ARCADIAN 169-F | |
owner | Rick Beatty |
drivers | Rick Beatty & Mark Cravens |
location | Beavercreek, Ohio |
hull info / class | 2.5 mod & 6 liter class hydro (F) - originally built in 1982 by Marcel Belleville. |
length / beam | 19' 4" / 8' |
launch | crane |
motor | 1980s Chevrolet V-8 383 cid
/ 500+ hp
Holly 750 dbl pump Bob Eiler Centerville, Ohio - engine builder |
power transfer | Casale 8 degree z-drive running 9% overdrive |
propeller mfg | Mercury Special 11" x 19" three blade |
years raced / history | 1980s
originally campaigned by Champion Outboard Racer, Jim Hauenstein as a 2.5 mod and then as a 6 liter so Jim could qualify to drive the multi engine outboard powered unlimited built by Marcel Belleville. Jim was fatally injured at Washington, NC during a formula outboard race. The boat was owned by Jim Dernoncourt and Rob Kaufman |