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Old 06-26-2009 | 03:16 PM
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Does anyone have pictures of the Circus Circus race boat from the 80's?

The reason I ask is because I grew up around it, my moms B-friend was the throttleman.
It would be nice to see some pics.

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Old 06-27-2009 | 12:47 PM
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if you would put "circus circus" in search, you will find a few nice pictures of the boat. both as circus circus and risky business. that's the way i found them...
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Old 07-06-2009 | 10:08 PM
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I tried that for about an hour with no luck, the word "circus" seem's to be used alot.

The only one that I have
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Old 07-06-2009 | 10:19 PM
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I believe this is the same boat...now. I know it started out as a Circus Circus boat but I believe it already had turbines in it before the new owner bought it.
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Old 07-06-2009 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron P
I believe this is the same boat...now. I know it started out as a Circus Circus boat but I believe it already had turbines in it before the new owner bought it.
Different Boat. Fusco's was originally turbines and the CC race boat was and still is an enclosed cockpit boat.

Chronology: Risky Business - - Circus Circus - - Risky Business - - CP Performance - - Travis Racing
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Old 07-07-2009 | 12:05 AM
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Rik what year is it? Would that be the same hull that raced in New Orleans in 90-91?

I remember seeing it on the cover of CP's catalog
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Old 07-07-2009 | 01:34 AM
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Could be early 90's. Would have been the same boat though as there was no other one the CC sponsored. This was the same time when Kaiser had sponsorship from Excalibur Casino.

We got the first 3 40' hulls and they were 1991-92 and this hull was like #5-7?
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Old 07-07-2009 | 10:05 AM
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The years C C raced were 1991 to 1992 with OPT. Reliable One here on OSO was a team member , he may be able to give more info. Here is a class rundown from 1991.
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Old 07-07-2009 | 11:31 AM
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The years C C raced were 1991 to 1992 with OPT. Reliable One here on OSO was a team member , he may be able to give more info. Here is a class rundown from 1991.
Tom Gentry leased and ran the boat in the APBA world Championships in Ft Meyers in 1993 with John Connor on sticks, I think they broke. I won the worlds in the Scarab we set the world Kilo record with, Superboat V Omar Danial on wheel and Norman Gentry as Navigator. I believe the name on the circus circus boat was Gentry Eagle 99 . Deal was put together by Freddie Miller from the Gentry Calif. shop.There were some early extensive posts about this on OSO, seems like about a year ago ?????????
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Old 07-24-2009 | 10:55 PM
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I have lots of photos because my dad was the driver and the throttleman name was John Bruno....
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