Dave Wagoneer forwarded the following:
Fran Coneeny raced in nearly all the limited classes. He started in the 48s and worked his way to the J class. Many of his boats carried the name Ulua Kai. Fran is one of those drivers who doesn’t get the recognition he justly deserves. A very competitive driver, Fran kept his boats in pristine condition.
The photo album is here.
webmasters note: I highly recommend everyone checking out these pics / news articles in detail. There is much history here. I especially enjoyed seeing all the different tow vehicles he had over the years. Awesome equipment. Sure would be great to add most of these pics to our database so the search engines can find it better. If someone can get the family’s permission, would like to do that. Anyways, for now – I placed a link on our LINKS page to get to this photo album under the vintage boats & folks, under Mr. Conenny’s name.
Very happy to see Fran’s accomplishments published. He started my father racing in the 1960’s ( AHSO Y-68) which of course led me into racing in the 5 litre class (E-48). Anyhow Fran’s health is not so good and just keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
I have Fran’s old Lloyd hydro y 101 from what I’ve seen and heard about him he must have been a very talented guy