Dad met Charlie Strang when He bought a 460 for intercollegiate boat racing. Jim Webb wanted to be sure that it was set up on the boat properly. Dad was very favorably impressed . He said that there was only a little Charlie was unfamiliar with and in most cases he was ahead of the game. Dad was very happy when Charlie left Brunswick and knew that Ralph Evinrude wanted to get him into OMC. Jim Webb, Ralph and Dad had long been trying to get Evinrude into racing competition with Mercury. Dad felt getting Charlie on board was the way the do it.
I would certainly buy a copy of "Velvet Gloves" when it became available. . . 😉
