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Hey Ron...or anybody...any pics of my good friend Kevin Brown , from Cleveland...he had a Siginature. (pleasure).and was killed racing in Jersey when his cat flipped...I think it was a 32 Skater...used to sell boats.."SK- Marine"

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here's a few

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This post reminds me of a true story about an interview with Fabio Buzzi.

He was asked about the wing and in his heavy Italian accent he said:

"Widda da wing we bounce froma side-to-side...widdout da wing we bounce froma top-to-bottom."

True story!

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GHOST RIDER To Be Shown at Newport Wooden Boat Show

The GHOST RIDER will be taken out of storage (these past 25 years) to appear at The Newport Wooden Boat Show, August 26, 27, 28, 2005 in Newport, R.I.

The Newport Wooden Boat Show is sponsored by Wooden Boat Magazine of Brooklyn, Maine.

The GHOST RIDER is the original one-off custom built ocean racing powerboat designed by the famous design team of Jim Wynne and Waltman Walters and the genesis of their later Formula, Donzi and Cigarette designs. In fact, GHOST RIDER is the only and last surviving wood offshore racing cruiser they built.

The GHOST RIDER was built in 1964/1965 by Souter, Isle of Wight, U.K. and has been preserved in original form since its overall World Championship season.

The GHOST RIDER was designed for rough water racing with a heavy extreme deep-vee wooden hull powered with twin 750 HP turbocharged Daytona inboard engines transmitting 1500 HP through super-sized vee-drives to keep the propellers under the boat to enhance rough water leaping and cruising capabilities in open seas. The GHOST RIDER had dominated stern drive boats in open rough water conditions.

The GHOST RIDER raced undefeated in the United States and Europe dominating APBA (American Power Boat Association) and UIM (Union Internationale Motonautique) offshore racing in 1966. The GHOST RIDER was 1966 Overall winner of London Daily Express Cowes-Torquay Race.

Look forward to seeing friends and aficionados of vintage powerboats and offshore racing ... "back in the dayss".

Seeya there....

Barry

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Barry

Thank you for taking care of such an important piece of history.

That boat was the cutting edge of technology in offshore racing when it raced with Jim Wynne.

I am looking forward to seeing it agan after so many years.

Charlie McCarthy

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Great history----those were the good old days !

LS

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Ghost Rider Lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Any chance Barry has any recent pics of Ghost Rider? What piece of history for those who love true offshore! I can't believe it's wood, or that it still exists in good shape! I was only one in '66, catching naps in the back of Mahagany Chris-Craft, but love the era for boats & cars. By the way those ole Vettes are rouph by todays standards, but not as bad as you might remember.

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I just had to go back and re-visit this whole thread...... I gotta give a big thanks to all who have taken the time to get these old photos "digital" to share with the rest of us. It's awsome.....................more, more, ...........I'm addicted............

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Ghost Rider, welcome to "OSO"!
I believe Rocky Aoki from "Benihanna" fame got his start racing with you in a 28' Barcone, in "S" (Sport) Class. Do you have any pictures of this boat? I'd love to see them!
Thanks,

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See post #249 for more information on Ghost Rider's power and v drive set-up.

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WITH ALL DUE RESPECTS LOOKING AT ALL THESE RACE BOATS FROM THE 70'S TO THE LATE 80'S HOW MANY DO YALL THINK HAD WHITE POWER IN THEM . I HOPE THIS QUESTION DOESN'T OFFEND ANYONE JUST A CURIOUS QUESTION :rolleyes:

DONZ JR MIKE

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Great pics!

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Wasn't that the prototype for the 32 cary/cigarette? I was told that they took that boat, added about 6 inches to the sheer (where the 32 got the style line from) and it became the 32.

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Thought it might be time to bring this thread up again to go along with our new organization:
HISTORIC OFFSHORE RACE BOAT ASSOCIATION
HORBA

http://www.historicraceboats.com

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Okay, I got no response in General Discussion about this . . . so maybe it'll yield something here :drink:

What about a 26' Corsa named Johnny Red? Still around? Anyone have pics from then or now? Know anything about it? How about the 30' Image cat named Mad Mac? Or any of the other "circuit" boats from the 1980's and 1990's that were based in the Northeast? All of the Florida boats seem to be here already! Who has pictures from those days??? :D

And most importantly, what ever happened to the original 32' Carys all named "The Cigarette" and used by Don Aronow in 1969 and 1970? Where did it go after Arnold Glass bought it? WHERE ARE ALL THE OLD RACEBOATS?!?!? :evilb:

Maybe this will get it going again!

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ttt

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OK, I'm lost....is that white "powder" or "power"...........

Not sure what white power's got to do with boating, but white powder makes some sense...........

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White power, blue power. Almost all the boats in the previous dozon or so pages have Merc power. I always swam upstream, using Holman and Moody Fords. In many races, I was the only non-Merc. Still won my share.

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powder

jr

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Thought the new British members of OSO would like seeing these old shots and hearing the old stories.

Nigel and Jon feel free to jump right in.

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I know were the old 26 Corsa Hogs Breath is. Steve Miklos bought it when APBA F1 started and raced it as Oatey. He still has it and it is being turned into somewhat of a pleasure boat. There is a ton of history with his Corsa.
see ya, Mike

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Wahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fantastic pics. Re: the Limit Up pic. This is from the back of a race programme, hence the red clour cast - but I would guess that this is the picture mentioned earlier in the thread>

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Found a copy I made with a photo editing programme - a bit cleaner!

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A little bit better of that in red...

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/5...edup2ur.th.jpg

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Who built these smaller boats from post #239 and what size/power were they???

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:cool: :cool:

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Is this Carrera from the old race days the same Carrera hull and company that is building beautiful center consoies today?

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Mike, think the hull is the same dont know if its the same ownership.There is a handfull of them around lake Mich.

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nope not the same ownership.. the new owners have nothing to do with the original owners from back in the days

mike

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Thanks Donz!

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a few

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more

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few more

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Scorpio's Sex Machine looks like a 26' or a 30' Corsa, am I right? I just bought a 26' Corsa and that photo gave me the motivation to finish it! :evilb:

Harry

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Now I'm post whoring . . .

A request: Does anyone have photos of the original "Still Crazy," the blue/white/red 1983 30' Velocity that preceded the 38' Cougar Catamaran of the same name that stuffed in Key West killing driver Dick Fullam and throttleman Mike Poppa? I almost purchased that hull (30' Velocity) as a project and was always curious to see what it looked like running. The only picture I could find was an aerial shot at the Key West race in '83 of the boat docked at the Galleon Resort.

H

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P-257

Ike is lookin good there !

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I am? :D

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Remember, he had Bobby Saccenti on the throttles too.

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Have you finished the restoration of # 3 yet???