And again

[Brownie]

Winning the Bahamas 200, before setting a world record for being the fastest offshore boat on fire............

 

[Ratickle]

On fire?

 

[Brownie]

They set the UIM record at 148mph in New Orleans while blazing after #7 engine blew up.

 

[Ratickle]

You're right, you can't make this stuff up.....

 

[h2oMag]

Didn't this cat later become Rocket Man, with twin big block Chevy power ???

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

Engine #7!?! Out of how many! Jeeze, Al Copland sure knew how to do "wretched excess" right!

 

[FastDonzi]

Didn't this cat later become Rocket Man, with twin big block Chevy power ???

Yep, Thats the same boat.

 

[Bobcat]

now this is how you are supposed to spend monday morning, great threads and pics:drool5:

 

[Scarab KV]

Classic stuff is still the best

 

[Sean Stinson]

Engine #7!?! Out of how many! Jeeze, Al Copland sure knew how to do "wretched excess" right!

8 it had eight powerheads on her..... And yes it was the rocket man boat later that Paul Churchill ran