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Dan Kirts
 

Dan Kirts - 1971 World Champion in B Hydroplane
 

Kirts and Austin battling for position
 

Jerry Kirts
Jerry Kirts was the 700cc Hydro National Championship winner for both 1976 and 1977.

Kirts & Simison battling for position
 

Mel Kirts - 1971 World Champion in F Hydroplane
 

Dan & Jerry Kirts - 1970s?
Photo courtesy of Wayne Baldwin.

1975 - Jerry Kirts at Huntsville, AL
Jerry Kirts with Stan (Butch) Leavendusky Jr.

1978 - Mel Kirts
(Photo courtesy of Wayne Baldwin.)

1977 - Dan Kirts & 8 Cylinder Konig
Dan Kirts, driving a hydro with a one of a kind, 8 cylinder Konig engine for Marshall Grant, was written up in an article printed in the 8/19/77 Hinton Daily News. Marshall Grant was well known as a member of the Johnny Cash band. This 8 cylinder Konig engine is now part of a collection owned by Mark Suter, which can be found under the Collections section of this web site.

1977 - Dan Kirts & 8 Cylinder Konig (2)
Page 2 of the 1977 article.

1977 - Article - World Championships
Article appearing in the local Alexandria, LA, newspaper about the Kirts brothers and Bruce Nicholson at the World Championships.

1977 - Article - World Championships (2)
 

1980 Nationals - 700cc Hydro
 

Dan & Jerry Kirts with a C Konig
Photo courtesy of Wayne Baldwin.




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