Scarab Race Boat pics - Page 10

alpicon · 02-07-2009, 04:18 PM

This was a 39' Cigarette and Eddie Trotta was the original owner. (RAMPAGE) The boat that you are talking about is indeed a 38' Scarab that was (Villain). It was never owned by Eddie Trotta and currently resides in Puerto Rico which I happened to race against it going by the name of WINSTON back the early 90's

Jeff Marshall named the Scarab "Villain" and Eddie Trotta named it "Rampage" if my memory serve me correctly.

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larslindroth · 03-14-2009, 06:40 AM

I found Jeff Brown's ( of Hawthorne, CA) 1976 Team Scarab 9 Meter "Pure Insanity" P-38 (I) last year. She was the overall Production race winner at the 1978 Bushmill G.P. in Newport Beach, CA and became Western region Production Class Champion. During the 1979 season Jeff Brown made a new Kevlar 49 built 9 Meter "Pure Insanity" P-38 (II) and after racing the two boats managed to become The Overall Production Class Champion of 1979 . Here's a couple of shots of (II) in action. Pure Insanity (II) was in the mid 80's owned by a Glenn & Roberta Gill of Montclair, CA and raced in the Production Class. Does anybody know of her whereabouts today?
P.S. My "Pure Insanity" (I) was later raced in the early and mid 1980's with great success by Don Noble ( of Costa Mesa, CA), then only with hull saying P-38 and was then set up with Kaama drives. Was among other things 1984 MBRA World Record Holder Pro IIIA. D.S.

larslindroth · 03-14-2009, 07:14 AM

According to Larry Smith this is the 4Th or 5Th Scarab ever made. She's owned by my good friend Steve Scahill, CA. She was originally ordered by Gene Hanson, San Francisco and was never raced. Following year my friend Steve bought her and put in an interior for recreational use. Gene Hanson ordered his second Team Scarab 9 Meter, however the first Scarab ever set up as an open boat for offshore fishing. Little did Gene know what would follow as far as Wellcraft production a few years later. Here's the little beauty.

26scarab · 06-12-2009, 04:36 PM

Anyone have any pics of the old "Patriot Wave" B class 31 Scarab ?
A friend of mine owns that boat now. It's been changed from the old staggered configuration. He had some 715hp motors in it for a while. It now has a couple of real mild 540hp motors in it. I think it's running low to mid 80's.

olli · 08-10-2009, 05:04 AM

PowerboatsNW · 02-26-2010, 03:38 AM

http://www.nwspeedshots.com/lc/2009/...ego/index.html

ezjohn · 02-28-2010, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by olli

What a violent picture, what the hell happend to make that scarab do that?

kiwicraig · 03-02-2010, 04:27 AM

The shot of Ocean Spray was taken in Sarasota, Bruce and Dennis were running very hard as usual and another boat came into the turn from the wrong direction, they had to hook the boat to avoid the crash, hooked, spun and ended up landing on the turn boat. They took 1/2 the side out but because of the safty capsule the boat did not sink!, a new side was put in the boat and it continued on its winning ways!
Hey 26 Scarab, the 31 was first raced as Team Scarab (based in Sarasota), I bought it and re rigged it with side by side and ran B class, winning the Pacific series as Archer Marine in 1995 or 1996, I then sold it to ? and they called it Patriot Wave. Craig

Lee · 03-02-2010, 11:40 AM

Hey Craig,
There is a pic of it as it looks today at the top of this link.
http://www.millennyummarine.com/website/

Whatever happened to your old all red 26' Archer Marine Special?

kiwicraig · 03-02-2010, 09:12 PM

Hi Lee, the old 31 looks good, it was a great running boat up to about 92mph and then out of control!
The 26 was sold to Raul Broach who later crashed it during a race in Ventura California, The boat was wrecked beyond repair and was sent to the grave yard! It was a very succesful boat in its day, winning National, Divisional and world titles along with its A class record at 93mph.