APRIL 1966

APRIL 1966
VOL. 20, NO. 4

REGION NEWS
REGION 4
Power boat drivers, owners and enthusiasts came from throughout the region. Sans helmets. Sans safety jackets. There wasn't a gasoline can or smudged grease rag to be found among them. The uniform for this event was suits and ties for the men and cocktail and dinner dresses for the women.
The occasion was Region 4's annual high point awards banquet in Grasonville, Md.
Double honors went to Andy Lemeshewsky of Fairfax, Va. He received the first-place award in the 280 hydro class and the John W. Bramble Memorial Trophy as over-all high point finisher in the inboard class.
Don Christy of Baltimore, Md., won the largest share of trophies, tallying up top honors in the A, B, C and D stock hydro classes.
Bill. Thomas of Hayes, Va., took first and second-place awards in the E service runabout class, and Bob Morris of. Laurel, Md., a first place in the Ski class.
In the hydro division, trophies went to Richard Loeb, of Norfolk, Va., in 48; Billy Brown of Richmond, Va., in 145; Woody Pliescott, Jr., of Cambridge, Md., in 150; Rodney Brogden, of Newport News, Va., in 225; and Gene Henderson, of Washington, DC., in 266.
Runabout firsts included the JU, Randy Walker, of Baltimore; AU, William Turner Miles, Bladensburg, Md.; BU, Norman Brew- ington, Baltimore; CU, Weeden Brown, Chester, Va.; and DU, Roger Grimes, Fredericksburg, Va.
Second-place certificates were presented in the 145 hydros to Louis Lutto, Jr., Richmond, Va.; 150 to Keith Blair, Alexandria, Va.; 225 to Thomas Cocker, Richmond, Va.; and 280 to Don Waldorf, Hayes, Va.; AU runabout, Robert E. Lee, Richmond, Va.; DU runabout, Weeden Brown, Chester, Va.; IU runabout, Norman Sawyer, Richmond, Va.
Third-place certificates were picked up in the 150 hydros by Rudy Gurley, Hampton, Va.; 280, Frank Farmer, Richmond; E service runabout, Ray Gerringer, Newport News, Va.; AU runabout, Robert Sawyer, Richmond; CU and DU runabout, Milton Decatur, Midway Island, Va.; IU runabout, S. W. Harris, Richmond.
-Phyllis Wallace

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FOR SALE -280 Hydro., 198-E, one year old. Chevy motor, Zeeman tandem trailer, many parts. Going to 266. $1,800. Millard Davis, Temple City, Calif.

FOR SALE-280 Hydro, complete outfit ready to run. New Walt Stevenson engine, trailer, prop, gas tanks, lifting rings, etc. Only 7 races on new hull. Must give up boat or girl. Prefer girl. Any reasonable offer acceptable. Bob Maley, Wormleysburg, Pa.

FOR SALE-ALUMINUM BUICK 215 cu. in. 4 brl marine engines NEW on original factory pallets. Complete less carburetor, alternator, exhaust manifold $250 EA. F.O.B. DETROIT, MICH. CALL DAYS. Royce Richards

FOR SALE-150 Hydro, Falcon engine by Page Hamilton, Lloyd Hull, trailer, competitive boat, '64 High Point Region Four. $1,500 complete, with extra cam. Keith Blair, Alexandria, Va.

FOR SALE-280 cu. in. Hydro, Miss Conquest, E- 77, Engine just rebuilt. Will run with the best. Complete and ready to go, $1,450. Contact Don Koehler, Newport, Ky.

FOR SALE-145 Ruark hydro. Region 3 High Points. Hull, with hardware and trailer, both in good condition. Contact Richard Della Torre, Linden, N. J.

FOR SALE-225 Cabover Hydroplane, run in only four heats of racing-2 firsts (one overall fast time including 266's, SK's), one second, one third. Qualified Gulf 100 MPH Club-120 mph. New design gives fantastic ride on smooth or rough water. 19' hull, big, strong enough to make top 266. Complete with Buick engine by Bud Meyer, spares, trailer. Anyone who has seen this boat run knows its excellent potential. Hayden Harris, Los Angeles, Calif. 90045.