Old School Cigarette Cat Race boat
09-08-2006, 09:53 AM
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Old School Cigarette Cat Race boat
This was a Cat that Cigarette readied for the World Championship in Venice in 1979.
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09-11-2006, 02:41 PM
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Charlie, you would have been proud of Billy Martin taking second place in Ocean City this weekend with the old Bounty Hunter.
09-11-2006, 07:19 PM
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Charlie, you would have been proud of Billy Martin taking second place in Ocean City this weekend with the old Bounty Hunter.
Remember the old school boys never outgrow it...Bob Nordskog was still winning races at 79 years of age.
Here is Billy and me at Point Pleasant this year
09-12-2006, 07:39 AM
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I attended the 1979 Championships at Venice. There was a gob of wooden cats, including Betty and John in the Cougar, who won. Renato Molinari and several others had new cat designs. The comedy relief was the Cigarette/Halter/Aronow/Seebold cat. It was built like a Champ boat (disposble). Driven by Francesco Cosentino and throttled by Richie Powers. Richie caused gales of laughter by carrying his liferaft wherever he went, to dinner to the bathroom, and to bed. In the end, he was right. That's where he finished the race.
09-12-2006, 05:29 PM
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Congratulations to you Billy for makng the effort and giving a great perfomance........I remember you coming down the docks at the 1966 Bahamas 500 with the crew of the first Bounty Hunter......all questions and " no fear in you ". It appears to remain the same way in you.......Dreadnaught is working for a living as a Dive Charter boat in the Bahamas and Ghost Rider will be at sea again one day soon..........hope to see you out at sea.................Barry
09-14-2006, 07:59 AM
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Re: Old School Cigarette Cat Race boat
Originally Posted by BROWNIE
I attended the 1979 Championships at Venice. There was a gob of wooden cats, including Betty and John in the Cougar, who won. Renato Molinari and several others had new cat designs. The comedy relief was the Cigarette/Halter/Aronow/Seebold cat. It was built like a Champ boat (disposble). Driven by Francesco Cosentino and throttled by Richie Powers. Richie caused gales of laughter by carrying his liferaft wherever he went, to dinner to the bathroom, and to bed. In the end, he was right. That's where he finished the race.
Which promptly..................sunk.
Halter is apparently Mongolian for "Always have your life raft within arm's reach".
You can't make this stuff up.
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09-16-2006, 09:27 AM
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Learning their lessons well from the wooden fiasco, Halter than charged boldly ahead and premiered a newer ALUMINUM hull at New Orleans in 1981..........
Which promptly..................sunk.
Halter is apparently Mongolian for "Always have your life raft within arm's reach".
You can't make this stuff up.
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Which promptly..................sunk.
Halter is apparently Mongolian for "Always have your life raft within arm's reach".
You can't make this stuff up.
T2x
Rich, here is the boat you refer to....before the sinking!!!
09-27-2006, 04:48 PM
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Hi Charlie: I think the life raft story is a bit blown up, If I would have done that Aronow would have broken my arm. The boat arrived late, was still being rigged night before, same old stuff, we didn`t have many props to try, as all the props they sent were naturally to big, as they all thought the boat should run 125mph. So like always I was blessed with new boat new driver no seat time and going for the world title, you know how many times I have done that, Not fun. anyway we were leading the first 30miles until the tunnel blew out and we started sinking, top speed 97mph going with the tide, woof!!!!!!!!! woof!!!!!!!! always a pleasure Charlie, I saw the old 1978 Scarab we blew apart in Argentina, thanks for the memories, and great job.
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Richie Powers
