My first boat race
 

I went to this race with my family when i was 10 years old.This is the reason i am a performance boat motorhead today.Can anyone guess when and where this was?

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1978/79 no clue as to where. I love the old pics-keep em coming!!

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I would guess that was the race that was held in Freeport, NY in 1979.It was known as the Guy Lombardo Classic, right?...I think "Flap Jack" owned by Howard Quam won Open Class.

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Bingo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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1979/80 - Somewhere in California maybe.

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JCPERF,
Great pictures..I figured it had to be Freeport because I know you are from LI.I think everyone would like to a race or two on LI again....as you know there have been so many great race teams from there.

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OK, since Waterboy got this right, lets see if he (or any one else knows) this Trivia question: Rocky Aoki borrowed a boat to race a San Fransico Race and stuffed it, busting off the bow, what was the name of the boat that Rocky borrowed, and what make was it?? :rolleyes:

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Fayva shoes?A wooden Cougar cat?

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38ft Cobra "Mollewood" #20

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Not Fayva...

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Waterboy is correct......You and I need to get a life!

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HOW THE HELL DOES HE KNOW THESE THINGS>>>>>>>>?????

I wonder if Darren Luhrs would even know that.

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He probably read Searace like it was like the bible.

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He doesn't even own Searace, he borrowed my copy once...I can't believe he remembers the #'s on all race boats. I hear he might retire from driving "Wanted" (maybe he'll do the "Rusty Retirement " and drive thru this year)
In all honesty, Mark knows more about Offshore Racing (past and present) then anyone I know.

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Any more of those shots in the pits?

I was in that 1979 race in an open class boat called Top Banana.

Charlie McCarthy

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Is the Benihana boat in the first picture a Bertram?

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Ajac Hawk in the background. Sweet. :cool:

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wow sweet pics do you have any more

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1st Pic. LONG SHOT on the right. 39 cig
3rd pic. Billy Matins 39 cig on the right

I was in that race also in my new 28 Cig P-5 WINGS

L.S.

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I stumbled across these pics while cleaning my parents basement. I have a couple more that i can post.Benihana is a 39' bertram.

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I thought Searace was the bible????

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The guy in Picture 2 is the late Joel Halpern, owner of Beep Beep.

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great stuff keep it coming love the classic pics.

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A little more history to go with those great pictures.

First set of pictures shows Rocky's two boats ready to go, depending on water conditions. The Bertram was made of Kevlar and the Cougar Cat next to it was made of wood. It was formerly called Yellowdrama when it raced in Europe.

Third picture in that group shows Erol Lanier on the wing of the cat. Ajac Hawk in the background was owned and driven by Jerry Jacoby. This boat was the first ever Top Gun. It was the old 35 mistress hull stretched two and half feet. It was called a 37.6. The first race for it was in Argentina the previous December 1978. He would not win with for another year, the 1980 race in the Bahamas.

The next picture shows Joel in his cat. I believe this is the boat he was killed in. He also ran a deep v Cobra 38. You can see the pleasure version of that boat next to the cat on the right.

Next picture is a mystery. A few clues help but don't give it away. The exhaust pipes go out the side of the boat....so it was probably a 36 Cigarette. The steering wheel is in the center, so it wasn't Betty's Cigarette as she drove from the right side. Red bolster and white deck????? Sorry doesn't ring a bell.

At the start of the race it was a drag race with Betty in the cat and Bill Elswick in his 39 Cigarette, Long Shot and Paul Clauser in his 35 Cigarette, Satisfaction. A lot of boats missed the first turn by runnng too wide to see the boat and they went past it before they realized it. By the time we got to the second turn it was a traffic jam.


Anymore pics would be greatly appreciated.

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love the history keep it coming

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I got this picture saved of Rocky's Bertram race boat from 1978.

Rocky Aoki ended up Sponsoring our Benihana Pro - Stock camaro I drove from 1987-1989.

JO - Pantera Boats

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The boat behind Benihana on the trailer looks like Sandy Satula's Kopper Kettle

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Here are a few more old Pantera race pics. from this same race in Freeport in 1979.

My Father was racing a 28' powered by tripe outboards.

Who says there was not alot of money $$ in boat racing. First place prize money from a Miami OPBRA race in February 1978.

JO - Pantera Boats

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Ugh! I spent alot of time in Freeport and my dad never took me to the races!
I'm gonna have to have a word with him! :mad:

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This picture was taken at this same race. Freeport 1979 and shows ( 2 ) 28' Panteras and ( 1 ) 24 ' Pantera . One 28' was raced by my Father called Pantera , the other 28' was called Bad Temper , and the other 24' Pantera was called Slingshot.

P-124 were taken in 1980.

JO - Pantera

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jo, need you to hook me up with some of those old black sunday and pantera pics for my office.

Andy

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Here are some of my Aunt and Uncle, the one of Betty with the trophy is when she won the National's in 1978.

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M-24 24' Pantera my Father set the Miami To New York outboard record with in 1978 and Night Moves owned by Billy Elswick at Lake X in 1978. It later became the base for Performer boats here in Ft. Lauderdale.

The other picture shows Betty Cooke in the Kaama race boat and My Father in M-24 going out the cut at the Pt. Pleasant Benihana race in 1978.

The 3rd picture shows Marshall Ives P-21 turning Macho a 24' Pantera at a Miami race in 1979.

JO - Pantera Boats

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JO, great pics, I'll have to scan some more of Betty in.

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please do those pics are great. thanks all.

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Hey Jo:

Found this...it's from the '79 Benihana.(?) My dad's boat blew an engine the morning of the race so he went up in the helicopter instead and took this of your dad.

Charlie

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Wasn't Copper Kettle a Bertram?

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Great Pics,

Those pics of the 24 "Pantera" just convinced me to put the stand up bolsters back in My 24, Jo, and Pepe, I switch to nightshift next week, so I will stop by for a visit over the next few weeks :D

Rick