Jackie Wilson..

[Mike Ward]

Do you remember when race boats were less sophisticated, had names and fun to race? You could also have a conversation as your overtook your fellow competitor!

Jackie (22) racing runabouts c.1962

[Mike Ward]

In a previous thread, Jackie mentioned that he did not know the whereabouts of Rick Frost. I happened to sit next to him at the K7 dinner at the Windermere Motor Boat Club last November. He is currently the owner of Peterborough Panthers Speedway Team.

[Lars Strom]

That is two very good pictures Mike Ward. Thanks for posting.

[jackie wilson]

In a previous thread, Jackie mentioned that he did not know the whereabouts of Rick Frost. I happened to sit next to him at the K7 dinner at the Windermere Motor Boat Club last November. He is currently the owner of Peterborough Panthers Speedway Team.

By all that's holy never thought I would ever see Rick Frost or Andy Elliot again.
Andy started in junior racing along with my son Mark and Tiff Needell when they were about ten years old.
Still have my K7 gold star (number9)
Last K7 dinner I attended was when Keith Duckworth was awarded the Harmsworth trophy for services to powerboating (for "The Cosworth") and Richard Noble was touting for funds for "The Thrust project.
ToldRichard at the time I didn't, think his project would ever get off the drawing board.
OK. So I sometimes get it a shade wrong, but that was 1978 and probably the last time I did !!!!!!

[jackie wilson]

Do you remember when race boats were less sophisticated, had names and fun to race? You could also have a conversation as your overtook your fellow competitor!

Jackie (22) racing runabouts c.1962

Over fifty years since .that picture was taken at Iver, the home of THE LONDON MOTOR BOAT RACING CLUB.
Cyril Benstead was commandatorie and Jimmy Baird the commentator

, Andrew and Janet Peignton were the timekeepers,Ted jones was the rescue boat with Bill Benson, Peter Benstead was Vice Comm, Len and Edie Britnell ran the canteen before Len became Commodore, Oh yes don't forget old Ma Tredgett.
We would leave Sussex on Friday night and load the tent in the van, hook the boat up, pile all five kids in and camp at Iver until Sunday night.
This happened every weekend from Easter to October when we all did the pilgrimage to Paris , then back for Windermere week. Happy days as the fonze used to say.

[Steve Pinson]

Over fifty years since .that picture was taken at Iver, the home of THE LONDON MOTOR BOAT RACING CLUB.
Cyril Benstead was commandatorie and Jimmy Baird the commentator

, Andrew and Janet Peignton were the timekeepers,Ted jones was the rescue boat with Bill Benson, Peter Benstead was Vice Comm, Len and Edie Britnell ran the canteen before Len became Commodore, Oh yes don't forget old Ma Tredgett.
We would leave Sussex on Friday night and load the tent in the van, hook the boat up, pile all five kids in and camp at Iver until Sunday night.
This happened every weekend from Easter to October when we all did the pilgrimage to Paris , then back for Windermere week. Happy days as the fonze used to say.

Hi-Jackie what was the name of Len Britnells scrutineer mate he was small with a crooked back wore glasses used a chair to climb up to the boats in the trailer park he was often seen with his legs sticking out of the cockpit at scrutineering?

[jackie wilson]

Hi-Jackie what was the name of Len Britnells scrutineer mate he was small with a crooked back wore glasses used a chair to climb up to the boats in the trailer park he was often seen with his legs sticking out of the cockpit at scrutineering?

Joey Treggitt, Edie Britnell's brother, and old ma Treggit's son, he worked for R.P.BARRUS the Johnson importers and raced in the D class with Len Brittnell who was his brother in law, meekest guy in the world so Johnny Hulme nicknamed him "Tiger Treggitt" and the name stuck for the next fifty years.

[Steve Pinson]

Joey Treggitt, Edie Britnell's brother, and old ma Treggit's son, he worked for R.P.BARRUS the Johnson importers and raced in the D class with Len Brittnell who was his brother in law, meekest guy in the world so Johnny Hulme nicknamed him "Tiger Treggitt" and the name stuck for the next fifty years.

Hi Jackie brings back good old memories talking about these old racing drivers from your past i remember my first 24hr race at Chasewater in 1968 i was 20yrs old and my co drivers were around 50yrs old at the time they were Archi Rolls and Ron Burchell who i may add was a mainstay for powerboat racing in the lincolnshire area he also ran the Grimsby+Cleethorpes powerboat club and really worked hard to encourage young would be powerboat racers.I often get asked how it was to drive a powerboat flat out in the dark at night with no lighting how would you describe it?.

[jackie wilson]

Hi Jackie brings back good old memories talking about these old racing drivers from your past i remember my first 24hr race at Chasewater in 1968 i was 20yrs old and my co drivers were around 50yrs old at the time they were Archi Rolls and Ron Burchell who i may add was a mainstay for powerboat racing in the lincolnshire area he also ran the Grimsby+Cleethorpes powerboat club and really worked hard to encourage young would be powerboat racers.I often get asked how it was to drive a powerboat flat out in the dark at night with no lighting how would you describe it?.

Ridiculous, times were actually quicker during the night, how the hell that happened when you only had a bicycle light for a headlamp is something only the "Trick Cyclists" can begin to explain.
I still remember the giant scrap heap of CARNITI engines at the closing of the 24hours.
Ron Burchell and Graham Musson had a third mate and I'm blowed if I can remember his name( was not Mike Rose)
Sold the three of 'em a bunch of six cylinder Mercs over the years.
Remember big fat Archie Rolls with no teeth, just gums.

[Steve Pinson]

Ridiculous, times were actually quicker during the night, how the hell that happened when you only had a bicycle light for a headlamp is something only the "Trick Cyclists" can begin to explain.
I still remember the giant scrap heap of CARNITI engines at the closing of the 24hours.
Ron Burchell and Graham Musson had a third mate and I'm blowed if I can remember his name( was not Mike Rose)
Sold the three of 'em a bunch of six cylinder Mercs over the years.
Remember big fat Archie Rolls with no teeth, just gums.

Graham Mussons friend may have been Jeff Dunn`also you would have known his father Aubrey Musson who was the Commadore for the Lincolnshire powerboat club at that time?.How come Carniti outboards never made it to the USA?I can remember Max Milton racing a Carniti/bristol outfit at Carr Mill in a national race with about twenty other bristol/Carniti outfits the race was around 20 laps long he lapped everyone twice he even passed John Reed in 18ft Levi with a 115hp Johnson. Fredi Miles had been tweaking his engine so they banned him a few times.Do you remember Freddi with a Levi 16ft outfit with twin Carniti outboards terrific acceleration but no top end `i don`t know what he was thinking but he entered the 24hr race it didn`t last very long`I thought you may have known this Archi Rolls claim to fame i was told`was he was Lord Mountbattons batman in the navy during the war?