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Something John Runne wrote recently made me remember that I had a set of photos from one or two races in Florida from the mid-1970’s. Can you identify these drivers?
I don’t know all the information but here’ s what I remember:
When: These photos would have been taken sometime from January 1976 to March 1977 and most likely was either January to March 1976 or January to March 1977.
What: This Florida race was part of the “Grapefruit Circuit” for drivers who couldn’t get enough racing in up north during the regular season and needed the extra adrenaline rush during the winter months. This accounts for so many out-of-Florida boats in the pictures. So don’t limit your thinking just to Florida drivers.
Where: Somewhere in central Florida, probably a few hours drive in any direction from Orlando. It was on a lake -- does this help? :{)}
Who: I don’t know. I didn’t make notes on the photos so I don’t know who they are. Can you help?
Still to come: I have one dozen to three dozen additional photos that may be worth viewing. They need to be digitized first and in most cases I have only the negatives. They show boats from several classes including SO hydro, Alky hydro, and if I’m not mistaken even some Alky runabouts. There are many Florida boats in the shots. Some shots show the pits and shoreline so they’ll help identify the race site. I’ll work on these if there’s enough interest.
Note: Do not adjust your computer monitor. These photos are in black and white.
I don’t know all the information but here’ s what I remember:
When: These photos would have been taken sometime from January 1976 to March 1977 and most likely was either January to March 1976 or January to March 1977.
What: This Florida race was part of the “Grapefruit Circuit” for drivers who couldn’t get enough racing in up north during the regular season and needed the extra adrenaline rush during the winter months. This accounts for so many out-of-Florida boats in the pictures. So don’t limit your thinking just to Florida drivers.
Where: Somewhere in central Florida, probably a few hours drive in any direction from Orlando. It was on a lake -- does this help? :{)}
Who: I don’t know. I didn’t make notes on the photos so I don’t know who they are. Can you help?
Still to come: I have one dozen to three dozen additional photos that may be worth viewing. They need to be digitized first and in most cases I have only the negatives. They show boats from several classes including SO hydro, Alky hydro, and if I’m not mistaken even some Alky runabouts. There are many Florida boats in the shots. Some shots show the pits and shoreline so they’ll help identify the race site. I’ll work on these if there’s enough interest.
Note: Do not adjust your computer monitor. These photos are in black and white.
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