Additional Candidates Added to the NPBA Hall of Fame
 

The voting has started and it is "fast and furious"...great response!
A few name/teams have been added by me or by friends and fans:
John Bochis CRAZY GREEK RACE TEAM 1975
John DeMeno B-52, ARMED & DANGEROUS 1984
Fillipone Bros DOUBLE VISION RACING 1983
Werner Kuenzle BORDERLINE RACING 1984
Tim Sharkey APOLLO, SHOCKWAVE 1987
J.D. D'Elia BREAKAWAY RACING 1983
As I locate past yearbooks, I will continue to add Teams, but please keep writing in to help me.
My direct e-mail address is [email protected]
Charlie McCarthy, Rich Luhrs, and additional guest speakers will entertain us with their race stories on Friday nite, June 13th while we induct the 1st round of NPBA HALL OF FAMERS.
...and everybody seems to be bringing their old raceboats to play in the NEW YORK CITY POWERBOAT POKER RUN the following day...what a show!

Cool idea Billy!

This should be a great addition to the event this year! :cool-smiley-026:

I look forward to seeing some old racers that I have not seen in years and the stories we can all tell! :D

Votes tallied so far...
 

NPBA HALL OF FAME Candidates votes tallied so far… January 18, 2008
1. Pete Aitkin: BLACK DUCK RACING; 30 Shadow Cat w/twin Merc O/B’s then triples…became a legend!
2. Jim McIntyre: MAD MAC RACING, 32 Scorpion, triple Merc O/B’s…this was just the beginning, he is still in the “game” today in a big way.
3. Ron Barrette: OVERDOSE, SUPERDOSE, MAXED OUT RACING,
30 Superboat w/O/B’s, 40 Skater Cat. …names say it all!!!
4. Rich Luhrs: SHADOW RACING, Image 21 O/B…Designer, Builder,
Commentator Extraordinaire…he knows everything about the “game”.
5. Joe Sgro: FEVER RACING, 28 Manta w/Small Blocks …ran over 80 mph back in the 80’s, realized you go faster by chine-walking since you only use half the “coefficient of drag”…currently a star on the OUTERLIMITS/LUCAS Race Team… Tester of the new Racing neck/helmet support brace.
6. Guy LaMotta: DRY MARTINI, 27 Magnum w/Holman & Moody’s, 40 Cigarette, 53 Magnum…a great competitor, innovator, and connoisseur to our sport!
7. Sal Sciandra: AWESOME RACING, 32 Scorpion, 36 Eliminator Cat, 40 Skater Cat…1986 NPBA CHAMPION and still one of the fastest guys on the water!
8. Chris Lavin: JESSE JAMES RACING, 28 Cigarette in 1984, 30 Chris Cat, Conquest Cat…Courageous is a term that fits the Lavin Bros and their memorable style!!! “Hats-off” to their dedication & contributions to the sport…forever!
9. Larry Smith: OUTRAGEOUS RACING, 30 Sutphen in 1979, 33 Sutphen, initially powered by Jim Ross Engines in the 30 and later powered by Bill Flynn’s small-blocks in the 33, throttleman Billy “HOT SHOT” Frenz would bend the tachometer’s needles past 9,000 rpms(no rev-limiters) to make 92+ mph…!
10. Steve Berk: GREAT ADVENTURE, WINGS RACING, 30 Sutphen, 28 Cigarette,…numerous fast boats since then…he loves the rough water where real men race!
Stu Hayim, John D’Elia, Joey Impresscia, Charlie McCarthy, Reggie Fountain, George Linder, Peter Meyer, Tim Ciasulli, Rick Felson, Tom Akouri, Bob Idoni, Billy Martin, Tom Caruso, Kurt Burger, Fred Talarico, Joe Detore, Tony Caligure, Rolf Papke, John Coen, Jim Laznovsky, Mark tangas, Richie Zul, Rudy DiPietro, John Bochis, John Demeno, Tim Sharkey, Fillipone Bros., Werner Kuenzle, J.D. D’Elia, Matt Leuci, Aldo Aleszczuck, Gino Montrone, Paul Fiore, Frank Buckley are all still in the running. Cast your vote for any of the above or “write-in” your favorite racer to [email protected].

Betty Cook - Kaama

Hey T2x,

Your in 4th place guess your not obsolete anymore:D

Betty Cook
 

Unfortunately, Betty Cook did not have the opportunity to race in the NPBA. As you can see, alot of other famous racers did.

when is the voting closed?

Deadline Voting
 

May 13th, 2008, the voting closes...30 days prior to the Awards/Presentaions.

JESSE JAMES is coming too...
 

Hi Guys,
Chris Lavin in his Jesse James Cigarette plans on attending/playing with us at the
NEW YORK CITY POWERBOAT POKER RUN.
Cool Beans !!!
Who else is bringing what to the NPBA HALL OF FAME Show?

I'll be breaking out the Big Canons ! :D

It should be a historical event this year !!! :drink:

I might as well document it ! ;)