"Wink, I never met Anchor but was fortunate to meet DeWitt Jensen who gave me a very informative tour of the shop on Portage Bay. Also a big fan of Mira Slovak and the Miss Wahoo. I met Mira at the team shop on Boeing Field in 1959. My Dad was having…"
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David B. Crooker commented on David B. Crooker's group Slo Mo Shun
"Thank you both for joining. I first saw Slo-Mo IV testing off Hunts Point in 1952. I had never seen a hydroplane before and asked the kids I was visiting with "..what is that?" They replied that it was the race boat that won all the time.…"
CARL A PRIESS commented on David B. Crooker's group Slo Mo Shun
"Grew up n Seattle and became addicted to the hydroplanes. Rode in Slo-Mo IV in 1952 at 135mph with Anchor as the driver. Have since ridden in Miss Wahoo twice and still addicted."
Wink Arnott commented on David B. Crooker's group Slo Mo Shun
"Aloha, Grew up knowing Anchor Jensen as my mother grew up with him in seattle, came to seafair every other summer in the 60's and 70's, Big fan of Miss Wahoo and Mira Slovack"
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