Mike McKnight
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Ok so I'm a little late posting these. It was actually back from being painted last week. I have a few cockpit details and the windshield that I forgot to put back on before pics but you get the idea. It only took me 5 years to get this boat built. I originally won the bare hull at the Muncey race in San Diego back in 06. It was an older version of a Henry Velasco hull and I sold it with a motor thinking I would never build it. Then I found the newer version of this hull available and decided I would do the hull after all since I at some point will probably have almost all of the Circus boats eventually. The cool part of this is that I have been talking with Steve Reynolds who was the original driver of this boat back in 1978. I happened to find him on Facebook and has has been a great source of info.
Hull: Velasco
Hardware: Andy Brown Rudder, Speedmaster Strut, Custom Exhaust by Alan Terry, Motor Mount and Skin Fin Bracket are my own, Mike Hughes Turn Fin.
Painted By: Rick Valdez of Creative Images Lodi, CA
Graphics: Me
Boat Stand Joe Scarpino JRS Innovations
Driver and stacks: Larry Kraemer
Here's a shot with her big sister the 89 Pink Lady. This boat has been retired as a memorial to Troy McIntire the hull builder and Bob Rendon that painted it. There will be a third boat soon as the 89 School Bus is almost finished. I am getting ready to pop a new cowl out of my own mold for that one. Should be ready by summer. Then there is another hull that is 50% and that is the 1993 Two Wing Circus Bert Dygert Hull.
Oh wait I almost forgot there is also a 1/6 Scale gas version of the Pink Lady that is planned as well. Plugs are laid out for the cockpit and cowl already.
Hull: Velasco
Hardware: Andy Brown Rudder, Speedmaster Strut, Custom Exhaust by Alan Terry, Motor Mount and Skin Fin Bracket are my own, Mike Hughes Turn Fin.
Painted By: Rick Valdez of Creative Images Lodi, CA
Graphics: Me
Boat Stand Joe Scarpino JRS Innovations
Driver and stacks: Larry Kraemer
Here's a shot with her big sister the 89 Pink Lady. This boat has been retired as a memorial to Troy McIntire the hull builder and Bob Rendon that painted it. There will be a third boat soon as the 89 School Bus is almost finished. I am getting ready to pop a new cowl out of my own mold for that one. Should be ready by summer. Then there is another hull that is 50% and that is the 1993 Two Wing Circus Bert Dygert Hull.
Oh wait I almost forgot there is also a 1/6 Scale gas version of the Pink Lady that is planned as well. Plugs are laid out for the cockpit and cowl already.
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