By request I am going to skip over 1973 for now and start posting 1974 pictures, this will take awhile as I have quite a few from this year and haven't scanned them all yet.
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By request I am going to skip over 1973 for now and start posting 1974 pictures, this will take awhile as I have quite a few from this year and haven't scanned them all yet.
Tommy Posey 197 made it up there.
Another set.
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
I like all those pit shots of crews, officials, and helpers.
During its five year run this event was not lucky with the weather. Two events were scheduled for 1974. Without doing further research I'm not even sure if the June event happened or was cancelled due to wind. The September event only ran one of the two scheduled days. A record was set by Tim Briggs.
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
My Dad was 3rd in UI behind Art Kennedy (pictured with Lou Eppel in the third picture in the previous post) and Clarence Archer. Terry Leatherby probably would have run second or third but he blew his powerhead during the race. My Dad and he rebuilt it in the hotel room to get him back out there for Sunday but the rest of the event was cancelled. This was a 1 hour marathon so the drivers and equipment were all pretty beat up afterwards.
Great shots! Please keep them coming!
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
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I like the one of the beach start, Dad is in that one (328), I also see the Rockford bunch in the same pic: Terry Leatherby (898), Duane Timm (245), and far left is Dick Ingebretsen (185).
The east bank park still looks the same. The big Davit is still there as well.
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
Auglaize, Again, Just awesome and again thanks! hope you will PLEASE post more.
In the latest series, A great boat racer and great person, Art Kennedy (147) in his unusual looking hull which I was led to believe was a Molinari. He was hard to beat in UI class in which the approved engines were the 90 in^3 BP1000 Mercs; X115 and GT115 OMCs. This year (1974) was the last year for UI class and Art won UI in this race. Obviously they combined this heat with UIs and UJs running together as Timm (Nauss Hull #245) and Ingebretsen (Sidson #185) have OMC stinger KC13rs and the red Kitson with #231 on it has a Twister 1.
Also a great shot of Terry Leatherby in his Nauss hull (#898) and GT115. He is running the 1:1 gearcase as it was a long course, but very rough water so I wonder if that was a good choice. Either way, he didn't finish as he lost a power head during the race.
I am wondering about Clarence Archer whom in the standings listing took second in UI. I know he hailed from Washington DC and think he ran a BP but I don't know a number or anything.
Do you have any pictures of Clarence or any boats with a red stripe Mercury that would have run in this heat?
Also curious as to who is the driver of #231 if anyone reading this knows?
Again, Thanks and keep them coming!
I have about 200 more photos from this event to post and then some more undated photos from 1970-1974. I'll keep at it until I've posted everything worth posting.
I think you may have a one of a kind photo of a one of a kind engine. No. 191 is Jimbo and looks like a Goat Boat. Look at the cowling on that Super Strangler! They were experimenting with aero tapering (streamlining) the engine cowl Never seen that one before. Great pics!
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
Found this on the internet, not sure what publication it is from. It is a nice story on the 1974 race.
Here is some memorabilia from the race.
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio).
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio).
This last series looks like the Sport J's. In the last picture the blue boat #128 is Howard Pipkorn in a Hydrostream Puma. That is a great shot! I love it! Also another great picture of Jimbo with the crazy streamlined hood.
Something else going on with that midsection. I see he was not shown in the standings as having placed......not like Jimbo. I wonder if he had mechanical issues with the heavily prototyped motor?
Kitson hulls were well represented at this race (i.e. 964, 431, 476, 1074, and 825 to mention a few). I hope you will post some more of the UI and UJ's. Thanks again!
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio).
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio).
These photos remind me a lot of the ones I took down near Houston, Texas in the early 70's. Good old days. Thanks.
Beautiful action shots! #1994 is Larry Guimond if I'm not mistaken.
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio).
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio)
1974 Inland International Grand Lake St. Marys (Ohio).