Don Johnson played Sonny Crockett one half of the crime-fighting duo that we loved in Miami Vice.

Don aronow miami vice. Aronows customers included Vice President. BushRetired President Lyndon Johnson owned several 16 ft. Here in Miami.

Speed Kills Update. Powerboat racing champion and the founder of Cigarette Formula Donzi Magnum Squadron XII USA Racing and a larger-than-life figure Aronow was known as the King of Thunderboat Row a short stretch of 188 th Street in North Miami. Director Billy Corben recounts the rarely told fast life and times of one of the worlds most intriguing adventurers and explores Don Aronow a champion boat racer and international businessman.

He is turning 70. Who knew Aronow for over 20 years. Involving powerboat racing mobsters Presidents and ultimately murder.

Don Aronow who was seen later in his career racing without a helmet is shown here racing an ealry Formula boat in the Bahamas wearing no helmet or life jacket. Donzi speedboats on his Texas ranch with which he. Don Johnson Knives Out was on one of the most popular shows in the 80s Miami Vice.

Now he has five children one of them Dakota Johnson. Champion of offshore racing. The film is directed by Jodi Scurfield not John Luessenhop as previously reported although Luessenhop is one of the writers along with David Aaron Cohen.

Miami has had more than its share of sensational crimes. But perhaps no murder at least no murder that was solved contained more intrigue and mystery than the shooting of speed-boat builder Don Aronow. Don had just moved down from Joisy and had sent his diving boat Claudia a 32 foot Pederson Viking skiff to our yard for launching.