The Menkens V-Drive is not a new product. It is a V-Drive design that Harold Kindsvater owned with success and stopped manufacturing in 1982. Tom Bentley, bought the company and brought it out of dormancy in 1994. He reintroduced the V-Drive as the "Menkens 2000 V-Drive" with today's current technology and using today's state-of-the-art materials. Many of today's racers only know of the other brand of V-Drive. But one thing is important - today's racer now have a choice for a top quality product with materials that offer guaranteed performance. Menkens offers complete V-Drive servicing and blueprinting. Tom has worked hard to improve areas of design needed for today's racing. Menkens builds V-Drives for lake performance boat all the way to Top Fuel.

Menkens 2000 V-Drives is the leading distributor for Radiece Performance Propellers and offers the same benefits of customer service, satisfaction, and guaranteed performance that the racer can count on. Radiece Performance Propellers can blueprint your favorite propeller. They will inspect, repair, and service your propellers to keep them on the cutting edge.

Menkens 2000 V-Drives will become you one-call center when it comes to ordering, V-Drives, prop shaft release parts, gears, and all the hardware you need. For honest, reliable, and on-time service that you will appreciate, give Tom a call. He can be reached Monday through Saturday at (530)885-0531.

Who is Tom? As a young boy in the 1960's, Tom Bentley first acquired his love for boat racing at Marine Stadium in Long Beach, CA. Little did he know that this future stepfather would share his passion for racing. For those of you who do not know Tom personally, his mother Lyn Todd and stepfather, the late Bill Todd of "Billy the Kid" fame. Todd held the Top Fuel Hydro record at 4.95 ET at 226.70 MPH in 1986, the last year of the open cockpit top fuel hydro.

In the late 1970's and early 1980's, Tom learned all of the basics of boat racing while part of the "Billy the Kid" crew. The team enjoyed great success in the Blown Gas Hydro, Blown Alcohol Hydro and Top Fuel Hydro classes. Tom was temporarily absent from the sport during the late 80's, but recognized the need for a good product to be reintroduced with changes for today's racing. His love of boat racing never died, and he hopes to contribute to the successful growth that is anticipated during the coming years.