Any veterans of the Hennessy or Benihana Grand Prix in Pt. Pleasant
11-20-2009, 04:16 PM
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Steve,
You are correct and then on a south west angle to the Long Branch fishing pier, then south along the coast towards Point.
Many of the racers got to the BA buoy and headed west to the coast and then south pass the LB fishing pier a lot longer.
Some missed the BA buoy and hit Fire Island or the South Shore of Long island.
You had to do some home work to stay on course in those days, and with out GPS units.
Thank you
Jim
You are correct and then on a south west angle to the Long Branch fishing pier, then south along the coast towards Point.
Many of the racers got to the BA buoy and headed west to the coast and then south pass the LB fishing pier a lot longer.
Some missed the BA buoy and hit Fire Island or the South Shore of Long island.
You had to do some home work to stay on course in those days, and with out GPS units.
Thank you
Jim
11-21-2009, 12:04 AM
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Just for the fun of it, (found this buried in closet) here is the list of finishers in the 1976 Benihana.
Open
1) CAM II, 40 Cigarette
2)Whittaker Moppie, 38 Bertram
3)Limit Up, 35 Cigarette
4)Beep Beep 38 Cobra
5)Benihana 35 Cigarette
6)Copper Kettle 38 Bertram
Production
1) Tight Rope, 30 Corsa
2) Showdown 27 Magnum
3) Great Adventure 28 Cigarette
4) Capital Punishment
5) Wolverine 29 Mirage
6) Boogie Bear 30 Corsa
7) Pacifier 27 Magnum
8) Sea Wrath 27 Magnum
9) Six Gun
10) Liberty 30 Scarab
11) Inferno 30 Sutphan
12) Big Red Machine 30 Corsa
13) Piglet
14) Top Banana 24 Banana
15) Gowana
16) Huck Fin 28 Cigarette
17) Beeper's Babe
18) Mary K 32 Tempset (now Wazzup)
19) Golden Girl
20) Sneaky Pete 24' Maxum
21) Liquidator 27 Signature
22) Otis
I don't have make and models of all the boats, if anyone knows, please feel free to let me know. I think Sneaky Pete is Scott B's (Geico) uncle??
Open
1) CAM II, 40 Cigarette
2)Whittaker Moppie, 38 Bertram
3)Limit Up, 35 Cigarette
4)Beep Beep 38 Cobra
5)Benihana 35 Cigarette
6)Copper Kettle 38 Bertram
Production
1) Tight Rope, 30 Corsa
2) Showdown 27 Magnum
3) Great Adventure 28 Cigarette
4) Capital Punishment
5) Wolverine 29 Mirage
6) Boogie Bear 30 Corsa
7) Pacifier 27 Magnum
8) Sea Wrath 27 Magnum
9) Six Gun
10) Liberty 30 Scarab
11) Inferno 30 Sutphan
12) Big Red Machine 30 Corsa
13) Piglet
14) Top Banana 24 Banana
15) Gowana
16) Huck Fin 28 Cigarette
17) Beeper's Babe
18) Mary K 32 Tempset (now Wazzup)
19) Golden Girl
20) Sneaky Pete 24' Maxum
21) Liquidator 27 Signature
22) Otis
I don't have make and models of all the boats, if anyone knows, please feel free to let me know. I think Sneaky Pete is Scott B's (Geico) uncle??
