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runwhatchabrung
08-19-2007, 11:43 AM
1981, 82 or 83?? Help with date and names appreciated.
Thanks,
Danny Vernelson
runwhatchabrung
08-19-2007, 11:44 AM
The good ole day's,,
runwhatchabrung
08-19-2007, 11:46 AM
the good ole day's with pics:D
runwhatchabrung
08-19-2007, 11:47 AM
few more
Miss BK
08-19-2007, 12:16 PM
POST #1
Picture 1: Lead Boat #85 (baby blue Laser 380 Ray with Inline 6 Mariner) is Louis Collins
Pic 2:
Pic 3:
Pic 4:
Picture 5: Red boat - Could be Gary Tuttle?

POST #3
Pic 4: Boat #2008 might be Fred Schoelkopf (sp?)??

POST #4
Picture 1: Boat #765 Mike Cullen (L. Collins in background)
Pic 2: My future husband about age 15 (sitting on concrete) I think.
Dabull1919
10-21-2007, 05:02 PM
Boy, I sure would love to see a video of that action,

DB
Boat20
08-23-2011, 06:41 AM
Huintington Wv. 1982 -----Great race,"Mouth of the South" did a great job annuncing, Joe Burgess, in a Roark built and set up boat, won as usual.I, in boat 20 finally started to get my act together and was in second until the last turn when my Nydal steering broke and I came as close to killing myself as I ever have.
Smokin' Joe
08-24-2011, 07:00 AM
2008 is Fred Schoellkof or someone he sold the rig to after 11/81. The absence of dominating Mod-VP tunnels means this shouldn''t be as late as 1983. I drove 2008 with the Evinrude at Havasu in 1981, was about 15 mph slower than the Mod V tunnels with gearcases above the sponsons (1981 is when under bullet water pickups were allowed, that killed the V-bottoms). Fred did not drive until after 1981 (he drove a Merc in 1983) so I'm unclear about the date. Louis Collins' nr. was 85, not 308.





POST #1
Picture 1: Lead Boat #85 (baby blue Laser 380 Ray with Inline 6 Mariner) is Louis Collins
Pic 2:
Pic 3:
Pic 4:
Picture 5: Red boat - Could be Gary Tuttle?

POST #3
Pic 4: Boat #2008 might be Fred Schoelkopf (sp?)??

POST #4
Picture 1: Boat #765 Mike Cullen (L. Collins in background)
Pic 2: My future husband about age 15 (sitting on concrete) I think.
Smokin' Joe
08-24-2011, 07:08 AM
1981, 82 or 83?? Help with date and names appreciated.
Thanks,
Danny Vernelson

Can't be as late as 1983, and I think 1981 is unlikely-see below. I don't recall that anyone raced 2008 with the Evinrude before I drive it at Havasu in 11/1981. Fred did not drive until 1982 at the earliest, and then with a Mercury.
jerry book
08-27-2011, 11:33 AM
Pic #11 is Gordon Downard in his Amsoil sponsored Mod VP he says it is either 81 or 82
slowverado
09-05-2011, 08:44 PM
Huintington Wv. 1982 -----Great race,"Mouth of the South" did a great job annuncing, Joe Burgess, in a Roark built and set up boat, won as usual.I, in boat 20 finally started to get my act together and was in second until the last turn when my Nydal steering broke and I came as close to killing myself as I ever have.

Roark owned perhaps...... the build and setup was done by the master!

I've got more pics from this race somewhere I need to round up.