Just came across this in my archives
Many people have asked about my avatar this is the story and the pictures
I hope this is readable
I was out in this snotty water that year in my brand new 21 foot scarab The race was wild and true OFFSHORE racing
Gotta love the old days
Charlie (Top Bannana)if you want this story emailed to you for the HOBRA archives i can send it to you
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07-17-2009 06:19 AM
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07-17-2009 06:22 AM
Another picture from the Grand Haven Races
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07-17-2009 06:31 AMToo bad it's that calm lake water close to shore.......
Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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07-17-2009 06:53 AM
To me this set the men from the boys
No roundy round racing here
Grand Haven to Holland back past Grand Haven to Muskegon and back to Grand Haven
One lap was about 60 miles
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07-17-2009 07:55 AMGreat read.
So, which is the guy hanging from the bow?
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07-17-2009 07:06 PMBoatme/Mark,
I have a great article about the Northport 250 which I scanned and tried to post recently but the file is too large.
Any chance I could email it to you and you could manipulate it to get in the right size to post here ?
The article shows the course map and has some great stuff from the mid/late 80's. The article was in the Lealanau times.
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07-17-2009 07:56 PM
Its funny, I was just telling a California guy that the Great Lakes are effectively a fresh water ocean...
"Tear gas and draft beer don't mix."
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07-17-2009 07:58 PM
Thanks for posting that, a little tough on the peepers to read, but well worth it.
Thanks!"Keep the bottle on the bar Ira, I won't be long".
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07-17-2009 08:07 PM
Read the article CigDaze...
Micheal Clarey- Driver
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07-17-2009 10:46 PM
keep em coming , we all love this stuff!
Parabellum FJ²B
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07-18-2009 03:24 PM
TCed
These are what you sent me
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07-18-2009 03:38 PM
Last Three
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07-18-2009 05:45 PM
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07-18-2009 05:46 PM
Nun of them long sissy swells here
Just pound your teeth out short towers
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07-18-2009 05:52 PMI'll disagree there. I grew up in Oregon and boated in the Pacific out of the Columbia River. It's just as bad there as anywhere I've ever seen.
You havn't seen anything till you've gone through 40 footers.....
There's a reason there's no races up in northern Oregon or off Washington.Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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07-18-2009 06:15 PMThanks Marc. Thought the course map was neat. Going around Power Island must have been a trip.
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07-18-2009 06:43 PMMarc.....yes, great, send it to me for HORBA and I'll pass it on to the web people to add to the site.
banract@aol.comLight travels faster than sound....that is why some people appear bright until we hear them speak!!
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