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  1. 03-30-2009 #1
    Ron Hill
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    Default Golden States Sweepstakes Regatta

    Long Beach Marine Stadium 1945. I was one year old at this race. Bob Sly and Frank Cooper Enterprises were the sponsors...Bob Sly was a funny guy...He came over to our house once. He left his lights on in the driveway. My dad told him he'd lift his lights on and Bob answered, "I know, I didn't want my battery to go dead..."...Our family still says that anytime we leave lights on...So, dumb...60 years on dumb saying in our family...

    15 cent for a program..Power Mist fuels??? Seems that is still around...Mercury Outboard, pre Elgin Gates...

    22 heats...Hmmm.....$40 first...Outboards and inboards on the same program...

    Rules: APBA.....STRICTLY ENFORCED....CLOCK STARTS

    Kent Hitchcock photos....Used to be in all the local papers...

    Racers like CLAY SMITH, Dr. Louis J. Novotny, Russ Hill, Bill Stroppe...

    interesting...
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