Blitzkreig  F-64
owner	Tom Isaac
location	Valrico, Florida
driver	Greg Isaac
hull info	original hull built in 1976 by Tom Isaac using Henry Lauterbach design 280 cu in class hydroplane (E) (1989 - hull modified to 18' 4")
LOA / beam	18' 4" / 8'
motor	1974 Chevrolet 350 cu in (current) campaigned in multiple classes: E-64 A-64 F-64 . original engine - 265 cu in Chevrolet 2nd engine - 273 cu in Dodge 3rd engine - 265 cu in Chevrolet 4th engine - Scat 151 cu in V-4, 2.5 Mod
power transfer	direct drive
propeller	Record  11 1/2 x 21
years raced	1976-1990 1976-1980 Southern Cross Tom Isaac 1980-1990 Blitzkreig Greg Isaac Boat was built from kit with many phone calls to Portsmouth, VA by Tom Isaac. Boat was all Okoume and Spruce 280 cu. in. with 265 Chevrolet. The boat had limited success until 1982 when Mercury props, headers, and widened transom with full length air traps made the boat much better. At that time most 280s were Plymouth powered cabover hulls and as the boat started winning heats, there were constant protests. Engine inspections always proved the boat legal but the decision was made to go 2.5 mod in 1984. With a Scat V-4 Chev the boat was very fast but dangerously loose riding. After Tom destroyed his 6 liter the boat was lengthened and run a few times from 1989 until 1991. In 2003, the boat was pulled from storage and refinished.
launch	crane