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I think this is the best Betty shot I have. :cool:

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:rolleyes: Looks just like my Avatar :rolleyes:

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Now I remember, YOU WEREN"T AT THE RACE. We left ya at the dock. I'm sure sis, beat ya, oh I mean, took care of ya!

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You weren't working the trottles ........ as I learned in years .... you were lookin' overboard for friggin crap traps! :eek:

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You were just pissed cause you were'nt allowed to work the throttles. :eek: :eek:

I better stop, this could go down the crapper quick! :rolleyes:

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look how packed the pits use to be in post 72

mike

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I was pissed cause I had to were that stupid orange PDF! If ya remember correctly, after mom had ya, she made dad put locks on the trottles! Dude, YOU SLOWED US DOWN!

(Notice the winter coat :cool: We boated as long as we could back then!)

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And you can't get close up shots like this anymore.. :eek:

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awsome pics :D

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May as well keep the spirit alive with a few more pics! :cool: The scanner is getting a work out! :eek:

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few more for now..

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What is with you Croppers and breaking and being towed? :D...DC has his angry elvis glasses on.:evilb:

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I was thinking the same thing .... just didn't wanna say it.

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the guy lombardo freeport race became the vince fasano guy lombardo classic in 1980 or 1 due to lack of funds.......vince became a sponsor to save the race.........this was the race where black sunday sunk at the dock because they were not hip to the 8-10 foot tide change.........the boat was thought stollen untill the tide went down you could see the white #s under the water....then the word sabotage came up......added security was instant......that night the wet pits were were alive.......guys from all walks of life were presant........then someone noticed the fayva shoes V bottom was being held down by the stern lines........case close.........mark........

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Love the old pics guys....keep them coming.......I have to ask ....where in Freeport were the dry/wet pits and where did the Freeport race actually run to......? Is it me or was racing much more attainable (for lack of a better word) to the averge enthusiast then it is today. Seems like today you need to be a zillionaire to even think about it.........

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leave jones beach.........out to abrose light.............around a designated check boat and home to jones inlet..............wet and dry at town dock......end of hudson canal............if my memory serves me............remember I was hit on the head!!!!!!!!!!!!.........m.m........

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Sounds like it was a blast........I would love to see some races come back to L.I. one day........

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WOW Mark.. check out the Race headquarters tee shirt :p

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Mark,

I think my father had the same ash tray on his boat that you had on your dash. Wasn't that the one that was filled with sand or something so it did'nt move around. :cool:

Race Headquarters, wasn't that Bob S. company?

Frank

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beanbag ashtray......Bobby was Race Headquarters.......at a race Bobby would have 4 teams that competed and serviced all to the max.......The hollywood guys should make a movie about him......Bobby is doing this boat stuff since the 60s............Magnum Mark........P.S.....and he is still here!!!!!

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Mark how long have you had that pinky ring :D ....let me guess from the good ole days huh

mike

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mm, is that why that 35magnum/apache w/ the butt ugly paintjob was across from there... near Lakes' shop? i think that was owned by Charlie Pegadus(sp)?

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Ditto the old shots - keep ém comin´!!!!!!!!!!!!! Classic stuff.

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You're right Nigel!
The two pictures of the engines room came from the same boat,the Bill Elswick's Thunder,former the last Roger Hank's Blondes,the IV(famous for have shoot a Hatteras in 1973).
After the CTC in 1978,Elswick renamed the boat John Player Special with the famous colours black and gold of the tobacco's brand,to race the World Championships race in Mar del Plata in december where it sank and disappear forever.
Elswick registered the boat Performer after little customizations like the new dash windsreen and new engine hatches.

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Good morning Mike..........just a little info............These are the good old days.....just close your eyes...........the ring and matching watch......1977..........time does fly....29 years and 2 more payments on the 41 and she is all mine....ha ha.........mark.....

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[QUOTE=JOHNNYD454]Love the old pics guys....keep them coming.......QUOTE]

No problem!

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