcase casting was made for the 14/23.


Many thanks to John Sheldon aka 'ROTARY JOHN' on BRF for providing most of the above literature.