John,

At that time I was only 21 and trust me dad did not like any "helpful" information from someone who he felt was wet behind the ears. I don't know if Tenny had told my dad what percentage of nitro to use but I suspect not. Prior to the porting change dad's Anzani had been a very strong runner winning most of it's races. I ran it a couple of times on my boat and liked it but dad wouldn't let me borrow his motor after that. Dad prefered smaller hulls than I did, he liked the 9' 9" size and I prefered the 11' 6" size.

Until I got my Koenig and big Bellcraft I was probably not really a very good driver and dad could usually beat me. Once I got a rig that I was comfortable with things fell into place for me and I started winning a few races.

Jerry