| OWNER | |
| Owners Name | Brian Joseph |
| City/State | Wheeling, West Virginia |
| Drivers Name | Brian Joseph or Gregg Wolfe |
| BOAT | |
| Hull Type/Class | Original hull - 2.5 Litre Modified cubic inch class hydroplane (A)
Built in 1986 by Henry Lauterbach |
| LOA | 17' 6" |
| Beam | 8' 6" |
| MOTOR | |
| Motor Description | 4 cylinder - Modified - 1960's Chevy 2 (2.5 liter)
Fuel is alcohol fed through an injected Hilborn |
| Gearbox/Direct Drive | Gearbox 1:1 |
| Propeller Mfg. & Size | Ron Hill 12x22R |
| HISTORY | |
| Years Raced | Hank Lauterbach campaigned as Something Special
Hugh Long campaigned as Big Chief Floyd Waterson campaigned as Big Chief John Pepe working with Larry Lauterbach restored the boat as original |
| Launch: | crane |
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