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powerabout

07-22-2017, 09:16 AM

No. The production V-6 cross wasn't tooled yet.
So is that another custom engine none of us have ever seen?
Are there any photos?

lars strom

07-22-2017, 10:55 AM

Nice memories from 1983. So proud of this hand painting of my Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude V8 race boat done by Sean Barnard (https://www.facebook.com/sean.barnard.7?fref=mentions)s dad.
Thanks again.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/20247897_1504180786305065_3332220266973262054_o.jpg?oh=8d1c8dfb8343badc4685c08e4161a2ef&oe=59EC4192

lars strom

07-22-2017, 06:55 PM

"Out of retirement"
Today's UIM F2 is racing in Antwerpen, Belgium this weekend. Here is my F1-V8 story from Antwerpen 1985.

My first and only F1-V8 race in a new Velden safety cockpit boat 1985.
http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/my-first-and-only-f1-v8-race-in-a-new-velden-safety-cockpit-boat-1985/

(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/my-first-and-only-f1-v8-race-in-a-new-velden-safety-cockpit-boat-1985/)https://i0.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Lars-F1-V8-Antverpen-1985.jpg?resize=625%2C872 (http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/my-first-and-only-f1-v8-race-in-a-new-velden-safety-cockpit-boat-1985/)

lars strom

07-22-2017, 10:02 PM

Chasewater, UK 1975

Peter Thorneywork winning the Chasewater Trophy in his #5 ON class Cougar/Johnson V6 2 liter cross-flow

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382209&d=1501468568

lars strom

07-23-2017, 12:10 PM

More Evinrude ads later.
Jon Lovstrom a friend of mine raced Offshore in a V hull with 2 x V6 Second Effort Limited Edition.

Me and the F1-V8 in another Evinrude ad 1983

https://i0.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Lars-E-rudeV8.jpg?resize=538%2C724

lars strom

07-24-2017, 07:49 AM

Billy Rosko huffed & puffed, but his Merc V-6 couldn’t blow the OMC V-8’s away..!!

Click below for full Powerboat Magazine story:
http://svera.se/blogg/billy-rosko-huffed-puffed-but-his-merc-v-6-couldnt-blow-the-omc-v-8s-away/

(http://svera.se/blogg/billy-rosko-huffed-puffed-but-his-merc-v-6-couldnt-blow-the-omc-v-8s-away/)http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382198&d=1501464252 (http://svera.se/blogg/billy-rosko-huffed-puffed-but-his-merc-v-6-couldnt-blow-the-omc-v-8s-away/)

lars strom

07-24-2017, 09:18 PM

OMC and the F1-V8 drivers starting a technological boom 1986.

Safety cells, removable sponsons and power steering.
Thanks Steve Larkin.

http://svera.se/blogg/omc-and-the-f1-v8-drivers-starting-a-technological-boom-1986/

(http://svera.se/blogg/omc-and-the-f1-v8-drivers-starting-a-technological-boom-1986/)https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/57-Hot-3.jpg?resize=625%2C608

(http://svera.se/blogg/omc-and-the-f1-v8-drivers-starting-a-technological-boom-1986/)https://i0.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/57-Hot-5.jpg?resize=497%2C304
https://i0.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/57-Hot-4.jpg?fit=260%2C311
https://i2.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/57-Hot.jpg?fit=960%2C608

powerabout

07-25-2017, 10:22 AM

what was at the other end of that hydraulic ram?

lars strom

07-25-2017, 10:42 AM

I don't remember powerabout but this was done first by Cees van der Velden 1986 and today every F1/F2 boat have electric power steering but wires/cable.

powerabout

07-25-2017, 06:11 PM

electric assisted steering column seems to be the go now, sst45 guys are using them too

2us70

07-26-2017, 11:28 AM

Power steering on a boat and motor that small? We used to use bungee cord steering compensators. Once you had the tension adjusted correctly you could steer one handed very easily.

lars strom

07-26-2017, 11:31 AM

This is an OMC poster that does not need a headline..:)

https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Worlds-fastest-poster..jpg?resize=607%2C800

lars strom

07-26-2017, 01:03 PM

...the rest of the story.

Still the fastest outboard in the world. The Evinrude F1 racing V-8.

http://svera.se/blogg/still-the-fastest-outboard-in-the-world-the-evinrude-f1-racing-v-8/

(http://svera.se/blogg/still-the-fastest-outboard-in-the-world-the-evinrude-f1-racing-v-8/)https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/WR2-Copy.jpg?resize=625%2C405 (http://svera.se/blogg/still-the-fastest-outboard-in-the-world-the-evinrude-f1-racing-v-8/)

lars strom

07-27-2017, 08:17 AM

Canadian Mark Rotharmel in his F1-V8 #24 SEl-Vll / Evinrude V8 in Pittsburgh 1987.
This is during qualification.
(This boat was driven by Art Kennedy in 1986)
Thanks for picture and info Mark Rotharmel.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382206&d=1501467420

lars strom

07-27-2017, 09:42 AM

Some races #57 Ben Robertson used the faster F1-V8 Evinrude cowling.:)

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18519440_1435679089821902_2170258231743084854_n.jpg?oh=18ffc95d8c5e7e7efa4357a04a24a249&oe=5A06A251

powerabout

07-27-2017, 07:20 PM

Some races #57 Ben Robertson used the faster F1-V8 Evinrude cowling.:)
I wonder where that boat and or molds are now?

lars strom

07-27-2017, 07:28 PM

Ben have the molds in Jacksonboro SC and can build you a boat. I have seen them there.

lars strom

07-27-2017, 09:09 PM

#2 Arthur Mostert 1985 and I think its #14 Fred Steinberg in the background second picture.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382207&d=1501467823

lars strom

07-27-2017, 09:14 PM

Cees van der Velden in his #11 Velden/Marlboro/Johnson V6 1976.
This is the same boat he raced in Paris 6 Hours later same year with Bill Seebold. Well one major different..Merc power in Paris 1976..

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12998178_1079990675390747_695546568771610737_o.jpg?oh=cbc3eaff11b0aaef80ff7a129d0df6c1&oe=59EC1A71

lars strom

07-27-2017, 09:19 PM

Cees van der Velden in his #11 Velden/Marlboro/Johnson V6 1976.
This is the same boat he raced in Paris 6 Hours later same year with Bill Seebold. Well one major different..Merc power in Paris 1976..

Same Velden boat with Merc power in Paris 1976.

A pretty unique late 1976 picture. Velden left Johnson Racing for Mercury Racing just before the Paris race.
Cees van der Velden/Bill Seebold in the #92 Velden/Marlboro/Merc T3 in Paris 6 Hours 1976.
I think they ended up fourth..

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/13041082_1077822802274201_5855545061248619456_o.jpg?oh=e5f0ffea0e338079619c94eeafcdbe6a&oe=59F2F3D3

lars strom

07-28-2017, 08:39 AM

Same Velden boat with Merc power in Paris 1976.

A pretty unique late 1976 picture. Velden left Johnson Racing for Mercury Racing just before the Paris race.
Cees van der Velden/Bill Seebold in the #92 Velden/Marlboro/Merc T3 in Paris 6 Hours 1976.
I think they ended up fourth..

More Cees van der Velden.
This is from Drammen GP, Norway 1980. Cees is talking to Serge Righi the Champion Spark Plug representative from Belgium. Champion was extremely good to boat racing back then.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12998525_1077730218950126_545290909879822617_n.jpg?oh=71cbd7abc312443892fe37c1615b51c4&oe=5A0337EA

lars strom

07-28-2017, 08:41 AM

Two of the very best US F1-V8 drivers.
Barry Wood in his #35 Molinari/Evinrude V8
Ben Robertson in his #57 Burgess/Johnson V8
Picture is from 1984

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12552994_1026179334105215_4832231109241832426_n.jpg?oh=4902aa83b83438e77c2fe17eb9f22f78&oe=5A0052E2

lars strom

07-28-2017, 08:46 AM

Cees van der Velden F1-V8 racing 1986.
You can see there is no outside steering cables or steering wings on the engine.
Hydraulic built in power-steering.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12356737_1002379049818577_475068924256795146_o.jpg?oh=b62c569687b5dcbaba922f118f5c096a&oe=59FBCFE6

lars strom

07-28-2017, 10:11 AM

Nicola Mora (https://www.facebook.com/nicola.mora.35) in his #14 Molinari/Evinrude F1-V8 1983.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/16603138_1338651846191294_5883186068995067717_n.jpg?oh=358cb9731839c17ece98102b8fc1129f&oe=59EEEECD

lars strom

07-28-2017, 10:13 AM

1982 World Champion Roger Jenkins in his #9 Burgess/Carlsberg/Evinrude F1-V8
Photo: Terry Weddell
http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/f1-v8-pictures-mixed/

(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/f1-v8-pictures-mixed/)https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Jenkins-8-82.jpg?fit=565%2C351 (http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/f1-v8-pictures-mixed/)

lars strom

07-28-2017, 10:15 AM

Yes..We all know this..!!
TEAM EVINRUDE TURNS IT ON.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15941409_1305421936180952_5544673884886496311_n.jpg?oh=bc1c91a8ceceaea727455938944ec32c&oe=59FA9FF9

lars strom

07-28-2017, 11:41 AM

London GP August 1985
My #8 Burgess/Lasse Strom Marin/Evinrude F1-V8

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/15195904_1265597413496738_2783728479045532925_o.jpg?oh=c713e5ab7beb4da1823b78b3188ad94b&oe=59F24836

lars strom

07-28-2017, 11:44 AM

Idroscalo in Milan, Italy September 1983
My #8 Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude F1-V8

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/15194523_1265597363496743_597030962733102308_o.jpg?oh=eef31ae0cd3986a838d1154a1f758019&oe=59F7E5AF

lars strom

07-28-2017, 11:58 AM

Cees van der Velden and a camera man 1983..!!..https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v9/fa5/1.5/16/1f642.png
This is a good one.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10453338_984493771607105_8740055859356870944_n.jpg?oh=cd975ec021fab27b06c597b5162e1e7c&oe=59F551C7

lars strom

07-28-2017, 03:27 PM

Wonderful picture from 1983
Renato Molinari #18 Molinari/Martini/Evinrude F1-V8 and # 19 Kicco Vidoli also from Italy in a sister boat.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=381991&d=1501273639

lars strom

07-28-2017, 04:20 PM

The Super Molinari Monster.
Renato's entry for the Unlimited Hydroplane class.
A larger UIM F1 tunnel boat with 2 X Evinrude F1-V8 engines. A brutal combination and extremely fast and no safety cell..!!
I think it was 1983.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382193&d=1501463561

lars strom

07-28-2017, 05:18 PM

A beautiful picture from Stuart, Florida.
I am talking about my wife Carina outside the Ralph Evinrude Test Center.:)

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382196&d=1501463917

lars strom

07-28-2017, 07:20 PM

Lyon, France 1983
F1-V8 racing in the middle of a major European city was common back then.
Yes, my #8 Burgess boat closest to the camera.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382194&d=1501463786

lars strom

07-28-2017, 07:35 PM

Arthur Mostert is flying high in his #2 Velden/Aspen/Johnson F1-V8 1982.
Yes I got his sponsorship 1983.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382015&d=1501288567

lars strom

07-28-2017, 07:37 PM

The 1981 up to 1983 Evinrude F1-V8. (Changes was done to the 1984 model)

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382195&d=1501463856

lars strom

07-29-2017, 07:52 AM

Lyon, France 1983
F1-V8 racing in the middle of a major European city was common back then.
Yes, my #8 Burgess boat closest to the camera.
The F1-V8 line up in Paris GP 1984.
My #8 Burgess/ITC/Evinrude boat is third from the right. Tom Percival and I was racing for the same sponsor. International Travel Card.
Photo credit unknown.
From left:
Molinari, Velden, Salabert, Spalding, Percival,Bullen,Jenkins, Mostert, Frost, Vidoli, Strom, Hakkinen not sure about the last boat.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382184&d=1501460964

lars strom

07-29-2017, 07:58 AM

Very nice update from Cathy McConnell today. Thank you very much. Check this out when Jimbo won the F1-V8 race in Sacramento 1983.
Click link below for full story/pictures.
http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/pictures-from-the-1983-f1-v8-race-in-sacramento-ca/

(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/pictures-from-the-1983-f1-v8-race-in-sacramento-ca/)
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382185&d=1501461363
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382186&d=1501461375
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382187&d=1501461393
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382188&d=1501461415
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382189&d=1501461428

(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/pictures-from-the-1983-f1-v8-race-in-sacramento-ca/)

lars strom

07-29-2017, 08:03 AM

Same Velden boat with Merc power in Paris 1976.

A pretty unique late 1976 picture. Velden left Johnson Racing for Mercury Racing just before the Paris race.
Cees van der Velden/Bill Seebold in the #92 Velden/Marlboro/Merc T3 in Paris 6 Hours 1976.
I think they ended up fourth..

More unique and interesting stuff from Paris 6 hours 1976..
Mercury's top driver Bob Hering left Merc for OMC just before the race.
Bob Hering teamed up with Tom Posey and drove the #88 ON Class Johnson RS V6 2 liter/ Molinari in the famous race.
Well..a hole in the boat ended the race early.
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382190&d=1501461784

lars strom

07-29-2017, 08:08 AM

Bob Spalding and his #11 Velden/JPS/Johnson V8 1982.
Check the third picture how his Velden Racing boat was built/rigged.
Many good boat racing memories of Bob. He was such a gentleman and female supporters around the world loved him.

https://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12309483_999054473484368_1974972336759976378_o.jpg?oh=9648e0d9ec0ddf60c59260967ee2ccb3&oe=59F869CFhttps://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12308108_999054553484360_5951155886945570893_o.jpg?oh=c8597b3169f2198f340d6030f0d9e421&oe=59EF26B6https://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12314734_999054580151024_980254173149734315_o.jpg?oh=1fc6d004a33ef80f2d0fc18b52c48288&oe=5A31081E

powerabout

07-29-2017, 08:25 AM

Hi Lars

Now that Rotary John confirmed the xflow racing engine came out before the production tooling it is a very rare thing.
I wonder if there are any photos?

lars strom

07-29-2017, 08:42 AM

Well..I don't have any or have never seen any pictures of that, but I know the race V6 2 liter cross-flow was many years before the first production V6 1976. Of course there was no production tooling 1972/73 when OMC built the first V6 2 liter cross-flow raced in Paris 6 hours 1973.

Here is the first cross-flow V8..:)
OMC´s first cross flow V8..model year 1963..!!.

powerabout

07-29-2017, 09:34 AM

it was most likely sand cast like the looper race engine

lars strom

07-29-2017, 11:46 AM

Evinrude Mod VP-V6 engines.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/156197_458807324175755_1827647905_n.jpg?oh=47fc66d899044aa22d58abf31212aa9f&oe=59F10B89

lars strom

07-29-2017, 11:51 AM

Drammen GP, Norway 1981
Renato Molinari and his #165 Molinari/F1-V8

https://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/530656_479074808815673_115112132_n.jpg?oh=3835b0a0ecc506193be0ac8544dad508&oe=59FC5021

lars strom

07-29-2017, 11:55 AM

Drammen GP, Norway 1981
The start..

https://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/603163_479075098815644_96491993_n.jpg?oh=b41ce4277abc0dcf6c715f73a4a47c36&oe=5A385C12

lars strom

07-29-2017, 12:18 PM

Paris 6 hours 1975
Thank you Amaury Jousseaume (https://www.facebook.com/amaury.jousseaume?hc_location=ufi).
I remember when your dad Didier and his brother Paul took the overall win in the Paris 6 hour race 1975. Driving the #13 boat above with a Evinrude (https://www.facebook.com/BRPEvinrude/?hc_location=ufi) two liter V6 engine. More about the race here..
(https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fsvera.se%2Fblogg%2Fparis-6-hours%2Fparis-6-hours-1975%2F&h=ATNjvIhOu8BczlpSi40P_t-BNi5O7ENj3jqNk1BwvcpXSBiqaSekgCzcerXlPOjwGZhTTuRMAYQk0sN_WVO1I1gC91wAhv9bdne9CFyFurmTR0jH9Z0a7tScBD2 0nZ61bF6zbTvopwc)http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/paris-6-hours-1975/

(http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/paris-6-hours-1975/)https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Paris-1975-1.jpg?resize=625%2C466 (http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/paris-6-hours-1975/)

lars strom

07-29-2017, 01:14 PM

Evinrude V8 speed record in May 1986 by Bob Hering.
169.55 MPH

lars strom

07-29-2017, 02:20 PM

Evinrude/Johnson 15 A was a production engine with a racing gear case and steering wings from OMC.
APBA Class A

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382082&d=1501355996
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382083&d=1501356010

lars strom

07-29-2017, 08:03 PM

The start of the F1-V8 race in London Victoria Docks 1983.
I can see the # 8 Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude is ready to go racing with a good start.
Picture credit unknown but thank you.
#19 Kicco Vidoli of Italy.
#6 Rick Frost, U.K.
#44 not sure ??
#9 Roger Jenkins, U.K.
#18 Renato Molinari of Italy.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382191&d=1501462738

Hydrovair

07-29-2017, 10:25 PM

These are a little bigger than the one's you had in you hand.

382126

lars strom

07-30-2017, 09:01 AM

Three Rivers Regatta in Pittsburgh 1982.
This race was the first F1-V8 event in the U.S. and I was there watching.
I have never seen so many spectators and was told over 300,000..!!
The event was a great success and at the end of the weekend Renato Molinari took the big check to the bank Monday morning.
I went back to Europe and after a long meeting with George Lamy at OMC we had a deal for me to race the F1-V8 world series 1983 including the two U.S. races. (Minneapolis and Pittsburgh)
Click the link below for many more pictures/info.
http://svera.se/blogg/omc-v-8-hits-the-u-s-pittsburgh-1982/
(http://svera.se/blogg/omc-v-8-hits-the-u-s-pittsburgh-1982/)
https://i0.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Jimbo-82-1.jpg?resize=625%2C546
https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jimbo-82-2.jpg?resize=625%2C417

https://i0.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Jimbo-82-9d.jpg?resize=625%2C440 (http://svera.se/blogg/omc-v-8-hits-the-u-s-pittsburgh-1982/jimbo-82-1/)

lars strom

07-30-2017, 11:57 AM

F1-V8 racing in Minneapolis 1985..Over 100,000 watching live..

https://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14606446_1219108498145630_227661164776412580_n.jpg?oh=b7af30b67e4c3fe5f7f9dab4b9b1877e&oe=5A06C4BE

lars strom

07-30-2017, 12:40 PM

I am updating the complete thread and soon all my small thumbnail pictures are replaced with full size picture. Please check it out. I started from page one.

lars strom

07-30-2017, 01:58 PM

This is one of the greatest posters ever.
Probably one of the best drivers ever also.
Well done Roger Jenkins.

471029

lars strom

07-30-2017, 01:59 PM

Renato Molinari #18 Molinari/Martini/Evinrude F1-V8 1983.
Not sure about the boat behind him. Maybe #17??
Photo credit unknown.
Renato is looking tired..https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v9/fa5/1.5/16/1f642.png

https://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12744216_1041999909189824_3717793766276869076_n.jpg?oh=63b6dbf5b499dc355f43afde314b3ab4&oe=59F026AA

lars strom

07-30-2017, 02:01 PM

Arthur Mostert in his powerful #2 Velden/Benson&Hedges/Johnson V8 in Lyon, France 1985

https://scontent.ftpa1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12688247_1030912386965243_5658935334248146957_n.jpg?oh=deed02afc35a30d5613206d51366d822&oe=59FC9184

lars strom

07-30-2017, 02:04 PM

Andy Bullen and Ben Robertson F1-V8 racing 1989.
Not sure why Ben is #34. (Ben was in a backup boat that weekend.) but Andy is #16.

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lars strom

07-30-2017, 02:06 PM

Andy Bullen again.
Now in Stockholm GP 1984 driving his #16 Johnson F1-V8
Picture by Pelle Brolin.
Thank you

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lars strom

07-30-2017, 02:09 PM

Andy Bullen driving the #16 F1-V8 boat with Evinrude power in Kankakee Nationals. Maybe someone can fill in the correct year..
Picture by Mark Nelson. Thank you

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lars strom

07-30-2017, 04:46 PM

Like the good old days..

Bertil Wik is smiling and enjoying a fun day boating at the Stuart waterways.
My Evinrude E-TEC hat is fitting him perfect.
Two former Evinrude F1-V8 drivers..The only to Swedes that ever raced the most powerful 2 stroke V8 outboard engine built.
Thanks for visiting us Bertil.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382180&d=1501459864

lars strom

07-30-2017, 04:57 PM

At the Evinrude factory in Wisconsin.

This was very fun to see outside the BRP/ Evinrude Outboard factory.
I am one of very few that has raced the Evinrude F1-V8 engine.
This bronze statue is the 1985 model with 6 inch midsection and fuel injection

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382181&d=1501460140

lars strom

07-30-2017, 05:06 PM

Four F1-V8 drivers 1983.
Me (Lars Strom) in the #8, Kicco Vidoli #19, Nicola Mora #14 and Francois Salabert #12.

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lars strom

07-30-2017, 06:10 PM

Not sure about this..??
I have to ask Arthur Moster the driver of the #2 Velden/BensonHedges/Johnson V8 next time I see him.:)

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382182&d=1501456216

lars strom

07-30-2017, 06:52 PM

I meet Arthur last year in Tavares, FL during the annual classic boat racing meeting, but forgot to ask him.
It's Arthur to the left of me.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382183&d=1501458890

olboatman

07-30-2017, 07:07 PM

Lars No pics last 5 posts. Gary

lars strom

07-30-2017, 09:12 PM

olboatman (http://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?71099-olboatman)..Thanks for informing me. I screwed up, must redo the thread.

1988 F1-V8 — with Ben Robertson (https://www.facebook.com/bar57jr) #57 , Rick Hoffman (https://www.facebook.com/rick.hoffman.733) #9 and François Salabert #3

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lars strom

07-30-2017, 11:04 PM

F1-V8 from Chattanooga 1985 Complete report..very interesting..!!
Click link below for full story.

http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/f1-v8-from-chattanooga-1985-complete-report-very-interesting/

— with Ben Robertson (https://www.facebook.com/bar57jr), Fred Steinberg (https://www.facebook.com/fred.steinberg.12), Arthur Mostert (https://www.facebook.com/arthur.mostert.7) and Tim Meyer (https://www.facebook.com/tim.meyer.50746).

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lars strom

07-31-2017, 07:52 AM

Close call for Kicco Vidoli of Italy in Lyon, France 1985.
#19 Molinari/Nordica/Evinrude F1-V8
http://svera.se/blogg/the-great-italian-f1-v8-racer-kicco-vidoli/

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/18194784_1420206791369132_5231593818566575274_n.jpg?oh=c449ca0d90e19a2da78c2f489762f4c7&oe=59F0CA55
https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Vidoli-1.jpg?resize=625%2C387

lars strom

07-31-2017, 08:17 AM

Carina and Mike Mull (https://www.facebook.com/mike.mull.5). Mike is the owner of Ceasare Scotti's winning #33 boat in Havasu 1969 powered by twin Evinrude V4 Starflite SS.
This is the Evinrude brochure 1971. Pretty nice

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lars strom

07-31-2017, 08:22 AM

Carina next to Steve Larkin (https://www.facebook.com/steve.larkin.71) ´s Velden/Johnson Stinger GP V4 in Tavares, Florida 2015.

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lars strom

07-31-2017, 08:25 AM

The boat racing world have lost a great friend and supporter.
Known as "Rulle" Christer Rudolph left us a few month ago.
Rulle decorated race boats and was helping Swedish racers at race tracks around the world for many years
The picture show Rulle as the flag man at the Stockholm F1-V8 GP 1983.
R.I.P. my friend

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lars strom

07-31-2017, 08:29 AM

SST 100
Not sure about the year but early nineties is a good guess.
2 Liter V4 looper powerhead installed on the racing V8 / 6 inch midsection.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12279003_993573510699131_9095973652256914094_n.jpg?oh=2fbe8474b1d034f1dc1f4494044de984&oe=5A31858D

lars strom

07-31-2017, 09:50 AM

Evinrude E-TEC G2 Formula 1 – V8 4.5 liter

I strongly believe performance and racing outboards is good to promote and sell more outboards.
The new Evinrude E-TEC G2 is already a great success. Lots of power and best in fuel economy. On top of that the cleanest outboard in the world.

I wish Evinrude took my advice and started a performance division for us that love speed and competition.
After some computer help i came up with this.
The outstanding Evinrude E-TEC G2 Formula One V8.
We added two more cylinders to the current G2 V6 and here it is..
A 4.5 liter very powerful V8, fuel efficient and extremely clean outboard.
Is it going to be reality for racing..probably not but dreaming is what keep many people alive..
A production 400+ HP Evinrude E-TEC G2 4.5 liter V8 is also a must to keep up with Mercury and Yamaha.

http://svera.se/blogg/evinrude-e-tec-g2-formula-1-v8-4-5-liter/
(http://svera.se/blogg/evinrude-e-tec-g2-formula-1-v8-4-5-liter/)

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lars strom

07-31-2017, 10:47 AM

F1-V8 Molinari/Evinrude two seater.
Photo: Marcello Curioni

https://i2.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/529928_131010403740368_1467220034_n-Custom.jpg?resize=600%2C251

lars strom

07-31-2017, 10:51 AM

The first year of the V8 series (1981 picture) Roger Jenkins raced a Velden. He did not like the boat and I remember David Burgess did a few modifications and 1982 Roger switched to Burgess.

https://i0.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/RG-81.jpg?resize=625%2C888

lars strom

07-31-2017, 12:34 PM

This is the very expensive aluminum F1-V8 boat Renato built for the 1982 season. It sank at the first race in Leon, Spain 1982 but Renato won the next race in Como, Italy.
OMC did not like the expensive way of building boats and asked Renato to go back the wood boats for the 1983 season.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382254&d=1501522208
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lars strom

07-31-2017, 01:45 PM

Evinrude Outboards celebrating 75 years 1983.

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lars strom

07-31-2017, 03:23 PM

I got this picture from Barry Trindall (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014868826605&hc_location=ufi) today. Thank you very much.
Pretty sure its from the London F1-V8 race 1983.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382261&d=1501532506

lars strom

07-31-2017, 07:04 PM

Ben Robertson in the #57 and Cees van der Velden #1.

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lars strom

07-31-2017, 07:06 PM

Gene Thibodaux in his Second Effort/Johnson V8 1986
Tim Thibodaux

(https://www.facebook.com/OutboardGuru)https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/1397716_914382508618232_878923591942834622_o.jpg?oh=66fae73749c6d84e5fea021730cbee3d&oe=5A33108A
(https://www.facebook.com/OutboardGuru)

lars strom

07-31-2017, 07:08 PM

Rick Frost´s #6 OZ class Burgess/Trimite Paint/Johnson F1-V8 from 1983

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lars strom

07-31-2017, 07:10 PM

Arthur Mostert in his #2 Velden/Johnson F1-V8 1986.
A sharp eye can see there is no steering wires.
Cees van der Velden started to use hydraulic power steering when he rigged the team boats..
The V8 racing outboard was tough the steer with the old style steering.

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lars strom

07-31-2017, 07:12 PM

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SCT

07-31-2017, 07:12 PM

Thanks for a great thread, Lars!

In post number 317, the NAIU #57 is my all time favorite paint scheme on a tunnel boat.

Cheers-

lars strom

07-31-2017, 07:15 PM

Bob Spalding in the #11 Velden/JPS/Johnson F1-V8 in Lago di Como 1982.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/11251173_913387375384412_1105752304595783514_n.jpg?oh=37648a10135ee230f834715633ed6d91&oe=5A04BBA8

lars strom

07-31-2017, 07:30 PM

Thanks for a great thread, Lars!

In pst number 317, the NAIU #57 is my all time favorite paint scheme on a tunnel boat.

Cheers-

Thanks for clicking in here SCT
I have hundreds of OMC racing pictures and my plan is to slowly tell all I know about OMC racing here.
Here is one more of your favorite boat.
Ben Robertson is an old friend of mine and I believe he is the best tunnel boat racer ever.

#57 Burgess/Johnson V8
This is the 1984 model of the racing V8 from OMC. A new more rounded engine cowling in the back and a better exhaust manifold.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12314614_996076073782208_3841291822310861957_o.jpg?oh=64d4f5d08d4a035c42389fcbf75c46db&oe=59EC1098

lars strom

07-31-2017, 07:46 PM

One more SCT.
Ben Robertson as always in the #57 and Rick Frost drives the #6. I think the third boat is #1 Cees van der Velden.
Enjoy.

EDIT: I found a few more SCT..coming later.

https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/JM2.jpg?resize=556%2C592

lars strom

07-31-2017, 08:33 PM

Check this one out SCT.
Ben and the paint job you like. Flying the American flag during his victory lap.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382282&d=1501551604

Instigator

07-31-2017, 09:12 PM

Ben Robertson is an old friend of mine and I believe he is the best tunnel boat racer ever.
https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12314614_996076073782208_3841291822310861957_o.jpg?oh=64d4f5d08d4a035c42389fcbf75c46db&oe=59EC1098
I've seen you post this before Lars. I've always been a fan of his but was never lucky enough to see enough races to have a real opinion.
You were all heros to me.

Have seen Ben driving many styles of boats and always has has them flying.
A great, current picture of him
on FB flying a Fountain.

Thanks for all your time and effort for this history Lars.
Havent missed a post.

Gary

lars strom

08-01-2017, 04:24 AM

Thanks Gary,
More Ben from 1985.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382295&d=1501579465

lars strom

08-01-2017, 07:08 AM

Thanks for a great thread, Lars!
In post number 317, the NAIU #57 is my all time favorite paint scheme on a tunnel boat.
Cheers-

Gene Thibodeaux from Texas also drove with the same paint scheme.
This is his #5 Velden/Johnson F1-V8

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382302&d=1501589298

2us70

08-01-2017, 12:20 PM

In looking at all the pictures of these V-8 powered boats I notice that they all seem to be built with very little aero lift.

lars strom

08-01-2017, 12:30 PM

Yes you are correct 2us70. They did not have much lift. Less than one inch from front of the tunnel to rear. Sometimes closer to half an inch.
Francios Salabert of France in his #3 Velden Racing/Johnson F1-V8 -1985
Photo credit -Unknown

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1913793_1011455078910974_7916237172359951151_n.jpg?oh=48b46ad9337c53b15ebea55ff90d1a7d&oe=5A0363B8

2us70

08-01-2017, 04:42 PM

In the beginning the builders were all over the place on aero. When they got it wrong it was spectacular. It seems like it took a while for the builders to understand that these boats were really wings with their surfaces slightly out of alignment.

lars strom

08-01-2017, 07:47 PM

Well..you must make it to the famous finish line to get the trophy.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382370&d=1501634983

lars strom

08-01-2017, 09:09 PM

Ready to race..
I think it is Barry Woods in Bruges, Belgium and Barry was always ready to race wide open.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382380&d=1501639739

lars strom

08-01-2017, 09:20 PM

Rick Frost drove to victory in Toledo late 1985.
#6 Velden/Johnson V8

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382381&d=1501640448
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382383&d=1501640776

lars strom

08-01-2017, 09:54 PM

Pretty nice and powerful line up. The US Formula 1-V8 series.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382384&d=1501642473

lars strom

08-02-2017, 04:07 AM

Rick Frost drove to victory in Toledo late 1985.
#6 Velden/Johnson V8

More from Toledo 1985.
Not a points race for the World series but $50.000 price purse made it interesting

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382386&d=1501664789
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382387&d=1501664820
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http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382389&d=1501664856

lars strom

08-02-2017, 04:24 AM

Design by me..:)
http://svera.se/blogg/evinrude-e-tec-g2-formula-1-v8-4-5-liter/

https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LARS39229engine-Large.jpg?resize=625%2C967

lars strom

08-02-2017, 09:06 AM

Lasse Strom is doing propeller testing in his #8 Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude F1-V8
The picture is from Tollare outside Stockholm, Sweden 1983.
This Burgess F1 boat built by David Burgess was brutal..
The boat it self was built from strong thin plywood, and the boat cowling was thin fiberglass. Empty boat before rigging was around 210 kg/463 lbs
Batteries, fuel tank, steering and seat around 50 kg/110 lbs
A total of 260 kg/573 lbs.
The Evinrude F1-V8 two stroke 3.5 liter 450 hp purpose built race engine including power trim/lift pump and prop. was around 250 kg / 551 lbs.
Complete ready to race without fuel 510 kg / 960 lbs.
There was none what so ever safety just a brutal race boat with a top speed over 140 MPH / 225 km/h.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13043367_1082504631806018_590839531377671503_n.jpg?oh=03d25282779930be5f52ce5ec73cbdc0&oe=59F4C6D8

lars strom

08-02-2017, 10:42 AM

Cees van der Velden in his #11 Velden/Marlboro/Johnson V6 in Auronzo, Italy 1976.
This is the same boat he raced in Paris 6 Hours later same year with Bill Seebold. Well one major differens..Merc power in Paris 1976..

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/12998178_1079990675390747_695546568771610737_o.jpg?oh=cbc3eaff11b0aaef80ff7a129d0df6c1&oe=59EC1A71

One more picture from Auronzo, Italy 1976. The ON World Championship race.
Velden was by far the fastest boat with his OMC 2 liter looper V6 and won the first heat over Renato.
I was there watching and here is my comment....

"This was also the first and only time I did see Renato Molinari "play dirty tricks", well not really Renato but his second boat driven by Zoppi I think his name was.
Zoppi sank Cees VD Velden in his #11 Velden /Johnson V-6 on "purpose" by running in to his boat just in front of us at the far end of the race course.
Velden sank and Molinari ended up winning both OE and ON. Well..not really in a proper way in my opinion"..
Even the Italians, who are normally very patriotic, booed at the prize giving when Renato Molinari went to collect his trophies.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382415&d=1501688151

lars strom

08-02-2017, 03:41 PM

(http://svera.se/blogg/facts-about-larger-racing-engines-made-by-omc-in-the-seventies-and-eighties/)http://svera.se/blogg/facts-about-larger-racing-engines-made-by-omc-in-the-seventies-and-eighties/

By Lars Strom

Starting with: (http://svera.se/blogg/facts-about-larger-racing-engines-made-by-omc-in-the-seventies-and-eighties/)Paris 6 hours 1973..OMC V6 victory over Team Mercury. (http://svera.se/blogg/facts-about-larger-racing-engines-made-by-omc-in-the-seventies-and-eighties/)

https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Picture-01.jpg?resize=489%2C1051

https://i2.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paris-1973.jpg?resize=625%2C302

(http://svera.se/blogg/facts-about-larger-racing-engines-made-by-omc-in-the-seventies-and-eighties/)
More Paris 1973.
A few picture of the second place #21 Tom Posey/Barry Woods in the Scotti/Johnson 2 liter V6 cross-flow.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382428&d=1501706393
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382429&d=1501706402
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382430&d=1501706412

lars strom

08-02-2017, 04:11 PM

Evinrude Offshore World record.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382431&d=1501708240

lars strom

08-02-2017, 06:49 PM

Paris 6 Hours
In my opinion the best boat race ever..
I was part of this great race 11 times..first time was 1973….last race was 1986 when my brother Lennart and I won F-3 with a Burgess/Evinrude CC..
When you tell people about boat racing in Sweden, Italy, USA, England, South Africa etc.
they maybe listening..but when you tell them you raced 6 hours on the river Seine..
Next to the Eiffel tower, in the center of Paris.. they always want to know more..
The race course seen from the Eiffel tower..
Click here for my first Paris race…!!
http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/my-first-paris-6-hours-1973-was-a-disaster/

(http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/my-first-paris-6-hours-1973-was-a-disaster/)http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382445&d=1501717707
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(http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/my-first-paris-6-hours-1973-was-a-disaster/)

Instigator

08-02-2017, 07:21 PM

This Burgess F1 boat built by David Burgess was brutal..

There was none what so ever safety just a brutal race boat with a top speed over 140 MPH / 225 km/h.

https://scontent.ftpa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13043367_1082504631806018_590839531377671503_n.jpg?oh=03d25282779930be5f52ce5ec73cbdc0&oe=59F4C6D8

I heard one popular driver say it was the only motor/class that ever scared him.

I also remember thinking in that era, everyone was trying to come to terms w/the power/potential of that motor. As far as what type/size hull to build, where to put the weight etc.

Looking at the old pixs from the day I remember thinking it looked like they started at 17/18' and were at 20/21' at the end.

I have a friend that has one on a sub 500 lb STV and Ive ridden in the back of that boat a couple of times and I think "brutal" is an accurate term.

STEVERINO

08-03-2017, 02:26 AM

lars strom

08-03-2017, 05:26 AM

Hi Lasse I would agree with you about this race it was always such a large well supported event sometimes 90 boats I first raced there in 1970 you would have loved it when they had the barges running the water would drop 4 or 5 ft and rise up again after you passed the barge all this at 90mph with a full fuel load.

Thanks STEVERINO,
My first Paris 6 hours was 1973 and at that time the race was run without barges but I raced (and won) Rouen 24 Hours 1975 with barges running during the race. Even night time.
Here is a story I did 10 years ago about that.

Our SE class Victory in the Rouen 24 hours 1975

This was my first race as an Evinrude factory driver for OMC 1975
The racing season in Europe normally starts with the Rouen 24 Hours, but I was invited to South Africa earlier 1975 and drove the famous BP 200..(PB 200 story here)..http://svera.se/blogg/racing-historier/1975-2/
I was not crazy about being part of the Rouen race but it was part of my contract with OMC
I flew to OMC in Belgium a week before the race to help out rigging the boat.
Important for me to have power trim buttons and some other things my way.
The rules said three drivers per boat and OMC recommended using two OMC test drivers who where my size.
Two SE class Clerici boats was prepared at the OMC factory. One for me and one for Roger Jenkins.
Roger was a fun man to hang out with..strong personality and Roger was in racing to win..but so was I.
We installed head lights and other “funny things” on the boat. Racing non stop for 24 hours means driving at night in the darkness and the commercial barge traffic
was in business 24/7.

When we got there, it was a lot of boats and most of them were thick fiberglass cats run by local French people.
The next surprise was that the race was run clockwise
around the island!!!!
I was not used to right hand turns but raced and won the 2-hour of Duvnäsviken, Sweden the year before.. that was my only experience with right turns in boat racing.
As usual in France were all info in French only, and I understood nothing of what was said at the driver’s meeting, which lasted over an hour.
Paul Kalb..the new racing boss for Europe did not understand anything either but told me that I was responsible for the entire race planning.
Paul wanted me to start the race and hopefully drive the last hours to finish the race.

My plan was 2-hour shifts because lots of incidents happen in the pit.
The Clerici boat turned poorly when heavy but to many stops with 1.5 hour shifts.
We were out testing a number of times at practice..the waves from the commercial barge traffic was bad bad..but one side of the island the water was little bit smoother.
Well remember that famous Leif “Honken” Holmqvist of Sweden drove a V-bottom boat in the SD class and he came and asked me about the crazy water conditions.
His Volvo Penta powered V-bottom behaved strangely on the rough side of the island.
The start was sometime during the middle of the day and lots of boats took off at the same time. I got a great start and was one of the lead boats but on the other side of the island..all the heavy fiberglass cats came flying by in the extremely rough water.
Wow, I needed to slow down and save the equipment for the last hour instead of try to lead in the beginning of the race. Next thing in my head was..I am pretty stupid to be part of this 24 hour race.
Time for cruise control, we refueled and changed drivers a few times in daylight before it got dark, cold and rainy…!!
One of my shifts in the middle of the night went well .. but the next one like 4 a clock in the morning began with a flying experience from a big wave that I could not see on the back of the island.
I landed on top of one another race boat..the driver of that boat was OK but his boat sank..
that was good for me because I could get back to the pit .. where we took the boat out of the water..
Repaired the damage and replaced the gearcase/ propeller and then we went back on the water to race further into the darkness…!!
At dawn we were a few laps behind Jenkins and the other SE class leaders.
Jenkins now disappeared from the race..his time for trouble and had to spend sometime on the trailer for repair.
Now there was a chance for us to win, so I drove like a mad man for the last hours of the race.
A Rouen 24 Hours SE class victory was now reality..extremely fun and a perfect start as a factory pilot for Evinrude.
After the race we return to the OMC Bruges to rig a new Burgess boat for the OE/Formula 3 World Championship race in Aix-les-Bains also France.
Lars mega crash at the OMC factory 1975..click below for that story.
http://svera.se/blogg/racing-historier/lars-mega-crash-at-the-omc-factory-1975/

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(http://svera.se/blogg/racing-historier/lars-mega-crash-at-the-omc-factory-1975/)

lars strom

08-03-2017, 05:30 AM

Me and my wife Carina is going to be on the road a few days. We are fulltiming in our motorcoach and next stop is Kentucky Lake to visit friends. So probably no posts during our traveling.
I have not completely updated the thread after my picture mistake but are doing so ASAP.

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willabee

08-03-2017, 08:36 AM

STEVERINO

08-03-2017, 12:29 PM

Looks like the #20 & #21 Scotti's are the same boats OMC used to introduce the rotary earlier that year? Rotary powered Scotti windermere 1973.382546

willabee

08-03-2017, 01:49 PM

Rotary powered Scotti windermere 1973.382546

No, I was thinking of the boats they ran for the introduction in Miami and then at Parker. I thought I had good color pictures of them in my file, but apparently I do not. :(

382547

382548

382559

Rotary John

08-03-2017, 04:16 PM

No, I was thinking of the boats they ran for the introduction in Miami and then at Parker. I thought I had good color pictures of them in my file, but apparently I do not. :(Both of these are from Galveston, 1973

382547

382548

382559Both of these are from Galveston, 1973

Rotary John

08-03-2017, 04:22 PM

Looks like the #20 & #21 Scotti's are the same boats OMC used to introduce the rotary earlier that year?I believe the Posey Paris is the Johnson RC boat but the white Windermere isn't.

lars strom

08-03-2017, 07:33 PM

Tonight we are guests up at the top of Monteagle, TN.
Drove by the old OMC factory in Calhoun, GA
The highway sign is still there.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382590&d=1501806625
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powerabout

08-03-2017, 07:45 PM

What did that plant do?

lars strom

08-03-2017, 07:49 PM

Powerheads. The first (1986) V6 225 HP 2.7 liter 90 degree looper was built there. Lots of quality problems the first few years in Calhoun.

lars strom

08-03-2017, 10:01 PM

382601

http://svera.se/blogg/round-two-to-the-rotaries-first-major-win-for-omc-at-galveston-classic-1973/

Bob V

08-04-2017, 06:58 AM

382605

Rotary John

08-04-2017, 07:04 AM

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lars strom

08-04-2017, 12:43 PM

So nice to stop by at Kuttawa, KY and Hu-B's marina.
A weekend full of fun in front us.
Yes, Wayne the owner sell new Evinrude E-TEC.

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STEVERINO

08-05-2017, 04:34 AM

More Paris 1973.
A few picture of the second place #21 Tom Posey/Barry Woods in the Scotti/Johnson 2 liter V6 cross-flow.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382428&d=1501706393
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382429&d=1501706402
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382430&d=1501706412 All these 2.0 litre OMC outboards ran the V4 clubfoot lower unit but 2yrs later at Brugge we had a Cougar outfit with the same engine that ran with a 1 to 1 lower unit in sprint races it was around 12 MPH faster than these outfits.I can remember Bob Hering in 1977 when he left Mercury to race for OMC and first drove the 2.5 crossflow outboards when he came to Brugge the first question he asked is where are the 1 to 1 lower units.

lars strom

08-05-2017, 07:23 AM

More unique and interesting stuff from Paris 6 hours 1976..
Mercury's top driver Bob Hering left Merc for OMC just before the race.
Bob Hering teamed up with Tom Posey and drove the #88 ON Class Johnson RS V6 2 liter/ Molinari in the famous race.
Well..a hole in the boat ended the race early.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382190&d=1501461784

Bob Hering in Paris 1976. His first race with OMC.

lars strom

08-05-2017, 09:42 AM

This is from the 1976 Johnson sales brochure when the production 200 V6 2.448 liter cross flow was introduced.

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lars strom

08-05-2017, 09:53 AM

The 1975 Johnson sales brochure

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382676&d=1501944815

STEVERINO

08-05-2017, 04:19 PM

this is from the 1976 johnson sales brochure when the production 200 v6 2.448 liter cross flow was introduced.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382674&d=1501944150
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382673&d=1501944138 just to remind you that boat ran with a evinrude rotary engine at windemere 1973

STEVERINO

08-05-2017, 04:45 PM

just to remind you that boat ran with a evinrude rotary engine at windemere 1973
2 weeks before at the Paris 6 hr race I think Beard had to run aV4 engine when his 2.0 cross flow engine failed in practise and in 1975 Sanders& Posey ran the 2.0 cross flow engine and in 1976 it ran a 2.0 litre looper engine not bad 4 different power units.But it never ran a 2.5 cross flow engine.

Rotary John

08-05-2017, 05:27 PM

2 weeks before at the Paris 6 hr race I think Beard had to run aV4 engine when his 2.0 cross flow engine failed in practise and in 1975 Sanders& Posey ran the 2.0 cross flow engine and in 1976 it ran a 2.0 litre looper engine not bad 4 different power units.But it never ran a 2.5 cross flow engine.There were only 2- 2 liter engines in '73 and both ran in the Paris race and won!. Beard did not break a 2 liter V-6 in '73. He broke the rotary after leading the race in Windermere that Posey/Downard won.

lars strom

08-06-2017, 12:47 PM

Brutal Formula 3 crash. The #10 boat is Ernst Reto. Its the later Evinrude (31) F3 engine from OMC.
My guess is around 1990. A very good reliable race motor.
This was in my opinion the best boat racing class ever.
Thanks Oliver Keuth for another great picture.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382786&d=1502041643

lars strom

08-06-2017, 12:53 PM

My #1 Formula 3 Class Burgess/Diamanthuset/Evinrude CC.
Home made one pinion gearcase and methanol power..!!
This photo album makes me smile again.
The World Championship race in Drammen, Norway 1982
Won the race..not even the two F3 boats powered by the 6 cylinder Konig could keep up with my hot Evinrude engine. Well..some rooster tail spray from my boat slowed them down in the turns..
The party with my OMC friends that made the win possible turned out pretty crazy..
I still remember what OMC´s..Ric McChesney and Jim Nerstrom did to me..
Easy to smile now..but not 6 a clock in the morning..the day after.
Very good memories..
https://www.facebook.com/SVERA.se/photos/a.513716128684874.1073741825.391893804200441/513716135351540/?type=3&size=720%2C526&fbid=513716135351540

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http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382789&d=1502041986http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382790&d=1502042007
(https://www.facebook.com/SVERA.se/photos/a.513716128684874.1073741825.391893804200441/513716135351540/?type=3&size=720%2C526&fbid=513716135351540)

lars strom

08-06-2017, 03:36 PM

Nottingham 1981

The Winners are..F1-Molinari (OZ) – F2 Seebold (ON) – F3 Strom (OE)
The John Player GP at Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.. UK was one of my favorite race sites.
Tight but nice and straight..two point race course..1981 was my second time racing here so my home work was done the right way finally..

http://svera.se/blogg/the-winners-are-molinari-oz-seebold-on-strom-oe-nottingham-1981/

(http://svera.se/blogg/the-winners-are-molinari-oz-seebold-on-strom-oe-nottingham-1981/)http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382817&d=1502051717
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(http://svera.se/blogg/the-winners-are-molinari-oz-seebold-on-strom-oe-nottingham-1981/)

lars strom

08-06-2017, 05:46 PM

Back in the good old days when OMC was promoting Evinrude Outboards. You could proudly wear your World Champion Evinrude Racing Jackets and hats.
Even go to a NASCAR race and see a race car leading Daytona 500 with the Evinrude logo.
To bad those days are gone.

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lars strom

08-06-2017, 05:48 PM

Bertil Wik of Sweden is missing a piece of the boat. I think it is London GP 1985.
Hodges/Evinrude F1-V8
Picture by Fred Emeny

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382836&d=1502059732

lars strom

08-06-2017, 07:20 PM

Roger Jenkins #9 Hodges/Carlsberg/Evinrude F1-V8 in Belgium 1984.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382850&d=1502065207

lars strom

08-06-2017, 07:23 PM

More of Roger Jenkins..Burgess/Carlsberg/Evinrude F1-V8..1982
Roger is the 1982 F1-V8/OZ class World Champion

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382851&d=1502065378

lars strom

08-06-2017, 07:36 PM

Roger Jenkins again 1982

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382852&d=1502066180

lars strom

08-06-2017, 08:01 PM

Roger Jenkins #9 Burgess/Carlsberg/Evinrude F1-V8 in Pittsburgh 1982.
Pictures by Tim Schroer

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FUJIMO

08-06-2017, 08:06 PM

Roger enjoys playing with his quad-copters these days...https://scontent-mia3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17022419_10155215379875209_1070277756063197840_n.jpg?oh=4f410960583429f791d2a0d18e89015b&oe=5A32B5A1

lars strom

08-06-2017, 09:39 PM

More Roger Jenkins. Now and then..!!

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=382879&d=1502073562
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lars strom

08-07-2017, 10:21 PM

F1-V8 Minneapolis 1984.
Check all the spectators.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383029&d=1502162491

lars strom

08-08-2017, 08:24 AM

In the beginning of 1998 I got a phone call from the OMC headquarter in Waukegan, Illinois. David Jones the President of OMC was asking for me.
I sent a short resume to OMC and received the attached letter a few weeks later.
My appointment to meet with David Jones was set to June 16 1998.

Carina and I took our American Eagle motorhome with matching trailer to Waukegan and the OMC headquarter. The security guard was informed and we must be one of few being allowed to park inside the fence in front of OMC and camp out. We stayed there a few days.
The meeting with the President David Jones was extremely interesting. At that time not many people know OMC was struggling big time.
Mr. Jones hired me as a consultant.
Mainly to figure out a way to make OMC do better in Europe. I flew to Norway for meetings a few times and traveled to many dealers and asked their opinion about OMC. Most dealers was still very optimistic about OMC and I put together a long plan for OMC what they needed to do/what was wrong in Northern Europe.
My mistake was to give my plan to the person responsible for sales outside the US and not directly to David Jones.
A major conflict was now in full force because he did not like my report.
Pretty soon I learned the big corporation personal conflict and I did not need that.
I called David Jones and told him I am out.
I already know at that time there was no way to save OMC the way it was run.
I also got contacted by the Roger Penske group. Penske was interested buying OMC. I told them what I know and was on the list if a deal was possible to do.
Penske backed out for many reasons and that was sad. I strongly believe Penske could have saved OMC.

Yes, it is Ric McChesney and Carina in the first picture.

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Instigator

08-08-2017, 10:44 AM

Agreed on Penske. I'm a fan.

I remember when he tried to buy the failing Saturn car company.

He said between union contracts and EPA fees, no thanks ��

He he would have been the perfect savior and they would, now have a Hi Perf division.

lars strom

08-08-2017, 10:13 PM

Got this picture from a friend in Italy today. Great memories from Idroscalo, Italy 1983.

Lasse Strom drove the #8 Aspen Burgess to his first Formula I heat victory.

http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/lasse-strom-drove-his-aspen-burgess-to-his-first-formula-i-heat-victory/

(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/lasse-strom-drove-his-aspen-burgess-to-his-first-formula-i-heat-victory/)http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383157&d=1502248417
(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/lasse-strom-drove-his-aspen-burgess-to-his-first-formula-i-heat-victory/)

lars strom

08-09-2017, 08:11 AM

Luigi Valdano testing props at Idroscalo 1983.
#17 Molinari/Benson&Hedges/Evinrude V8

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383194&d=1502284228

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383197&d=1502284443

lars strom

08-09-2017, 09:15 AM

Rick Frost lost the left side of his #6 Burgess/Johnson F1-V8 in Milan 1983.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383198&d=1502288153

lars strom

08-09-2017, 07:17 PM

Instigator

08-09-2017, 09:03 PM

The OMC Rotary.. 300 hp racing outboard 40 + years ago..

http://svera.se/blogg/the-omc-rotary-300-hp-racing-outboard-40-years-ago/

The lucky seven..
Here is the seven drivers that was hand picked by OMC to race the unique designed racing outboard:..
Jimbo McConnell , Mike Downard, Rich McKinley, Johnnie Sanders, Tom Posey, Barry Woods and Bobby Witt
This is an incredible letter from Jack Leek at OMC to Jimbo McConnell.
Thank you Cathy McConnell

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383279&d=1502324190
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383280&d=1502324218
Way cool!

Im a huge Jimbo fan. Have several autographed shots from him.

My favorite birthday present was yrs ago a girlfriend of mine sent him a card w/$5 in it and asked him to call me on my birthday.
And he did!

Felt like I won the lottery ��
Sent me a b.d. card too, which to this day, is on the wall of my shop.

lars strom

08-10-2017, 03:56 AM

I got some pretty special Caesari Scotti pictures from a friend if mine (the two first) Remember when I first meet C. Scotti during the ON World Championship race in Skokloster, Sweden 1972.
The two following pictures is C. Scottis #9 Scotty/Evinrude V4 boat at the race in Skokloster, Sweden. Also the entry list for the race. Many big names was there.
I raced the SE class at the same time in Skokloster.

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Rotary John

08-10-2017, 04:30 AM

When I originally posted the seven drivers I had forgotten James Beard who drove a rotary at Windermere 1973. So in reality there was "Lucky Eight"

lars strom

08-10-2017, 03:41 PM

Renato Molinari #18 and Kicco Vidoli #19 1983. Idroscalo, Milan, Italy

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lars strom

08-10-2017, 03:59 PM

Bob Spalding #11 Molinari/Nashua/Johnson V8 1983.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383384&d=1502398768

lars strom

08-10-2017, 10:09 PM

A break from old OMC racing stuff.
Enjoying an evening cruise at Lake of the Ozarks with Dr. Bob

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383429&d=1502420907
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383430&d=1502420941

lars strom

08-11-2017, 04:33 PM

1976 was the year when OMC came out with the new midsection-gearcase for the OE-Mod 50 class.
I raced a factory owned Burgess with a Johnson Stinger RS in Paris same year. Dont remember why Paul Kalb forced me to use a Johnson RS cowling instead of an Evinrude CC.

https://i2.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/34.jpg?resize=625%2C440
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Found one more picture..looks like this is when the engine gave up..
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383527&d=1502487231

lars strom

08-11-2017, 04:44 PM

Its Happy Hour now at Lake of the Ozarks..
Time for a Scotti/Evinrude beer.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383528&d=1502487822

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lars strom

08-11-2017, 11:43 PM

This is from OMC Belgium a few days before Paris 6 Hours 1974. If you look close you can see one rotary boat and some other interesting stuff.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383572&d=1502513137
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lars strom

08-12-2017, 08:14 AM

SST 100

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383587&d=1502541096

lars strom

08-12-2017, 08:28 AM

Jimbo McConnell and Johnnie Sanders teamed up for Paris 6 Hours 1977.
The #35 OZ class Molinari/Evinrude CCC V6 had an unusual color.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383588&d=1502544429
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lars strom

08-12-2017, 03:31 PM

Back on the lake today.

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sharpeye Mike

08-12-2017, 08:09 PM

SST 100

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383587&d=1502541096

Would love to have this beast on a 15" mid, I'm sure I could find a boat for it real quick.

lars strom

08-12-2017, 09:33 PM

.....

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383616&d=1502591594
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383617&d=1502591781

lars strom

08-13-2017, 09:41 AM

Hans Pelster and the early ON class Evinrude V6 2 liter cross-flow. My guess is this is from 1974, maybe -75.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383644&d=1502635175

lars strom

08-13-2017, 10:03 AM

London F1-OZ Class GP 1984
Barry Woods big win in his #35 Molinari/Evinrude F1-V8. Beating the #7 Seebold/Merc T-4 3.9 Liter and the Merc Wizard. (Twin Merc V6 powerheads)

Read the full story here:
http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/the-real-story-about-the-1984-f1-oz-race-victoria-docks-london/

(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/the-real-story-about-the-1984-f1-oz-race-victoria-docks-london/)
(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/the-real-story-about-the-1984-f1-oz-race-victoria-docks-london/)
(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/the-real-story-about-the-1984-f1-oz-race-victoria-docks-london/)https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/18-7-London-84.jpg?resize=598%2C202
(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/the-real-story-about-the-1984-f1-oz-race-victoria-docks-london/)
https://i2.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/image.jpeg?resize=625%2C396

(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/the-real-story-about-the-1984-f1-oz-race-victoria-docks-london/)http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383646&d=1502636328
(http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/the-real-story-about-the-1984-f1-oz-race-victoria-docks-london/)
The Winner..Barry Woods in his #35 Molinari/Evinrude F1-V8 above.

For many reasons I like to bring this back up..!!

Rotary John

08-13-2017, 02:58 PM

For many reasons I like to bring this back up..!! I'm pretty sure the fellow in the orange/yellow jacket is Rick Davis who ended up VP of Engineering for Merc and went on the form 7 Marine with his son.

lars strom

08-13-2017, 03:01 PM

Well, no it is Francois Salabert. One of Cees van der Veldens "Benson & Hedges" team drivers. The other B&H driver Arthur Mostert is standing behind the Wizard.

lars strom

08-13-2017, 03:36 PM

powerabout

08-13-2017, 07:31 PM

Hans Pelster and the early ON class Evinrude V6 2 liter cross-flow. My guess is this is from 1974, maybe -75.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383644&d=1502635175
love to see a photo under the hood

Instigator

08-13-2017, 10:02 PM

Rick Frost did set a speed record with his sister boat exactly like mine. 144 +MPH for a ready to race boat..!!..no special stuff for speed only.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383658&d=1502656546
I remember that.
Amazing for the day.

Andddddddd, no safety cell ��

powerabout

08-13-2017, 10:08 PM

Would love to have this beast on a 15" mid, I'm sure I could find a boat for it real quick.
its just a stock 140

lars strom

08-13-2017, 10:20 PM

love to see a photo under the hood

I think I know one person overseas that can have pictures. His dad raced one. Promise to do my best to get it.

lars strom

08-13-2017, 10:21 PM

Roger Jenkins
The 1974 OE Class World Champion.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383672&d=1502681156

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383673&d=1502681179
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383674&d=1502681196

lars strom

08-13-2017, 10:37 PM

OZ Class racing St. Louis 1974. A mix of Merc V6, OMC V6 and 2 Rotary’s..

Very interesting outboard racing history from 1974. The OZ class World Championship race in St. Louis, MO had 13 boats ready to race. 5 with Merc V6 T-3 power, 2 OMC Rotary’s, 2 Johnson V6 Stingers and 4 Evinrude V6 Super Stranglers.

Barry Woods in his Scotti boat powered by the Evinrude Rotary was by far the fastest boat. Won the first two heats but barrel-rolled in the third when he was leading handing the victory to Bob Hering.

Now we all understand better why Team Mercury successfully was lobbing so hard to ban the OZ class in the Paris 6 hour race later same year..!!

http://svera.se/blogg/oz-class-racing-st-louis-1974-a-mix-of-merc-v6-omc-v6-and-2-rotarys/

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383677&d=1502681909
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http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383679&d=1502681947

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383680&d=1502681965
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383681&d=1502681984
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383682&d=1502681999

powerabout

08-13-2017, 10:47 PM

Jimbo with a xflow laps a Merc!!!

lars strom

08-14-2017, 08:06 AM

love to see a photo under the hood

V6 2 liter cross-flow 1974/75 model.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383689&d=1502715941

powerabout

08-14-2017, 08:36 AM

wow you found a photo, maybe the only one in existence?
weird carbs or injection?

lars strom

08-14-2017, 08:59 AM

Regular OMC carbs with something attached in the front.
I remember seeing the powerheads all the time in Brugge and at the races.
Back then you did not have a smartphone with camera.
The racing cross-flow V6 powerhead was pretty close to the production V6 cross-flow powerhead
introduced 1976, but 2.448 liter instead of 2.0 liter.

STEVERINO

08-14-2017, 01:25 PM

V6 2 liter cross-flow 1974/75 model.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=383689&d=1502715941 Evinrude cowl it could be Beards engine it looks like Clive Curtis looking at the engine.Looks like the Embassy team in the background they both had Cougar boats Peter Thorneywork sometimes ran on alcohol his Cougar sprint boat would run over 120mph with a 2.0litre crossflow if you want to see this boat run google BRITISH POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX 1976 at Chasewater its faster than the JPS Molinari powered by a 2.0 INJ Mercury works engine. In late 1976 Omc put a hammer through the 5 - 2.0litre crossflows as the 2.5 crossflows for 1977 were soon to arrive.383710

Rotary John

08-14-2017, 03:27 PM

Evinrude cowl it could be Beards engine it looks like Clive Curtis looking at the engine.Looks like the Embassy team in the background they both had Cougar boats Peter Thorneywork sometimes ran on alcohol his Cougar sprint boat would run over 120mph with a 2.0litre crossflow if you want to see this boat run google BRITISH POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX 1976 at Chasewater its faster than the JPS Molinari powered by a 2.0 INJ Mercury works engine. In late 1976 Omc put a hammer through the 5 - 2.0litre crossflows as the 2.5 crossflows for 1977 were soon to arrive.383710Notice the primer hoses going to each carb? Another development I started from the rotary race program

olboatman

08-14-2017, 07:06 PM

Notice the primer hoses going to each carb? Another development I started from the rotary race program

Thank you for that John as I have always disliked choke plates shakin in the breeze to the point that I used a rag to start my old snomo motas before slide carbs! Gary

lars strom

08-14-2017, 07:33 PM

Mercury T-4 racing vs OMC V-8 racing..Cincinnati GP 1984…
After a summer-long legal battle, Mercury and OMC reached an out-of-court settlement a month before the Cincinnati GP which allowed the Merc T-4s to compete against the V-8s on a one race, experimental basis.
Here is the full story..if you don’t want the read the full Powerboat story I can make it pretty short.
Mercury lost big time using the T-4 and the Wizard..(with twin Merc V6 powerheads)
Ben Robertson won in his #57 Burgess/Johnson V8. Barry Woods second in his #35 Molinari/Evinrude V8
After the race one of the OMC’s corporate executives couldn’t help but mutter under his breath after watching
the T-4’s self-destruct:
“They (Mercury) have been suing us all summer” he said in hushed tones, ” do you think we could bring a case against them for fraud?”

Thanks Mark Spencer

http://svera.se/blogg/mercury-t-4-racing-vs-omc-v-8-racing-cincinnati-gp-1984/

(http://svera.se/blogg/mercury-t-4-racing-vs-omc-v-8-racing-cincinnati-gp-1984/)https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cin-3.jpg?resize=625%2C826
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https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cin-5.jpg?resize=625%2C857
https://i2.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cin-6.jpg?resize=625%2C825
https://i1.wp.com/svera.se/blogg/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cin-7.jpg?resize=625%2C868

(http://svera.se/blogg/mercury-t-4-racing-vs-omc-v-8-racing-cincinnati-gp-1984/)

powerabout

08-14-2017, 10:47 PM

Evinrude cowl it could be Beards engine it looks like Clive Curtis looking at the engine.Looks like the Embassy team in the background they both had Cougar boats Peter Thorneywork sometimes ran on alcohol his Cougar sprint boat would run over 120mph with a 2.0litre crossflow if you want to see this boat run google BRITISH POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX 1976 at Chasewater its faster than the JPS Molinari powered by a 2.0 INJ Mercury works engine. In late 1976 Omc put a hammer through the 5 - 2.0litre crossflows as the 2.5 crossflows for 1977 were soon to arrive.383710

60 or 90 and even fire or not?
possible not a single one exists?

Instigator

08-15-2017, 07:57 AM

Rotary John

08-15-2017, 08:29 AM

These stories don't come close to telling what really happened at this race. First, it was not the first meeting of OMC V-6/ Rotaries with the Merc V-6. Paris '73, Windemere '73. No mention of the brakes on the Merc boats, no mention of nitrous oxide on the OMC boats, no mention that qualifying time trials were required without prior knowledge to OMC. Molinari stopped on the race course per Garbrecht orders and magicly restarted as Woods came around in the lead. He continued to run Woods wide in the turns till Woods had enough and ran over Molinari leavin prop marks across his right sponson. Woods won the 3 heat, but was disqualified by Homer; a Mercury dealer; as judge. It was readily apparent the rotaries were the class of the race and Mercury had used their "crazy European drivers" to block and take out the OMC guys. Intercepted Mercury radio transmissions verified this.

Instigator

08-15-2017, 08:02 PM

I remember a story of I think Charlie Strang going to I think B Sebold after Merc pulled all stops and opened the checkbook for an OMC killer and it scattering before the finish and Strang saying something about too bad the race wasnt shorter ;)

I remember the brakes.

lars strom

08-16-2017, 11:15 AM

First, it was not the first meeting of OMC V-6/ Rotaries with the Merc V-6. Paris '73, Windemere '73..

Well, the interesting thing with the Rotary's in St. Louis, MO 1974 was the OZ class.
Some people say they did not run the OZ class in the USA. The OZ class is unlimited over 2 liter. Does not matter how you measure the Rotary, the engine is always legal in the OZ class.
The Rotary's in Paris was 1974 after the St. Louis race.
Yes I remember all the argument regarding nitrous oxide. In the US and Europe.
Was involved in the OE World 1977 in Brodenbach, Germany when OMC could not use the nitrous oxide. OMC did not race and filed a complain to UIM.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384056&d=1500381222

lars strom

08-17-2017, 05:05 AM

....
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384127&d=1502964323

lars strom

08-17-2017, 05:24 AM

Arno Hakkinen of Finland #17 Velden/Johnson F1-V8.
F1 car racer Mika Hakkinen is Arnos brothers son.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384128&d=1502965385

lars strom

08-17-2017, 05:34 AM

Evinrude win Havasu 1981

Jimbo McConnell in his 191 Molinari/Evinrude V6 CCC.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384129&d=1502966055

lars strom

08-17-2017, 05:43 AM

More Havasu 1981/Jimbo McConnell.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384130&d=1502966664

lars strom

08-17-2017, 09:31 AM

The 1985 season..

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384135&d=1502980249

2us70

08-17-2017, 09:58 AM

Did the OMC rotaries sound anything like the Mazda racing rotaries? I don't recall the OMC motors ever being run down here in South Florida so I never saw or heard them run.

lars strom

08-17-2017, 10:04 AM

I raced with the Rotary's in Paris 6 hours 1974 and still remember the sound when the two Rotary powered boats laps my OE class boat.
No, they did not sound like the Mazda rotary...much better.

Very happy with our Paris 6 Hour race 1974
http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/very-happy-with-our-paris-6-hour-race-1974/

lars strom

08-17-2017, 10:51 AM

More from Paris 6 Hours 1974 and one of the two Rotary boats. This is the #02 Johnson powered driven by Sanders/Posey.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384145&d=1502985015
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384146&d=1502985034

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384148&d=1502985079
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384147&d=1502985066

lars strom

08-17-2017, 12:23 PM

The 03 Scotti/Evinrude Rotary in Paris 6 Hours 1974. Jimbo McConnell/Barry Woods drove this very fast boat.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384155&d=1502990530

lars strom

08-17-2017, 05:19 PM

lars strom

08-17-2017, 07:43 PM

“TWISTED” with Evinrude V8 power by Monty Racing

http://svera.se/blogg/twisted-with-evinrude-v8-power-by-monty-racing/

(http://svera.se/blogg/twisted-with-evinrude-v8-power-by-monty-racing/)Video link below picture.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384179&d=1503017000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOKbVlTuGCQ

powerabout

08-17-2017, 07:47 PM

Bob Spalding #11 Velden/Carlsberg/Johnson V6 RS 3 liter looper with fuel injection.
This is from Idroscalo, Italy and my guess is 1979 or -80. Probably -80.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384178&d=1503008652

I thought the 3.0 looper was gone once the CCC was invented?

lars strom

08-17-2017, 07:53 PM

Hmm..I don't understand powerabout..the Evinrude 3 liter looper was called CCC..??..I guess you mean the V8 but that was 1981 in Brodenbach, Germany. One year later.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384180&d=1503017820

lars strom

08-17-2017, 08:18 PM

The OMC 3 liter V6 looper with fuel injection was introduced very late 1977 for the 1978 race season. The Johnson model was called RS and the Evinrude CCC.
OMC did not sell this engine, only a few drivers mainly in Europe raced the engine in the OZ class up to it was replaced by the V8 OZ class engine mid summer 1981 in Brodenbach, Germany.
The OZ class V8 was sold to any approved race driver.

Renato Molinari won the first ever F1-V8 race in Germany 1981

http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/forst-till-bojen/

lars strom

08-17-2017, 08:44 PM

I have a few very good memories around the OMC V6 3 liter looper race engine. (CCC & RS)
One is when I was with Jack Leek in Stuart, Florida in the spring of 1979. Jimbo was testing a carburetor model and he was testing different jets.
The reason was Merc took OMC to court when Ron Anderson left Merc for OMC.
OMC could not use the fuel injection for a specific time. Don't remember exactly how long but it was very interesting sitting in a rescue boat with Jack Leek all day.
It was a perfect time to get to know Jack. He was very friendly and I am pretty sure he was sick and tired after a day with me asking tons of questions.

powerabout

08-17-2017, 08:53 PM

so the xflow CCC/RS raced at the same time which was sold to racers?
( NR-19S xflow came out in 76)
I do notice the cowl is different on the looper 2.0 and 3.0

lars strom

08-17-2017, 09:12 PM

powerabout

08-17-2017, 09:30 PM

Sure the looper would be a much better race engine, I just wondered how customers would be happy left in the dust and the factory beating them with an engine they couldnt buy/rent or lease?

lars strom

08-17-2017, 09:42 PM

HeeHee..well that's racing. You could not buy the Merc T-4 3.4 liter Billy Seebold won Bristol with 1979. You could maybe get a very strong 2.5 liter T-3.
Very few Merc T-4 was built for circuit racing 1979/80.
Thats why Renato got p*ssed and rigged the Molinari Monster for the World OZ class championship race in Milan, Italy 1979.

The Molinari “Monster”..the real story..

http://svera.se/blogg/molinari-monster-the-real-story/ (http://svera.se/blogg/molinari-monster-the-real-story/)

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384189&d=1503024118
(http://svera.se/blogg/molinari-monster-the-real-story/)

powerabout

08-17-2017, 10:21 PM

Check the cowls square at the top so loopers
How did that go in a straight line?

lars strom

08-18-2017, 02:57 AM

Not sure what you mean..a few more pictures of the Molinari Monster 2 X Evinrude V6 CCC 3 liter loopers, fuel injected

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384195&d=1503042988
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384196&d=1503043006
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384197&d=1503043022

powerabout

08-18-2017, 03:09 AM

I have just observed that whenever there is a confirmed shot of a looper they have johnson style cowls and not the evinrude xflow ccc which is Stock.
I wonder if the wont fit under a stock omc v6 cowl?

straight line , was asking was the twin rig fast?

lars strom

08-18-2017, 03:14 AM

I do notice the cowl is different on the looper 2.0 and 3.0

The V6 CCC 3 liter looper fuel injection (picture) was a much larger block and the fuel injection needed more space. The cowling was redesigned and the stock lower cowling was replaced with a better one in fiberglass. See picture of the new lower cowl.
Yes it is me behind Renato
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384198&d=1503017820

powerabout

08-18-2017, 03:20 AM

The V6 CCC 3 liter looper fuel injection was a much larger block and the fuel injection needed more space. The cowling was redesigned and the stock lower cowling was replaced with a better one in fiberglass.
good point that explains it, your a treasure trove of info

lars strom

08-18-2017, 03:30 AM

powerabout

08-18-2017, 03:53 AM

More memories..The 3 liter looper, fuel injection was not a very reliable race engine. Lots of piston problems and repairs at the races. Cees was always working hard keeping them running.
OMC did not have a lot of new spare parts at the races.
I would have thought it would have been to be better with 6 twin barrels. I thought there was very few injected ones ever used?

lars strom

08-18-2017, 08:29 AM

As I wrote in my memories above there was a carburetor model also.
I don't think the carburetor model was any more reliable.

lars strom

08-18-2017, 09:25 AM

straight line , was asking was the twin rig fast?

Yes, extremely fast but hard to turn on the two point race course in Idroscalo, Italy 1979. The only time Renato raced the monster.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384210&d=1503066311

lars strom

08-18-2017, 09:28 AM

This is me racing the #29 Molinari/Saffa/Johnson RS V6 looper 2 liter at the Idroscalo race course 1978. Finished second after Renato but ahead of the Merc boats.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384211&d=1503066477

lars strom

08-18-2017, 11:57 AM

Gold Dust/Molinari/Evinrude V6 CCC in Tavares, Florida

The owner of the beautiful restored GOLD DUST/Molinari/Evinrude V6 CCC Rich Luhrs (https://www.facebook.com/rich.luhrs) asked the Canadian boat racing champ Mark Rotharmel to drive his GOLD DUST during the Classic Raceboat Association event this weekend. Like the good old days..team owners and drivers.
Take a closer look at this beauty with race # 754
For more pictures. Click the link.

http://svera.se/blogg/gold-dustmolinarievinrude-v6-ccc-in-tavares-florida/

(http://svera.se/blogg/gold-dustmolinarievinrude-v6-ccc-in-tavares-florida/)http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384236&d=1503075387
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http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384239&d=1503075423

(http://svera.se/blogg/gold-dustmolinarievinrude-v6-ccc-in-tavares-florida/)

lars strom

08-18-2017, 12:13 PM

Steve Larkin's Velden/Johnson Stinger GP V4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIE_lKnIf74

lars strom

08-19-2017, 01:49 AM

Yes powerabout, but was left in the dust when the 3 liter looper was introduced.
I raced the Evinrude V6 CCC 2.4 cross-flow in Paris 6 Hours 1978 and Renato used the new 3 liter looper V6 CCC.
Yes, thats me in the #11 Molinari/Saffa/Evinrude CCC

Paris 6 Hours 1978 was a very “big deal”.

http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours-1978-was-a-very-big-deal/

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384186&d=1503022285

Another picture in this book shows me driving the #11 boat passing Erwin Zimmermann of Austria in his yellow/red Molinari/Johnson V6 RS entry on the inside.
This race was for me a very big thing.
Well..you can also see Angelo Vassena standing on our #11 Molinari/Saffa boat in the line up for the start of the race. (last picture)
R.I.P. my friend.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384279&d=1503125345
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384280&d=1503125357

lars strom

08-19-2017, 03:00 AM

Jimbo McConnell driving the U-19 with 4 X F1-V8 engines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDEgJnv8EZc&feature=share

lars strom

08-19-2017, 09:20 AM

Yesterday I was contacted by Cathy McConnell. Always great the hear from the McConnell's. She asked for my address and there is stuff in the mail for me.
I cant wait to get the package.
We have been to Needles, CA twice to visit Jimbo. A few years ago now so maybe time for a stop in Needles, CA again.

lars strom

08-19-2017, 10:14 AM

Evinrude Formula 1 - Under The Cowling (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhfta8jVtWI)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhfta8jVtWI&index=20&list=PL6DEFAC5342942AE4

lars strom

08-19-2017, 11:41 AM

This is my FB post from February 2015..

Yesterday I received a different looking mail from Stafford UK (England)
Could not wait to open up.
Back in the memory lane again.
The start of the London F1-V8 race 1983. My boat is the #8 Burgess/Aspen/ Evinrude V8.
This was a tough race for me..I crashed bad in the Liege, Belgium GP two weeks earlier and did spend some time at the local hospital.
David worked hard to repair the badly damaged race boat in time for the London GP.
You can see my brother Lennart and his friend Olle Magnusson holding the boat just before the start.
Thanks for thinking about me David..makes an old racer like me happy..

— with Olle Magnusson (https://www.facebook.com/olle.magnusson.98), Lennart Ström (https://www.facebook.com/lennart.strom.31), David Burgess (https://www.facebook.com/david.burgess.5648), Arthur Mostert (https://www.facebook.com/arthur.mostert.7), Roger Jenkins (https://www.facebook.com/roger.jenkins.3557), Lars Strom (https://www.facebook.com/lars.strom.14) and Rick Frost (https://www.facebook.com/rick.frost.507).

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384304&d=1503160887
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http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384303&d=1503160874
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384301&d=1503160835

lars strom

08-19-2017, 01:03 PM

My best guess: This is Chattanooga 1984.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384310&d=1503165776
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384311&d=1503165986

FMP

08-19-2017, 01:11 PM

U-19 wild

lars strom

08-20-2017, 12:03 AM

One Evinrude V6 Super Strangler and one Johnson V6 Stinger GP 2 liter cross-flow. My guess is 1974 or -75.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384348&d=1503205430

lars strom

08-20-2017, 09:44 AM

A tight mix of F1-V8 boats 1982.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384352&d=1503240243

lars strom

08-20-2017, 09:50 AM

The start in Lyon, France 1984

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384353&d=1503240636

lars strom

08-20-2017, 10:03 AM

Cees van der Veldens Marlboro boats 1975. If you look close they are rigged with different Jonson V6 2 liter engines. Long shaft, short shaft. I think two is the looper and the rest cross-flow.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384354&d=1503241372
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384355&d=1503241384
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384356&d=1503241396
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384357&d=1503241408

lars strom

08-20-2017, 10:13 AM

Two very powerful boat racing bosses..
Jack Leek from OMC & Gary Garbrecht Second Effort (former Mercury racing boss.)

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384358&d=1503241996

lars strom

08-20-2017, 10:16 AM

Two very powerful former boat racers. Cees vd Velden an Renato Molinari.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384359&d=1503242185

lars strom

08-20-2017, 10:26 AM

Cees van der Velden with Johnson V8 3.5 liter power in the OZ class #1.. and with Johnson V6 3 liter looper, fuel injection power in the OZ class #3.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384360&d=1503242744
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384361&d=1503242766

lars strom

08-20-2017, 10:40 AM

Cees van der Velden in Bristol 1979.
His OZ class Velden/Johnson V6 RS 3 liter looper is tasting the concrete seawall.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384362&d=1503243596

lars strom

08-20-2017, 10:45 AM

Ben Robertson driving for Bob Thompson´s All American Racing/Johnson F1-V8 (boat #57)
Not sure what brand this boat is..??..but looking good.
1985 by the way. — with Robert Thompson (https://www.facebook.com/rnthompsongolf) and Ben Robertson (https://www.facebook.com/bar57jr).

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384363&d=1503243917

lars strom

08-20-2017, 11:07 AM

Three white Molinari/F1-V8 boats are ready to race in Italy 1984

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384364&d=1503245217

lars strom

08-20-2017, 11:13 AM

Want to race?

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384365&d=1503245626

lars strom

08-20-2017, 11:22 AM

Benson & Hedges Power boat team with Johnson F1-V8 power.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384366&d=1503246099

lars strom

08-20-2017, 11:27 AM

Arthur Mostert in Munchen 1985. Velden/Johnson V8

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384367&d=1503246431

lars strom

08-20-2017, 12:04 PM

The three Benson & Hedges drivers.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384369&d=1503248672
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384370&d=1501467823
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384368&d=1503248663

lars strom

08-20-2017, 12:09 PM

Carina in her Benson & Hedges sweater.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384371&d=1503249015
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384372&d=1503249036

lars strom

08-20-2017, 12:30 PM

James Beard in his ON class Cougar/Evinrude V6 SuperStrangler 2 liter cross-flow 1975

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384373&d=1503250152
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384374&d=1503250165

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384375&d=1503250184

lars strom

08-20-2017, 12:38 PM

The F1-V8 line up 1985

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384376&d=1503250680

lars strom

08-20-2017, 12:45 PM

Bob Spalding #11 Velden/Carlsberg/Johnson V6 RS 3 liter looper with fuel injection.
This is from Idroscalo, Italy and my guess is 1979 or -80. Probably -80.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384178&d=1503008652

One more picture of Bob Spalding in his Velden/Carlsberg/Johnson V6 RS 3 liter looper with fuel injection.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384377&d=1503251129

lars strom

08-20-2017, 01:13 PM

Tom Percival is checking his fuel. Hodges/Evinrude V8

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384378&d=1503252811

lars strom

08-20-2017, 01:21 PM

Rick Frost #6 Burgess/Johnson V8 1984.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384379&d=1503253282

lars strom

08-20-2017, 01:24 PM

#5 Gene Thibodaux.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384380&d=1503253413

lars strom

08-20-2017, 09:24 PM

Cees van der Velden drove his #4 Velden/Johnson V6 RS 3 liter looper to victory over Renato Molinari in his #1 Molinari/Evinrude CCC 3 liter looper in Barcelona GP, Spain 1980.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384428&d=1503282090
http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384429&d=1503282123

lars strom

08-20-2017, 09:49 PM

so the xflow CCC/RS raced at the same time which was sold to racers?
( NR-19S xflow came out in 76)

The first picture show #11 Bob Spalding and his V6 3 liter looper passing Hans Pelster in his #12 V6 2.448 cross-flow in the Dutch GP 1980

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384445&d=1503283779

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384444&d=1503283762

Mark Poole ModVP

08-21-2017, 02:06 AM

Great pics!

lars strom

08-21-2017, 04:53 AM

The first picture show #11 Bob Spalding and his V6 3 liter looper passing Hans Pelster in his #12 V6 2.448 cross-flow in the Dutch GP 1980

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384445&d=1503283779

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384444&d=1503283762

A color picture of #12 Hans Pelster and his Evinrude CCC V6 2.448 liter cross-flow

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384455&d=1503309177

lars strom

08-21-2017, 04:59 AM

Carina next to Steve Larkin (https://www.facebook.com/steve.larkin.71) ´s Velden/Johnson Stinger GP V4 in Tavares, Florida 2015.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384456&d=1503309539

lars strom

08-21-2017, 05:01 AM

The most interesting tunnel boat racer ever.
Cees van der Velden in Italy 1975.
You can see his sponsor Marlboro and his race boat was powered by Johnson Outboards.
Thanks for pictures and info Roberto Bigi

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384457&d=1503309692
(https://www.facebook.com/roberto.bigi.908)

lars strom

08-21-2017, 05:04 AM

The great Renato Molinari.
#18 Molinari/Martini/Evinrude F1-V8 1983
Picture Fabio Porta.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=384458&d=1503309844