Don Aronow born in 1927 in Brooklyn New York left New Jersey in 1961 to relocate in Miami.

Don aronow racing. In 1962 with the intention of building better race boats Aronow created Formula Boats named after the fastest Formula One F-1 car racing series and set up production on barren and remote NE. Senior Editor Kevin Koenig spoke to those who knew him best the key players of Thunderboat Row. Average winning Speed 771 mph.

188th Street in North Miami. His boats went on to win a whopping 350 offshore races and Aronow himself was a two-time world champion and three-time US. John Travoltas biopic on Don Aronow or Ben Aronoff in the film is set to release August 16 2018.

Challenger was a beautiful facility situated on Arch Creek in the middle of nowhere. Don Aronow The Early Years Before He Became a God In 1961 I was service manager at Challenger Marine in North Miami Florida. Offshore Racing 1967 Part 1.

Maximum speed in excess of 90 mph Probably the ultimate classic powerboat this Cigarette Racing - Don Aronow Bubbledeck which is. It was all downhill from there. 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 where most.

We left off with Aronows creation and subsequent sale of Formula then. 007 won the Miami Nassau race and established Dons second company DONZI as a force to be reckoned with. The story is based on the book Speed Kills by Arthur J.

Last week in Part One of the story of Thunderboat Row we explored how the legendary Don Aronow became interested in the new thrill of offshore boating and racing and in 1962 established Formula Boats on a desolate dusty dead-end road in North Miami called NE 188th Street. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. Don Aronow then started racing boats for fun.