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- 01 Aug 2017, 11:15
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: ADS from bygone era
- Replies: 6
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Re: ADS from bygone era
Fast Boats on Sunday sold Cars on Monday ?
- 10 Jul 2017, 12:16
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: ADS from bygone era
- Replies: 6
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ADS from bygone era
When Ads were classy.
- 23 May 2017, 10:29
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: A bit of history
- Replies: 30
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Re: A bit of history
The Article about the number of Races listed for the Season is interesting. There were a lot of dates that were applied for , some would be cancelled due to water availability later in the Season and some dates applied to Kilo Runs only. Clubs were able to run on the same dates , however they seldom...
- 22 May 2017, 16:46
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: A bit of history
- Replies: 30
- Views: 24034
Re: A bit of history
Some interesting comments from the early 1970 period in this news letter “Proprider” is the registered name of the Victorian Speed Boat Club monthly magazine. EDITOR/SEC: Raymond W. Loon Commodore: Keith Jenkinson ************************ COVER PICTURE … By courtesy of Bob Wilmot VULTURE, owned and ...
- 21 May 2017, 09:17
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: A bit of history
- Replies: 30
- Views: 24034
Re: A bit of history
Good listing of Boats in most classes. I had forgotten how reliable ( or not ) our 155 Class engines were on some days.
Wild Woody
Wild Woody
- 14 Mar 2017, 10:54
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: ALBERT PARK in the 1980,s
- Replies: 0
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ALBERT PARK in the 1980,s
There are three parts to a U-Tube posting on circuit racing at the lost Melbourne venue.
This link will take you to one of them:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEO6a0JVX8
Wild Woody
This link will take you to one of them:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEO6a0JVX8
Wild Woody
- 12 Mar 2017, 20:14
- Forum: Main Room
- Topic: W.A. HISTORY
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4076
W.A. HISTORY
The attached link is of interest to those who remember the sport as it developed in Australia
http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.c ... boats.html
Wild Woody
http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.c ... boats.html
Wild Woody
- 14 Dec 2016, 08:30
- Forum: Get Togethers and Events
- Topic: Geelong Revival
- Replies: 27
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- 13 Dec 2016, 19:11
- Forum: Get Togethers and Events
- Topic: Geelong Revival
- Replies: 27
- Views: 21279
Re: Geelong Revival
Plan drawing shown appear to be Paul Sawyers "ALTER EGO" from 1951/2. The plans were published in Speed and Spray in the USA after Sawyer took the boat to Italy to help advance their Hydro designs at that time. Check plans section on Vintage Hydroplane Site. Many details there.
Wild Woody
Wild Woody
- 30 May 2016, 13:40
- Forum: Get Togethers and Events
- Topic: Historic Winton
- Replies: 27
- Views: 21484
Re: Historic Winton
That is a remarkable engine, that sort of engineering genius was once applied to speed boat engines when the rules were more liberal and you only needed to fit into a particular capacity between 50 ci to unlimited . The home modified and designed stuff is certainly worth a look at and aircraft based...