Fun with Tunnels

[LH7018]

@Dean Johnson and others in D4.......

Here are a couple pictures of Dean's father Greg Johnson and the tunnel he used to run back in the day. Pictures are circa 1985 and taken at Potawatomi Lake and Woods in Wheeling, IL. We burned many gallons of Go Pop 25% fuel back then (when fuel used to be in the metal gallon cans). You can also see his original Futaba wheel radio which he was still using as of a couple years ago.

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[Kris Flynn]

John Starks plans bought from Boat Modeler Magazine. Built it in 1991 I think, enlarged plans for a K&B 3.5 outboard. Original plans were for Electric.

Always loved the look of this Design!

 

[Jerry Dunlap]

My first boat was a Tom's Cat. Sure do miss the boat.

How about these two?

My first boat was a Tom's Cat. Sure do miss the boat.

How about these two?

I traded my Steve Muck "Lil Lightening" for a Pro Line 4-channel airplane radio system at a Northwest Hobby Show. I know the guy who designed the boat shown in the bottom box.

JD

 

[Christian Lucas]

Hi,

the MRP tunnel made from abs plastik was a good boat . Have ad some turnfins (so it handels tite cornering)

The other is a Cees v, Velden tunnel from Netherland mad by an ethusiast. Runs good with a AMPS merc outbord.

Laserline from Japan ABC manufacure. Nise boat ,ad a turnfin you know w... .

 

[Christian Lucas]

Hi,

some Prather ,the 21 size first tunnel and the 45 size first size and design.

The 21 has to be modified as the rear sponson are going up to let the tunnel run at the first step. Ad some epoxy plates to correct this and than it run flat.After fisiting John Broadbeck Circus Circus Casino i give it a Circus Circus collering.

Happy Amps Christian

 

[Grimracer]

All great pics and storys. I have known Deans dad Greg for some time and he is a hard charger! Loves his 45 tunnels.

Keep em coming..

Grim

 

[DeanJohnson]

@Dean Johnson and others in D4.......

Here are a couple pictures of Dean's father Greg Johnson and the tunnel he used to run back in the day. Pictures are circa 1985 and taken at Potawatomi Lake and Woods in Wheeling, IL. We burned many gallons of Go Pop 25% fuel back then (when fuel used to be in the metal gallon cans). You can also see his original Futaba wheel radio which he was still using as of a couple years ago.

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WOW! Very cool, Tony! Thank you for sharing. I don't recall that hull, but he still has that radio.

 

[LohringMiller]

There was a lot of tunnel racing on the west coast. Our club still races a few 3.5 nitro tunnels with the P spec boats. Below are more pictures.

Lohring Miller



Jerry Dunlap's Rinker - Top Speed Prototype



Brian Buaas' Top Speed vs my Leecraft



Shaman vs Leecraft 2006 Grand Prix



Rob Duckering 2006 Grand Prix



A tunnel winners 2006 Grand Prix



C tunnel Winners 2006 NAMBA Nationals



Jay Selby's 1/4 scale tunnel



Alfred Lanza



My favorite tunnel racing pic - Leaping Leecraft

 

[Randy Rapedius]

My one and only tunnel I ever raced. Woodstuff hull with an OS engine. I placed first at the 2003 IMPBA Internats in the Stock 21 Class.

 

[Grimracer]

COOL.. I remember.. MCs boats run in some god awful water and god awful water is what we had at that race. Well done and for sure a good choice of boat for that race!

Grim

 

[Slideblues]

From back in tha day.....

Mark and myself had ideas to try and he built up a bunch for testing, my version build in second pic with narrowed center section.

An the real deal that started me thinking.

Thanks to Tom for the old gallery save,

Had these stored there....

Gene

Edit for pics:

 

[JUSTINROGERS]

From my dad's racing day's. His aeromarine 7.5 tunnel. I wish I could find one now a days.

 

[Grimracer]

turn and burn Gener! lol.. good to see ya on here.

This is AN OLD ONE.. well at least to me...lol

Grim

 

[Wally Marsh]

Hey Grim,

I think I recognize you, Big Bryon and Squeak, would you mind naming everyone in the pic? Sorta envious of you and everyone at the club pond back then, I know you all had a lot of good times there! Just getting harder to test anywhere now, but I haven’t given up and test when I can.

Wallster

 

[Slideblues]

Hey Mikie,

Yea still check in from time to time,

Need better bifocals or longer arms doing this with my phone....lol!

Gene

 

[Grimracer]

Upper row L-R

Big B

Me

Dale Crowel

Eric Schowenburg

Lower

Squeak

Keith........

His Kid...........

Lee Trippler

And thats the best my brain can come up with..lol

 

[MarkScott]

Gene,

How did the boat run for SAW? Almost getting the itch to start making my own again.

Circa 91. My two FROG designed play boats. One is ABS and the other wood, which is which??? Both are powered by K&B, Garcia pipe and use exhaust throttles. One has a Gardner XXL while the other is the brass slider.

 

[RonShaw]

My favorite tunnel from back in the day was the original XT120. It had that scale look and was very competetive back in those days!!! This setup won many many major races!!!!!

 

[Grimracer]

cool.. good shares...

Its hard to let go of an old boat like that.. I have a HELL of a time letting go of old crap.

Ron.. do you still have the boat? I have the protype Villian and the Villian Stage One boat (won the 2000 Internats with that boat).. such good mems.

The old boat had an 8907 on it that "leaked" a little..lol.. would run an honest 47mph though the stock lower unit.. I have no idea how many upper cases I put on that power head. Those RPMs ate that upper case all the time..lol

Grim

 

[Grimracer]

sold a few of these back in the day...lol

Yes.. we had STOCK! and keep it up!

Grim