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| Miss Windy H-909 | |
| owners & drivers | Roger Hinsdale & Jerry Winston |
| location | Spring City / Knoxville, Tennessee |
| hull info | original 7-Litre conventional hull built in 1966 by Jon Staudacher & Dave Wrzesinski |
| LOA / beam | 23' / 9' 8" (26" width at transom bottom) |
| motor | 540 cu in / 1100 hp
The motor is based on a Dart 4.6" bore Big M block. Pudgy Byrd of Top Gun Racing Engines built the motor utilizing a 5% under/over driven Dyers blower. Dyrer spec'd the motor's internals to produce 1100 hp on pump gas and still 5% under-driven. Dart heads, Comp Cam, Oliver Rods JE Pistons, Jesel Valve Rockers, Akerly / Childs Rings, 2- 750 Quick Fuel Blower Carbs, Krytonite Crank. The original Motor was a Supercharged Chrysler 392 running Methanol, owned and driven by Jug Kelley. |
| power transfer | Z drive Casale gearbox running 1.52 gears |
| propellers | Record 12 x 20, Carey 3-blade |
| years raced
history |
1968 - 19??
Original owner / driver - Jug Kelley campaigned as Miss Windy Very little is known about any race wins or possible records. Jug Kelley was a showman in his time and was known to drive in a T-shirt or bare chested to flaunt his body building. 1st restoration by Mike Reitman and renamed
Miss Santa Cruz
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| launch | crane |
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