Does anyone have pics of Blown Fuel Jets form the past or present??

[Tolly]

I love to look at old drag boat pictures, especially blown fuel jets, and I would love to see some posted here in the just jets forum if anyone has some they would like to share.
Below is a picture that a buddy of mine who lives in Alb, Nm took when he saw this boat setting outside of someones shop without a motor in it. The name on the side of the boat is "Your Place Or Mine" but he has no other info on it. Does anyone recognize it?

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

I dont have a pic of any but I did see one run @ the world finals this year. it was baby blue.
396

[1Bahnerjet]

From the Past :D Rated X
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43Again-med.jpg

[Cs19]

Doug Durnell in the BFJ "Blown Fever".This is the boat Shannen Stewart ended up buying, and setting records with.The records may still stand with IHBA.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/409DCP00760-med.JPG

[1Bahnerjet]

Bobby Hall in Bill Places Southwind Tunnel :D
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43oiac-med.jpg

[Cs19]

http://www.placediverter.com/media/COVERBOAT.jpg

[Tolly]

Cool pics guys, keep them coming... Any idea what kind of numbers any of those boats ran??? That hydro looks scary as hell!!:eek: :eek: :eek:

[Sinbad]

Originally posted by 1Bahnerjet
From the Past :D Rated X
Do you have any info on this boat Fastest run or owners maybe THANKS
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43Again-med.jpg

[1Bahnerjet]

"Split Decision" a V-Bottom Avenger Jet was running 140mph in the mid 1970's :cool:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43avengersplit3-med.jpg

[1Bahnerjet]

Originally posted by Sinbad
Boat Owned by Bill "Sweet William" Henderson, it ran in the Mid 140mph range :cool:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43Again-med.jpg
Sinbad,
saw your jet Hydro, Black&Blue Sanger. Nice Ride
Good Luck with Das Boot
:cool:

[1Bahnerjet]

"Sweet William" Blown Fuel Jets :cool: Rated X
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43RATED-med.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43Ratoo-med.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43sweetx3-med.jpg

[blownalky557]

Originally posted by cs19
http://www.placediverter.com/media/COVERBOAT.jpg
is that boat Going Places II

[Bense468]

Cs I asked my dad to look at these and he said that this is Doug driving in this photo.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43RATED-med.jpg

[Tolly]

Gee, I wonder what happens when you lose power at 140mph in a V-bottom jet with no ratchet or pop-off???:jawdrop:

[Cs19]

That pretty cool bense. I remember Doug being on the cover of ***boat mag a very long time ago, it showed a sequence of pics with him being thrown out of a boat, i think it was that same boat,Rated X.Maybe someone has a few old mags lying around and can post the pics.Cool thread, any one have some more pics?what about the old quarterflash boat?

[Dan Risolio]

These are some of the coolest shots ever. Old school!

[1Bahnerjet]

People who have Shoed Rated X (no particular order)
Steve Paige
Rick Lee
Lou Wallman
Bobby Hall
Duane Gillis
Don Yates
:cool:

[promod]

blown fuel and alky jets are the shit! ani't nutting like it
:D :p

[LVjetboy]

A few more FASTPlaceCrafts...
http://users.lvcm.com/lvjetboy/CalHustler.gif
My favorite...
http://users.lvcm.com/lvjetboy/GoingPlacesII.gif
The one that inspired me to buy a PC...
http://users.lvcm.com/lvjetboy/PCRacer.gif
Public Nuisance runnin' the Dayton Hydrobowl (89/90?)...
http://users.lvcm.com/lvjetboy/PublicNuisance.gif
jer

[jackpunx]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/943Fast_race.jpg

[BLUBYU]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/50DSC01697-med.JPG

[blownalky557]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by LVjetboy
A few more [b]FASTPlaceCrafts...
How fast is your PC, just curious

[blownalky557]

My Mach 1 is almost ready for NYD
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/1246side_cropped-med.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/1246motor_cropped-med.jpg

[LVjetboy]

BlownAlky, nice boat. The deck looks just like a Kachina I was considering when I bought my PC. I liked the way yours flairs up in the back. I'm running a 540 n/a with mild compression est. hp (at Lake Mead) 650.
http://users.lvcm.com/lvjetboy/HowFast.gif
Although 100 by v-drive standard's the norm :D for a non-blown mufflered lake jet burning 89 octane not bad. There's a few more mph's with setup tweeks but I doubt more than about 103.
jer

[Jake W]

Blown alky those zommies water injected.The Mach 1 looks nice.
Jake

[Moomawnster]

Originally posted by Tolly
Cool pics guys, keep them coming... Any idea what kind of numbers any of those boats ran??? That hydro looks scary as hell!!:eek: :eek: :eek:
If a hydro don't look scary it's not going fast !:D Man I love these pics , those were the days ....... 140+ in an open cab YEAHHH! ......

[Tolly]

That is a bad ass boat Blownalky!! Who made the Mach 1s? I once saw an ad for a mach 1 / Placecraft but I just figured somebody didn't know what they were talking about. The deck on that Mach 1 is awesome looking.

[HP350SC]

Just wondering if anyone has information or pics. of an old blown alcohol flat v-drive called "more wheaties". Drivers name was Dave Robanski. He recently passed away and was an acquaintance of mine up here in the NW. I thought I remember him saying he had the record at 140ish mph at the time. I'm guessing in the 80's? Sad circumstances of his passing. He went hunting and slipped and fell in a ravine. Made it to his truck, drove home and went to bed. Next morning still hurting so he went to the hospital. He had internal injuries and didn't make it.

[1Bahnerjet]

Tolly,
Mach 1 is a Splash of a Southwind Tunnel.
HP350SC,
You should post this Question on the V-Drive Board and Ask for The V-Drive Video Guy he has Lots of Old Boat Racing Pictures.

[Tolly]

Thanks for the info 1bahnerjet. The Southwind Tunnel dragster is my all time fav., but I think I like the deck on the Mach 1 even better. Do you know who built the Mach 1s or where and when they were built??

[1Bahnerjet]

I'll Check, For now a Pic. of a Really Cool Mach 1 :cool: :cool: :cool:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/43Checkers1-med.jpg

[bp]

bill rathke found that hull wasting away in a field, and bought it for 300. two years later, it was "almost" like you see it here.
if you notice, there is a section painted blue on the gunnel right next to the driver's seat. when the thing tossed him out 3 years ago, his ribs cracked the hull right there, so he got even more creative with the fix, and the blue was painted on.
a friend of bill's bought the hull earlier this year, and i believe they're planning on bringing it out again next year with a different engine combo. it's a real work of art.

[blownalky557]

Das Boot looks to be a Southwind Tunnel Dragster with the pod shortened. All the other Mach 1's that I have seen look like mine, but I am sure there are many variations out there.

[Lou "The Torch" Wallman]

I used to drive Rated X for Bill Henderson for about two years until I broke a underwater part at Long Beach Marine Stadium--landed in the hospital for about a week----also drove the Harman Marine circle boat and the Blown Fuel Hydro Californian for Tom Archibald---If you need pictures of Rated X Crashing at Long Beach, just e-mail your internet address and I'll send them to you

[Lou "The Torch" Wallman]

louwallman@yahoo.com-----

[shaun]

Post em up, lets see them!

[Lou "The Torch" Wallman]

I will load a complete series of the same crash at Long Beach. That boat was always dangerous to drive. When you went thru the finish lights, you had to first push a button on the steering wheel that put gas into the blower so it wouldnt lean out and pop the blower. If the engine back fires thru the blower---you get wet---and Bill Henderson cries because he has to replace the blower

[Lou "The Torch" Wallman]

leave a e-mail address so I can send pictures-----cant get thru River racer

louwallman@yahoo.com

[shaun]

Sent you a email, you should be able to upload them to the forum as attachements. Was it not letting you? Send them to the email address i just sent you and i'll post them up! :cool:

[Lou "The Torch" Wallman]

I used to drive for Bill Henderson when he had a Wright Hull----the boat turned a 9.00 second run, but we had to idle to the lights in those days--it ran a constant 140 +---very scary to drive----if you had a blower pop, you were wet---We had another name for Bill Henderson and it was Sweet William------It was "cheap Bill". When we were on the road with the boat, he bought breakfast and said--What do you want---Bacon or Eggs-----We used to run against Dennis The Mennis, Royal Flush, and other blown fuel boats---The boat finially got me at Long Beach Marine Stadium in the lights and spent about two weeks in the Long Beach Hospital.

Lou Wallman
louwallman@yahoo.com

[shaun]

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[shaun]

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[shaun]

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[shaun]

http://www.riverracer.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=58&stc=1&d=1283310674

Last image, thanks Lou for sending me these!

[Lou "The Torch" Wallman]

Sent you a email, you should be able to upload them to the forum as attachements. Was it not letting you? Send them to the email address i just sent you and i'll post them up! :cool:

If you could do that it would be great----my computer skills are zero----

[shaun]

Lou, they are up! Check out my previous post :)

[Lou "The Torch" Wallman]

You did good---thanks----------I see you live in San Clemente------I lived in Laguna Beach about 20 years ago and for some reason, moved to Arkansas to teach automotive, but still running a top alcohol funny car--safer that boats--see ya

Lou Wallman

[shaun]

lol, talk about a huge change... laguna to arkansas! You should move back here, last i heard the auto teacher for san clemente high quit last year, not sure if they found a new one yet.

How fast did Rated-X run ET/MPH?

[Lou "The Torch" Wallman]

we had to approach the lights at almost an idle and after going thru the finish lights, you had to hit a switch on the steering wheel to put gas in the blower to eliminate a blower explosion and if you survived that, it would turn in the low 8 second with a 145 mph run--

[Lou "The Torch" Wallman]

I 'll have to check--I still have a teaching credential in Calif---

[nerve damage]

great picture! man that must have hurt! what happen why did you come out?

[Lou "The Torch" Wallman]

I got thru the first finish light and the engine leaned out with a blower explosion, the boat dropped, and the boat front forefoot dug into the water thru me up against the right side of the hull, cut the right side of my above the hip area wide open. Never knew it happened. Woke up in the emergency room when they were cutting the chute jacket off along with my clothes. I thought I broke my hip, but only had internal injurys. This was my third and final boat crash. Crashed the circle boat, crashed a blown gas hydro, then Rated X--all mechanical problems--but life goes on. Now I run a top alcohol funny car--much safer--haha