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This is an appeal for help from all you old school mechanics...
THUNDERBOLT winner of the first Cowes Torquay Powerboat Race back in 1961 is back on the water. She has 2 rebuilt 5 litre Chevvy small...

May I on behalf of members of the Classic Offshore Powerboat Owners Club
here in the UK offer our sincere condolances to the family at this sad time.

Mike James
COPOC

HELP!!!!!
Anyone out there who can help with little problem......
THUNDERBOLT THE 1961 COWES TORQUAY WINNER is to be fitted with 2 rebuilt 5 litre Chevy small blocks totally rebuilt with flat top...

The Classic Revival Rally
Torquay 25TH to 27TH August 2010


The Classic Offshore Powerboat Owners Club and the BPRC are pleased to announce details of the rally to be held at Torquay and...

Charly
have just spotted posting that you are confirming arrival for 2010 can you confirm this as I am still waiting for Barry to visit London and that he is bringing GHOST RIDER over.

Mike...

Graham
that is Campbells yard.....
Mike

Graham
do you know who has Blue Moppie? was talking to Richard Gardner and Ivor Verlander last Sunday at Cowes it turns out SURFRIDER was sold in the states...Ultra Violet being restored in Jersey...

Good Morning America
THE NEWS YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR....
The BRITISH POWERBOAT FESTIVAL, celebrations for the 50th running of the Cowes Torquay, dates approved by UIM for Marathon races are...

Thats her..
she was definately sold to an American and shipped out.
but where?

Mike

Thanks Graham
do not suppose you know where she went?
she had a dreadful cabin added in the 80's but I lost the picture.
Someone knew her history though.

another one lost.

Mike

Where is Claudia 2?

This was the first time we in Britain heard the name Don Aronow, he was on board Claudia 2 a Formula 277 with crew Dennis Miller and I think Bill Wishnick.
Claudia 2 became...

We know where she is, we know who owns her and even though she is in a very poor state Italians think that it has a value usually highly inflated! we tread carefully!
her construction is quite...

correct!
the early years of the sport both sides of the pond gaves us amazing designs..so sad they lost their individuality..where have all the groundbreaking designers gone? no Aronows no Levi's...

you can read all about her here.
http://www.classicoffshore.com/pages/history/tramontana.htm

Mike

The state of old raceboats is something that is sometimes heartbreaking
this is the 1962 COWES TORQUAY winning boat then and now..
TRAMONTANA 2,230 HORSEPOWER CRM PETROL ENGINES doomed to die...

Barry
let me know we can have lunch and maybe ask Maxwell Aitken (Lord Beaverbrook) if he would like to come along as well then there would be some more arm twisting to attend 2010.
mobile no ...

Barry
Please let me know if you are able to drop in to London....
You do realise that we have the only 2 working survivors from the first 10 years of the Cowes Torquay.
THUNDERBOLT..restoration...

COWES-TORQUAY OFFSHORE POWERBOAT RACE

August 2010 will be a significant date for the legendary Cowes Torquay offshore powerboat race or as it is now known the Cowes Classic, when it celebrates its...

Thunderbolt in 1961

The first of many varied winners
Thunderbolt after first stage of Restoration

We are sincerely hoping Barry will bring her over to Cowes for the 50th celebrations
Mike

What happened in 1966 is even better, Jim Wynn is driving Ghost Rider on the way to Torquay in really bad weather and 6 foot seas they hit a rogue wave Bob Sherbert breaks both or was it one ankle...

Question
were any of you guys racing when Tommy Sopwith brought over 007 for the Miami Nassau and ended up being disqualified by Red Crise, the nearest a Brit got to winning a world championship in...

Everything is just starting , they are waiting for date approval before they can plan anything and we COPOC are trying to contact as many of the owners of the old racers as possible...there will...

That is a real old one I have one of the originals but is beyond hope and not as bulky as that monster!
Mike