the z engine

[Tim Chance]

Paul, John, Frank or Gene,

I have a personal interest in the Quincy Z motor and have a bit of "sketchy" background regarding the development of the Z. Was it during the early 60's?

I drove the prototype B at Alexandria in 1975 or 76 for Quincy Welding. I shared the motor with Paul and unfortunately Paul was hurt quite badly when he blew over while in first place in B runabout coming out of the first turn. David Christner shared an A engine with Kay Harrison ( David on the same runabout as Paul and Kay with the same hydro as me (a Chance Craft, by the way). Barry Anderson also ran an A on a Chance Craft. Kay finished first in his elimination heat but was DQ'd for gun jumping.

Karen, there was also that motor that predated the Z that had the Yamaha crank that looked like a flathead on steroids. Same configuration, just bigger. Your Grandpa had one, but I don't know if he ever ran it.