Offshore reunion.
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WOW! What an awesome idea! I am bringing my video camera and regular camera. Will there be a place to bring or park our boats? If there is I will bring the thunderbird along! I might even have it shipshape enough to let Mel and O'dell and whoever else wants to take her for a spin. Who else wants to take their boats from the 60's?
At any rate we should pick out a date, I asume it will be at Mel's marina or close to it. May I suggest the weekend before or the weekend after the EAA fly-in at Oshkosh, That would be last part of july or first part of august, Just a thought.
Any way lets do it! I will help anyway I can, just let me know!
I would love to meet these guys, and the thought of being able to meet them all at the same time is just unbelievable!
I wonder if speed channel or discovery channel would like to do a documentery or something, this will be a rare opportunity to document some very important offshore racing history. It would also help promote offshore racing. Maybe I'm going overboard but what do you guy's think?
At any rate we should pick out a date, I asume it will be at Mel's marina or close to it. May I suggest the weekend before or the weekend after the EAA fly-in at Oshkosh, That would be last part of july or first part of august, Just a thought.
Any way lets do it! I will help anyway I can, just let me know!
I would love to meet these guys, and the thought of being able to meet them all at the same time is just unbelievable!
I wonder if speed channel or discovery channel would like to do a documentery or something, this will be a rare opportunity to document some very important offshore racing history. It would also help promote offshore racing. Maybe I'm going overboard but what do you guy's think?
Keep up the enthusiasm.....it is great !
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While I was talking to Mel, he mentioned that Odell visited him a couple of months ago, and that it was the first time they had met in about 30 frickin' years! That shouln't be allowed to happen, after all the time and adventures that they shared in a cockpit. There is a whole fraternity of great guys and treasured friends that you don't get to read about in 'Searace' or whatever. The entire Mercury team, Bobby Moore, Gene Lanham, Jim Mander, Harry Schoell, Sam Sarra, all the California guys, Larry Smith, Peter Rothschild, the Ohio guys, Jim Armington, et al, Art Koopmans, etc. Let's face it guys, while I was writing this, most of the faces that flashed across my mind won't be at the party. Anyone who wants to help, and has ideas, sign on!
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Brownie,
What an awesome idea! Probably on of my few regrets in life is not having raced in the 60's. What an awesome era.
If it is OK, I would like to be there @ the reunion to meet some of my childhood idols!
Being from the early 70's era, I can relate to the 60's.
Good luck w/ it,
Pepe @ Pantera.
What an awesome idea! Probably on of my few regrets in life is not having raced in the 60's. What an awesome era.
If it is OK, I would like to be there @ the reunion to meet some of my childhood idols!
Being from the early 70's era, I can relate to the 60's.
Good luck w/ it,
Pepe @ Pantera.
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While I was talking to Mel, he mentioned that Odell visited him a couple of months ago, and that it was the first time they had met in about 30 frickin' years! That shouln't be allowed to happen, after all the time and adventures that they shared in a cockpit. There is a whole fraternity of great guys and treasured friends that you don't get to read about in 'Searace' or whatever. The entire Mercury team, Bobby Moore, Gene Lanham, Jim Mander, Harry Schoell, Sam Sarra, all the California guys, Larry Smith, Peter Rothschild, the Ohio guys, Jim Armington, et al, Art Koopmans, etc. Let's face it guys, while I was writing this, most of the faces that flashed across my mind won't be at the party. Anyone who wants to help, and has ideas, sign on!
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This might be a good way to get HORBA up and running. We could let them (us) run the thing, and maybe generate a little revenue for their good works. We could charge a nominal fee for the later guys. If I were a fan of today's racing, and had a chance to have dinner with Odell, Mel, Sammy, Willie, Richie and all those guys, and listen to their stories, I would pay a hefty sum. That would be like dining with Dimaggio, Mantle and Ruth for me. Come on guys, let's do it.......
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i hope you would be able to get Mercury Racing to sponser, OR Charlies company or even the AMF Guys. your gang would need to string this along for about 3 or 4 eves to really get every neat o racer into the mix and be heard. I am sure the Aronow project that michael and charlie are working on would be into this as well as they have great artifacts and are true gentlemen to share their wounderful stories.
Charlie i may have a new red little boat you can put on a stand and letter and number up if you desire...
Christian Del Collo
Charlie i may have a new red little boat you can put on a stand and letter and number up if you desire...
Christian Del Collo
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This might be a good way to get HORBA up and running. We could let them (us) run the thing, and maybe generate a little revenue for their good works. We could charge a nominal fee for the later guys. If I were a fan of today's racing, and had a chance to have dinner with Odell, Mel, Sammy, Willie, Richie and all those guys, and listen to their stories, I would pay a hefty sum. That would be like dining with Dimaggio, Mantle and Ruth for me. Come on guys, let's do it.......
That is a great idea,
How about having it during one of the upcoming local races down here?? Miami?? Fort lauderdale?? All the new guys will be in town, and Iam sure we would all be willing to pay a small fee to meet y'all. Maybe even do a Horba event in conjuction with the race???
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i hope you would be able to get Mercury Racing to sponser, OR Charlies company or even the AMF Guys. your gang would need to string this along for about 3 or 4 eves to really get every neat o racer into the mix and be heard. I am sure the Aronow project that michael and charlie are working on would be into this as well as they have great artifacts and are true gentlemen to share their wounderful stories.
Charlie i may have a new red little boat you can put on a stand and letter and number up if you desire...
Christian Del Collo
Charlie i may have a new red little boat you can put on a stand and letter and number up if you desire...
Christian Del Collo
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I have a scrapbook that looks like the dead sea scrolls. Jim Wynne's widow has offered to loan me his books, and I know that Sam James will bring his. We could set up a scanner on site, and scan and print pix out of everyones scrapbook. l will contact the English, and ask Richie to do the Italians.
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I have a scrapbook that looks like the dead sea scrolls. Jim Wynne's widow has offered to loan me his books, and I know that Sam James will bring his. We could set up a scanner on site, and scan and print pix out of everyones scrapbook. l will contact the English, and ask Richie to do the Italians.
If you need a TV moderator...I might know a guy.
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