1973 Lake Hapatcong ASR/ Name those Drivers...

[MGallagher]

Yea, this is what they look like now(hahahaha)!

I love that we all agree with that statement, yet all have side fins on our Avatars(hahahaha)!

[Dr. Thunder]

Trivia ...

Anyone know who was the first A Runabout driver to routinely use a side fin in competition and when???

[14-H]

Rough water

Also, look at the rough water in that race. Can you imaging all of the whining from the hydrobout drivers today if they had to race in that? And people wonder why I call them "sissy boats." Ed.

Matt: Touche'. Avatar changed! Ed.

[22W]

Side fins... The nicest, easiest, fastest bad thing ever invented.

[NUT2F]

Anyone know who was the first A Runabout driver to routinely use a side fin in competition and when???

The first one I ever seen was testing a 20ssR with David Froehlich, Sr., I think it was 1985. It took him a couple of years to make it work.

[22W]

I think I once heard Hemp claiming that it was he and Rodat that came up with it. Sam? Comments?

[18W]

I can tell you that I was about 6 or 7 and took a ride in the hydrobout with a 20H. My first ride, I got the wheel, Dad had the throttle. But it was not an A boat. I think this is what you may be thinking of Ryan.

[22W]

Yeah, I was talking about the side fin concept... Got a little off course there for a minute.

[Gootz 142M]

Hey Ryan......Nice avatar ; )

[22W]

Thanks! I thought a few of you might like it!

[Blackhawkguy]

The pod

I believe the first side fin that was used regularly was on a pod that stuck out from the side of the boat, they changed the rules so it couold not stick out any farther than the side of the boat. I cannot remember who it was but it was a c runabout I believe. Anyone remember who had the first pod fin? I think the name started with a P and was from the east coast

Kerry

[greybeard]

Pod Side fin

Kerry,
I remember seeing the boat you described at Columbiavlle, Mi in 83 or 84. I don't recall the racer's name. But if it began with a P could it have been Pontek? Pontious? Hell i've killed off to many brain cells since then to remember.

-John

[dholt]

It wasn't an ASR, but the first side fin runabout I remember seeing was Spud Hemp at Dayton. Early 80's. It had a pod extending out from the side of the boat...which then had a fin attached to it.

Cannot recall what class he was racing. Maybe 20ssR...or 25. Davey...this is the boat you described earlier.

I believe Casey Minton was the first OMC ASR Nationals winner with a side fin boat. 1990.

I think Bud Pinto was using a side fin in '86 when he won CSR. I know his
25ssR during that time had a side fin. Fred Miller ran a side fin 25ssR during the Merc Challenge years as well...late 80's.

[18W]

Dana-

That is the boat. He ran 20ssr, 25ssr, Bsr with the 20H and a Hot Rod, and 15ssr on it. But concentrated on BSR(20H) and 25ssr. Yes it had a pod, or sponson that the fin mounted to.

Jon Peustow also had a side mounted fin that ran in CSR from that era. He still runs the boat to this day.

[greybeard]

Pod side fin

Davey,
I am pretty sure that it was Jon Peustow that I saw with the Pod CSR.
Thanks..

John