AppSysCons

I just posted some video from 1998 of my 28 foot Magnum race boat B-19 RUNAWAY.
This was a fun run we did in summer of 1998 in Barnegat Bay NJ. I am in the center
driving, my long time friend and racing partner Chuck Burke is on the throttles, and our
navigator, Steve Pollok can be seen in his Cig TG, as he runs with us. The speed can be
appreciated about 2:22 in on part-1. The video is from the route 37 bridge, south to
Manahawkin, and back north to Forked River, where I lived at the time.

Of all of the boats I have owned through the years, this one is the only one that I really
really miss. I would love to buy her back and restore her, but she has been to badly
stripped, and is now overseas.

Video part 1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-EbIsyoV00
Video part 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=09ky3kCkb08

Other photos and video are at my web site www.dkorinc.homestead.com under general
picture gallery & video clip gallery.

24degrees

Pretty sweet......how fast were you guys runnin'?

AppSysCons

This video was shot in 1998, the 2nd to last year that we campaigned the boat. In 1999,
we saw 102mph, but in 1998 the top speed was 97-98mph, which was the speed we were
doing around 2:00-3:00 in on video part-1.

Jmemoli

iTrader: (1)

Damn that things moving -
What kind of power did you have ? Drive ?

I remember seeing that boat down- shouldnt have sold her .

AppSysCons

High Compression small block chevy, Bravo-1, more specs and pics at my website www.dkorinc.homestead.com

Additional discussion and specs in Classic Offshore section under this thread http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=148325

Mange

One of my friends made a deal on "Runaway" last week She have been in a storage in Poland for a while but now back in Sweden. The new owner planing to take her back to what she were "B19". So now I am collecting some usefull and correct info to help him a bit.

AppSysCons, the link for pictures does not exicist, do you have some pics and/or info? It would be great


Thanks
Mange

AppSysCons

I would really like to see her get back to gether. I owend and racer her for about 10 years. Here is some info I had in a file, from the was she left when I sold her:

Destination Known Offshore Racing, Inc. / Frank Fasulo
941 697 0200, Port Charlotte, Florida

Strong, Fast, Safe, Many wins, 97-102mph, based on fuel load, empty to 180+ gallons

28 Foot B-Class Race Boat (Titles & Wins)

1992 APBA World Champion
1992 SPR World Champion
1992 USORA World Champion
1992 APBA North American National Champion
1992 SPR North American National Champion
1992 USORA North American National Champion
1996 3rd place USORA NorthEast Champion
1998 3rd place USORA National Champion
1999 1st place 30th Anniversary NJ Gran Prix, and overall V-bottom winner
1999 3rd place USPRA National Champion

28 Foot B-Class Race Boat Technical Specifications

Kevlar hull with extra bulkheads and stringers
Laser straight blueprinted bottom
Center Steering
Race setup (dash,throttles,trim,shifters,indicators)
Three man bolster
Engine Hatch Air Scoops
Heavy duty 30 inch K-planes
Mayfair Hydraulic steering with power hydraulic helm
Dual fuel tanks, 90+gallons each
Dual compasses
Four point race engine mounts
Single point lift system
Stelling 12 inch Extension Boxes

Twin 374CID, 680HP, high compression (14:1), small blocks
Siamese Bore Bow-Tie blocks, blueprinted
Air Box
Gaffrig SS Flame Arrestor 10x5
Holly 950 modified series carbs
Dart/Wilson high plenum single plane race intake, ported
Dart II Sportsman iron heads, ported
One piece valves 2.02/1.60 Inconel
Manley double roller timing chains
Clinch shaft roller rocker system with 0.250 offset intake
Ultradyne full roller cam and solid roller lifters
MSD 7 series race ignition with rev limiters
JE hollow dome race pistons
C&A zero gap rings
Manley race master pro H-beam rods
Lunati 4340 steel crank
Steffs custom 14 quart pans
CMI 15.5 inch headers with dry exhaust
Gil S/S oil coolers
Gaffrig original mufflers

Merc Bravo-1 drives
Imco Torsional Drive shafts
Dick Simon Gold Tip prop shafts
Upgraded top caps
Upgraded S/S tower inserts
Imco upgraded internals, shaft and gears

Triple axle trailer with eletcric brakes
New suspenssion
New Brakes
6 new tires

Mange

Wow!! BIG THANKS!!!

Do you know were these engine went? Did the boat went over seas w/o engines, assys, steering and driver?

The new owner are thinking about a couple of big blocks but I am not sure if it's space there for that?

I tried to find pictures of the B19 in the gallaries of yours but I could not find any.


Thanks for all help.

Mange

AppSysCons

I sold the boat with the engines, the buyer sold them off before sending the boat overseas. They were BIG dollar engines, but are gone now.

The transom asemblies, drives and steering, went to a 32 Hustler restoration in Pennsylvania, they are gone.

The engine centerlines are 34 inches, so big blocks with CMI headers will fit side by side; however, front to back needs to be measured, and the air boxes will most likely been in the wrong spot. The 4 corner, engine mount plates, will be problamatic with big blocks, they are shown below, circled in yellow. Remember big block torque can be tough on Bravo drives, which is what the transom, is presently set up for.

My old website is gone, the new one is

www.dkorinc.embarqspace.com

the photo galleries are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/43835830@N06/collections/

however the 28 Magnum race boat pictures have not yet been loaded.

AppSysCons

Mange,

I spoke with your friend from Sweden earlier this morning. I did my best to answer questions. Please do not hessitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance.