Cool article Jerry. There is that damn "paralax" bottom again. I am stumped. I need to talk to Fitz or Duff about that.
Its as a few things off a little. His first drag boat was called Phffft, not POOF. Also, I think he won 100 consecutive SK races in his first glass 16 fter, and was the reason he used the number 100 on his 17 1/2 ft that followed it. I think Kenny Wilcox had the 100 boat, and now its at Jet Boat Plus. Ms K034 may have the inside on where that boat is.
Of all the trophies Rudy won, when he died there was only one left. And that was only because his daughter had it at her place. If I am not mistaken it if for the Gulf Hall of Fame.
He threw out hundreds when he moved out of the shop, straight into a roll off dumpster, including the first Salton Sea 500 trophy, which now there is only a picture of him with it. Wish I would have gotten by there more when he was moving that stuff out. I got a bunch of stuff, but no where near what I wish I would have.