Classic Race Pics '82
 

Been meaning to post these forever. Anyone have any stories, history on these? Taken mostly Key West '82.

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Great pics

The stern shot of Popeye's was probably from 1984. I see my friend Howard Tobeck looking right at the camera on the right with red hair. Howard was my room mate when we traveled at Arneson Racing in 1982 and won the World Champioship in Key West. He worked for The Collection in '83 for Jack Stutteville and Joey Rodrigues and went to Popeye's in '84 for Al Copelend and Bill Sirios. The 50' Popeye's wasn't delivered until 1983, I think it was the Coral Gables Challenge Cup in Sagatuck, Michigan where it made it's debut.

The RAMPAGE boat is Eddie Trotta (now of Thunder Cycle Designs) and Harold Grady form Rahilly Grady Engines. Harold built the engines for Bill Elswick's Long Shot, 144 when Bill won the 1980 US championship. In 1983 Tony Garcia and Keith Hazel took that Rampage boat, re-named Arneson Special with Arneson Drives to the 1983 Union of Motonautique World Championship in Key West.

Is the S32 boat Terry Phillips, from Cleveland,Ohio?

Most of the photos have a date of 5/82 on the back. I cannot make out the date on the Popeyes photo. I have about 100 shots. Most of them are of the Excalibur group my dad ran with.