Grand Prix Hydros

[Tom Foley]

Here is a link to some good footage of racing at this years Stuart Sailfish regatta . great stuff !

http://grandprixhydroplane.com/2014/05/stuart-sailfish-regatta-2014-heat-1a/

 

[68Bud]

Thanks for the link. That's the good stuff right there!

 

[LarryConrad]

Oh Ya! Thanks for the link Tom.

 

[acaptn]

Very cool !!

 

[Ken Webb]

Good stuff.

 

[El Zorro]

Great video, Tom. Thanks for posting. I watched these guys run in Hampton, Va. last August. They always put on a good show!

Dick Tyndall

 

[Tom Foley]

Great video, Tom. Thanks for posting. I watched these guys run in Hampton, Va. last August. They always put on a good show!

Dick Tyndall

Unreal power !!!!

 

[captwalter]

Brings back some very fond and not so fond memories of my career. When they mentioned Valleyfield I remembered the 35 ft. overback flip I lived through in my H-888 "Miss New Jersey" at about 145-150 mph at the 1967 Valleyfield World's Fair World Championship Regatta. . The "Miss New Jersey" was powered by a 427 ci Keith Black Hemi. After departing the hospital I was asked to drive the Miss Quebec which I agreed to. Problem there was those folks didn't speak english and I didn't speak one word of french. Those were the golden years of power boat racing when we would get boats from New Zealand, Switzerland, and other countries I can't even remember. 25 to 35 boats in a class at a race was a normal occurance. Memories!.

Thanks for posting this Tom. Perry

 

[Glenn Gates]

Great stuff Tom!!!

Thanks,

Glenn

 

[Andy Greene]

Brings back some very fond and not so fond memories of my career. When they mentioned Valleyfield I remembered the 35 ft. overback flip I lived through in my H-888 "Miss New Jersey" at about 145-150 mph at the 1967 Valleyfield World's Fair World Championship Regatta. . The "Miss New Jersey" was powered by a 427 ci Keith Black Hemi. After departing the hospital I was asked to drive the Miss Quebec which I agreed to. Problem there was those folks didn't speak english and I didn't speak one word of french. Those were the golden years of power boat racing when we would get boats from New Zealand, Switzerland, and other countries I can't even remember. 25 to 35 boats in a class at a race was a normal occurance. Memories!.

Thanks for posting this Tom. Perry

THANK YOU for sharing as well Perry, I could sit and listen to you tell stories about those days forever.

Thanks Tom ,

Andy

 

[Ty Faust]

Tom

That is some good racing there ! 150 MPH !

 

[Luc White]

If you guys are fans of the GP's well heres a link for you guys http://hydroplanequebec.com/en/

many vids to watch, The Neat part of it all is that I live about 15min to 1 hr drive from a lot of the races they

put on here on the canadian side.

well Injoy guys

 

[Luc White]

Oh yes check this out a little vid while at the race near my place in the good old pitt's



Crank it Up

 

[captwalter]

Tom: Look what you started! I ran against Jules many times. In fact when he was out in his boat testing in the video I saw the exact spot about three quarters of the way down the back chute where I had my worst accident ever. It has given me shivers watching Jules run right over the spot where I went airborne. If my math is right that was 47 years agol. Time "flys" when you're having fun. Thanks for bringing back memories Tom. You are the best. Perry

 

[Andy Greene]

Tom: Look what you started! I ran against Jules many times. In fact when he was out in his boat testing in the video I saw the exact spot about three quarters of the way down the back chute where I had my worst accident ever. It has given me shivers watching Jules run right over the spot where I went airborne. If my math is right that was 47 years agol. Time "flys" when you're having fun. Thanks for bringing back memories Tom. You are the best. Perry

Perry , Im not sure if you go over to Scream and Fly (the website) or not. But there are several AMAZING threads that guys that raced from your era -mostly outboard guys- about Lake X- Miami Marine Stadium and much more.

It would be incredible IF we could talk you into sharing more of your stories about racing and your memories here with all of us. I know your a humble guy, but you have SOOOOO much you could share of your racing days that we could write a book. I know for sure Im not the only one who would be interested.

So how bout it ???

Andy

 

[Robert Pickard]

Hey guys got word they are working on the Miami Marine Stadium and going to start racing there agin

 

[Andy Greene]

Where did you here this ? reference ??

 

[Andy Greene]

Would be AWESOME

 

[Robert Pickard]

From a friend out of the Keys that has connections there

 

[FloridaScaleBoater]

From a friend out of the Keys that has connections there

You know that's BS,,,,, Cause you have no friends,,,,, HA HA HA

Just Jerkin yer chain

Last thing I remember seeing from the Miami Marine Stadium was a Jimmy Buffet concert