Just found this old picture after 30 years of being in the bottom of a box. I wonder how many remember these two?
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I'm not old enough to know, like you guys. I just threw that out there!John Runne
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Stock Outboard is all about a level playing field.
True parity is one motor per class.
It's RACING, not just another boat ride!
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Steve,
you are right, I saw the patch on the right rear chine and thought it was '64 but the patch occurred as a result of the '63 Nationals on the Charles River, so.. this has to be the fall Lowell race in 1963. Unfortunately for Doug, I beat him in all but 1 or 2 races after the nationals that year including the race at Lowell and the last race of the year in late Sept. in New Jersey. Hartley wasn't too happy with us after that.
Pete,
why do you have to remember the Haverhill race? LOL. I ran the number 29 form the time I started up to the present time frame. 1959-1960, I ran 29W which at time stood for Westbrook. Then to 29-A until the early 80's. Started here in Texas with 29T until I went to 1US and 1T. I remember the flip in Haverhill, torn the steering wheel off the runabout and came up with it in the water. By the way that was only 2nd flip ever for me. But if you recall I got in fixed and "Racer" Bill Allen ran it for me on Sunday and waxed you.
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The fall Lowell (Massachusetts) race in 1963 was my first race! My brother ran AU that weekend....
Peter CrowleyLast edited by B1PRORACER; 02-10-2013, 11:20 AM.
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I wish my father knew about the two gear ratio's. Me and Sled must have been running the wrong one!John Runne
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Stock Outboard is all about a level playing field.
True parity is one motor per class.
It's RACING, not just another boat ride!
NOT a representative of Racing Outboards LLC.
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I know what you mean! At least your Dad was a racer! My family was just getting into racing. My racing program really started in 1964 with a "Pop Smith" JU prop ("one prop...no need for more!"). Then my Dad built a Castagneto JU boat. We lived in Larry's town (Melrose) and he gave my Dad the dimensions of Doug Bailey's JU boat. Unfortunately, my Dad believed in making it strong.... I had a 120# JU boat that was almost a foot too long! Talk about STOCK outboard, we raced the engine just the way we got it -if it was already worn out, then we raced it warn out! Gear ratio... we ran whatever was in the engine when we got it!
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