This is pictures from my FaceBook page and comments by Jimbo McConnells wife Cathy.

Enjoy and thanks to David Blanchard for the pictures.

• Cathy McConnell
  
  Here is a story for everyone about this Boat….. referred to as “the Little #30 Boat”, before APBA changed the numbers and then it became #191. Each time it was run it was very “protected” from prying eyes. We took it to Loveland, Colo. and Jack Leek did not go. Before we left he warned us not to let anyone look under the special 2- piece tarp. One tarp surrounded the bottom, another over the top. The bottom tarp was to be removed as the boat went into the water, not a moment before. There were several new ideas on the bottom and there was to be no one snooping around. Before the race started, I walked behind the Boat and there was a pair of legs sticking out from under it at the back. I could see a belt, but not the person. I grabbed the belt and pulled the person out while Jimbo and others got there. We knew we were in trouble!! Our culprit was Barry Woods …. . That was before we really knew Barry. He had his tape measure and was measuring everything on the bottom. The incident caused quite a scene. Of course, over the years, we became friends and he was Jimbo’s co-driver, at times, but we never forgot the incident. Dragging Barry out by his belt…..

Cathy McConnell

One other tidbit….. this was the first OMC boat to go 100 mph. That happened at Galveston, Tx. in 1970. This was a big deal, at the time, because most of the single engine boats were running in the high 80’s and low 90’s.

Cathy McConnell

This is Jimbo’s boat. It is not a Goat Boat…… it is a Jack Leek OMC Boat. Each time it won a race beating Mercury the Little Mercury Motor and the race was painted on the Boat…… like the shoot downs of Warbird Airplanes.

Thanks to David Blanchard

This was the first ever 2 liter OMC V-6 pure racing looper power-head. This incredible new powerful engine was 3/4 of a mile ahead of the competition in the race and won both the APBA Mod -120 & Mod – U National title.
After the Miami race the same engine was modified for alky and shipped to Holland and Cees Van Der Velden installed the new racing outboard on his brand new #1 Velden/Marlboro. A new mid section/gear-case and a Johnson V-6 Stinger GP engine cover was used.
Two weeks after the Miami race Cees Van Der Velden did a fantastic job in Cardiff, UK and won the UIM ON class 2 liter world title.
One of many behind this extremely fast OMC 2 liter looper was Fred Hauenstein.
Thanks to Fred Hauenstein and Cathy McConnell for info and picture.

The last picture is the triple flip at the Miami race.

The 1981 Havasu Classic winner.

Jimbo McConnell #191 Molinari/Evinrude CCC V6 cross-flow.
(1982 program)

Same Boat winning Havasu in 1980 and 1981 and 2nd place in 1982.