What happened to all the pro-stock boats

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Mark I guess I could answer your question. Pro stock or Production was stock triple outboards and twin stock I/O's.

In todays terms it would most closely resemble Cat light.

 

[Pat D]

Pat, Those were taken from the Pier House second floor bar..

I was downstairs, east side of the restaurant and couldn't see them coming, and when the NOISE and boats went by right in front of me I froze..............
and you were right above me.......who knew

little did I know that would be the last time I could WATCH A RACE
(one more thing to blame JC for...)

 

[Ratickle]

Pro Stock was Triple 2.4 and later maybe 2.5 but never, 3.0's

Besides that on it best day would run as well as what he has. My guess is Mark was thinking of a cat anyway.

Double R just sold a 32 Skater with trips for $50,000......I wanted it.....:sifone:

 

[smokeybandit]

Pat, Those were taken from the Pier House second floor bar.. I pushed our guys off in the race boat and ran to save a spot on the rail.

I first went in '85 did 4 years in a row and like you was hooked. '85 changed my life.

89 or 90 I was there as a guest of Yoshiro Kitami of Super Hawaii. We were hanging on his yacht for a while then we went upstairs at the Pier House. My beer was sitting on the rail and I accidentally knocked it off and it landed right on some guys head as he looked up. I hope that was nobody on here, and if it was, I really am sorry.

 

[Ratickle]

89 or 90 I was there as a guest of Yoshiro Kitami of Super Hawaii. We were hanging on his yacht for a while then we went upstairs at the Pier House. My beer was sitting on the rail and I accidentally knocked it off and it landed right on some guys head as he looked up. I hope that was nobody on here, and if it was, I really am sorry.

Don't worry about it. That quart bottle finished him off.......:sifone:

 

[skaterdave]

mobilemerc ever think of putting a book together with all your pics?

gotta luv the course layout. looks like they went thru the entire harbor to the north bell marker and back out the south end.

today's course looks like it would be inside markers 4 and 5 with room for the spectators fleet.

 

[Dunbar 104]

Mark I guess I could answer your question. Pro stock or Production was stock triple outboards and twin stock I/O's.

In todays terms it would most closely resemble Cat light.

I thought pro-stock was just triple outboard cats. I remember a cut down 36 skater on the skater web site forsale a couple of years ago, and though it would make a fun pleasure boat. I just wondered where they all where these days.

Also a good history lesson never hurts.

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

SmokeyBandit was a P boat I think they were basically stock 400hp 454's with SSM.

Robert what is the word?

Modified boats looked the same. They had a pair of trick buick head small blocks making near 600 hp or more. No number of outboards could match up with that.

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

mobilemerc ever think of putting a book together with all your pics?

gotta luv the course layout. looks like they went thru the entire harbor to the north bell marker and back out the south end.

today's course looks like it would be inside markers 4 and 5 with room for the spectators fleet.

They are just basic pix I took with disposable cameras. I continued to take them at nearly every event I attended. I even have pix from my F2 days while in the boat. Some in the boat idling out and others while milling.

I have also collected programs and rule books since '85. I have shared a lot of it here on line.

 

[Ratickle]

When you're old, fall down, and can't get it up. You can make a book......:sifone:

 

[Pat D]

Yoshiro Kitami of Super Hawaii.

correct me if I'm wrong, but that's the one that we were talking about in another thread when Aquamania came so close to the wall in Morehead.........Super Hawaii came so close to the OCEAN KEY HOUSE with his helicopter right on top of him, we could see into the choppers windows from the 3rd floor, race control.
Scared the people around the pool/bar area........
They got in trouble......................but did it again.......

 

[Ratickle]

correct me if I'm wrong, but that's the one that we were talking about in another thread when Aquamania came so close to the wall in Morehead.........Super Hawaii came so close to the OCEAN KEY HOUSE with his helicopter right on top of him, we could see into the choppers windows from the 3rd floor, race control.
Scared the people around the pool/bar area........
They got in trouble......................but did it again.......

You can always drive like Ed and Dave.....:sifone:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFOHnabnhqc

 

[Clustergear]

Pat, Those were taken from the Pier House second floor bar.. I pushed our guys off in the race boat and ran to save a spot on the rail.

I first went in '85 did 4 years in a row and like you was hooked. '85 changed my life.

Hey MOBILEMERCMAN we must have crossed paths many times????

Here's some picture of the Pro Stock boats we ran

 

[Clustergear]

Couple more Pro Stocks

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Ricky I have pix and Hero cards of Boardwalk and Pennzoil. I will scan and share them. I am sure we have crossed pathes too. Most of my race pix are in my other computer. I know I have a pic of a V8 of the boat. It maybe of the boat you pictured above. Was the V8 'rude in KW in '87 ?

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

I had to look ...and share. Not a good day. I noticed Nicky went right back to mercs.



One of your rivals



I think that year we ruptured our fuel tank. The boat came in with a bilge full of fuel. Well it looked full anyway. I ran it around to the ramp just the same.

 

[Clustergear]

From the picture you posted we must have both sitting on the same sea wall at sub base
Yes it was 87. The Shadow burn at last race of season and we were going to worlds as national champion with no boat. Mealstrom gave us a boat to run. We spend a week at there factory finshing boat than off to worlds. No one know how much fuel those motor really used, first race we were out front and ran out of gas. Spend the whole night in a welding shop in Key West building bigger tanks. I have lots of pictures from back in the 80's & 90's but they are all on 35mm paper and have to be scanned.

Before and after pic

 

[DAREDEVIL]

Does anybody remember a guy named Rodney Presley ,,,racing for Mealstrom ??

He told me a bunch of cool storys from back in the day.LOL

 

[smokeybandit]

SmokeyBandit was a P boat I think they were basically stock 400hp 454's with SSM.

Robert what is the word?

Modified boats looked the same. They had a pair of trick buick head small blocks making near 600 hp or more. No number of outboards could match up with that.

Jim,

Pretty much dead on, except for a few modifications by Kurt. No cheating, just tweaking.

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Rick your pix are better than mine. I was on the Pier House balcony. Boats passed very close under it. As mentioned mine were with disposable cameras. I have boxes full that need to be scanned as when. I have scanned some of them. I will start a thread in HOBRA where we all can add them in one place.