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Pushing 200 m.p.h. in the fog. Three-time world champion Robert Theoret of Valleyfield, Que., takes his thunderboat along along the Leslie St. spit ye(...)
Pushing 200 m.p.h. in the fog. Three-time world champion Robert Theoret of Valleyfield, Que., takes his thunderboat along along the Leslie St. spit ye(...)

Pushing 200 m.p.h. in the fog. Three-time world champion Robert Theoret of Valleyfield, Que., takes his thunderboat along along the Leslie St. spit ye(...)

Date6/8/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pushing 200 m.p.h. in the fog. Three-time world champion Robert Theoret of Valleyfield; Que.; takes his thunderboat along along the Leslie St. spit yesterday in a race shortened because of fog. Theoret hopes things will open up today; and other racers see the possibility of 200 m.p.h. speeds. Boat in the background is driven by Norm Phillips of Port Perry.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0096395F
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