Just got off the phone with Mel Riggs. We are interested in having a reunion of what's left of the '60s offshore racers. Sam James, Butch Stokes, Richie Powers, Odell Lewis, etc. Charlie McCarthy could be our coordinator. If you have some ideas and/or participants, let's hear it.
Just got off the phone with Mel Riggs. We are interested in having a reunion of what's left of the '60s offshore racers. Sam James, Butch Stokes, Richie Powers, Odell Lewis, etc. Charlie McCarthy could be our coordinator. If you have some ideas and/or participants, let's hear it.
Finally: Count me in. When I was thinking about an event, I made several contacts to invite, and most all said they would come. Bonomi, Shead, Magoon, Lanham, Wishnick, I always thought it would be great if some sponsors got invlolved ie: Mercury, Stainless Marine, Latham, Cigarette, Donzi, etc. etc. I`m sure we can all come up with a big list of people, or we can keep it more to a certain era??????? I would also like to start a Legends hall of fame at the same time, as well as make a special effort to remember the legends who have passed, we should remember and pay tribute to them and their families. Right on Brownie, whatever I can do. Richie
Brownie....I'll be in your neighborhood next week. If you have a moment or two, we can go over the details. Spoke to Bill Wishnick recently, I am sure he would love to come also.
WOW! What an awesome idea! I am bringing my video camera and regular camera. Will there be a place to bring or park our boats? If there is I will bring the thunderbird along! I might even have it shipshape enough to let Mel and O'dell and whoever else wants to take her for a spin. Who else wants to take their boats from the 60's?
At any rate we should pick out a date, I asume it will be at Mel's marina or close to it. May I suggest the weekend before or the weekend after the EAA fly-in at Oshkosh, That would be last part of july or first part of august, Just a thought.
Any way lets do it! I will help anyway I can, just let me know!
I would love to meet these guys, and the thought of being able to meet them all at the same time is just unbelievable!
I wonder if speed channel or discovery channel would like to do a documentery or something, this will be a rare opportunity to document some very important offshore racing history. It would also help promote offshore racing. Maybe I'm going overboard but what do you guy's think?
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