TODAY YEARS AGO....1 September 1968 - Charles Gardner always with his brother Jimmy takes a little revenge on Sopwith that had beaten them the day before in the CTC, winning just ahead of him in the first edition of the Round the Island-Bollinger Globet, the race-of-the-day-after , around the Isle of Wight. The Gardner were driving the 36 Souter,one of the best achievements of the genius Renato Sonny Levi, the famous Surfury, powered with two US turbo Daytona. Sopwith the boat that he had used the day before, the 25 Souter designed by Shead and with a same turbo engine Daytona Telstar, this time he could do little against the excessive power of the rival, and since there were no special exercises route had to do was only follow the leader. 1984 - Bill Bonner won his second race of the season and careerof three overall, the eighth edition of theTorbay International off Brixham on his cat 38 Cougar powered Jaguar-Bonner turbo Supercat along with veteran Tim Powell. Bonner has beaten his rival of the season,the countryman Gerve-Brazier who was on a mono 39 Saltshaker also with a pair of Jaguar-Bonner but a little less powerful,than its preceding him by more than 14 minutes, and here ended the list of OP1 arrived. Marco Bertini 2014
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