"Speedboat" mag

Ciao said:
Didnt you and Mr Gorey win the Round The Island in that boat?

Yeh, in 86. We were presented with a magnum of champagne and return tickets to New York by Richard Branson, don't recall if the tickets got used, but we drank the champers in the tow truck on the way home!
 
Ciao said:
The Round The Island pub crawl then?

More than likely, Alan always used to race with a couple of cans of Stella in case we broke down. We never did, so he'd drink them on the way back to the crane!

When we raced at Margate, we had to pull up for a while so he could have a pee!
 
So does any one know who won the trip to the bahamas
 

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Ciao said:
Ross Nott:no:

Yeh, but she got stopped at customs coz she was found to be trying to smuggle a large mole into the country!
 
Tony Davis said:
Yeh, funny enough it is. It was powered by a pair of 175hp mercs, and didn't exactly set the world alight. I raced with Alan Gorey of "Miss Fitz" fame, ask jonni about the cocktails!

We bought it to do the 86 4 litre worlds in Guernsey. 22 of us in the team, and we went over on the ferry from Portsmouth. The ferry company closed the bar on us coz they were in danger of running out of booze.

Had a great time in Guernsey, the highlight was seeing Howard W being presented with a Marzipan hat at prize giving. He'd said that if we ever beat him in our Phantom he'd eat his hat! So we asked his wife what he hated the most.

The other good bit was seeing Alan wheeled onto the dance floor totally naked, kneeling on the sweet trolley, don't think the mayor approved.
Who remembers the Brighton race when Barry (The Off Licence Owner next to Greenford Service Station) fell off the boat (the Stapley Cat) while trying to get some more beer out of the back of the Granada. The boat trailer ran over his thighs and then Joseppi Marenghi nearly ran over him in the Hang Over. He was llucky not to break anything!!! All the Miss Fitz were a good crowd to be with!!!!!!!!
:drain:
 
I have a Beta video of Mr Gorey falling of the Stapley straight into the drink, must buy a player on Ebay at some point.
 
Ciao said:
Ross Nott:

Good guess and i can see how you came to it but its the wrong answer!!
 
No
 
No it wasnt Peter Dredge either.
Come on Mr Fuller you must Know, He raced then and still races today.
 
No not Miles or Adam but your getting warmer
 
Neil Holmes?
 
No not niel homes.

The person who won the trip started racing in a 12ft fletcher
 

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