2021 NAMBA Nats Race Program

When you first think about the 70’s you don’t think about them being that long ago, but then you start realizing what was going on then and it starts to feel like a lifetime ago. Below are some facts from 1972 that put things into perspective…  The Watergate break-in took place.  The last of the U.S. ground troops left Vietnam.  Atari kicks off the first generation of video games with the release of Pong .  Cell phones had not yet been invented (now people think you’re weird if you don’t have one or heaven forbit you have a “Flip phone”).  The last moon landing, Apollo 17, took place on December 11th of this year.  The Equal Rights Amendment, which provided for the legal equality of the sexes, passed in both houses of Congress (it has still not been fully ratified to date).  The Dow Jones closed above 1,000 for the first time in history.  Electronic mail was introduced, mainly to send messages to someone on the same computer (today we can have it read to us by our smart watch).  Most popular TV shows included: All in the Family , Sanford and Son , Hawaii Five-0 , Maude , and Adam-12. M*A*S*H premiered on CBS.  HBO launched in the U.S. as the first subscription cable service (now we can watch TV on our watches).  Best picture was The Godfather with Marlon Brando, other films that year included Deliverance, Lady Sings the Blues, Last Tango in Paris, Poseidon Adventure, and Sounde.  Music chart toppers:  American Pie by Don Mclean,  Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O’Sullican,  Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr.,  I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash Average Values Then… Now… New house $27,550 $409,000 Rent $165 $1,500 Gallon of gas $0.55 $3.90 Average income $11,800 $79,000 Kodak camera $28 $150 Wrangler Jeans $12 $44 Newspaper $0.15 $0.50 12-pack of soda $0.69 $3.50 Dozen eggs $0.39 $1.64 US Population (million) 209.9 333.1 $500 color TV 21” / 100lbs 55” / 25lbs Now for the important things… NAMBA Membership $12 $55 60 size engine w/tune pipe $118 $700 Rudder assembly $10 $54 Mono hull (40-60 size) $40 $450 Hardware for said mono $12 $145 Sport hydro hull $40 (40 size) $600 (gas) Sport hydro hull (60-80 size) $85 $400 Servo $40 $70 RPM of a marine motor 13k 26k All American monos from Associated in 1972 Complete radio from W.S. Deans Co. in 1972 Aluminum Flywheels and collets from Norco Precision in 1972. I know you’re saying what’s so special about a flywheel? Remember you had to buy them separately back then,. Interesting Facts From 1972... Steve Muck holding Dumas Boats new DRAG’N FLY 20, with a new SK-DADDLE 20 on the beach with his Orbit Radio. 2021 NAMBA Nationals Page 16