1983 Champion Spark Plug Regatta - Miami, Fl

ESPN coverage of the 1983 Champion Spark Plug Regatta at Miami Marine Stadium.

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Love these watching these vintage races!!! 🏁🏁

[@newcarpathia9422]

I barely remember 5-lap heats, besides the final. I believe Madison, the course on which I spent my childhood, was one of the first, if not the first, courses to start doing the 3-lap preliminaries. Watching now, it's easy to see why they did that. 5 is too many.

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Yep, I agree!