Just got home and BAM my dvd's are here from REAL OFFSHORE RACING from 1978-1979 world champion, 79 Barcadi Trophy/ Benihana, 79 Bushmills. This dvd has it all everything from Flap jack, Beep Beep, Kaama, Top Banana and i could go on and on. This is the real chit... i'm like a kid in a candy store. Thanks for hooking a brother up.

p.s= Charlie we git you covered

jr Mike

thanks for the #3 manuals charlie! rm

I'm telling you this guy is First Class just like his boats, you guys will be surprised really surprised of what's going on at the factory.....he's willing to give anyone a helping hand...wish the sport had more people like him

jr Mike

How do I get a copy of these DVDs Mike?? And where is the Top Bannana factory located these days? I'd like to check it out

Ratman, I'd like to get a copy of those too Let me know what we can do.

NJgr8ful..... you want it all don't you.. yall will have a chance to get these films soon. The factory is located in 188st memories (top secret can't say )

jr mike

Come on man ... what if I wanted to order a boat .... now!!??

buddy i would tell ya but then they would have to kill me . In all serious i gave my word to Charlie and i'm a man of my word. Pm him i'm sure he'll hook you up

jr Mike

Will do Mike .. I will remember this though

Thanks for the kind words guys. We are taking the weekend off and are in Miami at the races. Met up with some old racers last night at the casino at the dinner for tom'ws race. We were in the dry pits today and plan to be at the races tom'w.

I was with John Crouse again this past week down here in Florida, and he generously gave the Historic Offshore Race Boat Association, HORBA, another three boxes of photos, negatives and slides with each box weighing approx 50 pounds.

I have some great shots of Brownie who appears to be about 16 years old in these photos. How long ago was that?

The new material from the Keikhaefer archives is up, in the members only section of the HORBA website, with a nice showing from the old Aereomarine catalog from the mid 70's. Membership is free, please consider joining and learning about the great history of this sport.

I'll be heading back up north this week with my motorcycles in tow for the summer, so no news for a while....as Donz said, the wait will be worthwhile with these new boats...thanks so much for your patience.