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Old 04-01-2014 | 07:50 AM
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Why the mystery? I have some great pix of the 8 engine from a boat show sent to me by Peter Birkett who drew it. I will post tomorrow.
Very cool! Love this stuff.
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Old 04-01-2014 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Fast Shafts
I don't remember Copeland ever racing a Flight Marine Cat.
Nether do I.
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Old 04-01-2014 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ironhead
i just got back thurs night from fla, it was nice when i was there, sunny 45 today, and mark i think your rite on "rocket man? al jr and i think idoni ran it in 1 race but it was one light flexy flyer boat
2 Races 90 New York OPT 90 Marathon OPT.
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Old 04-01-2014 | 05:17 PM
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No mystery, just not a name thrower.

We were in contact a few times today.....prepping an F650 and companion Nortech for their return trip to Berlin. He's driving it to the port in Jville tomorrow, so I think Friday is the first chance I have to get the images.....

As for the op......

I asked where you are located because if close, I would take you over and make the introduction. He is a walking thesaurus of racing lore, and just happened to write many of the pages.

Think BROWNIE..... (D.... H....).....speaks very highly of you.
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Old 04-02-2014 | 05:51 AM
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D...H... is what Brownie calls people that cut him off in Traffic....Can't be...
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Old 04-02-2014 | 05:55 AM
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The Boat was run as "Rocket Man" when C&G had it, I don't think Al jr Or Idoni ran it with that name ( I could be wrong...I was wrong about Fat Chic's
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Old 04-04-2014 | 06:23 PM
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Here are pictures of the eight outboard engine cougar cat. Thanks Brownie and Fastdonzi for the picture. Let us know if you find pictures of the Flight Marine cat.
Attached Thumbnails Popeyes Flight Marine cat-14-popeyes-2-bahama-race.jpg   Popeyes Flight Marine cat-popeyes-2-exhibition1.jpg   Popeyes Flight Marine cat-popeyes-2-exhibition2.jpg  

Popeyes Flight Marine cat-popeyes-2-exhibition3.jpg   Popeyes Flight Marine cat-popeyes-2-exhibition4.jpg  
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Old 04-04-2014 | 07:12 PM
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Jerry Gilbreath did all the rigging and designed the way the power heads layed on their side and got coupled up
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Old 04-07-2014 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by RELIABLE ONE
Jerry Gilbreath did all the rigging and designed the way the power heads layed on their side and got coupled up
Hope you and the family are doing well Tom, sure do miss the Team. I see your trucks and trailers coming and going from work almost every day ............. Bill and Julie
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Old 04-10-2014 | 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by DARREN US1
Nether do I.
He only raced it once as I recall and that was in a race in the Caribbean (not covered by NNRT), and also used it for the kilos mentioned above. He did bring it to a couple of races in the states as part of his collection of "toys", and I think he did a little "pleasure boating" with it. It definitely had a wing on the back and looked very much like the one shown in the pictures in post 15 above.....

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