An aluminum outboard hydro?

[Bill Van Steenwyk]

My memory is in the stage where it goes in "fits & starts' these days, but if I am not mistaken I seem to remember a French driver at one of the UIM races at Dayton in the 80's that used an aluminum hydro. Don't know whether it was his and he brought it over, or borrowed from someone here although if that were the case I would think we would have seen it other places and races in that time frame.

Will send Wayne Baldwin an e-mail and see if he remembers it and whether he might have a photo.

[jon66w]

Blue Star Made a BU in the fifties and had a factory team that raced them with some success in Kansas. The boat was named of coarse "Rivets". If I remember the Driver was a Black Gentleman.

[jrome]

Bill the hydro was from France . I have aphoto or two if I can find them.

[Gene East]

I know a guy in Florida who has an aluminum hydro.
He knows someone who has some Anzani contacts.
Don't know if this is the same guy or not.
I won't mention any names here, but the person I'm thinking of does more talking than doing.
I'm sure if this is the guy, he'll let me know what a worthless bastard I am.
That's alright, he knows I know he's a bull-****ter. Just took me a while longer than it should have to figure him out!
If there is a legitimate attempt to do this, I wish him luck!

[seacow]

Up in the Canadian Prairie Provinces in the 50s and 60s there were a few custom built all aluminum class D runabouts. Fenton Malley was one driver of a metal DU in competition and I think his son still has it. My recollection is that these folks worked for a Canadian Airline and that's how they were built. They were ultra-cool and did well in competition.

[Master Oil Racing Team]

Pierre Deisertenne had an all aluminum hydro at the UIM World Championships at Dayton, Ohio in 1978. Bill Kurps is correct in what he says. I have photos of Pierre working on the bottom before the races, and other photos, just haven't had time to scan and post them yet. Pierre had some success racing in Europe, but I don't know if it was with the Aluminum hydro. Had one pic in my computer until it crashed last year. It is someplace here already on BRF. Probably in Random Shots of the Pits, but I will post it again and maybe others when I get a chance.

[Bill Van Steenwyk]

Pierre Deisertenne had an all aluminum hydro at the UIM World Championships at Dayton, Ohio in 1978. Bill Kurps is correct in what he says. I have photos of Pierre working on the bottom before the races, and other photos, just haven't had time to scan and post them yet. Pierre had some success racing in Europe, but I don't know if it was with the Aluminum hydro. Had one pic in my computer until it crashed last year. It is someplace here already on BRF. Probably in Random Shots of the Pits, but I will post it again and maybe others when I get a chance.

Wayne:

Have no idea whether this is the same person or not, but the spelling is very similar. A driver with a very similar name ran the Formula 1 tour that was on TV for several years recently and was from France, although a good number of years had passed since his Dayton adventures of course if it is/was the same driver.

[John Schubert T*A*R*T]

I know a guy in Florida who has an aluminum hydro.
He knows someone who has some Anzani contacts.
Don't know if this is the same guy or not.
I won't mention any names here, but the person I'm thinking of does more talking than doing.
I'm sure if this is the guy, he'll let me know what a worthless bastard I am.
That's alright, he knows I know he's a bull-****ter. Just took me a while longer than it should have to figure him out!
If there is a legitimate attempt to do this, I wish him luck!

Gene,
You are way too kind!!!!

[Gene East]

John,
Do you know who I'm talking about?

[John Schubert T*A*R*T]

John,
Do you know who I'm talking about?

Without a doubt!!!Claims he worked for Chris & has the fastest 20h ever that with 1:1 gears can pull a 13 p prop.Funny though although I can picture his face I can't recall his name to post his initials. Wrote slander about me when I ran for VP AOMCI which was quickly taken down. Just remembered his last name the same as the former NASCAR driver they call the King.