Seabiscuit VI M-9

	*Seabiscuit VI M-9*
owner / driver	Jeff Buckley
location	St Croix, USVI
hull info / class	F-Service Runabout designed in 1956 by Forest Johnson. This Flatbottom Prowler hull built by Mike Yobe in 2012.
length / beam	20' 6" / 7'
launch	ramp
motor	Modified 1957 Cadillac 390 ci/ 475hsp Cal Connell Cadillac 390 \| block cylinders bored .030 over \| J&E custom pistons riding ceramic coated Eagle H-Beam rods \| Herbert/Contreras roller racing cam & custom roller lifters \| Weiand Drag Star dual log intake fed by 6 Holley 94 carburetors \| Don Zig HiPo Magneto \| heads were built/massaged/flowed by R&L Engines \| Engine built by Jeff Buckley and Scott Kelly. The boat was built and campaigned orginally with a direct drive Caddy 390. Engine running gear was modified for v-drive in 1959. The boat was retrofitted with Chrysler Hemi in app. 1962
power transfer	Paragon 4XE 1:1 transmissioned to overdriven 1.14:1 v-drive
propeller	Johnson 14 x 16 3-blade
years raced / history	1957 - 1963 1957 APBA National High Point Championship World Speed 5-mile competition record of 58.479 mph set on 1958, Sept 7, 1958 Buffalo, New York for F-Service Runabout. Driver: Al Brinkman and Riding Mechanic: Herb Gielow Mike III - December 1956 Owner: Mr. Robert Barber SeaBiscuit VI - Early 1957 - May 1969 Owner: Mr. Al Brinkman SeaBiscuit VI - May 1969 - May 1972 Owner: Mr. Ernie Dale Brinkman SeaBiscuit VI - June 1972 - 1974 Owner: Mr. Stanly Brinkman In 1974 the hull was acquired & intentionally destroyed by Fire Kusior Salvage