Lars Beer?
Le Mans Master
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From: North tonawanda NY
Our branding actually pays homage to a brewery that existed in Tonawanda for about 80 years.
General Microbrew Co would be a clever play on GMC though..
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Le Mans Master
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From: Little Rock AR
Le Mans Master
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From: North tonawanda NY
Those days are long gone Almost all those bars have been converted to apartments.
We do have a dark muddy New England IPA we call "Canal Water" and one Called "Roostertail" that pays homage to the glory days of the Niagara river boat races.
Almost all those bars have been converted to apartments.We do have a dark muddy New England IPA we call "Canal Water" and one Called "Roostertail" that pays homage to the glory days of the Niagara river boat races.
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Drifting
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Back in the 70s they use to race drag boats right by downtown Austin, TX during Aquafest. That was some gnarly stuff to watch (hear) if I remember correctly (don't remember that much from the 70s). Years later they shut them down due to the beautiful people living near/on Town Lake complaining about the noise.
Le Mans Master
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From: North tonawanda NY
Google says big hydroplane races Aug 6 & 7 2021 on Niagara River. What kinda boats did they race before?
Back in the 70s they use to race drag boats right by downtown Austin, TX during Aquafest. That was some gnarly stuff to watch (hear) if I remember correctly (don't remember that much from the 70s). Years later they shut them down due to the beautiful people living near/on Town Lake complaining about the noise.
Back in the 70s they use to race drag boats right by downtown Austin, TX during Aquafest. That was some gnarly stuff to watch (hear) if I remember correctly (don't remember that much from the 70s). Years later they shut them down due to the beautiful people living near/on Town Lake complaining about the noise.
I should clarify that "Roostertail" is a cream ale brewed with orange peel to pay homage to two boats in particular "Miss Jenny" and "Orange Crush" that used to battle it out in the hay days.
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Drifting
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Yeah that was cool back before cable. The networks would televise the unlimited hydroplanes ala Miss Budweiser and the Reno Air Races every year. They both probably still televised on one of my 1047 cable channels somewhere.
Yeah that was cool back before cable. The networks would televise the unlimited hydroplanes ala Miss Budweiser and the Reno Air Races every year. They both probably still televised on one of my 1047 cable channels somewhere.
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Real fun to watch amatures racing thier fancy cigarette boats back in the day. Ralph Santangelo was a hair salon owner and had a big boat. I remember watching it start to lift up and get crazy dancing around in the air. 
Looked like it would end upside down before he backed out of it.
Looked like it would end upside down before he backed out of it.
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