Sunburst at Long Beach, California
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| Sunburst K-81 | |
| owner / driver | Charley Hamill / Charley "Guzzie" Hamill |
| location | Youngstown, New York |
| hull info / class | original flatbottom SS / K hull built by Bob Patterson in 1968 |
| length / beam | 18.5' / 84" |
| motor | Chevrolet 427
496 ci / 700 hp
Modified late 1960's 427 Chevrolet block stroked to 496 | motor just completed by Bob Mishko of Tennessee | Built for nostalgia events | 9.7 / 1 pump gas, twin Holley 750's on a tunnel ram. Boat was originally campaigned by my father with a 427 Chevrolet in the SS class and later ran both a 427 and 454 Hilborn injected motor on methanol originally built by Paul Pfaff. |
| power transfer / prop | Casale V Drive running 18% ratio to Stellings 2- blade |
| years raced / history | 1968 - 1970
1969 High Point Champion 1970 National Champion 1969 Competition record 82.9 Mission Bay 1969 Long Beach Stadium record 6 consecutive times 1969 Superstock record at Parker 1970 Kilo Record 106.8 at Parker (All racing history achieved by my father) Sunburst was built by Bob Patterson for my father and has been in my father's possession until 2008 when it was given to me. |
| launch | ramp or crane |
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Sunburst at Long Beach, California
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