more info on Harry Pasturczak pipe use on Konigs
It has been pretty well established that Konig was aware and had made expansion chambers for FA konigs in 1961. Copies of factory brochures published on BRF confirm that.
I made a post a few days ago reference the time frame of use by Homer Kincaid of Harry's pipes on a "C" Konig at Depue in 1967. That information was in error. Harry did fabricate the first set of pipes publically used in competition on a 4 cyl rotary valve Konig in the US, but these pipes were used by Homer at the annual Lakeland Fl. 1 2/3rd's mile record course in late winter, early spring of 1969, still prior to the Alexandria race later in 1969 mentioned in another post. The motor used by Homer to win the Nationals at DePue was an earlier 4 carb "C" equipped with the open megaphone type exhaust. This information comes courtesy of Jerry Peterson who competed against Homer in that race at DePue. Jerry was also a user of Harry's pipes on a "D" Konig in July of 1969 at Alexandria. These were the later model pipes with the cast aluminum manifolds.
While giving me the correct information regards Harry's pipes and the date of their first use, he also related a story which show the single-mindenness with which Harry approached the sport of boat racing and his efforts to improve motor performance. Another friend of Harry's and a competitor in "B" Hydro at the time named John Winzler, was also at this race, which was taking place on July 20, 1969. While Jerry and Harry were working frantically in the pits to get the pipes fitted to Jerry's "D" motor, Winzler was up on the hill above the pits looking at a portable TV. Harry was yelling at Winzler to come down and help them and Winzler was shouting back there was something very important going on being shown on TV that Harry needed to stop and watch. Harry declined and continued to work on the pipes so Jerry Peterson could compete with the pipes on the engine. The event happening on TV that was not as important to Harry as getting the pipes on in time to race, was the first manned landing on the moon.
If you knew Harry and how single minded he was in trying to help improve the performance of racing engines, and help boat racers, that story will not surprise you.
P.S. There will be more information appearing in this thread in the next few days or so that will confirm my "faulty memory" regards time lines I mentioned in an earlier post about Konig versus Flathead, and the competitiveness of each against the other. If interested, stay tuned.