The closest worldmart I have is in Florida, Man you guys are at the end of the map lol Let me make some thing clear, I have great respect for those pioneers of tunnel boat racing and yes, I have learned a lot from all of them, infact I would not be the competitor I am now without their help! Tommy Lee, Allen Elzer, Gary P., Rod G. Mark Hopper, The Woods, I have spoke with them but never did get a chance to get on of the Black birds. John Otto, never talked to him, but read his theory's in John Finches magazines. I have never known a tunnel hull designer in Cali/ every thing that I ran or did was from a direct result from those guys, I might be a hybrid, I brought the Leecraft here, and stocked them in the hobby shop that I ran, along with HTB's and Allen's prop cuping tool. When I started racing, every one was running a dumas with a throttle exhaust, I know it had to be a better way. I asked around and my first contact was Gary P. he was my teacher, and I have the most respect for him and his always. He sent me my first LeeCraft, I then put the first Rossi on it, Oh I left out Jim Irwin, we also stocked his pipes, bought over 20 of them maybe more. They all laugh at me and my set-up saying that will never work, I was not accepted then much like now, by 1998, 1999, and 2000. there were no more dumas boats, or Aero Techs, it was a changing of the guard, When it comes to tunnel boats, yes the mecca is there, heck we don't even have tunnel boat race in Namba any more, which is so sad. being able to come and race with you guys will be awesome, knowing some where Tunnels will never die.
and neither will this thread lol