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Mel Kirtz receiving 'Fox' Award
Dan, Mel & Jerry
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Photo courtesy of Bill Hosler, from the Claude Fox collection.
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Dan Kirts - 1971 World Champion in B Hydroplane
Kirts and Austin battling for position
Jerry Kirts
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Jerry Kirts was the 700cc Hydro National Championship winner for both 1976 and 1977.
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Kirts & Simison battling for position
Mel Kirts - 1971 World Champion in F Hydroplane
Dan & Jerry Kirts with a C Konig
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Photo courtesy of Wayne Baldwin.
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1975 - Jerry Kirts at Huntsville, AL
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Jerry Kirts with Stan (Butch) Leavendusky Jr.
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1978 - Mel Kirts
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(Photo courtesy of Wayne Baldwin.)
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1977 - Dan Kirts & 8 Cylinder Konig
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Dan Kirts, driving a hydro with a one of a kind, 8 cylinder Konig engine for Marshall Grant, was written up in an article printed in the 8/19/77 Hinton Daily News. Marshall Grant was well known as a member of the Johnny Cash band. This 8 cylinder Konig engine is now part of a collection owned by Mark Suter, which can be found under the Collections section of this web site.
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1977 - Dan Kirts & 8 Cylinder Konig (2)
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Page 2 of the 1977 article.
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1977 - Article - World Championships
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Article appearing in the local Alexandria, LA, newspaper about the Kirts brothers and Bruce Nicholson at the World Championships.
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1977 - Article - World Championships (2)
1980 Nationals - 700cc Hydro
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