Closed Course Speed Record Holders 
Five Miles in Competition
K Racing Runabout Class
Date Site Name(s) Boat Engine/Hull Speed (MPH)
9/29/40 Washington, D. C. David Gerli Gen VI Packard/Apel 56.426
5/25/69 San Diego, CA Leo Bonner (O)
Don St. John (D)		 Solid Gold Chevrolet/Patterson 75.567
10/12/69 San Diego, CA Charles P. Hamill, Jr. Sunburst Chevrolet/Patterson 82.267
7/26/70 Merced, CA Nick Barron (O)
Don St. John (D)		 Be Sure Chevrolet/Hallett 84.428
7/25/71 Merced, CA Robert LaRue Jokin’ Around Chevrolet/Sanger 90.180
7/30/72 Seattle, WA Ron Woodruff (O)
Gordon Jennings (D)		 K-69 Liberty Chevrolet/Sanger 98.630
7/20/73 Seattle, WA Julian Pettingill K-50 Cold Fire Chevrolet/Biesemeyer 102.857
5/29/77 Seattle, WA Don Due K-67 Krazy Kanaka Again Chevrolet/Schiada 103.926
7/09/78 Tumwater, WA Al LaPointe (O)
George Woods, Jr. (D)		 Can Am Express Chevrolet/Hondo 105.079

 
Straightaway Speed Record Holders
One Mile or One Kilometer
K Racing Runabout Class
Date Site Name(s) Boat Engine/Hull Speed (MPH)
9/08/50 Ocean City, NJ L. Gene Gatter Beaver II Packard/Ventnor 69.438
11/28/69 Parker, AZ Bob & Tom Patterson (O)
Dwight Moody (D)		 Super Cinders Allison/Patterson 106.712
11/28/70 Parker, AZ Gary Carroll Kwicherbichen Chevrolet/CSM Exp. 108.093
5/02/71 Parker, AZ Chuck Boyd (O)
Phil Bergeron (D)		 K-14 Hobbit Chevrolet/Hallett 109.523
10/30/71 Parker, AZ Chuck Boyd (O)
Phil Bergeron (D)		 K-14 Hobbit Chevrolet/Hallett 111.325
2/20/72 Waterford, CA Gary Carroll Kwicherbichen Chevrolet/Wickens 114.179
5/06/72 Parker, AZ Ron Woodruff (O)
Gordon Jennings (D)		 K-69 Liberty Chevrolet/Sanger 119.305
11/25/72 Parker, AZ Ron Woodruff (O)
Gordon Jennings (D)		 K-69 Liberty Chevrolet/Sanger 127.641
5/05/73 Parker, AZ Ron Woodruff (O)
Gordon Jennings (D)		 K-69 Liberty Chevrolet/Sanger 140.254
11/26/77 Parker, AZ Al LaPointe (O)
George Woods, Jr. (D)		 Can Am Express Chevrolet/Hondo 144.387
Mile Records
Kilometer Record
 
 
Data originally compiled by Bob Foley. 
This will be an ongoing collection of data. If you can help, please contribute.
If you have written proof of a K Racing Runabout class racing hull setting a record,
please email Bob and we'll add it to this list. Last updated: Sept. 22, 2002

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