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Unlimited Hydroplane Wins With Duct Tape and Bondo!
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<blockquote data-quote="Top_Speed1" data-source="post: 1165114" data-attributes="member: 28614"><p>IF I'm not mistaken, I think Bernie Littles Ms Bud was the only one using the larger Griffin engines, most others including Chip Hanauer's Atlas Van Lines ran the tad smaller Merlin's. Parts or obtaining them was the biggie back then. Most of these old WWII airplane engines (and parts) were getting pretty scarce, so the turbines were welcomed by the crews (plus they wanted to stay competitive).</p><p></p><p>I remember that Oh Boy hydro running with a aft driver,meaning the engine sat ahead of him. When there was an engine blow, the driver wore a hot bath of oil. We watched many of oil spills come to shore. Back then, heck, we didn't think much of it as an Un-Environmentally friendly thing, just as beer drinking entertainment.</p><p></p><p>ESPN use to show the races, I've either missed them or they dropped the series cuz I haven't seen a race in years. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Top_Speed1, post: 1165114, member: 28614"] IF I'm not mistaken, I think Bernie Littles Ms Bud was the only one using the larger Griffin engines, most others including Chip Hanauer's Atlas Van Lines ran the tad smaller Merlin's. Parts or obtaining them was the biggie back then. Most of these old WWII airplane engines (and parts) were getting pretty scarce, so the turbines were welcomed by the crews (plus they wanted to stay competitive). I remember that Oh Boy hydro running with a aft driver,meaning the engine sat ahead of him. When there was an engine blow, the driver wore a hot bath of oil. We watched many of oil spills come to shore. Back then, heck, we didn't think much of it as an Un-Environmentally friendly thing, just as beer drinking entertainment. ESPN use to show the races, I've either missed them or they dropped the series cuz I haven't seen a race in years. :( [/QUOTE]
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