Outboard 1/4 Mile Drag Records
(click on the link in the year column to see photos and info on the boat)
| Year |
Speed |
Driver/Owner |
Hull-Mfg-Name-Type |
Motor-Mfg-Size-Type |
Class
of Record |
| 1959 |
68.07 |
Jack Ward |
Power Cat 14c Catamaran |
2xMerc Mk58a's |
Top Outboard |
| 1960 |
69.17 |
Ray Leger |
Power Cat 16c Catamaran |
2xMerc 700's |
Top Outboard |
| 1961 |
74.83 |
Ray Leger |
Power Cat 16c Catamaran |
2xMerc 700's |
Top Outboard |
| 1962 |
91.09 |
Chuck Mersereau |
Power Cat 17h Hydro |
2xMerc 1000's |
Top Outboard |
| 1962 |
74.62 |
Gary Ferguson |
"Twister" Hydro |
1xMcCulloch 630 |
Single Engine Gas Hydro |
| 1963 |
95.03 |
Chuck Mersereau |
Power Cat 17h Hydro |
2xMerc 1000's |
Top Outboard |
| 1963 |
84.66 |
Gary Ferguson |
"Twister" Hydro |
1xMcCulloch 630 |
Single Engine Gas Hydro |
| 1964 |
94.45 |
Ken Baker/Ron Jones |
Jones Hydro "The Quite One" |
1xMerc 1000 |
Single Engine Gas Hydro |
| 1965 |
101.92 |
Ken Baker/Ron Jones |
Jones Hydro "The Quite One" |
1xMerc 1000 |
Single Engine Gas Hydro |
| 1966 |
97.86 |
Skip Talbot |
Westbrook Hydro "Yo-Yo" | 2xMerc 1000's |
Dual Engine Fuel Hydro |
| 1966 |
106.24 |
Skip Talbot |
Jones Hydro "Valkyrie" | 2xMerc 1000's |
Dual Engine Gas Hydro |
| 1966 |
86.63 |
Skip Talbot |
"Thunderbucket" |
1xMerc 1000 |
Single Engine Fuel Flatbottom |
| 1966 |
85.33 |
Skip Talbot |
"Thunderbucket" |
1xMerc 1000 |
Single Engine Gas Flatbottom |
| 1967 |
98.04 |
Bruce Redman |
"Halfbreed II |
Single Engine Fuel Hydro |
|
| 1967 |
117.26 |
Skip Talbot |
Jones Hydro "Valkyrie" | 2xMerc 1000's | Dual Engine Gas Hydro |
| 1967 |
118.80 |
Skip Talbot |
Jones Hydro "Valkyrie" |
2xMerc 1000's | Dual Engine Fuel Hydro |
| 1967 |
81.78 |
Kent Carmichael |
"Spraymaker" |
Dual Engine Gas Flatbottom |
|
| 1971 |
127.11 |
Gary Ferguson/Jack Oxley |
Jones "Drag'n'Fly" Hydro | 2xChrysler 135's |
Dual Engine Fuel Hydro |
| 1972 |
127.84 |
Gary Ferguson/Jack Oxley |
Jones "Drag'n'Fly" Hydro | 2xChrysler 135's |
Dual Engine Gas Hydro |
| 1972 |
107.91 |
Molly Ballou |
Jones "Molly Bee" |
2xMerc 99ci |
Dual Engine Gas Hydro (Women's) |
| 1973 |
104.65 |
Bob Piper |
Jones Hydro | 1xMerc 99ci |
Single Engine Fuel Hydro |
| 1984 |
126.00 |
Larry Boyd |
Jones Hydro |
1xMerc 2.4 |
Unlimited Outboard |
| 1984 |
128.38 |
Blake Justice |
"Lickity Split" |
1xMerc 2.4 |
Unlimited Outboard |
| 1985 |
133.92 |
Barron Cooley/Don Stegall |
Hydro "The Toy" |
1xMerc 2.4 |
Unlimited Outboard |
| 1996 |
148.30 |
Chris Domino |
Pugh Hydro "Risky Business" |
1xMerc 2.5 |
Unlimited Outboard (SDBA) |
| 2001 |
156.26 |
Jon Wright |
Pugh Hydro "Tinker Toy" |
1xMerc 2.5 on nitros |
Unlimited Outboard |
