Happy Birthday Scotty Copher! - Ione, WA Nostalgia Flatbottoms

[Mrs blueskyracer]

Our friend Scotty Copher celebrated his birthday at the SLORA/AOF race in Ione Washington this weekend and received a special treat from boat owners Steve and Jenny Chamberlain. Scotty raced outboard hydro's about 38 years ago and had a couple of great pictures he shared with me from back then. He raced with people like Bill Muncey and Chip Hanauer.

Scotty is a tireless soul who works at that races helping coordinate the running of the Nostalgia Flatbottoms (boat I personally love to watch run).

I wanted to share his birthday gift. There will be more pictures posted later of Scotty racing this boat.

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[Jerkizoid]

Correction

Scotty qualified for his first APBA hydro race at the tender age of 16, 38 years ago! I believe in 145 inboard hydro (could be wrong on the class) and he celebrated 38 years of continued boat racing with his run in his first competition flat. I personally think he drove exceptionally well in the #72 Hondo Drag boat that is NOT supposed to turn! Like many other Outlaw flat owners, we have adapted and modified these thriple decade old craft. This borrowed boat is a 1972 semi-runner bottom one with a vintage 427 Chevrolet. Of course only the lucky ones can find competitive circle flats since there are very few survivors at a price we all can afford so we use what we can find! Ski boats and drag boats abound and can be purchased for under $5000 turn key. A competitive Beisemeyer or Jones hull could fetch twice that.

Boyd

[Jerkizoid]

Ya

who else has a Feb or Jan Birthday?