1st Bahamas 500 -

[eggsuckindog]

1967(?) 1st Bahamas 500....Red Crise spectacular! I think there was something like 63 boats entered and it was definately rough water! I rode with Wayne Vickers in a Seacraft with twin Mercs. If I don't screw this up, Iwill attach 2 pics..1 of the boat and 1 of me sitting in the boat at Freeport. I don't remember how fast the boat was, but I do remember all of us were watching Carl Mosely's cute daughter on the docks . Anyway, the race starts and about 20-30 miles later we were doing OK when a throttle cable came loose from the engine and we were dead in the (very rough) water for awhile getting it reattached. When we got going again everybody was out of sight so we actually had to navigate instead of following the crowd. When we finally got to the half way fuel stop at Nassau it was late in the evening. We didn't want to go across the flats on the way to Eleuthra in the dark, so we said the Hell with it and got a hotel room for the night. That sounds like a gentlemanly way to race. Next morning we got up at a decent hour, had some breakfast and continued our journey, finally finishing in an elapsed time of something in excess of 24 hours.....but we did finish! It was either the next year or the year after next that Red instituted a new rule that said you had to finish in a specified time or you were disqualified. Apparently he just didn't understand that this was a gentlemans game. -Steve
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The pics I don't think are on a server anymore, although I saw them awhile back, this is from Steve Sirois on Scream & Fly - Carla made an impression at the docks I guess

[eggsuckindog]

Found a little more in there:
196? SeaCraft

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My Father, Frank G. Brown III co-drove this boat!

Dad has told me so many stories about Lake X.



Frank G. Brown IV(Jr.)



Apparently this is Carl and Mr Brown

[eggsuckindog]

I know alot of you guys enjoy old stuff on boat racing - this thread is amnazing with stories. I knew Carl had to show up sometime and they did about half way through and at the end alot with a reunion. 30 pages but really good stuff

http://forums.screamandfly.com/forum...ad.php?t=76051

I did post our party at Anclote too