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Vulture 1970's
John Lewis, Owner/Driver of Vulture
Some Trophies & Titles Won

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Winning Certificates - Titles - Records - Quarter Mile
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Championship Certificate
Title :"T. Stephenson"
Cubic Inch: 300 - Hull: Services Runabout
Course: Lake Learmonth - Date: 30- November - 1969

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Championship Certifiacte
Title : "C. McClaggan"
Cubic Inch: Unlimited - Hull: Services Runabout
Course: Lake Learmonth - Date: 30 - November - 1969

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event: "A Grade "
Date: 7 - December - 1969

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event: "H. Haebich Trophy"
Date: 26 - December - 1969

The Victorian Speedboat Club
Second Place - Event :"300 Cubic Inch Scratch"
Third Place - Event :"Unlimited Open"
Date: 4 - January - 1970
 

Melbourne Runabout & Speedboat Club
First Place - Event :"300 Cubic Inch Open"
Third Place - Event :"300 cubic Inch H'Cap"
Date: 1 - February- 1970
 

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event :"Open H' Cap"
Third Place - Event :"A Grade Scratch"
Date: 8 - February - 1970
   

Bendigo Power Boat Club
Second Place - Event: "Shell Kimbolton Cup"
Date: 15 - February - 1970

Bendigo Power Boat Club
First Place - Event :"Unlimited Displacement "

Second Place - Event :"E. C. Griffith Cup"
Date: 29 - March - 1970
 
 
The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event :"A Grade Scratch"
Third Place - Event :"A Grade H' Cap"
Date: 19 - April - 1970
 
 
Certifiacte of Speed Record & Record Certificate
Title : "Australian"
Cubic Inch: 400 - Hull: Displacement
Course: Glenmaggie - Date: 10 - May - 1970
 
Certifiacte of Speed Record & Record Certificate
Title : “Australian
Cubic Inch: Unlimited - Hull: Service Runabout
Course: Glenmaggie - Date: 16 - August- 1970
  View article Lewis Sets 5 Records by Ted Madden
Certifiacte of Speed Record & Record Certificate
Title : “Australian
Cubic Inch: 400 - Hull: Service Runabout
Course: Glenmaggie - Date: 16 - August - 1970
 

Special Quarter - Mile Trails
Title : “Australian”
Section/Class: Unlimited Racing Runabout - Capacity - 353c.i. (Actual)
Course: Melton Weir, Victoria - Date: 20 - September - 1970
Time : 8.85 seconds
Time : 10.42 seconds

View article "Vulture gets the victims" by Ray Laird

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Special Quarter - Mile Trails
Title : “Australian”
Section/Class: 400 Displacement - Capacity - 353c.i. (Actual)
Course: Melton Weir, Victoria - Date: 20 - September - 1970
Time : 10.45 seconds
 
Special Quarter - Mile Trails
Title : “Australian”
Section/Class: 400 Service Runabout - Capacity - 353c.i. (Actual)
Course: Melton Weir, Victoria - Date: 20 - September - 1970
Time : 10.48 seconds
 
Special Quarter - Mile Trails
Title : "Australian"
Section/Class: 400 Unlimited Displacement - Capacity - 353c.i. (Actual)
Course: Melton Weir, Victoria - Date: 20 - September - 1970
Time : 10.53 seconds

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event: "A Grade Scratch"
Date: 13 - October - 1970

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event: "Commodore Cup"
Date: 18 - October - 1970
 
Certificate of Speed Record
Title : "Australian"
Cubic Inch : 400 - Hull: Displacement
Course: Glenmaggie - Date: 15 - November - 1970
85.68 Statute Miles per Hour

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Certificate of Speed Record
Title : "Australian"
Cubic Inch :Unlimited - Hull: Racing Runabout
Course: Glenmaggie - Date: 15 - November - 1970
85.28 Statute Miles per Hour
 
Championship Certificate
Title : "Frigrite"
Cubic Inch : Unlimited - Hull: Displacement
Course: Hazelwood - Date: 29 - November - 1970
 
The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event :"Hi. Power Trophy"
Third Place - Event :"Open Handicap"
Date: 26 - December - 1970
 

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event : B.P. Trophy
Second Place - Event :"Yarrawonga 600"
Date: 1 - January - 1971

View article on the Yarrawonga 600

 


The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event :"Concorde Motors Trophy"
Third Place - Event :"Benalla Road House"
Date: 3 - January - 1971

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The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event :"Unlimited Scratched"
Date: 24- January - 1971

 


Bendigo Power Boat Club
First Place - Event: "H. Hinton Memorial Trophy"
(Prize - $60 Cheque, presented at Club House)
Third Place - Event: "Shell Kimbolton Cup"
(Prize - $40 Cheque, presented at Club House)

Date: 14 - Febuary - 1971

 
Hazelwood Power Boat Club
First Place - Event: "Butchers Picnic"
Second Place - Event: "A. Gr. Handicap"
Third Place - Event: "A. Handicap"
Date: 21 - Febuary - 1971
 
The Victorian Speedboat Club
Third Place - Event: "Gold Cup"
Date: 7- March - 1971

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Melbourne Runabout & Speedboat Club
First Place - Event:"Open Scratch"
Third Place - Event: "Open HCP II"
Date: 21- March - 1971
 

Vulture out of action from the following Accidents:

  • At the 1971 E.C. Griffith Cup Lake Eppalock
    Australian Motorboat Championship Unlimited
    Shaw Memorial Unlimited Open – Event No 16– Time 4.15 p.m.
    - Easter Sunday 11th April 1971
  • And then another accident at Albert Park Lake – A Grade Scratch Event
    November 21st 1971

The Victorian Speedboat Club
Third Place - Event: "Unlimited Open Repco Hi Power"
Date: 26 - December - 1972

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The Victorian Speedboat Club
Third Place - Event: "Open Unlimited"
Date: 7 - January - 1973


The Kimbolton Cup 1973
Third Place - Event :"1st Heat"
Third Place - Event :"2nd Heat"
View Article on the Kimbolton Cup

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event :"Repco Driver Award"
First Place - Event :"5 Litre Scratch"
Second Place – Event:“R.C. Cola Gold Cup
Date: 10 - March - 1974

Hazelwood Power Boat Club
Title: "Unlimited Open"
Date: Easter - 1974

View Article - Inboard Nationals

1974 Eppalock Gold Cup
First Place – Event: “5 Litre Scratch
Second Place – Event: “Eppalock Gold Cup1st Heat
Second Place – Event: “Eppalock Gold Cup2nd Heat

“Second Place Outright”

View Article on th
e Gold Cup by Ted Madden 

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event :"Haebich Trophy"
Forth Place - Event :"Repco Hi Power"
Date: 26 - December - 1974

The Victorian Speedboat Club
Forth Place - Event :"Yarrawonga 700"
Date: 1 - January - 1975

View Article on the Yarrawonga 700 by Gorgon Sinclair

View Yarrawonga 700 Programme
 

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event: "Griffith Cup"
Date: 26 - January - 1975

View Vulture crossing the finish line !!!

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Hazelwood Power Boat Club
First Place - Event: "1st Heat Gold Cup"

First Place - Event: "2nd Heat Gold Cup"
First Place - Event: "Hazelwood Gold Cup AGG."

Date: 27 - April - 1975

View Article on the Hazelwood Gold Cup by Ted Madden

View Gold Cup Programme

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event :"Haebich Throphy"
Date: 26 - December - 1975

The Victorian Speedboat Club
Second Place – Event:“Frog Trophy
Date: 1 - January - 1976

The Victorian Speedboat Club
First Place - Event :"Room at the Top"
Sixth Place - Event :"E.C. Griffith Cup"
Date: 25 - January - 1976

The Victorian Speedboat Club
10 year Membership
July 1980
 
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