Great Lakes Race Boats from the 90's
10-11-2010, 06:42 AM
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Racing again back on Lake Erie would be GREAT. 
As for the volunteers between GLOPRA and the GLSCS you have 15 - 20 people who did all the work for many years, me including. We all got burned out from not having new people step up to take over and move forward.
When Frank got sick and slowed down his program, Mike and Marty all friends fell by the wayside, leaving George (Grumpy) to try to keep things going. The last really big races in this area were the Mentor Harbor races that GLOPRA/GLSCS with Kathy White (MOM) put on. At that point they had a title sponsor who was a memeber of MHYC and helped come up with the $50+++K to put on the races.
Again the next group of volunteers never pulled anything together after that. This left GLOPRA and the GLSCS to flounder and eventually close up shop.
THe GLSCS is still in operation (moth balled) if anyone would like to put something together again in thsi area.
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10-15-2010, 04:57 PM
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Ed sold the boat to a guy in Texas - it is now white and used for pleasure I believe, Ed is still in MI, but doing limited boating
Jeff Rivard still builds boats in FL under the exciter name and was crew chief for F2-4 Let's Play racing in 2001 and 2002
Pat drove with me to a APBA F2 World Championship in 2003 and he and his family still own Belle River Marina in Marine City, Mi
pretty cool video of them racing in the exciter website video section http://exciterboats.com/Videos.html
Jeff Rivard still builds boats in FL under the exciter name and was crew chief for F2-4 Let's Play racing in 2001 and 2002
Pat drove with me to a APBA F2 World Championship in 2003 and he and his family still own Belle River Marina in Marine City, Mi
pretty cool video of them racing in the exciter website video section http://exciterboats.com/Videos.html
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10-15-2010, 10:30 PM
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Here some Good Ole GLOPRA boats from a Port Clinton, Ohio race I took back in the day..... Sorry for all the goofy shots... I thought I was an professional photographer....... 
Little Ceasers 28? Skater, 24' Excaliber Pacifier, 28' Saber w/twins, & Break Out
Little Ceasers 28? Skater, 24' Excaliber Pacifier, 28' Saber w/twins, & Break Out
