Danny, the St. Simons Boating and Fishing Club is still active. Of course it's all about fishing and cruising. Wonder how many more of the clubs listed are still active. Maybe we can start a list of them.
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Danny, the St. Simons Boating and Fishing Club is still active. Of course it's all about fishing and cruising. Wonder how many more of the clubs listed are still active. Maybe we can start a list of them.
Pop Pigott Ocoee 84. Dads nick name was Pop he got that name in the early 70's when two young racers ask what to call him, Mr Dan or Mr Pigott. He said just call me Pop an the name stuck.
This may be better
This did not scan too good but it's only 55 yrs old. This was in Myrle Beach SC 1954. both boats are Swift A/B's
Conway / Bucksville S.C. 1982. Pop Pigott left ,Leo McDaniel right, This is Phil McDaniel's Dad. They are talking about old times when they raced back in the 50's.
Rock's Pond Campground S.C. sat night party night I think Pop's had a few Old Mil's. around 1982
My good friend Jim Robb Sr. Early 80's
Danny,
That is not my dad it is me Jimmy Robb in 1984 I was 17yrs old than driving Bud Parkers Yale hydro in DMH. Mark Suter now has that boat on display at his place.
Are you and Dale going to come north this summer to any races. My son Jimmy is racing most of our stuff now. He runs 350ccMH 500ccMH 750ccMH and 850ccMH
Jim
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Hi Jim and Danny- Great shot. Both of you should visit Mark Suter's AOMC meet in the fall. I do understand that there is a race in GA with may keep either of you away. Jim, how is your son doing? Is Tim building your engines?
All the best to young Jimmy this season.
Hopefully, I will be up for Mark's meet this year. Jim, mabe we can have that beer in memory of Uncle Bud.
Danny- it was great talking with you. I think you were in school when John Slaughter and I visited your Dad back about '60 or '61.
Ye Olde Desert Geezer Al :cool:
More SEBA
Old ad's
Baxley G.A. 1957 don't worry Dieter does better on the next page.
The rest of the classes.
SEBA High Points
Your Dad was cleaning house Danny. I love those point sheets and newsletters with the stains. I can identify with that. Your earlier posts lead me to believe that Dieter must have spent the whole summer racing in the U.S. I'm not sure, but I think it was 1957 when he competed at the very cold NOA World Championships at Corpus Christi. Also I think Dieter and Flo got married that year. Maybe it was an extended Racing in America Honeymoon.:confused::cool: Keep sending us more stuff.
Hi Danny- keep up with the SEBA rundowns. Is E.F. Hatton still alive? He had the first 6 Merc I had ever seen, at Beaufort,SC the day D.F. flipped and cut his foot.
Ye Olde Desert Geezer :cool:
Al,Sheriff Hatton died around the early 80's. His last boat was a Marchetti an 44 Looper. Bob Dunlap has the Looper maybe he will put it on the Ouincy site someday.Sheriff was driving this rig when he was in his 70's at one race Dad was jokeing an told him he would ride in the back an adj, the carb's Sheriff said that's not a bad idea. There were some colorful racer's in those day's.When you went to the race in Hazlehurst G.A. where Hatton lived the cop's would wave at you if you had a race boat I never saw this any where else. David Westbrook bought the Marchetti an Looper I'am fairly sure that is the boat he had at the Dayton World Champinship with a D konig an got hurt bad. Wayne you may know more about this ,but Tim Butts told me that Westbrook was driving a Marchetti I Have some more on Sheriff for later.
Ok, is that a Big D Swift or B/C ,This is Sheriff some time in the 50's
My son Danny testing our CMH monday afternoon after the Roanako Rapids N.C. race last sat & sun. Boat won all four heats of CMH with our friend Jimmy Warren driving. The PHP is for Pop's Horse Power,He never saw this motor, but my son Dale who build the motor, will not run anything without this on it in honor of his grandfather who he learned so much from.
Hi Danny- Glad to see the family racing tradition is being carried on, and in a winning way.:D
Al the best in the season.
Ye Olde Desert Geezer Al :cool:
Danny glade to Dale back in the drivers seat.Hope yall did well in Roanke wish we could have been there where shoting for Wilson next mounth hope to see yall there. here is a pic. of your dad in Dayton think it was 1983.
Ronnie, it's hard to belive but your dad an I still use those two cranking stand's today. We call them Horses in the South. Most people didn't know Bloise Williams ran Gaser's because he would hide up North an run them so his Pro friends would not fine out. Just kidding pal.
Getting ready to test for the pic's above. Note i'am looking at the boat not the girl.She is our friend an still caught fish while we tested. So race boat's don't hurt the fishing.
Danny left Dale right. Note Dale's mud motor at left these are very pop. down here.
Ready for the fun, but boat wanted to run too high in that calm water.
Rigging down.
Some time in the early 50's. This looks like salt water I would say it could be Brunswick G.A. there were a lot of races around there in those days.
hey danny havent talked in a long time.Chip Johnson
Conway S.C. 1982, Top Fred Tyson at rear of boat, this is his 350 Yamato an Pugh Hydro. Fred is a member here. Botton Not one of my better days in 44. Chip good to here from you come to Jesup in Oct.
danny ill be there if all possible my girls have gotten in to barrell racing horses if we do not have a race ill be there ,looking forward to seeing you.maybe i can get david to run i help him from time to time.
Around 1950 Charleston SC. Dad in the front, note these are stock fishing lower units.
Danny, that shot from Conway race sure dates back, reminds me of my"YOUNGER DAYS'"---That Pugh Hydro was 12'6 I believe and that Yamato gave it all it could handle sometimes, great boat --really stable most of the time, too bad you cannot get one like it anymore, that Gary could really throw some wood together. again thanks for the snapshot---Fred Tyson
I have no idea who this little boy is ,but looks like he is having fun. Around the early 80's.
More SEBA; note Ralph Donald an WJ (Dub) Parker. Bill Van we had name problems also, note Dads name spelled two ways an both wrong. George Taylor is a member of BRF.
1976 MOD. Nat's Kingston Tn. 11' 8" Byers Hydro this is the greatest boat I ever drove. Boat won DMH an EMH Nat's that year. I still have it.
That is a nice photo Danny. I love those old B&W photos. Look at the water coming off the bow. Looks like you have a stopwatch in the pocket of the Gentex. That racecourse looks inviting also.
Danny, do you know if the Lake Haar mentioned in the Savannah article is now Lake Loraine? Do you know what year the article was written?
Wayne, Kingston Tn. was a great place to race,they held the Mod Nat's there from 75 to 79. The park area was build for boat racing in early 60' They had NOA races there for years. The site is almost right in town with lot's of fans an support. They have had some OPC races there an at least one USTS race,today I think they have Drag races. That is a stopwatch in the jacket I loved Gentex jackets hated to see them go. I had a lifeline that I did not like at all,then one day at Dayton OH. I was talking to Kay Harrison an he said to try his security, it was great I got out of the boat an said where do I get one.
Sam, lake Haar was in Ellabelle GA. just south of Savannah. I don"t know what it is called today, you may be right. Bloise should know I will ask him. The write up about that race would have been about 1955-56.
Never tried a Security Danny...they were after my time, but Kay would be the one to know. I loved my Gentex too, but I left it in Berlin with my helmet thinking I would be back. The Premier helmet was the best I ever had. Wish I had both of them to hang on my wall. My Dad bought several Lifelines for our guys to wear offshore. The lifejackets the offshore oil companies issued did not have the type of leg straps that would stand the drop of 100 feet into the Gulf of Mexico. The safety people never understood how fast you would enter the water if you jumped off a platform 100' above the seas in 200' of water. Fortunately none of our guys had to give them a try. I put one on, but it was way to bulky for me to race in so I stuck with the Gentex until I quit.
keep up with the posts. They are great.