At the new Dayton Motor Boat Racing Association’s event last month at Caesars Creek, Ohio there was quite a neat photo opportunity (which Phil Kunz took advantage of) as both Justa Pest boats were there. You’ll note both boats have the same name and number.
In the foreground is Rick Beatty in his Justa Pest III and in the background is Bill McTague in his Justa Pest II. Both were originally owned and campaigned by Gene Benning from Piqua, Ohio and both are Jones hulls. The cabover was built by Ron Jones in 1969 and the conventional was built from Ted Jones plans in 1965.
This is the first DMBRA race event held since the 1999 race at the Hydrobowl in Dayton, Ohio. The event was a combination of both Current and Vintage. Congrats to the DMBRA group for putting on this event after a 19 year hiatus.