Ray not only has a large Envinrude & Johnson collection, he is also a former outboard racer. Ray said he raced from 1946 until 1975 in APBA racing. He raced Champions in the early years & won a trophy in B Hydro in 1957. Ray remembers one particular race in Miami in 1955 as having a huge crowd of both racers and spectators. Ray is retired now, living in Tallahassee, Florida.

Yakety Yak, also known as Bob & Geri Parkinson, had a very nice display at Mt. Dora this year. Bob has a collection of old racing boats (both hydros and runabouts) & motors (including several nice Mercs) that he actually puts on the water and runs. Bob & Geri have their own web site at www.yaketyyakboats.com if you'd like to see more photos of their collection.

You can also see photos of Bob's collection at the Lake Shipp meet from Octomber of 2007 found on this site, also under the Collections page.

This is a 1968 Konig VD 700cc 4-cylinder opposed 5-port outboard race engine with rare Zak intake and heads by Harry Pasturzak. It has a 14:15 ratio Konig gearcase. It is owned by Bernie Bergen. Bernie is from Fond du lac, Wisconsin, and worked 41 years for Mercury Marine as a Product Application Engineer. He is now retired.

This incredible Konig engine is owned by Bernie Bergen of Fond du lac, Wisconsin. Bernie was a Product Application Engineer for Mercury Marine for 41 years and remembers Mr. Kiekhaefer and proudly can say he worked for the gentleman.

This display contained a boat raced by a woman boat racer named Jane Boartlett. It stated she started racing in 1936 and raced this Jacoby Flayaway model hydro for many years. I wish we could have located the owner to get more information regarding this unique outfit.

Lon Stevens can also be found in the Racing Legends section of the web site as he is well known for his work on winning outboard race engines.

David is a collector of vintage outboard engines and boats who also owns the Mercury Mark 58 with Quincy Pipes featured on the Main Page of the QuincyLooperRacing.US web site.

The Cat's Meow is a collection of classic race boats and engines owned by Gene and Ruby Cannon from Sneads Ferry, NC. They also have a web site at www.catsmeow57z.com if you'd like to see more from their collection.