S.C.O.P.E. HOT-Shots (old version)

• 07-16-2003: Lu Lyall

Additional Info: The 2003 SCOPE Poker Run was another great event that provides some helicopter shots of members boats. Here, SCOPE BOD member Lu "pie-hole" Lyall is seen running his all white 2000 Formula FASTech with a race faring. Lu is a regular tow boat in the Catalina Ski Race and is a fierce competitor. Also know as the "Leak-Proof Trim Pump Cap Guy", Lu makes boating a family event with his wife Beth and two little girls. 

• 03-13-2003: Tim McCray

Additional Info: It was the former race boat known as Ohio Steel, after retirement it was named NADA Chance, then Gotta Chance, and now Tim has renamed it "Never Satisfied".

The boat is a 1991 Fountain Lighting 42'. It has Paul Pfaff 572ci Merlin blocks with 10:71 BDS blowers, super chillers and dominator carbs, putting out 900 hp each! This power is being put through a pair of Huber transmissions hooked up to Mercury Racing #6's. At the business end, a couple of four blade cleavers. 

This boat raced in the early 90's and was driven by none other than Reggie Fountain himself and John Rebhan. In 1992 Reggie and John captured the the OPT National and World Championships for Open V bottom in this boat. 

And at one time held the record for the fastest V-bottom at over 123 mph. Fountain also won the APBA World Championship in manufacturer Super-Vee. With a few exceptions, such as new paint, upholstery and carbon fiber dash, the boat is still set up in it's race configurations with the three stand up bolsters and ballast tank. Top speed is just over 90mph on gps.

• 02-25-2003: Ken Boyce

Additional Info: This is Ken's second time on the SCOPE HotShot page, but this is with a different boat! This photo was taken by a helicopter during the Dick Simon Poker Run in May of 2002 on the way to Catalina. HUGE AIR!!!  The photo quality isn't that good (since it's from a video capture) but the action is all "HotShot"! Currently, the motors are currently at Paul Pfaffs getting "tuned up" for summer!

• 01-02-2003: Norton Alderson

Additional Info: This great shot is from the SCOPE 2002 poker run taken by Bill House. Norton (aka Nort and PhantomChaos) joined SCOPE after a year of boating in SoCal and at that time he owned a Formula FASTech 312 (named Phantom Chaos).   Boating has always been a hobby as prior to his first power boat (the 312), he had a Hobbie-Cat 16 for 12 years.  Now he takes his Formula 382 "condo-on-the-water" to the waves with the SCOPE group. 

• 09-09-2002: Doug & Jill Lawrence

Additional Info: Doug and his wife Jill (aka "Blondie") and the rest of the Lawrence family are always challenging the Pacific as well as Havasu in their 38 Scarab called "Blondie". This shot is from the 2002 SCOPE Poker Run. All of the normal "crew" rode during the poker run. Their normal crew includes four their daughters; Paris, Kaysha, Lexi and Chloe! Here's another shot of just the women of the family. Doug is also on the 2002 SCOPE Board of Directors. Where does he find the time?

• 07-30-2002: Dave & Tracey Anderson

Additional Info: Dave and Tracy are blazing in Havasu during a July outing in their 38 Top Gun. Also with them are their kids Mikayla and Hunter because "This Gun is tons of fun". Dave hopes to have a S/C power upgrade soon. Thanks for joining SCOPE this year!!!

• 06-09-2002: Lu Lyall and Wayne Lee

Additional Info: Here is our fearless 2002 club president Lu Lyall screaming in response to a personal assault by our SCOPE Poker Run Director, Wayne Lee. This shot is taken after a few Heinekens while on the 2002 SCOPE Cruise-Ship trip in June.

• 05-15-2002: Joe Fetchel

Additional Info: Joe is getting it on at the POPRA race in Oceanside. You might notice in the picture, there seems to be a little bit of AIR under the hull, and that's the way Joe likes it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck this season Joe!

• 03-29-2002: Frank & Alisa Barbarino

Additional Info: Awesome shot of Franks boat in beautiful water. Notice the reflection of the bow on the water!

• 01-25-2002: Jimbo/Misty Dunphy

Additional Info: Jimbo takes to the air in "Bada Bing" (without Misty on board) while in the Long Beach area. A typically beautiful December day in the Southern California area. 

• 01-04-2002: Jeffrey Cheng

Additional Info: Taken while on the S.C.O.P.E. 2001 road trip to Lake Mead in October 2001, this is one of only four ever made. A carbon fiber F-2 race boat with a converted pleasure boat cockpit layout. Year is 2000. Twin HP500's. Bravo One drives with nosecones. Turns a four blade 34 pitch prop. Weight of this boat is only 7800 pounds dry. This twin-step beauty handles any kind of water!

• 12-28-2001: Raoul Broch

Additional Info: Taken during the S.C.O.P.E. 2001 Poker run, this Factory 1 boat is flying with Raoul at the helm. Taking to the air is second nature when running Factory class racing, so the poker run is just like a "walk-in-the park" to Raoul. Nice air job!

• 12-18-2001: Anna Sweetland

Additional Info: Ruckus......this totally tricked out 38 Top Gun is all that, and more. With its twin 900HP super-charged engines, huge #6 drives with stand-off boxes and ultra-clean detailing......who would own this awesome machine?  None other than OffshoreOnly.com's "Blonde Cig Chick"! These special Paul Pfaff engines are strong runners with 10.25:1 compression and a wet exhaust setup. You can definitely hear Ruckus coming at you, and leaving you behind!

• 12-10-2001: Ron & Kristen Songrath

Additional Info: This hot-rod is sporting some serious Paul Pfaff power. With flames covering it, this boat runs like a bat-out-of-hell. Figures that Ron is aka "DevilMan" on the premier boating Internet forum OffshoreOnly.com.  Here's some additional information that was provided to SCOPEinfo.com

• 11-29-2001: Kevin Schutle

Additional Info: Kevin's Cafe Racer is a Lip-Ship boat, totally re-rigged with spanking new twin HP500EFI's! This is one of the cleanest Cafe's you'll ever see. This photo is taken in the Channel Islands area by a Channel Island resident and fellow boater, Louw Jacobs from his private plane. Hopefully, we'll be showcasing a shot of Louw's 38 Scarab with 900SC's later next year. Getting some serious air Kevin!

• 11-21-2001: Dennis Derieg

Additional Info: Dennis and his buddies are truly flying on in this photo taken during the 2001 S.C.O.P.E. Poker Run. In nearly all four of the photos taken of his boat during the poker run he's got air! Hope to see you there next year!

• 11-15-2001: Ettore

Additional Info: This photo was taken at the Ventura, CA POPRA race in October of 2001. The photograph was taken by Kelly Lee while watching the race. The boat was rigged by Archer Marine in Costa Mesa. Since this photograph was taken, the boat raced at the Worlds in Key West which was postponed when the Key's evacuated due to a hurricane. Before the Worlds was postponed, the driver was injured when the boat was stuffed. The boat was severely damaged and it has not been determined whether Ettore will be salvaged. This is a great shot with lots of air.

• 11-05-2001: Mike Bobbitt

Additional Info: Mike has no problem seeing how far the throttles move forward. This shot is take from a helicopter during the 2001 S.C.O.P.E. Poker Run.

• 10-29-2001: Ken Boyce

Additional Info: It's named "Patriot" for pretty obvious reasons.