Quote Originally Posted by gn7 View Post
I think that's because Lou was a pretty mello easy going guy. That was right when the whole "U" designation issue came up with the Unlimiteds, that was primarily between Rudy and Bill Muncey. K was not a "runabout" class at the time and many didn't use it. Most boats in the "marathon" class ran without a letter designation at all during that period. Shortly later, Rudy, Nordskog, Bill Cooper, and Lou started the "professional racers" association, and the boats started carrying the S/C designation.

KRR came some time after 1965.
I believe it was '69. I talked to Chuck Boyd about this a few times. There were guys that wanted to race, but their boats were beyond any of the classes. The result was KRR.