Best prize you won!!

[Fast Jack]

Other than Cash what is the best / favorite prize you won at a boat race ??

[Andrew 4CE]

Back in 1982 in JSH I won a fishing pole... haha. Forget which race, but I still remember that.

[Tazman]

In about 1988 I won highpoints in runabout for weekend at Zanesville,Ohio. I won a handmade high gloss wood barometer ,hydrometer , thermometer. I still use at my office to the day. Mike 51-M TEAM CASUAL

[kampenracing]

Daisy BB Gun

I won high points a few years back in NBRA and they gave me a specially engraved Daisy BB gun with my name point total and the NBRA logo. It's really neat

[gem056]

A coffee maker

[JWarren]

I won the Apba winter nationals in 750hydro year before last and received a beer mug, works well!

[ZUL8TR]

Best unexpecded prize

In my 2nd year of racing 25ssh in Region 5 with helmet X gone against lots of top drivers like Jeff Hutchins, Bowerman, Rawson, Bentz, ... I unexpectedly won 1975 25ssh High Points and a patch. What made this even more unexpected, I was running my home built Hall Kelly Wetback of the mid 1950's era. Thanks to Harry Pinner and Marshall Eldridge Jr. for all their great help.

[Matt Dagostino]

Merc Challenge.............

The Balfour diamond studded Merc Challenge World Championship Series ring was very cool......

In 1980 BSOA gave out fast qualifier awards. I got a wall clock with a boat on it that still works great and hangs in the garage!

But Jimmy Warren is right. The beer mug is a gift that just keeps on giving and giving!

[Herb Lanphear]

Trophy

I won a memorial race somewhere in NJ (early 70's) and had the trophy presented by Miss America which seemed to be pretty cool at the time since I was still in high school.I remember Valcovic being the inspector.(engine back in a box)

[Wild Bill 96D]

I won a memorial race somewhere in NJ (early 70's) and had the trophy presented by Miss America which seemed to be pretty cool at the time since I was still in high school.I remember Valcovic being the inspector.(engine back in a box)

The SSOA saddle.

[brill27]

at a ioa race in the 90s I was driving aggressive and didn't get thrown out for it so in the morning at the sunday drivers meeting they gave me a old broken propeller on a rope to hang around my neck.they shamed me into driving a little nicer

[Bob Rusnak]

In the 1970's at Hinton WV, I won a sleeping bag. The best sleeping bag I ever owned and still us it. It has been hunting with me and at many boat races. Used it last at Lock Haven last Memorial Day when I slept in the truck. ....Bob N-96

[36run69n]

I won a set of kitchen carving knives in the early 70's either at Southbury, CT or Hanson, MA. Items are still in use today.

[smelt farmer]

best tropy

in the late 50's running JU, I won a ash tray as a teenager in thee canadian nationals.

[Ron Hill]

Best Prize?

As usual, I have many answers:

In 1955, on live TV we had a "Father and Son" race. My dad passed Ron Loomis's dad on the last corner to win a 24 cup coffee pot. SoCal boat racers drank coffee out of that pot for 20 years.

When I won the C and D Runabout Marathon Nationals in 1966, Elgin Gates, who had owned the Mercury Distributorship in SoCal, and was a big game hunter. Donated African gold coins to all the winner. (I later sold both sets for about $4,000).

I won a lot at Lake Havasu, 1967, and two lots at Golden Shores in 1969 and 1970. All lots were valued at $4,500. But I sold mine for $9,000 each and carried the paper at 9% interest.

I won a set of Proto Tools for being th most popular driver of Speed Boat Rodeo, 1955, and I won three Greuen watches, valued in those days at $250 (Two weeks salary for my dad, in those days).

In 1966, I won D Runabout and won a trophy made of agate.

I won the John Ward Trophy Race in 1967 and the trophy is still in Belgium, though I did visit it once.

Havasu 1967...$8,500 in cash for twin engine winner. Topock, 1970: $12,000 in 20 dollar bills...Oh, we weren't supposed to mention CASH!