Who & Where??

[champhotrod]

Anybody know who this was and where taken?

Hint: 1955

Cooper

[Gator 44F]

guess

Tom Schlut,Winabago marathon

[champhotrod]

Correct Race

Gator 44F, correct race, 1955 Winnebagoland Marathon.
Picture shot from the Hwy 41 Lake Butte Des Morte bridge.

Cooper

[Jeff Brewster 59s]

Norm Schaub?

[champhotrod]

Anybody know who this was and where taken?

Hint: 1955

Cooper

Hint two: Color of plywood

Cooper

[Matt Dagostino]

Hum...............

Hint two: Color of plywood

Cooper

Wild guess Cooper but is it a Stippich?

Matt

[champhotrod]

Carl Stippich

Wild guess Cooper but is it a Stippich?

Matt

Photo of Carl Stippich

Cooper

[Matt Dagostino]

Woo Hoo..............

Photo of Carl Stippich

Cooper

We bought Carl's big blue trailer when we started racing in the early 70's. Carl was a great guy and known for those 'blonde' color runabouts. Of course my dad and i had to convert the trailer to carry 5 hydroplanes in lieu of the big runabouts Carl built!!

Matt

[Norm Schaub]

That was Carl alright.
His boats were bleached, then stained to get the two tone.
Even the numbers,
I'd recognize that KG9 anywhere.
What a Craftsman.

[Tim Weber]

Also, if you look close, you can see the " birds " on the deck for the steering cable. Another note is the " Sea Jay " on the nose. Carl called his race team
Sea Jay racing until it was stolen by the other, fake Sea Jay boat company.

I still have one of Carl's boats. It was built for Dave Schmitzer as a 35ssr. We tried to run a 55H on it but what a handful. One day, I'll through my Yamato on it for fun.

Tim