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salty dog 10-18-2013 06:56 PM

Hey MID OCEAN do you remember the Carrera High Risk with Manny "Veneno" and Gus on throttles, Jorge navigator?

f_inscreenname 10-18-2013 11:09 PM

I have the boat (Nova 24 race boat) I just wish I could afford the motors to run like that. I say motors because you know they don't last long running flat out for hours at a time.
Great vid!

MidOcean 10-19-2013 07:25 AM


Originally Posted by salty dog (Post 4013884)
Hey MID OCEAN do you remember the Carrera High Risk with Manny "Veneno" and Gus on throttles, Jorge navigator?

Salty - that was a 32 out of the 36 mold. The boat was rigged with Small Blocks and Arneson Drives. Their first race was the Holiday Isle 100 that I Co-chaired with Vic Speilberg... Sept 1984. If I recall all three of those guys where thrown from that boat on a turn.

salty dog 10-19-2013 08:36 AM

Yes that's the day , I think Danger Zone and Man O War also ran that day. There was another race at Tiki Bar that a Scorpion crashed and a guy nicknamed "campana" died I recall.

h2oboater 10-19-2013 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Katanna (Post 4013778)
Too bad it had to end just when they were showing silver streak.

The Silver Streak Mirage from Lake St Clair had staggered small block Chevy's just like the Wolverine, unfortunately I lost track of this cool boat. I wonder where it is today ??????

CIG3 10-19-2013 08:58 AM

Great to see old NASTY and Gary Steuwe video. Also cool to see the old Putt Putt.

MidOcean 10-20-2013 08:49 AM


Originally Posted by salty dog (Post 4014059)
Yes that's the day , I think Danger Zone and Man O War also ran that day. There was another race at Tiki Bar that a Scorpion crashed and a guy nicknamed "campana" died I recall.

Man O War with Randy Sosa was in that race ('84). Campana (the owner of Condor) stuffed and was killed in a 32' Scorpion a few years later. Felix, the guy who took over Condor, was in the boat also. Carlos Capia was running a 32' Scorpion flat deck called "Risky Business" with triple 200 mercurys on Gil Brackets. That boat fell off the trailer on an off ramp on the 826 that year and was nearly destroyed. Danger Zone with Carlos ran in 86. I came in 2nd to him in "Karateka" a 30' Carrera - the old "Country Boys" boat.

salty dog 10-20-2013 07:44 PM

Pete Hidalgo American Dream and The Coyote Miamis Best forgot who ran that boat also remember signature called NO PROBLEM ,Julio with the carpet company

MidOcean 10-21-2013 05:57 AM


Originally Posted by salty dog (Post 4014656)
Pete Hidalgo American Dream and The Coyote Miamis Best forgot who ran that boat also remember signature called NO PROBLEM ,Julio with the carpet company

Pete's a great guy. The original "Miami's Best" was a 32' Signature - before the 34' Coyote. I remember "No Problem." Don't know if they were the same boat.

salty dog 10-22-2013 11:32 AM

Who owns the Man O War today?


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