Kiekhaefer Mercury six cylinder exhibition!

[Tim Kurcz]

The Indiana Outboard Association is hosting a “Carl Kiekhaefer 6-cylinder Mercury Memorial Exhibition” at Hillsdale, MI September 7&8.

The event is open to Alky and Mod hydros and runabouts with Mercury sixes only: Stackers preferred.

Clock start exhibitions will be two heats of three laps each day for runabouts and hydros run separately. Testing is available for a small fee Friday afternoon September 6.

Look for the APBA circular next week, and respond to this thread with roll call for what is certain to be a sweeeeeeet sounding event. See you there!

Tim

PS Assuming it behaves itself, the long awaited 666 Merc will make it’s debut!

[Tim Kurcz]

Time to break them out!

Any/all Mercury based sixes are invited to Hillsdale this September 6-7-8 at the IOA “Carl Kiekhaefer 6-cylinder Mercury Memorial Exhibition”. Testing is Friday afternoon, with exhibition heats Saturday and Sunday for both runabouts and hydros (run separately). Any six cylinder F-class Mercury based Stock, Mod or Alky is welcome to run; with Dick Austin's Looper Beast excepted, of course. Stackers preferred.

This includes MK75 & MK 78 based deflectors & loopers with three, six, nine, heck even 12 carbs running any fuel. Please contact race director Kevin Besonen or me for details. Single event APBA membership and full kevlar are required. Forms will be available at the race site. And not to worry, there are plenty of drivers willing to loan safety gear and pull ropes just to see/hear a field of sixes full song!

Tim

[Tim Kurcz]

Hillsdale circular posted

http://www.apba.org/races/hillsdale-...pionships-6460

To all F class Merc six cylinder owners / fanciers; The APBA just posted the race circular (follow link above). Time to get out your alky or mod Merc 60 CI or 66 CI stacker and make some noise!

Please reply with roll call. Race director Kevin Besonen would like to see/hear a full field Thanks,

Tim

[Dennis Crews]

I would be there in a heartbeat if I wasnt 1100 miles away.. I would love to see it but more than that I really, really want to hear it!

Someone PLEASE take video and post it here.

[blueskyracer]

I would be there in a heartbeat if I wasnt 1100 miles away.. I would love to see it but more than that I really, really want to hear it!

Someone PLEASE take video and post it here.

I agree video would be appreciated

[Guest]

Six Cylinder even

Tim the 666 looks great. We will not be able to make the race in that we have an NBRA race the following weekend and it would conflict with our schedule. 1300 miles one way from Louisiana to Hillsdale and then 900 miles one way the next weekend is to hard to do for us.

Alan

[Tim Kurcz]

Merc six exhibition news

http://www.apba.org/races/hillsdale-...pionships-6460

To all F class Merc six cylinder owners / fanciers; The APBA just posted the race circular (follow link above). Time to get out your alky or mod Merc 60 CI or 66 CI stacker and make some noise!

Please reply with roll call. Race director Kevin Besonen would like to see/hear a full field Thanks,

Tim

Much as we’d all like to see and hear the sixes run, planned attendees are unable to participate due to a myriad of technical and personal challenges.

Anybody that brings a six will get a chance to run, and you can expect another Merc six exhibition attempt next year.

Many thanks to race director Kevin Besonen and our friends at the IOA for supporting this event.

Tim