B Looper

**Danny Pigott** · 03-15-2009

Bob, theres something fishie here, old Bloise is being cagie about this. I saw the crank you are talking about. an it was not suppose to be the Pumper crank. It really does not matter, this is just fun because Bloise an Charlie keep this a secret all these years. I know who made the cranks too.

**F-12** · 03-15-2009

Well THAT'S a first...............I have NEVER known Bloise not to speak up. He was the guy that got my attention with a Flathead down here in FL. Leesburg I think............What a great guy and good friend. Come on Bloise. You were always the fast guy...........don't start being bashful now.

**Danny Pigott** · 04-20-2009

B Looper 1971 Ocoee Fla. Boat is Dubinski build by Dub Parker. Dad an Sparky Sapp wondering why it runs so good.

**Ronny W.** · 04-20-2009

Charley, dads not being bashful he's just been busy working he still looks on from time to time.

And Danny there may be more than one of thoes cranks runing in a 44 lol.

**Danny Pigott** · 05-12-2009

This is not a (B) but is a pretty Looper. I remember Ray well.

**David Mason** · 05-13-2009

Danny,

Thanks. Grandpa was a great man. I carried him out of the woods on the fatefull day he died doing what he loved. It is a day I felt both proud and sad.

What many might not know about my granfather, he was a Golden Gloves boxer as well. I have his Golden Gloves pin on my shelf. He boxed many well known names and won. It was his hobby a long long time ago when he worked for the University. Anyone heard of Joe Louis ?

Grandpa also was one of the best deer hunters I have seen. I have been to Wyoming hunting with him many times. He has a lot of deer head mounts. We have kept them too. Never had the measured, but I am guessingthey would score high. Grandpa was never about the records for hunting. He was simply putting meat on the table and doing something he loved to do. That and boat racing were what he did.

Today, Granfathers last boat he ever raced in DMH (40CI) is being raced. We still have Wildfire. Jeff Young built the boat from Indianapolis. Ashley raced it all last season with a 25Mod on it. It has remained in its original condition with the original airbrush graphic.

Some day when I get more time I will try to scan all the pics we have. Grandma Mason told Grandpa she would smoke a cigar if he won the Nationals at age 70. We have the pic of her first and only cigar of her life. For those that new Grandma, knew she was as pure as they come.

Thanks Danny for the memories.

**Gene East** · 05-13-2009

Dave, I knew your Grandma and your Grandpa. I used to camp at a lot of races and remember visiting with them in their converted Cadillac hearse camper.

Didn't realise Ray was a boxer until now. He was such a gentleman I can't imagine him ever hitting anyone.

Both your grandparents were very nice to me.

I do remember him talking about hunting though.

**Danny Pigott** · 05-25-2009

The late John Dressel, This was one of the fastest B Loopers I ever saw run. John must not have liked Konigs,he went from the Looper to a RB Yamato.

**Danny Pigott** · 06-17-2009

Gene or anybody that knows. Why was the botton part of the butterfly on Quincy Carter carbs cut off. None that i have, have full butterflys or the stock one. They are all cut off.