You got me to thinkin' Joe...
....now what would posses me to take a camera to the hot dog stand? Maybe I thought there might be some action there ...Huh? If you look at the photo, our other pit man Jim Roerig is between me and you. He sure is watching your hands! I'm just thinkin', maybe you said something like "I'll crack your head with this crescent wrench if you let me head up to that hot dog stand again".;) :D Jim may have been pullin' guard duty. I didn't need another crack in the head.:D
I kind of didn't think anyone would I.D. the lady.
She is Tim Butts' sister Suzy. Tim said she used to come to watch him race, but the 1975 Pro Nationals at Winona was the one and only time I saw her. I keep getting off track, but I come across these pictures while I looking for one's associated with Marshall's D.
I finally found the results of the 725 hydro race. Fred Hauenstein made two perfect flying starts and went pole to pole both heats for the win. Charlie Bailey chased him both heats, and Howard Anderson finished third. Tim doesn't remember much about the 725 hydro qualifying heats other than some rough water. At that time, Tim was still getting up to speed in the larger classes. He had spent a little time testing, but no actual sponson to sponson clashes yet.
1975 Nationals Results---
250 H 250 R
Tim Butts Lee Sutter
350 H 350 R
Lee Sutter Ralph Donald
500 H 500 R
Bob Rhoades Charley Bailey
725 H 725 R
Fred Hauenstien Bruce Nicholson
1100 H 1100 R
Charley Bailey Bruce Nicholson
C-1 H C-1 R
Ralph Taylor Craig Selvidge
CSR
Todd Brinkman Jr.
I found these results in the 1976 program. It also has some good pictures. I'll bring it to the reunion.
Bruce C. Summers
V-71