omc f1 motors

[mike bryan]

what did omc run prior to running v8's. did they race crossflows against mercs loop charged motors?

[Fish]

Hey Gator, ran into a friend from back in the day racing. Ed medley told me to say hi next time I talked to you. he is doing well and had many great things to say about you, even if many involved you passing him.

[PARKER RABE]

i have some pictures of ed medley and my dad doing some old circle track racing !

[mike bryan]

can anyone shed a little more light on exactly what they were racing (maybe a picture)

[racer]

They did have a looper 6 before the v8 but not too many were built. It was known as the wonder motor as in wonder what it is. It was a 3 litre loop 6. They were fast but development stopped when the 8 came out. They also had a small loop 6 before the 150 inch cross flow

[mike bryan]

thanks racer

what classes did you race in. were you factory omc?

[Mark75H]

3 litre loop 6

Never heard of that one. Can you provide more than anecdotal evidence?

[mike bryan]

how about 2.6 xp/gts? did these things distance raced at any time?

[Fish]

Originally posted by PARKER RABE
i have some pictures of ed medley and my dad doing some old circle track racing !

love to get a hold of some of those if possible parker. lemme know

fish

[kim cleckler]

I NEVER REMEMBER A LOOP V-6..

WHAT I REMEMEBER WAS LATE 60'S THE X-115'S V-4S
70'S THE KC-13 V-4'S AND THEN THE SUPER STRANGERS WITH THE 8 BARREL CARB. SET UP

THE CCC;S AND THE RS WHICH WAS A CROSS FLOW ALSO ..


I HAVE A SUPER STRANLER AND A CCC I WILL TRY TO GET A PIC SO YOU CAN SEE LATER ON KIM

[mike bryan]

thanks kim,
and others responding. i am a hardware junkie and any info, pictures appreciated.

[Raceman]

Jim, help me put that in perspective year wise. What year was it that Billy and an OMC boat (Haunstein???) blew over together at Eufaula on the shoot right in front of the spectators................. and was it another year, or am I remembering that one wrong that Billy blew over off to the left and they couldn't find the motor that day, but divers found it a day or so later???

If OMC had loopers then it would explain a lot as to how all of a sudden the boats seemed a lot faster.

[Raceman]

I'm sure that Billy blew over on the back one year. That's the year the motor was on the bottom. Back then, depth finders that would shoot a decent image were new, and we were trying to figure if we could get one somewhere and find that engine. I know when we left that day that they hadn't found it, but I remember hearing a day or say later that they did find it.......... seems like a day or so later.

I was also thinking I remembered him going over with another boat right on the front straight, but can't say for sure whether it was a different year, or I'm just confusing the location of the other one.

Boy, you talk about failin' memory.............. I'm the poster child.