The friend with the boat was his son (me) in Little Rock, AR...a 14 1/2' flat bottom with a 425 HP small block he and I built in 1971. When I started racing in 2004 (age 58 and still going strong) the boat went back to California to my son Mark who also races. The boat is still running and wicked quick. Cody Nigh did a great job of capturing a lot of the family history, but failed to mention that he and sister (Carly) are racers and champions along with most those mentioned in his post. Dad ran his last race at the age of 71 before getting into RC Boats and winning a national championship with NAMBA in his second year. Forget which year, but had 3 family championships in 3 different classes...quite a legacy. Now reunited with his favorite crew chief...the ultimate win!