C Stock Runabout News From The West Coast #20, March 2000
Winter Nationals to be Televised on Speedvision
The Winter Nationals, Bakersfield, CA March 18th will be featured on a one hour show that will air on a Wednesday evening during prime time on Speedvision. The funding for this is coming from the Stock Outboard promotional fund.
How can the C Stock Runabout class be assured a spot in the program? The best thing we can do is show up in large numbers and have a good action packed race like we usually do. Make your plans now to attend the race. California spring weather, great race course, best pits any were. The race is being conducted by SCOA & BORA. The Stock Outboard Winter Nationals will be Saturday. This is an outboard race with Crackerbox the only Inboard Class added. There will be a one hour of testing for Stock Outboards only from 8 to 9 am on Saturday before the race. There is a $20 late entry after 3/10, checks must accompany your entry. See you there
Region 11 kilos are March 4-5, if you have raced your CSR in Region 11 last year you are eligible to compete for the region record. This is also a good opportunity to shake out the cob webs and get ready for the winter nationals. Ever wondered just how fast you can really go? Come to Oroville and find out!
No changes make to C Stock Runabout at the APBA Annual Meeting in Biloxi. The consensus was; It ain’t broke, so it doesn’t need fix’n.
Is there a 4 stroke in your future? Yamato has built a prototype 4 stroke engine. 410cc 102#, the same performance as the 302. The 302 is planned to be in production for at least 5 more years, possibly longer. Yamato wanted a 4 stroke engine ready to go incase emission standards are imposed on the Para mutual stadiums. This may be good news for outboard racing in the U. S. if 2 strokes are eventually banned. We may need to learn how to adjust valves.
Grants Pass on hold for 2000. Due to a conflict in scheduling, CSR will not be able to run at the Boatnik race this year. The 45s & SC will be racing on Monday May 29th. The Active Club of Grants Pass would like to have us race their event. Work is continuing to have CSR added to the event in 2001.
Thanks to Larry Darenille for all his continuing effort to bring CSR to Grants Pass.
Jeff Kelly was going to build a new CSR, but ran out of time and is buying a used boat. Also Bryan Vincent is buying a CSR from the Love Stable. A big welcome to both Jeff and Bryan to our class.
George Scott, has his new CSR almost finished.
He says it “looks different,
all the corners are r-o-u-n-d-e-d off”.
Havasu Landing results:
Sat. 1-22
Race A
Rick Love (tie)
1. Tito Smith
Ed Smith (tie
3. Steven Dawe
Race B
Rick Love
Ed Smith
Tito Smith
Steven Dawe
Sun. 1-23
Race A
Tito Smith
Rick Love
Ed Smith
Race B
Rick Love
Tito Smith
Ed Smith
Brawley Feb. 19-20
Blown & Rained out.
Thought it never rained in southern California
2000 Schedule
January 22 Havasu Landing, CA (tie) R. Love/T. Smith
January 22 Havasu Landing, CA (race 2) Rick Love
January 23 Havasu Landing, CA (race 1) Tito Smith
January 23 Havasu Landing, CA (race 2) Rick Love
March 4-5 Oroville, CA (kilos)
March 18-19 Bakersfield, CA (Winter Nationals)
April 1-2 Parker, AZ
April 29-30 Grass Valley, CA
May 13-14 Oroville, CA
May 13-14 Winlock, WA
May 20-21 Harrison Bay, BC
May 20-21 Indio, CA
May 27-28 Newberg, OR
June 3-4 Chowchilla, CA
June 10 Everett, WA
June 17-18 Copperopolis, CA
June 17-18 Winlock, WA
June 24-25 Astoria, OR (Divisionals)
July 1-2 or 4 Marysville, CA
July 8 Long Beach, CA
July 8-9 Olympia, WA
July 15-16 Pateros, WA
August 12-13 Nicholus, CA
August 12-13 Scootney, WA
August 19-20 Eatonville, WA
August 26-27 Copperopolis, CA
September 2-3 Sutherlin, OR
September 9-10 Susiun City, CA
September 15-17 San Diego, CA
September 16-17 Yelm, WA
September 23-24 Lodi, CA
October 7-8 Pleasanton, CA
October 14 Lincoln City, Or (Kilos)
October 21-22 Bakersfield, CA
October 28-29 Indo, CA
Who have been the CU/CSR National Champions in the last 50 years?
1949: Lake Alfred, Florida / Charles Wingo
1950: Dallas, Texas / Joe Michilini
1951: Knoxville, Tennessee / Lee Manthei
1952: Oakland, California / John Toprahanian
1953: Liverpool, New York / Tony Troscio
1954: Depere, Wisconsin / Ron Loomis
1955: Devils Lake, Oregon / Ron Loomis
1956: Cambridge, Maryland / Jon Culver (1st Mercury)
1957: Worcester, Massachusetts / John Ennegar
1958: Miami, Florida / Dick Reese
1959: Seattle, Washington / Dean Mahaffey
1960: Beloit, Wisconsin / Keith Stippich
1961: Guntersville, Alabama / Keith Stippich
1962: Guntersville, Alabama / Don Pontius
1963: Boston, Massachusetts / Gary Stippich
1964: Modesto, California / Gary Stippich
1965: Beaver, Pennsylvania / Gary Stippich
1966: Prineville, Oregon / Bill Giles
1967: Essex, Maryland / Don Pontius
1968: Seattle, Washington / Don Pontius
1969: Hinton, West Virginia / Don Pontius
1970: Beloit, Wisconsin / Henry Menzies
1971: Lake Placid, Florida / Don Pontius
1972: Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Bill “Racer” Allen
1973: Salt Lake City, Utah / Dick Goodyear
1974: Dayton, Ohio / Don Pontius
1975: Dayton, Ohio / Dick Reese
1976: Hinton, West Virginia / Ernie Dawe
1980: Wakefield, Michigan / Ernie Dawe
1981: Dayton, Ohio / Mike Ross
1982: Wakefield, Michigan / None (blown out)
1983: Oroville, California / David Bryan
1984: Wakefield, Michigan / Don Pontius
1985: Dayton, Ohio / Don Pontius (1st Yamato)
1986: Wakefield, Michigan / Bud Pinto
1987: Hinton, West Virginia / David Froehlich Jr.
1988: Wakefield, Michigan / David Froehlich Jr.
1989: Lawrenceville, PA / Gordon Ross
1990: Wakefield, Michigan / Bob Austin
1991: Youngstown, Ohio / Craig Bowman
1992: Wakefield, Michigan / Brian Pontius
1993: Hinton, West Virginia / Craig Bowman
1994: Wakefield, Michigan / David Froehlich Sr.
1995: Hinton, West Virginia / David
Froehlich Fr.
1996: Bakersfield, California / John Finn
1997: Hinton, West Virginia / Mike Ross
1998: Wakefield, Michigan / Joe Pater
1999: Bakersfield, California / Craig Bowman
2000: Wakefield, Michigan! / ???????
C Stock Runabout News
From the West Coast
C Stock Runabout News
From the West Coast