ofixco dragboats?

[taylormanss]

does anybody have any pics of the ofixco dragboats? I heard there were some on here at one time.and did anyone on here ever see a TFH from OKC run under the sponsor of LEO'S BBQ ?????

[taylormanss]

bump

[RICHARD TILL]

i might have some. they would have been taken in memphis about 1982. i`ll look and see tomorrow. i`ve got one of their t-shirts that still looks like new. only wear it to a race sometimes.

[V-DRIVE VIDEO]

Heres one courtesy ***boat magazine. :cool:
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/Ofixco%20003.jpg

[taylormanss]

damn ! now that's a race team!!!!!!! I wonder what happened to lloyd stephens?

[taylormanss]

kinda wonder what happened to all the boats too.

[taylormanss]

I need to buy this issue.

[FlatStupid]

He went broke????????????? crazy???????????? :D

[RICHARD TILL]

One of the old OFIXCO flatbottoms is owned by a friend of mine here in Mississippi. As a matter of fact, it will run the 10 sec. class at Evansville, Ill. this weekend. Its a S.L.D.B.A. race and i`ll be running the same class also. Sure hope we do`nt pair up against him. So that means one of the boats is still alive and running.

[RICHARD TILL]

Just thought of something else. My friends boat number is 447.

[pixrthis]

Heres one courtesy ***boat magazine. :cool:
http://www.v-drivevideo.com/jerrysgallery/albums/userpics/10001/Ofixco%20003.jpg
That's one way to make a small fortune.

[taylormanss]

Just thought of something else. My friends boat number is 447.
so is the boat still painted orange?

[Cheyenne372]

damn ! now that's a race team!!!!!!! I wonder what happened to lloyd stephens?
Mr. Stephens passed away two, if not three years ago.

[taylormanss]

bump

[Bite the Bullet]

The driver of the alcohol hydro, Bill Hartman, wrote a column for ***boat he called the "The Outside Lane". Unfortunately, He died driving that that boat in the late 80's. I believe the alcohol flat also crashed and I don't recall hearing much of Ofixco after that.

[Cheyenne372]

The driver of the alcohol hydro, Bill Hartman, wrote a column for ***boat he called the "The Outside Lane". Unfortunately, He died driving that that boat in the late 80's. I believe the alcohol flat also crashed and I don't recall hearing much of Ofixco after that.
Bill crashed on July 6, 1986 here in Waco. Me and my dad dismantled what was left of the TAH and I have the right side of the boat on the wall of my shop.
The Ofixco team was disbanded at that point, as Bill was the only Ofixco boat running at that point.
Melvin Benge also crashed the BGF here in Waco a couple of years before Bill's crash.
The Ofixco team was not only made up of drag boats, but Mr. Stevens also sponsored flat-track motorcycles and Outlaw Sprint Cars. His Sprint car was driven by Ron Shuman for several years.
There is some Ofixco memorabilia available around. Here is a link to one on ebay right now....
http://cgi.ebay.com/RON-SHUMAN-1982-OFIXCO-RACING-SPECIAL-1-18-SPRINT-CAR_W0QQitemZ190020082081QQihZ009QQcategoryZ2512QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[RICHARD TILL]

Taylormanss, The boat now has what used to be a pretty paint job. (its mostly black with multi colored stripes) You can still see orange thru a few scratches. It won 2nd place in the M/E class this past weekend at Evansville Il.

[olbiezer]

i remember seeing those crazy orange boats and trucks in monroe la back in the early 80' on the river there.......they were half the pits i think...i remember going blind from all the orange........ :)

[taylormanss]

orange is a good color!