Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

One Evinrude CCC & two Johnson RS in the Drammen GP 1980.

All three OMC racing engines was 3 liter V6 loopers, with fuel injection. (Pure racing engines)
Of course the Evinrude was a bit faster and won the UIM OZ class..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t27/1.5/16/1f600.png
#165 Renato Molinari, #11 Bob Spalding & #1 Cees Van Der Velden
Yes, I was there racing the UIM OE/F3 class

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All three OMC powered boats at the dock in Drammen, Norway 1980. (Maybe four..) Renato is sitting in his boat.


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[Lake X Kid]

I have seen a number of photos of Renato sitting in his boat prior to the race start, before other drivers have got into their race boats. I think Renato was practicing visualization techniques.

Elite athletes utilize the power of guided imagery or visualization. Imagery has long been a part of elite sports and many Olympic athletes have mastered the skill with the help of Sport Psychologists and Mental Game Coaches. Guided visualization or imagery for athletes is consciously controlling the images or directing an athletic script in your head.


One Evinrude CCC & two Johnson RS in the Drammen GP 1980.

All three OMC racing engines was 3 liter V6 loopers, with fuel injection. (Pure racing engines)
Of course the Evinrude was a bit faster and won the UIM OZ class..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t27/1.5/16/1f600.png
#165 Renato Molinari, #11 Bob Spalding & #1 Cees Van Der Velden
Yes, I was there racing the UIM OE/F3 class


All three OMC powered boats at the dock in Drammen, Norway 1980. (Maybe four..) Renato is sitting in his boat.


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[powerabout]

Hard to do the visualizations in boat racing as the track keeps changing I would of thought, perhaps lead lap from pole in a tunnel on flat water is different?
I certainly did that in slalom races in snow skiing, works for sure.

[lars strom]

#10 Tom Percival Hodges/Evinrude V8 Idroscalo, Italy 1983

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[lars strom]

More from Idroscalo, Italy 1983.

Allan Nimmo in his #15 Castrol/Titanium Molinari/Johnson F1-V8.
Renato did race the boat 1982. Extremely expensive to build.
OMC asked him to go back to wood 1983. Allan Nimmo purchased the used titanium boat from Renato and raced it 1983.



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[lars strom]

Idroscalo, Italy 1983.

#18 Renato in his Martini/Molinari (wood)/Evinrude F1-V8.
Thanks Paolo Moro.

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[lars strom]

Idroscalo, Italy 1983.

I like to ad..by far the best race site in Italy (in my opinion)
A two point race track three km long. (Second picture).
Next to the Linate Airport and a pit full of beautiful Italian girls..:):cheers:

#9 Roger Jenkins Carlsberg/Burgess/Evinrude F1-V8.
Thanks Paolo Moro.

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[Instigator]

Lars, I just remembered that the Toledo Ohio F-1 race I attended in 88/89’, we went in the local boat dealer there, at the site, and they had a F-1 boat on their floor, for sale!

I wish I remembered the price.

[lars strom]

More UIM F1-V8 racing from Idroscalo, Italy 1983. The perfect place for boat racing.

Yes, thats me standing up in the #8 Aspen/Burgess/Evinrude V8.
Dont remember exactly why the other boat is upside down..looks like Renato Molinari but not sure.
My guess is a collision with another boat. Not me but if I remember right Rick had some damage to his beautiful black #6 Burgess.
One more thing..this was also the race when I got my first heat win in F1-V8 racing.
I am getting to that..
Thank you so much to Paolo Moro for the pictures..(I have more unseen pictures)



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[Lake X Kid]

Idroscalo, Italy 1983.

I like to ad..by far the best race site in Italy (in my opinion)
A two point race track three km long. (Second picture).
Next to the Linate Airport and a pit full of beautiful Italian girls..:):cheers:


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I think good a contender (and a scenic lake site) best picturesque race location in Italy is Auronzo Lake.

BTW Renato later won the race beating his cousin Scotti.

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[Lake X Kid]

Hard to do the visualizations in boat racing as the track keeps changing I would of thought, perhaps lead lap from pole in a tunnel on flat water is different?
I certainly did that in slalom races in snow skiing, works for sure.

PB, the snow/ice surface changes a little too. When other skiers, before your runs, dig into the corners going around the pins changing the surfaces by plowing.

[lars strom]

@Lake X Kid (https://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?u=67246)

Yes I have been to Auronzo, Italy a few times for boat racing.
Beautiful place but in the middle of nowhere and no good looking Italian girls in the pit.:)
Also high up in the mountains and need special set up.
A distant second for me.
BTW..thanks for posting..:thumbsup:

[lars strom]

More UIM F1-V8 racing from Idroscalo, Italy 1983. The perfect place for boat racing.

Yes, thats me standing up in the #8 Aspen/Burgess/Evinrude V8.
Dont remember exactly why the other boat is upside down..looks like Renato Molinari but not sure.
My guess is a collision with another boat. Not me but if I remember right Rick had some damage to his beautiful black #6 Burgess.
One more thing..this was also the race when I got my first heat win in F1-V8 racing.
I am getting to that..
Thank you so much to Paolo Moro for the pictures..(I have more unseen pictures)



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Well..It took me all summer to get to this point but it finally happened at Idroscalo 1983. I got my first heat victory. Back then in Europe you raced 3 heat races and all 3 counted in the F1-V8 series.

From Powerboat & Waterskiing.

Lasse Strom drove the #8 Aspen Burgess to his first Formula I heat victory.“He could barely believe it, at last his undisputed ability was there for all to
see – he had lost his anti-torque steering four laps from home – and it had looked
like it – but he made it anyway.
Jenkins held onto second slot and Percival who managed to negotiate Enrico Vidoli took
third place”.

First picture is the #8 Aspen/Burgess/Evinrude V8 first to the checkered flag..A great end to a very tough season for me.
All the rest is from Idroscalo, Italy 1983

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[lars strom]

Idroscalo, Italy 1983. The last UIM F1-V8 race for the season.

One more picture of the #8 Aspen/Burgess/Evinrude F1-V8 on the way to the first heat victory.
Absolute perfect racing conditions. Calm flat water..a 3 km long 2 point race course.
The way I love it.

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[lars strom]

More UIM F1-V8 racing from Idroscalo, Italy 1983. The perfect place for boat racing.

Yes, thats me standing up in the #8 Aspen/Burgess/Evinrude V8.
Dont remember exactly why the other boat is upside down..looks like Renato Molinari but not sure.
My guess is a collision with another boat. Not me but if I remember right Rick had some damage to his beautiful black #6 Burgess.
One more thing..this was also the race when I got my first heat win in F1-V8 racing.
I am getting to that..
Thank you so much to Paolo Moro for the pictures..(I have more unseen pictures)



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It is #11 Bob Spalding in the third Martini/Evinrude boat for Team Molinari. Bob took over after Mark Wilson left.
Bob is helping the rescue team save his boat with a hole in the side.
This info is from Fabio Porta..Renato's best team worker. He remembers everything.:)
Thank you.

EDIT..Here is a picture of the #11 Martini/Molinari at Idroscalo 1983 before Bob Spalding took a swim with the beautiful boat.


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[lars strom]

Canadian Mark Rotharmel's #15 Molinari/Evinrude V8 is in for "service" at Renato's boat factory in Como, Italy.
Getting ready for the race at Idroscalo, Italy 1984.
Thanks for the picture Mark R.
PS..Pretty sure its Fabio Porta under Mark's boat.
The second picture is the #15 boat in the race pit at Idroscalo.

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[lars strom]

Continue with F1-V8 racing from Idroscalo, Italy 1983.
...by far the best race site in Italy..(maybe in south Europe)
A two point race track three km long. Next to the Linate Airport and a pit full of beautiful Italian girls..!!..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t27/1.5/16/1f600.png
This black #6 beauty belongs Rick Frost. Trimite/Burgess/Johnson
We raced both OE/F3 & F1-V8 at the same time..Rick was a very good driver..never showed his emotions..just a strong tough friend/driver.
Thanks Paolo Moro for the picture.

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[Bob V]

Lars...One of the things that makes your thread so great is that you include so much history with the pictures. Including the time period, the location, driver's name and names of others that appear in the pictures, brand of hull and details of the power plant make your pictures so much more meaningful.

Glad to see you posting again...:thumbsup:

[lars strom]

Thanks @Bob V (https://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?u=5816)

Idroscalo 1983 and Cees Van Der Velden in his #1 Velden Racing/Johnson V8.

Cees was an interesting racing friend..you never know whats going to happen if you hang around him.
At the F1-V8 & F3/OE race in Vichy, France 1981 I could have won the World F3/OE title with enough points finish third or better in that race.
Instead of being smart I went for the win in the race.. but when I was leading the race I was getting ready to lap one of Cees F3/OE boats driven by a girl I cant remember the name of her right now.. She got scared..made a strange turn around the turning point..I could not avoid her..crashed in to her Johnson engine..the transom broke off her Velden boat..one of my pickle forks on the red AKAI/Burgess was completely gone..I did get back to the pit on my own..
Cees came running at the dock and screaming at me...That was stupid Lars..you destroyed my boat..!!
Well..Cees..I am sorry..I made a mistake..was my short answer..
Next heat was the F1-V8 race and I was watching Cees make a mistake in the first turn..he ran in to another boat..broke off his pickle fork and came limping in to the pit..
I walked up to Cees and said something like "what did you tell me 30 minutes ago Cees"..He looked at me and said..
F*ck you Lars..with a big smile..then we shook hands..:)

Thanks Paolo Moro for the picture.

We lost Cees in December of 2006.

R.I.P my friend.




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[lars strom]

My friends overseas told me today the girls name racing F3/OE for Team Velden 1981 was Marleen de Bruyne from Holland.
With my sense of humor you could use Danica Patricks quote after a Nascar race in Talladega...
" I got drilled from behind"..and hit the wall.
I guess Marleen de Bruyne can say " I got drilled from behind"..by a Swede in Vichy, France..!!..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t29/1.5/16/1f602.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tab/1.5/16/1f923.png


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[Lake X Kid]

My friends overseas told me today the girls name racing F3/OE for Team Velden 1981 was Marleen de Bruyne from Holland.
With my sense of humor you could use Danica Patricks quote after a Nascar race in Talladega...
" I got drilled from behind"..and hit the wall.
I guess Marleen de Bruyne can say " I got drilled from behind"..by a Swede in Vichy, France..!!..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t29/1.5/16/1f602.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tab/1.5/16/1f923.png


If Dancia was driving that boat you hit, then after the race in the pits she would be in your face ... asking why ... and not smiling.
Especially if there was a television camera filming the verbal exchange.

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[lars strom]

:)
:cheers:


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[lars strom]

This is an interesting picture I got from Colin Worth in South Africa. Thank you.

It's from Peatties Lake, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and the 6 hour race. The race was run early 1970.

My guess is this must be one of the first Scotti-Craft Cesare Scotti built. Look close..is it Evinrude socks Cesare Scotti is using..??..:)
This Scotti-Craft sold after the race and stayed in S.A. Later used an Evinrude V4 Super Strangler instead of the Starflite SS

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[largecar91]

I took this at Pisgah bay in Kentucky in the late 90's I think.

[lars strom]

largecar91

Thanks..not sure but probably an SST-100

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[largecar91]

It didn't scan very well but I sure thought it was a v8

[lars strom]

It didn't scan very well but I sure thought it was a v8

According to my friend Freddie Webb its a modified production V6 looper powerhead under the engine cover.

[WaterZebra]

If Dancia was driving that boat you hit, then after the race in the pits she would be in your face ... asking why ... and not smiling.
Especially if there was a television camera filming the verbal exchange.

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It's interesting to note that all of DP's pit crews from IndyCar to NASCAR don't say much about working with her. Hmmm just short of a gag order? :rolleyes:

[lars strom]

WaterZebra Thanks, back to Evinrude/Johnson now.

Not every day you see a Cigarette with 4 X Evinrude V6 Ocean Pro.

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[lars strom]

First..big thanks to @Watermark (https://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?u=11289) for picture and info.

This is from Hamilton, ON Canada 1979.

Left: #200 Steve DeFeo.. Defeo/Johnson V6 RS....#201 Ken Stevenson Molinari/Johnson V6 RS

Ken Stevenson won this race and with it, a Rolex watch..:thumbsup:


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[lars strom]

From my Evinrude/Johnson FB page today..

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[peterse90]

From my Evinrude/Johnson FB page today..

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We only got to race in Hamilton once, August 1979. I was there running in SE class.
We were pretty lucky that day with the weather as Hamilton is at the far west end of Lake Ontario and even with mild winds it probably would have been too rough to race.
I forgot Steve DeFeo was there, but I remember Art Kennedy was there as well (you can see his red/blue Molinari in the background) and Art's boat had brakes - not sure if he used them but there were very evident on the back of each sponson.
I think Steve DeFeo designed and built his own boats.

[Lake X Kid]

What does Ken Stevenson's boat 201 have taped onto the nose, what is it attached to?

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[Instigator]

Dock line?


What does Ken Stevenson's boat 201 have taped onto the nose, what is it attached to?

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[lars strom]

Lake X Kid

In most UIM races the race organization told you to have a rope like that in to the drivers seat so you easy/fast can be towed away if stopped at the race course.
Look close and you see Renato have this in the second picture.

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[Lake X Kid]

In my humble opinion this is one of the reasons the Molinari race boats were the race-boats to covet. Not only the aerodynamic lines of the early 1970’s race hulls, but also the detail to weight savings.


In the Como race shop, when I would visit the second floor, I admired the workmanship on the wooden boats. The simple fact, where the carpenter would lay an uncut stringer on the boat’s frame, and pencil mark every cross-section (joint) where the stringer and frame member made contact. And then he would take the stringer to the router table, and voila, shave excessive weight off the stringer.


Small details that increase performance with little extra man hours revealed to me, that Molinari race hulls are a force to be reckoned with. And walking and looking at other hull manufactures in the European race pits, I did not see the same weight savings as their competitor, Renato Molinari, instilled in his constructed race hulls.

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[lars strom]

24 Hours of Rouen 1985... first year for the UIM SZ class. Johnson 2.6 GT engine

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[Instigator]

When I was running and building my own A Stock Hydros, I built one that I “dado’d“ the backs out of the 3/4” x 3/4” spruce stringers for the same reason.
The were a PIA to staple in place w/o blowing them apart but you couldn’t tell them from a regular 3/4” stringer is nice installed.
Unless the boat was on the scales.

We also, for a few yrs, ran what we called vented transoms.
Top edge of front of motor board was full of holes which vented to the inner core/laminate which had channels cut in that vented to holes at bottom/rear of outside of motor board.
I was big into aerodynamics and fully bought into the theory ��

I think I’ve seen the ones above, before??
Maybe pixs from one of his boats.

Very cool post though.


In my humble opinion this is one of the reasons the Molinari race boats were the race-boats to covet. Not only the aerodynamic lines of the early 1970’s race hulls, but also the detail to weight savings.


In the Como race shop, when I would visit the second floor, I admired the workmanship on the wooden boats. The simple fact, where the carpenter would lay an uncut stringer on the boat’s frame, and pencil mark every cross-section (joint) where the stringer and frame member made contact. And then he would take the stringer to the router table, and voila, shave excessive weight off the stringer.


Small details that increase performance with little extra man hours revealed to me, that Molinari race hulls are a force to be reckoned with. And walking and looking at other hull manufactures in the European race pits, I did not see the same weight savings as their competitor, Renato Molinari, instilled in his constructed race hulls.

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[lars strom]

Please..back to Evinrude/Johnson stuff...!!

My friend Remy Louvel of France in his white UIM F3/OE class Evinrude powered boat got run over by Germany's Ulrich Rochel's König powered Burgess at the European Championship race in Rabodange, France 1985.

The French/German relationship was not the very best that day..:)

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[lars strom]

WOW..great memories from Arendal, Norway 1980.
The Nordic Championship race for the UIM F3/OE class.
I got the winner’s wreath driving the #1 Sjoberg/AKAI/Evinrude CC.
Roger Einhaug next to me won the SD class.
Always fun racing in Norway..even more fun winning.
The last picture is Ove Torkhildsen..he came in second..I think he was spaying to much water..!!..:)

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WOW..Finally.. a picture from Arendal, Norway 1980. The Nordic Championship race for the UIM F3/OE class.


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[Instigator]

Sorry Lars, won’t happen again.


Please..back to Evinrude/Johnson stuff...!!

My friend Remy Louvel of France in his white UIM F3/OE class Evinrude powered boat got run over by Germany's Ulrich Rochel's König powered Burgess at the European Championship race in Rabodange, France 1985.

The French/German relationship was not the very best that day..:)

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[lars strom]

F1-V8 Team Martini/Molinari at Idroscalo 1983.
This one in black & white.
Renato and his "flagman" Fabio Porta.
Fabio was a very good loyal team worker for Renato under many years.

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[WaterZebra]

F1-V8 Team Martini/Molinari at Idroscalo 1983.
This one in black & white.
Renato and his "flagman" Fabio Porta.
Fabio was a very good loyal team worker for Renato under many years.

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Did OMC set up an outpost office at Renato's Como facility like Mercury did?

[lars strom]

No..the OMC racing headquarter was in Brygge, Belgium..That was the base for service trucks etc at the races.
Renato got his stuff normally sent directly to Italy from Waukegan..same for Cees Van Der Velden..directly to Boxtel, Holland.
Burgess & Hodges drivers was depending on OMC in Brygge, Belgium.
When Second Effort got involved mid season 1983 things got way more complicated in Europe.

[Lake X Kid]

No..the OMC racing headquarter was in Brygge, Belgium..That was the base for service trucks etc at the races.
Renato got his stuff normally sent directly to Italy from Waukegan..same for Cees Van Der Velden..directly to Boxtel, Holland.
Burgess & Hodges drivers was depending on OMC in Brygge, Belgium.
When Second Effort got involved mid season 1983 things got way more complicated in Europe.

How and why did it become more complicated?

[powerabout]

the prices went up

[lars strom]

How and why did it become more complicated?

Well..I clearly remember the meeting OMC had and the following letter when Second Effort got involved during the racing season 1983.
To explain all this I have to start way before SE got involved in my first year in F1-V8 racing. Not sure if I am ready to tell the full story..but here is some..
Beat Jenni was the President for OMC Europe..OMC's George Lamy was in charge of European racing..sponsorship at races etc. At a meeting with George, Beat and me..(maybe also an Aspen representative) early 1983 at the OMC Headquarter in Brugge, Belgium we made following deal.
Aspen Jackets in France was the main sponsor for the Aspen UIM F3 World Series. (I was the current 1982 UIM F3 Sprint World Champ) Aspen was also a sponsor for Velden Racing. One of Team Veldens boats was sponsored by Aspen..#2 Arthur Mostert..picture below.
OMC was by far Aspen's largest customer..all the OMC PR stuff like jackets, t-shirts, hats etc sold to Evinrude/Johnson dealers was made by Aspen.
OMC promised me to make Aspen my exclusive sponsorship for the 1983 F1-V8 series . A short time later I got a great contract from the President of Aspen in Rouen, France. (He did not speak any English)
Don't remember the exact number but it was enough for a F1-V8 season.Three installment payments..one in the spring before the season, one after the first race and the last payment mid season.
I was extremely happy..signed the contract after my lawyer checked it out..
New Burgess boat on order, purchased a used F1-V8 engine from Baggioli in Italy, OMC rebuilt the power-head and the gear-case. A spare power-head and a very nice big box Volvo racing truck was also purchased by me.
Aspen Jackets sent two designers to Stockholm and hand-painted my new Burgess and race truck in the Aspen Colors..(second and third picture) Everything was ready just in time for the Stockholm Boat Show 1983.
Got lots of media at the show and sold a ton of new Evinrude outboards.
More is coming pretty sooooon...!!


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Yes..thats me dressed up in a Aspen Jacket and shirt above on the way to the Stockholm indoor boat show 1983.


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[lars strom]

This is in Paris after the 1981 Aspen F3 World series season.
I won the title and Aspen made a big deal about that. The person to the right closest to me is the Aspen President. George Lamy from OMC was also there..but not in the picture.
Nice fun weekend and I trusted Aspen and OMC.

One more note..OMC France President Ove Jansson..(yes he was a Swede) Ove spoke fluent French/Swedish and he was also at this event.
More is coming pretty sooooon...!!


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[lars strom]

Everything was looking great in the spring of 1983..I did a lot of testing back home and the #8 Aspen/Burgess/Evinrude F1-V8 boat was extremely fast..The driver needed more seat time.
One very important thing was still missing..the money from Aspen, France.
I called them and was told.."the check is in the mail"
Received a package with Aspen decals a few days later but no check. picture.

Installed a work bench in the Volvo Racing truck and ready for the first race in Como, Italy May 14/15 1983
https://svera.se/blogg/the-complete-f1-v8-race-program-from-como-italy-1983/



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[lars strom]

When my racing truck left Stockholm for the first F1-V8 race of the season there was still no check from Aspen.
I was told by OMC the Aspen people are going to be in Como for the race..

Lake Como May 14/15 - 1983 was flooded rainy and windy..the race was run under very difficult conditions.
The worst part..NO Aspen people came to the race..
OMC's George Lamy told me in Como ..take it easy Lars..they are going to pay you..!!
It was extremely hard to concentrate on racing when my sponsor was in some way not telling me the truth..

My racing truck left for the next race in Ampolla, Spain...!!!

More is coming pretty sooooon...!!

[lars strom]

My racing was a big part of my exclusive Evinrude dealership in Stockholm, Sweden.
Invoices from OMC racing was just like any invoice for regular outboards and parts. Just my OMC dealership number.
Even credits for advertising support and warranty. OMC Sweden sometimes gave me credit for racing reports in the media when Evinrude was in the picture.
Invoices was blue and credit red..an extremely good set up.
I also got some credit from OMC when they used me in advertising. Second picture.

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[lars strom]

My racing truck came early to Ampolla, Spain. I think it was two weeks after Como. Me and my brother Lennart took a commercial flight to Ampolla. (A very long trip by car from Sweden)
Lennart won the F3 race and that was great..for me Ampolla, Spain was a disaster..No money from Aspen and no Aspen people at the race. They did not take my phone calls anymore.
The F1-V8 race was cancelled..Way to rough water.
I slowly starting to understand there was a major conflict between OMC and Aspen..I could not get any info out of Beat Jenni or George Lamy. Both was at the race in Ampolla, Spain.
My lawyer told me as long as Aspen is in business they are going to be forced to pay you..
Well.....now my F1-V8 main sponsor was me and my dealership..The good part was my dealership was doing great.

[lars strom]

When OMC changed the racing policy in the middle of the 1983 racing season was extremely bad news for me.. Second Effort was now the race engine, parts and service provider. All invoices must be separate from OMC and directly from Second Effort and payed to them.
On top of that I blow a power-head before the Stockholm GP..(problems with the connecting rod screws)
I knocked on the OMC President Beat Jenni's door in Brugge, Belgium very disappointed with Aspen & the new SE deal.
Playing nice was not working..
I told Beat Jenni my dealership just changed the policy..No more exclusive Evinrude..
Yamaha is going to be sold at my dealership and advertised on my F1-V8 boat at the Stockholm GP a few weeks from now.
(the fact was..Yamaha have asked me more than ones to be a Yamaha Center.)
Beat Jenni looked at me and finally agreed to continue with the same set up for me for the rest of the season. The power-head on him...No Second Effort for me as long as no Yamaha at my dealership.
The Aspen deal was still up in the air..there was a possibility for peace between the two according to Mr. Jenni..
My lawyer told me to keep Aspen on my boat. The only way the force Aspen to pay me now or later...I continued with Aspen during the rest of the season and hopefully they stayed in business and paid me..
Only option at that time...

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[WaterZebra]

When OMC changed the racing policy in the middle of the 1983 racing season was extremely bad news for me.. Second Effort was now the race engine, parts and service provider. All invoices must be separate from OMC and directly from Second Effort and payed to them.
On top of that I blow a power-head before the Stockholm GP..(problems with the connecting rod screws)
I knocked on the OMC President Beat Jenni's door in Brugge, Belgium very disappointed with Aspen & the new SE deal.
Playing nice was not working..
I told Beat Jenni my dealership just changed the policy..No more exclusive Evinrude..
Yamaha is going to be sold at my dealership and advertised on my F1-V8 boat at the Stockholm GP a few weeks from now.
(the fact was..Yamaha have asked me more than ones to be a Yamaha Center.)
Beat Jenni looked at me and finally agreed to continue with the same set up for me for the rest of the season. The power-head on him...No Second Effort for me as long as no Yamaha at my dealership.
The Aspen deal was still up in the air..there was a possibility for peace between the two according to Mr. Jenni..
My lawyer told me to keep Aspen on my boat. The only way the force Aspen to pay me now or later...I continued with Aspen during the rest of the season and hopefully they stayed in business and paid me..
Only option at that time...

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Boy! Have I heard this before! What I learned from all of this that you don't even put graphics the size of a postage stamp on the hull until their check clears in your bank account. It's amazing what potential sponsors have in mind for ads and promos on your stuff for a small amount of money. I bought into a pitch for a series race site sponsor one time and spent 2 weeks of my own time and money with event displays, newspaper and live radio interviews not to mention their logo plastered all over my boat and support truck. Never saw a dime. Never again unless cash is in my hand! As far as 2nd Effort goes, it became apparent to OMC to separate themselves from the V8 / HiPerf unit because the liability lawsuits were already starting to stack up. Not so much as the full up race units ,but the XP products were being purchased by idiots who had no business running equipment of that caliber. Ended up killing themselves (and others) so family lawyers lined up to paint a target on OMC. If I remember right, the small print on anything from 2nd Effort had "LLC" in the title (LIMITED Liability Company). Only ones that I remember who obtained true corporate outside sponsorship were Seebold, Molinari, Velden, Percival and DeSouza. Everybody else kind of wrote their own ticket.

[lars strom]

The Stockholm GP 1983 was a total success. Great weather, hundred thousand spectators or more. The race was run in the center of Stockholm late Saturday and Sunday. Full coverage by TV and news papers.
In the second heat I lost the rear boat cowling, Allan Nimmo was nice and in the third heat I used his boat cowling. He could not race for some problems I dont remember.
All the big wheels from OMC was in Stockholm for the race. When the race was over I asked for a meeting with Beat Jenni..(The President for OMC Europe) and my lawyer.
I think its important to know my relationship with Beat Jenni was very good. He know my history very well from years back.
Here is proof..when he was the Marketing Director for OMC Europe/OMBESA 10 years earlier.

At this meeting Beat Jenni promised to put pressure on Aspen to pay me. He also said OMC was still buying lots of stuff from Aspen.
The next two races was Minneapolis and Pittsburgh in the USA.
Beat Jenni asked me to bring my boat to Belgium and OMC was going to handle everything..Including hire someone in Waukegan to paint the new rear boat cowling from Dave Burgess in Aspen colors/text. There was no time to do this before shipping all the F1-V8 boats to the USA.



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[lars strom]

When we arrived in Waukegan my Burgess boat was fixed perfect. OMC did hire someone I dont remember the name of to hand paint ASPEN on the new rear boat cowling David Burgess helped me with.
The only way to see this was my name was painted a bit different. Red circle..the second picture is from the race in Pittsburgh.
Pretty interesting if you think about this..OMC painted ASPEN on my boat..!!...made me think OMC is going to make sure I get paid.
Second Effort was at both races and I could tell the frictions between OMC racing people and the ones from SE.
To make sure I did only ask OMC mechanics for help..
There was a problem with the screws holding the carburetor float chamber..for some reason they broke off and you got a fuel leak/engine running to lean. I guess vibrations.
OMC replaced all the screws with stronger ones and that finally fixed the problem..8 carbs and 4 screws on each is a lot of screws..:)



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[lars strom]

After the US races we were back in Europe.
Liege, Belgium was a disaster race for me in many ways..I crashed bad, nose dived WOT. Ended up at the hospital.
Stayed overnight but was OK.
Suddenly Beat Jenni was not at the race in Belgium..Dont remember exactly but never met Beat Jenni again. He was still within OMC in USA but not sure what he was doing.
No money from ASPEN..David Burgess repaired my badly damaged Burgess in time for London GP.
The last race of the 1983 season was Idroscalo, Milano.
I got my first heat victory..finally the season was over.
After Milano I drove straight to the Aspen Headquarter in Rouen, France and met with the President.
He was now a big snake and told me clearly he is not going to pay me anything. OMC & Aspen did not do any more business.
My lawyer did what he could do but Aspen filed for bankruptcy sometime later.
I did not get one cent out of Aspen..in my opinion OMC helped me get screwed..!!..no hard feelings but
when my outboard export business opened up late 1983 was in someway my way of getting even with OMC.

The picture is the last race with Aspen painted on my boat.
Heat victory at Idroscalo, Italy 1983


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[lars strom]

One more thing..
Very few people know the correct history about my first year racing the F1-V8 series..(the long story above..the economic side)
By far the most costly racing season ever for me..
Was it worth it..??
Yes..I learned a lot..dont trust anyone in the business world..even people you think are your friends.
When things go wrong..few is there for you and some of them are even gone from the company.
Did I do mistakes..Yes I did, but so far in my live I have not done the same mistakes again.


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[lars strom]

Before the 1984 F1-V8 series started George Lamy..still the marketing director for OMC Europe..(real name OMBESA...short for OMC Belgium Co) contacted me. The new plan was to have local sponsorship for each race in the series..
OMC Sweden and the CEO Bengt Nilsson paid for repainting my Burgess boat and Volvo Racing truck in white and blue colors. Bengt was feeling really bad for me getting screwed by Aspen with help from OMC.
This was the design I first did for the 1984 season. "LASSE STRÖM MARIN" was my outboard business name and by far the largest Evinrude dealer in Sweden..sometime later the largest Evinrude dealer in the world but OMC told me NOT the put that on my boat..!!

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[lars strom]

The first F1-V8 race for me 1984 was the Holland GP in DenBosch.
OMC/George Lamy told me to bring my Burgess race boat "white only" to the race a few days early. The new one race sponsor deal was going to dress it up in the company logo.
Well..I am not going anywhere before you send me the $10,000.00 sponsor money for the race..as we agreed on.
I got the $10,000.00 credit to my dealership account and used some of it to pay Second Effort for the exhaust manifold update.
Heading to the race site in Holland with the Volvo race truck.
For some unknown reason to me the sponsor backed out in the last minute.
OMC dressed up my boat in the Evinrude colors instead.
We lost Luigi Valdano in the race..a very sad weekend.

I like to add a few months earlier at the Stockholm Boat Show 1984 George Lamy and some other OMC people came and
asked me for a meeting at my dealerships large display at the show with Evinrude outboards.
OMC have traced lots of new Evinrude outboards in an outboard store in Marina Del Ray to my dealership.
Not a surprise..and I answered.. I must make back all the money I lost when ASPEN filed for bankruptcy..
The meeting ended pretty fast.

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[powerabout]

Any more detail on the Exhaust update?

[lars strom]

This long story started here..https://www.screamandfly.com/showthread.php?328105-Facts-about-Evinrude-Johnson-racing-outboards-made-my-OMC&p=3285856#post3285856

After the Holland GP 1984 we left my racing truck at OMC Belgium. Went back home to Stockholm and called OMC Sweden. Placed an order of close to thousand new mixed sizes Evinrude Outboards. No questions asked from anyone. OMC could have easy said NO..but they did not.
A few days later two very large semi trucks came straight from OMC Belgium. We unloaded at a friend of mines export/shipping company.
Next F1-V8 race was in Paris and we picked up my truck/Burgess boat at OMC Belgium.
The boat was now painted in “International Travel Card” colors and logo.
Tom Percival's #10 Hodges/Evinrude V8 was also painted the same way..with the same sponsor “International Travel Card”
I dont have a picture of my boat but it was the same way as Tom's.

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We are now in the Paris pit and I was watching Gérard Barthélémy.. a new french F1-V8 driver and he was out testing before the race. He was flying down the race course and at the end of the course wide open he took off..a very bad flipp and we lost Gérard..
A terrible feeling watching and nothing you can do.
R.I.P my friend.
The Paris GP was run the next day but it was a very tough deal..

After Paris was Stockholm GP..I asked George Lamy at OMC for a full time sponsor instead of this one race deal sponsor..
At that time there was none available.
“International Travel Card” paid me upfront for the Paris race but was not interested in the Stockholm race.

The F1-V8 line up in Paris GP 1984.
From left:
Molinari, Velden, Salabert, Spalding, Percival,Bullen,Jenkins, Mostert, Frost, Vidoli, Strom, Hakkinen not sure about the last boats.

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[Lake X Kid]

"LASSE STRÖM MARIN" was my outboard business name and by far the largest Evinrude dealer in Sweden..sometime later the largest Evinrude dealer in the world but OMC told me NOT the put that on my boat..!!


Lasse what do you attribute your huge success as the "largest Evinrude dealer in Sweden"?
Was one of the major factors your geographic location?
Were you fortunate to be near where a lot of prosperous Swedish people lived, and liked to go boating?

[lars strom]

Lasse what do you attribute your huge success as the "largest Evinrude dealer in Sweden"?
Was one of the major factors your geographic location?
Were you fortunate to be near where a lot of prosperous Swedish people lived, and liked to go boating?

Thanks for asking.
Many reasons for that..here is a few.. I started my Evinrude dealership 1975 with help of the Huzells..the Swedish distributor for Evinrude at that time. A good location next the one of the largest waterways to get out boating from Stockholm. Got lots of help from Huzells in form of advertising and racing support. Always a low price attitude for new outboards.. great service.
A few years later (1979/80) I purchased Melins Motor..a long time Evinrude dealer. Merge the two dealers in to one and took over Melins Motors location in Stockholm next to Riddarfjärden. That's the location for the Stockholm GP F1-V8 race.
My racing helped and the low price policy. On top of that very loyal employees.
Exclusive Evinrude sales and service and a pretty good relationship with OMC.

@Lake X Kid (https://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?u=67246)

Need to add one more thing about the Largest Evinrude dealer in Sweden..!! (Text on My F1-V8 boat).

OMC based sales in Sweden from Oct 1 to Sep. 30 the following year.

The Largest Evinrude dealer I refer to was from Oct. 1 1982 to September 30 1983.
This was before any Evinrude outboards was exported.

The export started after September 30 1983..



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[lars strom]

Lake X Kid

A picture over parts of Stockholm..the F1-V8 race course. The pit yellow X and my dealership location blue X.
This is a beautiful city..in the picture is also Stockholm City Hall, Old Town (Gamla Stan)
"The Old Town dates from the 13th century but most buildings are from the 1700s and 1800s. It is a glorious labyrinth of charming cobbled streets, alleyways, faded mustard and rust-coloured townhouses and meeting squares"
You can also find..
"The Royal Palace. Welcome to one of Europe's largest and most dynamic palaces. The Royal Palace of Stockholm is His Majesty The King's official residence" ...


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[John Schubert]

Lasse what do you attribute your huge success as the "largest Evinrude dealer in Sweden"?
Was one of the major factors your geographic location?
Were you fortunate to be near where a lot of prosperous Swedish people lived, and liked to go boating?
I sent you a pm.

[lars strom]

I am going to continue with my 1984 Stockholm GP sponsor story but first I like to make a few things extremely clear..
Yes..I started to sell new Evinrude outboards from my Stockholm dealership to a person I know who exported them to the USA. The first sale was around November/December 1983. I wrote about this in post #8561 (https://www.screamandfly.com/showthread.php?328105-Facts-about-Evinrude-Johnson-racing-outboards-made-my-OMC&p=3286077#post3286077)
I also wrote in post #8564 (https://www.screamandfly.com/showthread.php?328105-Facts-about-Evinrude-Johnson-racing-outboards-made-my-OMC&p=3286435#post3286435) OMC Belgium came to the Stockholm Boat Show in March of 1984 to talk to me about the Evinrude export.

My export was going on from late 1983 to the end of 1986.
OMC was fully aware of my export..Other OMC dealers in UK, France and Holland started doing the same thing but did not have the right set up.
This is how simple it was..my buyers contacted me..
We need more new outboards..I asked.. how many, HP and length.
Called OMC Sweden with the order and they never told me NO over the 3 years.
I can add..every year close to September 30, OMC Sweden sales contacted me and asked if I needed another truck load of outboards before they close the books for that year.
Normally it was a yes.
This business was 100% legal and I always asked my lawyer for advice if needed.
I know there is a few people here at S& F who are upset about the export.
Sorry..but that is part of business..They should be mad at OMC, not me.
Every large order I did for export was way over my credit limit..and Peter Runestam the Chief Financial Officer at OMC Sweden must approve.
He could have asked for bank security or said No.. but never did. (No dealer Floorplan set up in Sweden..OMC, Sweden was acting like your bank up the an agreed limit)
OMC could have easy cut me out as a dealer..but that was never even considered.
This is over 35 years ago..OMC is long gone and so is my outboard dealership.
Thanks
Enjoy life.

[powerabout]

How do the outboard dealerships look like these days in your old area?

[lars strom]

How do the outboard dealerships look like these days in your old area?

Good question..my old dealership location in Stockholm is a computer store today.
Less than a handful dealers left selling outboards and service today. (Re-power)
Everything comes pre-rigged from the boat factories and dealers are more like MarineMax..many locations.
Nimbus Boats (public company) just purchased the three largest boat dealers around Stockholm.
Outboards today in Sweden are Yamaha-Mercury and Suzuki..yes in that order.

[lars strom]

The 1984 Stockholm F1-V8 GP was the weekend June 30/July 1.

Same set up and location as 1983. Saturday and Sunday evening race.

Lots of issues the weeks before this race for me.
1. Sponsorship up in the air and I needed a new Burgess boat and much more. The $10,000.00 for each race OMC promised by one time sponsorship race deals was by far not enough. Very hard to find a great sponsor for a full season.
2. Renato Molinari was pouring money in his Martini racing team. We learned he made his own short mid section and gear case out of titanium. No way I could afford stuff like that.
3. Driver security was a concern for lots of reasons.

I talked to George Lamy OMC Belgium again before the Stockholm race..Told him I do my own sponsorship for the race.
Drove to the OMC Sweden headquarter in Vällingby outside Stockholm to meet with Bengt Nilsson..the CEO for OMC Sweden.
I had made up my mind and I wanted my friend Bengt to be the first to know..
The Stockholm GP was going to be my last race.
F1-V8 racing was no fun anymore ..and if no fun you must stop. If not you kill yourself from bad driving..you must be hungry to be a good safe driver.
I guess I was the first one to start the retirement trend..a few weeks later after Tom Percival crashed and left us in Liege, Belgium Roger Jenkins retired..So did Renato after the 1984 season.
A few pictures of my Lasse Ström Marin sponsored #8 Burgess/Evinrude V8 in the 1984 Stockholm GP.

Now I could concentrate on getting my Evinrude dealership grow faster than ever..A Yamaha Center was considered.
Did meet with the Yamaha distributor for Sweden a few times..but my export business was way to good to change anything.

First some reading from Powerboat & Waterskiing.

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[Rotary John]

Lars: Why and when did you get out of the marine business; your Evinrude dealership.

[lars strom]

Lars: Why and when did you get out of the marine business; your Evinrude dealership.

Thanks for asking Rotary John,

The Stockholm location for my dealership was Tobaksspinnargatan 4.
A 3,800 square ft space in the street level of a residential building.
Large display windows and some parking outside. Also garage doors to bring in boats etc.
The City of Stockholm-EPA was not really happy with me running an outboard business with sales and service there.
Our workshop did have a large test tank for outboards with an exhaust fan all the way up on the roof. This was done before me..when it was Melins Motor and grandfathered in.
This large residential building sold and the new owner had a plan to restore the building. For some reason they forgot to end my 3 year lease late 1987 when it expired..meaning I was there for another 3 years. There was no way to kick me out and start restoring the building.
The owner of the building did everything he could to find me a similar business location but very hard in the City of Stockholm.
I made him an offer..I move back to my old place just outside Stockholm where I started my business 1975..I still used that location for boat service.
I gave him a number..and a few days later we agreed and I was back at my old place. I think it took us a month to get out.
Still running my Evinrude dealership at my old location and some time later sold the business. I think it was 1989/90.

This is my old location in red today..


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[lars strom]

Strange timing..??
This picture came up at FB today..Roberto Saviero, Italy boat # 4 died a few weeks after I retired from racing at the Stockholm GP 1984.
He crashed at testing back home in Italy.
Very nice racing friend.

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[lars strom]

The OMC outboard business and the effect of a new business policy by OMC overseas.

Sweden have always been a great market for boating for a lot of reasons. The beautiful archipelago in many parts of the country. The one outside Stockholm is still the most popular for boaters.
Sweden use to be the number three country in Europe for outboard sales.
There was three Swedish owned companies building up the Evinrude-Johnson outboard sales-popularity during sixties & seventies.
AB Linco and AGB..AB Linco was the Evinrude distributor and AGB the Johnson distributor in the sixties. AB Linco owned AGB.
Around 1970 OMC told AB Linco they could not have both Johnson and Evinrude in Sweden.
Billy Huzell and his company Huzells took over Evinrude.
Now it was an outboard sales war in Sweden between AGB Johnson and Huzells Evinrude.
Both companies owned more or less the new outboard sales in Sweden. NKK the Swedish distributor for Mercury did pretty good but was way behind Evinrude -Johnson.
AGB promoted Johnson very effective with great dealers and sponsorship of fun events. Also boat racing.
Huzells was doing the same thing and Billy Huzell was a very strong business leader. Signed up ABBA as Evinrude supporters.
Help me start my own Evinrude outboard business 1975.
A perfect timing..the Swedish new outboard sales peaked 1975/76. Around 50,000 new outboards was sold 1976. Probably 40,000 was Evinrude Johnson.
OMC Waukegan kicked out Huzells and AGB 1977...just told them to hit the road..Took over the sales in Sweden with a new subsidiary OMC Sweden owned by OMC 1977.
(This was happening all over Europe..not only Sweden)
Well..worked for a few years but overall outboard sales went down..OMC could not keep up with Yamaha & Suzuki in a lot of ways.
Huzells was now the Swedish distributor for Suzuki and AGB Mariner.
Later in the mid-nighties OMC was looking for an independent Swedish distributor again..OMC Sweden failed.
OMC,Waukegan even asked me..!!
Duells..a company in Gothenburg was the distributor for Evinrude to the end of OMC..
Today's outboard sales in Sweden are Yamaha, Mercury and Suzuki.
Evinrude/Johnson long gone..
So..when some people get upset with my export, they don't really know the OMC history overseas.
My export over a few years was still sales for OMC/ Evinrude.. made possible from their own policy.
Just a lot of unnecessary shipping.


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[lars strom]

Back to racing again and the early days..(modern time)

My guess is Miami to Nassau 1967 or 1968...

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[lars strom]

Way back..before OMC and the Pavia - Venezia race 1929.
This was the first race and a Ettore Negri scafo powered by an ELTO 500
Overall winner..average speed 36 km/h

Pretty cool..Thanks Roberto Martini.

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[lars strom]

#9 Roger Jenkins in Como, Italy. 1982 maybe 1983.
Not sure but I think its David Burgess in the hat.

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[lars strom]

Early 1985 OMC asked me if I was interested in getting back to the F1-V8 series. OMC needed a Swedish/Scandinavian driver in the series.
This was when both Hodges and Velden was developing the new safety cell.
George Lamy..(still at OMC Belgium) told me he could get me a ride in another team..like Velden or Hodges.
This was when the famous Pro 1 race pro-motor was hired by OMC.
https://svera.se/blogg/pro-one-the-uim-f1-v8-race-promotor-1985/
I told OMC the only way for me to get back in to racing is with my own team and a full season main sponsor. No sponsor like that was available for any driver. Martini was also gone but Renato was running a two boat team with Barry Woods and Kicco Vildoli as his drivers.
My friend Bertil Wik signed up to drive one of the two boats in Team Hodges.
Bertil Wik and I did visit Second Effort together in Florida early spring 1985 after Bertil signed with Hodges.
My experience with driving race boats owned by someone else was no good. I wanted to control my racing equipment and not forced the race/test something I did not like.
Pro 1 was hitting the ground running and got a very good start in Munich, Germany 1985.
https://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/the-dream-start-for-f1-v8-racing-1985-munich-germany-pro-ones-first-event/

[lars strom]

2021 Boat race at Lake of the Ozarks..

Drove down to the location for the upcoming race last night. No boats there yet.
Neon Taco is a nice new bar/restaurant and the best place to watch the race from.
Did see a very familiar face at a table..
3 hours and 4 Bud Light later we left..:cheers:

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[lars strom]

Lots of fun yesterday at the street party.

One thing I heard that was was no good..my F1 driver Greg Foster crashed during testing the new F1 Merc 360 APX a few days ago and can not race today.

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[lars strom]

Back home after a day at the Lake Race.

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The final was really fun to watch..Pole sitter Dylan Anderson in his #17 Hoffman/Yamaha V6 was in the lead and stayed ahead of Terry Rinker.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488318&d=1622935568

About one third in the race Dylan barrel rolled in some large waves at the far end of the race course.
#10 veteran Terry Rinker lead the way after the restart to an easy and well deserved win.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488319&d=1622935769


The winner of today’s NGK F1 race.
#10 Terry Rinker (https://www.facebook.com/terry.rinker?__cft__[0]=AZVyxF7xQX50O_u0LWq25II34JhVDHEV4CpYRWvfKdVbFjoFS-8E10MLqEJzMwJgmuyd2FdJMEJ1ss9261OyeYn54OfaXUfY20DEqwXezCu2o10z2fTsX5sP3vz0ZtrJxILjWJBMb4eXKH34KqHqT7 zn&__tn__=-]K-R).
Congratulations
https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/te5/1.5/16/1f389.png
Race results…
1. Terry Rinker 10
2. Johnny Flemming 9
3. Spencer Love 24


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[lars strom]

Evinrude/Johnson in the Pavia - Venezia, Italy marathon race today.

Thanks Biancardi Lorenzo


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488364&d=1623012175


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[2us70]

Just looked up that race on the map. That is one old school boat race.

[WaterZebra]

Back home after a day at the Lake Race.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488314&d=1622935162

The final was really fun to watch..Pole sitter Dylan Anderson in his #17 Hoffman/Yamaha V6 was in the lead and stayed ahead of Terry Rinker.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488318&d=1622935568

About one third in the race Dylan barrel rolled in some large waves at the far end of the race course.
#10 veteran Terry Rinker lead the way after the restart to an easy and well deserved win.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488319&d=1622935769


The winner of today’s NGK F1 race.
#10 Terry Rinker (https://www.facebook.com/terry.rinker?__cft__[0]=AZVyxF7xQX50O_u0LWq25II34JhVDHEV4CpYRWvfKdVbFjoFS-8E10MLqEJzMwJgmuyd2FdJMEJ1ss9261OyeYn54OfaXUfY20DEqwXezCu2o10z2fTsX5sP3vz0ZtrJxILjWJBMb4eXKH34KqHqT7 zn&__tn__=-]K-R).
Congratulations
https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/te5/1.5/16/1f389.png
Race results…
1. Terry Rinker 10
2. Johnny Flemming 9
3. Spencer Love 24


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488315&d=1622935183

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488316&d=1622935193

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Was there an appearance of Merc's new APX engine?

[lars strom]

@WaterZebra (https://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?u=25765) ..
No..
The only thing I know I wrote here...#8584 (https://www.screamandfly.com/showthread.php?328105-Facts-about-Evinrude-Johnson-racing-outboards-made-my-OMC&p=3287911#post3287911)
You have to ask on a Mercury page for more info..!!

After the race I took my wife Carina to a bar for a quick dinner.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488396&d=1623021915

[lars strom]

A short video of the Jimmy Kerr's blow over yesterday.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX28rLO1NtY&t=8s

[lars strom]

There is an emptiness in me at today's outboard racing..
OMC did supply racing outboards up to the last day in business. (SST45 - SST60 & some other engines.
BRP did not care one cent for racing.
This makes today's racing a bit boring for us Evinrude/Johnson lovers.
Tim Seebold is normally running the SST45 class as a support racing class in the NGK F1 Series.
The 2021 NGK F1 series here at Lake of the Ozarks was a last minute deal and with only one day allowed for racing, cuts must be done.
No SST 45 but the popular heavy duty TriHulls was run. All TriHulls are using older style OMC V4 1632cc cross-flow.
Some holes are drilled in the mid section for better sound. Extremely fun to watch..They drive like there is no tomorrow..bumping in to each other around the turns.
The #9 TriHull is raced by Whittney Terry Fletcher of Texas..and she was the winner. A tough girl..don't mess with her..

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488457&d=1623084168
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[ron54]

Lars it was nice to see a photo of the present Mrs Strom.. We were beginning to wonder lol....

[lars strom]

Lars it was nice to see a photo of the present Mrs Strom.. We were beginning to wonder lol....

Thanks ron54..one more picture of my lovely wife Carina..!!..:cheers:
"She is very friendly to everybody..except her husband"..:smiletest::smiletest:


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488482&d=1623101420

[lars strom]

Seebold-OMC V6 Fuel injection parked at Bagnell Dam Strip. Lake of the Ozarks
Picture by me.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488520&d=1623169472

[WaterZebra]

There is an emptiness in me at today's outboard racing..
OMC did supply racing outboards up to the last day in business. (SST45 - SST60 & some other engines.
BRP did not care one cent for racing.
This makes today's racing a bit boring for us Evinrude/Johnson lovers.
Tim Seebold is normally running the SST45 class as a support racing class in the NGK F1 Series.
The 2021 NGK F1 series here at Lake of the Ozarks was a last minute deal and with only one day allowed for racing, cuts must be done.
No SST 45 but the popular heavy duty TriHulls was run. All TriHulls are using older style OMC V4 1632cc cross-flow.
Some holes are drilled in the mid section for better sound. Extremely fun to watch..They drive like there is no tomorrow..bumping in to each other around the turns.
The #9 TriHull is raced by Whittney Terry Fletcher of Texas..and she was the winner. A tough girl..don't mess with her..

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488457&d=1623084168
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488458&d=1623084208
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488459&d=1623084217
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488460&d=1623084224

If I were a promoter on a limited budget and time, the ONLY class I would choose to invite would be these marvelous Texas tri-hulls.
- Cheap equipment price.
- OMC V4 powered (lots and lots of fishing motors out there)
- Intense racing, hull-to-hull, trading paint, etc
- Easy for spectator to identify with home product (Tri Hull and V4 fishing motor)

This class reminds me of USA mid west open wheel dirt track guys.:smiletest:

[lars strom]

It’s time to bring this back up again..!!

227 Km/h average over one lap.

Not just straight forward..!!https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/taa/1.5/16/1f603.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/taa/1.5/16/1f603.png..
(like part of the distance Pavia to Venice)

Benny Robertson´s record setting 141 MPH qualifying lap in his #57 SE/Johnson F1-V8 put him on the pole..

https://svera.se/blogg/benny-robertsons-record-setting-141-mph-qualifying-lap-in-his-57-se-johnson-f1-v8-put-him-on-the-pole/?fbclid=IwAR2QzXA2AVc2oVUJ-UQb07nULnEhQ6kiIcy6lFypVz0OCocikofVVOtQiAE

[lars strom]

Dont know who he is but the power-head is a 3.5 liter V8 looper with fuel injection on a 6 inch mid section.
Thanks Craig Furnal for the picture. (Many more is coming soon)



https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488532&d=1623196695

[lars strom]

Yes..last night I asked for my favorite song “Amarillo by morning” at the Brick House and danced with my lovely wife..❤️❤️

488730


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX_9Go0Z8e4

[lars strom]

Not sure who the #15 is..maybe Watermark..??
Maybe a Burgess..?? but for sure the 3.5 liter V8 looper with fuel injection on a 6 inch mid section.

Thanks Craig Furnal for the picture

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488755&d=1623687176

[lars strom]

Looks like Barry Woods had a very bad day..Not sure where and when but for sure the 3.5 liter V8 looper with fuel injection on a 6 inch mid section.

Thanks Craig Furnal for the picture

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488813&d=1623770028
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[Watermark]

Looks like Barry Woods had a very bad day..Not sure where and when but for sure the 3.5 liter V8 looper with fuel injection on a 6 inch mid section.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488815&d=1623770047

This happened to Barry while testing during the morning of the 1986 Toledo Grand Prix, off the race course (proper). Somehow he hit a concrete bridge - a big one.

My most vivid (and hopefully accurate) memory was Barry's appearance that evening at the post-race banquet. Just back from the hospital with his face covered in bandages and a sling on his arm, Barry promptly stepped up to the stage, smartly dressed, and amazingly wearing a huge smile. Everyone in the room was thrilled to see that, once again, Barry Woods had miraculously survived yet another wild crash in his long and successful career - as was Toledo's Mayor, Donna Owens, who was standing beside Barry Caris, Bob DeGrenier and other F1 execs. Never one to shy away from the limelight, Woods then jumped at an opportunity to entertain us all by giving the Mayor a big hug and kiss! Of course the crowd went wild!!

[lars strom]

This happened to Barry while testing during the morning of the 1986 Toledo Grand Prix, off the race course (proper). Somehow he hit a concrete bridge - a big one.

My most vivid (and hopefully accurate) memory was Barry's appearance that evening at the post-race banquet. Just back from the hospital with his face covered in bandages and a sling on his arm, Barry promptly stepped up to the stage, smartly dressed, and amazingly wearing a huge smile. Everyone in the room was thrilled to see that, once again, Barry Woods had miraculously survived yet another wild crash in his long and successful career - as was Toledo's Mayor, Donna Owens, who was standing beside Barry Caris, Bob DeGrenier and other F1 execs. Never one to shy away from the limelight, Woods then jumped at an opportunity to entertain us all by giving the Mayor a big hug and kiss! Of course the crowd went wild!!


Thanks Watermark..

I have two more pictures of a crashed F1-V8 boat..Looks like a Velden and probably from the same race weekend..


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488868&d=1623851838

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488869&d=1623851846

[Watermark]

Thanks Watermark..

I have two more pictures of a crashed F1-V8 boat..Looks like a Velden and probably from the same race weekend..


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488868&d=1623851838

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=488869&d=1623851846
That same weekend in Toledo, Canada's Tom Henderson was driving one of Bob Thompson's Veldens. Well into the race and for several laps, we noticed the powerhead jostling around. Appeared like the engine bracket had broken, but Tom was still able to control the boat. It ultimately stuffed down the straight.

[Old boy]

The OMC was stuffed, so the hull stuffed in sympathy.
Ultimately, making the entire rig... stuffed!

[powerabout]

The OMC was stuffed, so the hull stuffed in sympathy.
Ultimately, making the entire rig... stuffed!
lol it was doing well back then

[Old boy]

lol it was doing well back then

Powerabout, the OMC wasn't doing really that well at all.

The post says: "we noticed the powerhead jostling around. Appeared like the engine bracket had broken"
That certainly sounds like the OMC was stuffed, to me!

As a result of the "trim in" position the broken bracket would have caused, it's quite possible that's sole the reason the hull "stuffed" into the surface of the water?? Simply my humble opinion, nothing more or nothing less.

Final result of incident: entire rig... stuffed.

[WaterZebra]

That same weekend in Toledo, Canada's Tom Henderson was driving one of Bob Thompson's Veldens. Well into the race and for several laps, we noticed the powerhead jostling around. Appeared like the engine bracket had broken, but Tom was still able to control the boat. It ultimately stuffed down the straight.

Vague memories that OMC was having fatigue failure problems with the F1 V8 transom bracket and they were considering casting the bracket out of steel instead of aluminum. If they switched to steel, the foundry tooling would have to be completely remade. Never did hear how they sorted this out?

[powerabout]

Vague memories that OMC was having fatigue failure problems with the F1 V8 transom bracket and they were considering casting the bracket out of steel instead of aluminum. If they switched to steel, the foundry tooling would have to be completely remade. Never did hear how they sorted this out?
The original 6" design has the vertical lift built into the mid in one casting, clever design but it wasnt strong enough so they sliced the lift/swivel part off and machined it from steel and bolted it to the rest.
My guess is they were all changed, I have only seen a few photos of the original

[lars strom]

Old boy..a pretty unnecessary comment and show how little you know about OMC and the racing history.
There is a thread here at S&F for people to trash OMC. Here is a link...https://www.screamandfly.com/showthread.php?336587-The-Sinking-Of-The-OutBoard-Marine-Corporation&p=3050516#post3050516
Please, dont do it on this thread.

Charlie Strang pulled the plug on F1-V8 racing after the 1989 season. The OMC F1-V8 racing started 1981.
9 years of great F1-V8 racing.
OMC filed for bankruptcy way later ( over 11 years)..more exact in December 22 of 2000.

Back to racing history and the London GP 1984.
Barry Woods won in the #35 Molinari/Evinrude V8 over #7 Billy Seebold - Merc T4 and Johnnie Sanders..Johnnie took a dive in his new Burgess powered by the Merc twin powerhead "Wizard".

The first picture show Team Molinari..Renato #18, Kicco Vidoli, #19 & Barry Woods #35

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489017&d=1525177844

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489018&d=1509908072

# 6 Rick Frost in his Burgess/Johnson V8. You can see Mr. Bill's T4.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489019&d=1509908551

#18 Renato & #7 Mr. Bill and his T4. London GP 1984.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489016&d=1624029686

More London GP 1984.
#19 Kicco Vidoli, #18 Renato Molinari, #11 Bob Spalding, #16 Andy Bullen.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489020&d=1624030287

The 1984 London GP winner.. #35 Barry Woods Molinari/Evinrude V8.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489021&d=1419962787

The 1984 World Champion Renato Molinari in the 1984 London GP

[WaterZebra]

This happened to Barry while testing during the morning of the 1986 Toledo Grand Prix, off the race course (proper). Somehow he hit a concrete bridge - a big one.

My most vivid (and hopefully accurate) memory was Barry's appearance that evening at the post-race banquet. Just back from the hospital with his face covered in bandages and a sling on his arm, Barry promptly stepped up to the stage, smartly dressed, and amazingly wearing a huge smile. Everyone in the room was thrilled to see that, once again, Barry Woods had miraculously survived yet another wild crash in his long and successful career - as was Toledo's Mayor, Donna Owens, who was standing beside Barry Caris, Bob DeGrenier and other F1 execs. Never one to shy away from the limelight, Woods then jumped at an opportunity to entertain us all by giving the Mayor a big hug and kiss! Of course the crowd went wild!!

Barry had a knack for using some uncanny racing lines on a course. The bridge story reminds me of a local club OPC race we held on the Willamette River (Willamette Park?) in Portland OR. Barry showed up to "test" with his CCC Evinrude rig. I had never seen a CCC run in person before so this was quite an experience for me. Barry's racing line took up the whole dang river from bank to bank so Barry managing to hit a bridge is no surprise LOL

[Lake X Kid]

Team Molinari with Three sponsored Martini boats must have been well financed by the Martini Brand. And I noticed Martini banners on the race course. Corporate money keeps the show - racing on water.



Back to racing history and the London GP 1984.
Barry Woods won in the #35 Molinari/Evinrude V8 over #7 Billy Seebold - Merc T4 and Johnnie Sanders..Johnnie took a dive in his new Burgess powered by the Merc twin powerhead "Wizard".

The first picture show Team Molinari..Renato #18, Kicco Vidoli, #19 & Barry Woods #35

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489017&d=1525177844


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489016&d=1624029686

More London GP 1984.
#19 Kicco Vidoli, #18 Renato Molinari, #11 Bob Spalding, #16 Andy Bullen.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489020&d=1624030287

The 1984 London GP winner.. #35 Barry Woods Molinari/Evinrude V8.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489021&d=1419962787

The 1984 World Champion Renato Molinari in the 1984 London GP

[LakeFever]

Team Molinari with Three sponsored Martini boats must have been well financed by the Martini Brand. And I noticed Martini banners on the race course. Corporate money keeps the show - racing on water.

Someone seriously needs to sell one of the new age tech billionaires a fast boat and get them into racing :D

[lars strom]

Love our Lake of the Ozarks.

489060

[Instigator]

3rd shot from the bottom.

Brick on the go pedal and boat is done accelerating.

Love it.
Killer shot!


Team Molinari with Three sponsored Martini boats must have been well financed by the Martini Brand. And I noticed Martini banners on the race course. Corporate money keeps the show - racing on water.

[lars strom]

Bob Hering USA in the #3 Molinari/Saffa/Johnson V6 RS 2.448 liter cross-flow.

Steve Pinson UK is driving the #4 Cougar/Carlsberg/Johnson V6 RS 2.448 liter cross-flow. STEVERINO


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489113&d=1624289979

[lars strom]

My #1 AKAI/Burgess/Evinrude CC on the way to victory in Nottingham, UK.
#52 John Hill close behind me.
Holme Pierrepont row boat stadium was perfect for boat racing.

https://svera.se/blogg/swim-and-win-in-nottingham-1981/?fbclid=IwAR01Yhc7kWO3qaoc8hemBFRSetbFTUtIp9IwLC6Lfzk8XZaXmVDA-zVHBSA

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489119&d=1588639670

[STEVERINO]

Bob Hering USA in the #3 Molinari/Saffa/Johnson V6 RS 2.448 liter cross-flow.

Steve Pinson UK is driving the #4 Cougar/Carlsberg/Johnson V6 RS 2.448 liter cross-flow. @STEVERINO (https://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?u=65408)


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489113&d=1624289979 Probably the roughest race i drove in Bob Hering in the no 3 molinari submarined about 1 hr into the race lying in 3rd place and his outfit was a 18ft marathon boat the no 4 boat Steve Pinsons outfit knocked the bottom through after 50 minutes.All the omc outfits had bent prop shafts and not many spare gearcases the Mercury outfits had as many as 4 gearcase swops over 2 days of racing the fastest boats spent that much time out of the water a ON 2.0 Mercury outfit driven by Peter Inwood nearly won the race for the last 30 mins of this race he had no prop blades left and the rescue boats were as fast as he was but Tom Percival was give 1st place.

[lars strom]

Renato in his #165 UIM OZ class Molinari..This is one of his first Evinrude F1-V8 boats from 1981.
Italmarine was the Italian Evinrude distributor. OMC did not take over the distributorship in Italy & Spain as they did for the rest of Europe 1977.
Filtri Tecnocar is a Italian maker of filters for gas & diesel engines.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489234&d=1624370829

[lars strom]

Some color pictures, the first one is from Brodenbach, Germany. (the first ever F1-V8 race)
Its Fabio Porta holding #161 Carlomaria Colombo of Italy.
Renato's boat in the back ground.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489325&d=1508289790

In the picture below you can see #6 Andy Bullen in his Burgess/Evinrude V6 CCC inside Renato.
This is probably from Nottingham 1981

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489326&d=1624460021

The next two below is probably from the Holland GP 1981. Not 100% sure.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489327&d=1624460287

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489328&d=1624460296

[lars strom]

By far the largest boating/party weekend in Sweden starts now..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/taa/1.5/16/1f603.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4d/1.5/16/1f1f8_1f1ea.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t55/1.5/16/1f44d.png



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ZLpGOOA1Q

[lars strom]

Another great sponsor for the F1-V8 series 1981/82.
This is #10 Tom Percival in his Hodges/Johnson V8


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489404&d=1624552328

[lars strom]

The first picture is from Leon, Spain 1982

#10 is Tom Percival, #12 Fransios Salabert and #11 Bob Spalding.
All three are racing Velden boats with Johnson F1-V8 power.
Yes, I was there racing F3 very successfully.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489411&d=1603495695

Next picture below is from beautiful Como, Italy.

#11 Bob Spalding driven his Velden/Johnson V8

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489412&d=1624553804




https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489413&d=1624553915

Sponsor competition in Bristol 1982..:)
The Bristol program above.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489414&d=1624554102

A Formula 1 car and Tom Percival in a Formula 1 F1-V8 boat having fun in Nottingham, UK above.



https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489415&d=1624554231

#11 Bob Spalning and his Velden Racing/Johnson F1-V8 above.

[lars strom]

In my opinion JPS is probably the most famous motorsport sponsor.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489456&d=1506561715

Bob Spalding & Tom Percival Velden Racing/JPS/Johnson V8

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489457&d=1506584089

#12 F. Salabert in a Velden Racing/JPS/Johnson V6 3 liter looper, fuel injection. Not sure who is next to him..#11 or 12 in the picture above.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489458&d=1506584155

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489459&d=1506562375


You can see all three JPS boats above in Como, Italy 1982. Note..#10 Tom Percival is now using a Hodges.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489460&d=1506584076

#10 Tom Percival Hodges/JPS/Johnson V8 1982

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489461&d=1506561970


#10 Tom Percival Velden Racing/JPS/Johnson V8


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489464&d=1506561703


#11 Bob Spalding Velden Racing/JPS/Johnson V8

[lars strom]

The Gold Racing was run by Cees Van Der Velden, Holland

A three F1-V8 boat team and the drivers was #1 Velden, #2 Arthur Mostert & #3 Francois Salabert.
Much more coming soon..!!
The last picture is my wife Carina in a Benson & Hedges/Gold Racing shirt.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489489&d=1503246099

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[lars strom]

I am trying hard to get everything as correct as possible. The way I remember it.
There was two boats already 1983 with Benson & Hedges as their sponsor.

#12 Francois Salabert, France in a Johnson V8. (Pretty sure it was a Molinari boat at that time)
#17 Luigi Valdano, Italy Molinari/Evinrude V8
The first picture show the two boats next to my #8 Aspen in Stockholm GP 1983

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489497&d=1624718253

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489498&d=1502284228

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489499&d=1502284443


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

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489500&d=1624718946


#17 Luigi Valdano in the London GP 1983.
Molinari/Benson&Hedges/Evinrude V8 above.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489502&d=1606669279

#12 Francois Salabert, France in a Johnson V8. Yes..its a Molinari.
This is from Como GP 1983 above.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489503&d=1590155846

The last race of the 1983 F1-V8 Series was Milan, Italy and you can see the two Benson & Hedges boats in the line up.
This was also the race when I finally got my first heat victory..!!

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

[lars strom]

I am trying hard to get everything as correct as possible. The way I remember it.
There was two boats already 1983 with Benson & Hedges as their sponsor.

#12 Francois Salabert, France in a Johnson V8. (Pretty sure it was a Molinari boat at that time)
#17 Luigi Valdano, Italy Molinari/Evinrude V8
The first picture show the two boats next to my #8 Aspen in Stockholm GP 1983

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489497&d=1624718253

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https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489499&d=1502284443


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

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489500&d=1624718946


#17 Luigi Valdano in the London GP 1983.
Molinari/Benson&Hedges/Evinrude V8 above.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489502&d=1606669279

#12 Francois Salabert, France in a Johnson V8. Yes..its a Molinari.
This is from Como GP 1983 above.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489503&d=1590155846

The last race of the 1983 F1-V8 Series was Milan, Italy and you can see the two Benson & Hedges boats in the line up.
This was also the race when I finally got my first heat victory..!!

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


More about Benson & Hedges in 1983..before I continue with the Gold Racing 1984/85.
This is from Como 1983 and starting with the entry list.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489518&d=1624724451

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489520&d=1624724497
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489519&d=1624724489

The two pictures above is #12 Francois Salabert, France in his brand new Molinari with Johnson V8 power.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489521&d=1624724506
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489522&d=1624724516

#17 Luigi Valdono had a bad day in Como 1983 and crashed his brand new Molinari/B&H Gold Racing with Johnson V8 power.
He was not hurt.

The 1984/85 B&H / Gold Racing season coming soon so please wait with comments

[lars strom]

One more thing about the Benson & Hedges/Gold Racing 1983.

Most of the European F1-V8 races was sponsored by Benson & Hedges/Gold Racing 1983
Not the Stockholm GP because Swedish Tobacco rules, but Champion Spark Plugs was the race sponsor for my home race 1983/84 & 85

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489523&d=1624726767
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489524&d=1624726776

The second picture above is from Como May 14/15 1983


The 1984/85 B&H / Gold Racing season coming soon so please wait with comments

[lars strom]

The Gold Racing was run by Cees Van Der Velden, Holland

A three F1-V8 boat team and the drivers was #1 Velden, #2 Arthur Mostert & #3 Francois Salabert.
Much more coming soon..!!
The last picture is my wife Carina in a Benson & Hedges/Gold Racing shirt.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489489&d=1503246099

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489487&d=1624715276
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489491&d=1624715309

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489492&d=1624715340

The 1984 B & H /Gold Racing ...

I am not sure how Cees Van Der Velden did it..but he took over the Benson & Hedges/Gold racing sponsorship 1984.
He started a three boat team and Luigi Valdano, Italy was dropped as a team member/driver and replaced by Arthur Mostert
Lots of promotion money was spent and a very impressive F1-V8 race team.
Cees was in charge..the team owner, number one team driver..he also used his race # 1.
All boats was built by Velden Racing.
Cees was a very charming person and great with the media..(especially the female media)..:)

More is coming soon..!!


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489800&d=1625244391

The team owner himself above

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489803&d=1625244451


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489801&d=1593552449

Old style "Go Pro" camera.:)


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489802&d=1591538524

#1 Cees in Stockholm GP 1984.



https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489804&d=1529001762


#3 Francois Salabert in Liege 1984.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489805&d=1505398670

#1 Cees Van Der Velden in Liege, 1984

[RogerH]

Some eye candy for the 4th ---- Have a great one!

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BTW, I need all the "stuff" that goes under the V8 cover to complete my bucket list #1

[lars strom]

Happy 4th of July..❤️

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[lars strom]

The F1-V8 "Beer War" in London GP 1983.
#9 Roger Jenkins Carlsberg/Burgess/Evinrude.
#11 Bob Spalding Tuborg/Velden/Johnson

Thanks Fast on Water.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490075&d=1625768302

[lars strom]

Hot Summer Nights at the strip..
Yes it’s HOT

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[lars strom]

The F1-V8 "Beer War" in London GP 1983.
#9 Roger Jenkins Carlsberg/Burgess/Evinrude.
#11 Bob Spalding Tuborg/Velden/Johnson

Thanks Fast on Water.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490075&d=1625768302


Carlsberg won over Tuborg in the F1-V8 Beer War..:cheers:


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490165&d=1625929349

[lars strom]

Thanks Tracey for bringing back F1-V8 racing memories..!!— with Carina Strom.

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[lars strom]

Some color pictures, the first one is from Brodenbach, Germany. (the first ever F1-V8 race)
Its Fabio Porta holding #161 Carlo Maria Colombo of Italy.
Renato's boat in the back ground.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489325&d=1508289790

In the picture below you can see #6 Andy Bullen in his Burgess/Evinrude V6 CCC inside Renato.
This is probably from Nottingham 1981

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489326&d=1624460021

The next two below is probably from the Holland GP 1981. Not 100% sure.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489327&d=1624460287

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=489328&d=1624460296

One more picture from the first ever F1-V8 race..
You can really see how Renato is thinking how to figure out the best set up for the new Evinrude F1-V8.
If I remember right Renato tested both Carlo Maria Columbo's #161 boat and his own at practice in Brodenbach 1981.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490173&d=1626019330

[lars strom]

2 X Johnson GT115 in Sweden today.

(Glastron V 172)

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490203&d=1626123564

[lars strom]

#99 Clerici/Evinrude SS

I got this picture from a friend of mine in Denmark a few years ago.
Its from the 1973 Scandinavian SE Class championship race in Holbæk, Denmark.
I remember this race very well.. mostly because the heavy rainstorm all weekend.
The black dots in the picture is rain.. and the visor was fogging up bad..I was forced to remove it and finish the race without eye protection..
Its the pain I remember most..winning is not always easy..!!..:):)

Second picture:
Bengt Nilsson to the left of me. Bengt was the CEO of the Marine division for Huzells and later the CEO for Outboard Marine, Sweden.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490267&d=1626193078

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490268&d=1626193087

[lars strom]

The Evinrude 65SS engine was only sold 1973. A special outboard made by OMC to win in the UIM SE class.
(Yes..it was legal)
Good enough to beat the Merc, Carniti, Konig and some Chrysler.
You can see the shift level on the mid section and the X-115 gear case.
Not sure if the Johnson was called SS or not.
I don't think OMC sold this engine in the USA.
Most of those engines was returned to OMC after the 1973 season.

The 1974 OMC UIM SE class engine was way better..10 to 15 MPH faster.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490273&d=1507596930

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490274&d=1626216596

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490276&d=1626216649

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490275&d=1554052472

[WaterZebra]

The Evinrude 65SS engine was only sold 1973. A special outboard made by OMC to win in the UIM SE class.
(Yes..it was legal)
Good enough to beat the Merc, Carniti, Konig and some Chrysler.
You can see the shift level on the mid section and the X-115 gear case.
Not sure if the Johnson was called SS or not.
I don't think OMC sold this engine in the USA.
Most of those engines was returned to OMC after the 1973 season.

The 1974 OMC UIM SE class engine was way better..10 to 15 MPH faster.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490273&d=1507596930

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490274&d=1626216596

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490276&d=1626216649

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490275&d=1554052472
I'm confident that none of these ever made it to the USA. Merc never had a "return policy" either unless you were part of a hand-picked group of drivers/owners or part of the factory team.

[lars strom]

WOW..check this...!!!
U.S.A.: First Rotary Engine For Outboard Speedboat Use Successfully Tested In Florida 1973
Click on Link Below for short Video of the Rotary Public Launch.

https://svera.se/blogg/u-s-a-first-rotary-engine-for-outboard-speedboat-use-successfully-tested-in-florida-1973/

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490326&d=1626240866

[powerabout]

Who is talking in the vid, is that Rotary John?

[Rotary John]

Who is talking in the vid, is that Rotary John?It's not me, it's Bill Munice.

[techteam]

Finally a video with some genuine sound

[powerabout]

It's not me, it's Bill Munice.
Sorry, you had more hair then too I think?

[Rotary John]

Sorry, you had more hair then too I think? Yes, that's me on the left; 1973490328

[Ozzman]

WOW..check this...!!!
U.S.A.: First Rotary Engine For Outboard Speedboat Use Successfully Tested In Florida 1973


Lars Next time somebody posts video's or information they have taken a long time to find, at least acknowledge you didn't even know this footage existed before posting onto your site then re posting it here like you discovered it Lol. sounding like you're desperately trying to drive traffic to your site :p

By the way this was a publicity event and not a test, you even got that wrong :p

My original post with link to the footage (I've uploaded other footage from Pathe in other sections on S&F too.)
https://www.screamandfly.com/showthread.php?186454-OMC-s-4-Rotor-Wankel-Racing-Engine-The-Real-Story&p=3296119#post3296119

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA40Z6WDRXSRHXFHWTG5GQTCI2N-USA-FIRST-ROTARY-ENGINE-FOR-OUTBOARD-SPEEDBOAT-USE-SUCCESSFULLY/query/speedboat

Hopefully more people get to see this footage.

[Ozzman]

In case you missed this one too Lars:p


(http://www.********************/forums/showthread.php?8780-OMC%92s-4-Rotor-Wankel-Racing-Engine-The-Real-Story&p=158842&viewfull=1#post158842)I posted this also to Boat Racing Facts


OMC’s 4-Rotor Wankel Racing Engine - The Real Story (pg26)


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By the way both Johnny and Jimbo were super guys :cool:

[lars strom]

WOW..a few new never seen before Evinrude/Johnson Rotary pictures.
I think its from 1973 and you can see Jack Leek and Jimbo in this one.
Not sure about the third person.
Thanks Joe Feeger.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=461069

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From Miami 1973.

[lars strom]

..one more.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=461078&d=1584823307



...

[lars strom]

More Johnson rotary racing outboard from OMC.
Evinrude/Johnson was so far ahead of the competition back them..
Picture credit: techteam

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=405783
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=405784&d=1524684908





More early Rotaries.

[Rotary John]

...The second picture is not Miami. The boat has fuel caps. L-R Barry Karris, Johnson PR; Rich McKinley, Jack Leek, Don Henrich.

[Rotary John]

The 2 rotary boats that were introduced in Miami, were taken directly to Parker, AZ. I don't recall any testing was done at Parker so the prop selection must have been done in Fl. Salt water vs fresh water; 80 %RH vs 10%.

[lars strom]

From my Danish friend Jørgen Jørgensen (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=831614113&fref=gs&hc_ref=ARRuaoeTZKPxYGv57mlW3qcxnppugfZXCk60ilBzVb5gp_0uQGzwwlmp-EZE6a2kDhE&dti=2043017495976607&hc_location=group)

In September of 1973 the Evinrude/Johnson distributor meeting was held in Greek. All new outboard models were presented, incl. the OMC rotary racing-engine.
We were all very impressed!

Thank you very much Jørgen Jørgensen (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=831614113&fref=gs&hc_ref=ARRuaoeTZKPxYGv57mlW3qcxnppugfZXCk60ilBzVb5gp_0uQGzwwlmp-EZE6a2kDhE&dti=2043017495976607&hc_location=group)
...more Rotary pictures from Greek is coming..

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=415490&d=1534287875

Early rotaries.

[lars strom]

This is for me so much fun and makes all the work with this thread worth it.
I get stuff from around the world to save the OMC racing history and the people working for OMC who made everything happen.
Thanks you so much Kathy Wade.
PS..She e-mailed me and told me much more to come..!!
PS 2 The 1973 Evinrude on the front page is the 65SS. A special design for the UIM SE class 1973

Kathy Wade (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2043017495976607/user/687415895/?__cft__[0]=AZWpDbHEYV0E5s7HWhweOikAqY7gsVoUuc5Mm2d1RB91EAOOOwCneL0MkZBikWIjc-EU2KoRgxtGD0eXx0HVeTuoJ8sRhEg6FSzhAfvSjO5h_mU7BIyqTjt0Uy4igy277L2jobF-cmdj1GpJyeSk_U2-wKRxEAve-Jat1EuvlH-wJ7EZqApU0ZVoXU-uKjl-VhA&__tn__=-UC%2CP-R)

Here are some photos of my Dad, Mouse Wade, and the Johnson Rotary outboard engine in the South African Yachting magazine.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=480125
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https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=480126&d=1609720074
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The Rotary in South Africa

[lars strom]

OZ class #1 Scotti/Johnson Rotary.
http://svera.se/…/oz-class-racing-st-louis-1974-a-mix-of-m…/ (http://svera.se/blogg/oz-class-racing-st-louis-1974-a-mix-of-merc-v6-omc-v6-and-2-rotarys/)
Picture credit: unknown.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=404889


(https://www.facebook.com/john.sheldon.73?fref=gs&dti=2043017495976607&hc_location=group)

Rotary in South Africa picture 3 years ago.

[lars strom]

Reuters News 1974.
U.K.: Italian Cresare Scotti Takes Prestige Embassy Grand Prix In Bristol.
#7 ScottCraft/Evinrude V6 2 liter Super Strangler.
Picture credit: unknown.

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA9GXTQESNU8PVI42T0NLEK02GG-UK-ITALIAN-CRESARE-SCOTTI-TAKES-PRESTIGE-EMBASSY-GRAND-PRIX-IN/query/boat+race+evinrude

(https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA9GXTQESNU8PVI42T0NLEK02GG-UK-ITALIAN-CRESARE-SCOTTI-TAKES-PRESTIGE-EMBASSY-GRAND-PRIX-IN/query/boat+race+evinrude)
(https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA9GXTQESNU8PVI42T0NLEK02GG-UK-ITALIAN-CRESARE-SCOTTI-TAKES-PRESTIGE-EMBASSY-GRAND-PRIX-IN/query/boat+race+evinrude)https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490335&d=1505682648

(https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA9GXTQESNU8PVI42T0NLEK02GG-UK-ITALIAN-CRESARE-SCOTTI-TAKES-PRESTIGE-EMBASSY-GRAND-PRIX-IN/query/boat+race+evinrude)

[lars strom]

Reuters News 1977.

U.K.: Italian Renato Molinari Wins Coveted Duke Of York Trophy At End Of Two-Day Embassy Grand Prix.
Driving his #2 Saffa/Molinari/Evinrude V6 CCC
Picture credit: Fast on Water

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA6W14VALZVDU57OVJPCBFK3PL6-UK-ITALIAN-RENATO-MOLINARI-WINS-COVETED-DUKE-OF-YORK-TROPHY-AT/query/boat+race+evinrude (https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA6W14VALZVDU57OVJPCBFK3PL6-UK-ITALIAN-RENATO-MOLINARI-WINS-COVETED-DUKE-OF-YORK-TROPHY-AT/query/boat+race+evinrude)


(https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA6W14VALZVDU57OVJPCBFK3PL6-UK-ITALIAN-RENATO-MOLINARI-WINS-COVETED-DUKE-OF-YORK-TROPHY-AT/query/boat+race+evinrude)https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490336&d=1626277544 (https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA6W14VALZVDU57OVJPCBFK3PL6-UK-ITALIAN-RENATO-MOLINARI-WINS-COVETED-DUKE-OF-YORK-TROPHY-AT/query/boat+race+evinrude)

[lars strom]

WOW..check this...!!!
U.S.A.: First Rotary Engine For Outboard Speedboat Use Successfully Tested In Florida 1973
Click on Link Below for short Video of the Rotary Public Launch.

https://svera.se/blogg/u-s-a-first-rotary-engine-for-outboard-speedboat-use-successfully-tested-in-florida-1973/

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490326&d=1626240866



From my FaceBook page today..

Cathy McConnell

(https://www.facebook.com/groups/2043017495976607/user/100000260840890/?__cft__[0]=AZXUxIRjpPc8296ylmhYg2AWrQcg2c-8vmZ8o6RLYgzcvfCnPFl-JMSHPWDs8mWzjk1z6EBZyLL1sP_i2A6kW96rFYw978jRztet0ASvlElSZ8nEaUDVos1qh3GtObpZkcH8xXxZvWU49JMw0rKBuqr3&__tn__=R]-R)The “untold” story……. On the way to Florida we hit a SNOWSTORM in Georgia…… Very Strange. The Freeways shut down while they brought in snow clearing equipment from other States. Jimbo and I got the last motel room at the last exit going South before it was entirely shut down. Prototype motor……beautiful boat….. can you imagine the phone call to Jack Leek to inform him we were hit by a snowplow in Georgia and wrecked the entire project?? https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t87/1.5/16/1f633.png.
Thankfully, after two nights we continued on to Miami and got there safely. “The Rest of the Story”.

[Stelly]

Question RogerH, or maybe even Lars if he see this. I own a '79 200hp and I am looking at adding some louvers to the cowling to get more air under it. I have noticed several pictures, like yours, shows the louvers on top, did that seem to work the best? Suggestions?

[Ozzman]

Rotary in South Africa picture 3 years ago.

I posted that on Boat Racing Facts but you knew that lol :p

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I was in South Africa at those events :thumbsup:

[DanUmbarger]

Lars...your doing a great job posting all the pics you come across...don't let anyone PI$$ on your parade ...I don't care WHERE you get the pics and who doesn't get the recognition... just keep posting them here. I had never heard what the rotary sounded like so it was great to finally hear one on the video :cheers:

[lars strom]

DanUmbarger..thanks a lot.
Stelly..I am going to try to find out and let you know if I can help you.

[lars strom]

This is from Bristol 1977.
Molinari (Saffa#2) & Velden (Drakkar#8) is fighing for the lead and Velden run over the back marker RAG II Allen Gibson when they laped him.
Very scary accident and I was watching live from the dock.

http://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=387164&d=1505843360

Was looking back at this thread and this was a very scary moment in Bristol 1977..!!

[Bob V]

Lars...your doing a great job posting all the pics you come across...don't let anyone PI$$ on your parade ...I don't care WHERE you get the pics and who doesn't get the recognition... just keep posting them here. I had never heard what the rotary sounded like so it was great to finally hear one on the video :cheers:

:iagree: That post by OZZMAN was in very poor taste. He pirates the videos he posts here from British Pathe, but if you re-post one of those videos without giving him top billing, he goes off the wall.

News Flash...Those British Pathe videos do not belong to you OZZMAN, they are public domain. When you post on Scream & Fly, it is also public domain. I think that everybody would agree that all the pictures and videos we post here are for all to enjoy, share, copy and re-post. No recognition needed. If you have pictures or videos that you do not want anyone else to have or use, don't post them here.

I think that it is more than a coincidence that you disparage Lars while at the same time praising Jackie Wilson. I smell smoke and where there is smoke, there is fire...:reddevil:

[Rotary John]

:iagree: That post by OZZMAN was in very poor taste. He pirates the videos he posts here from British Pathe, but if you re-post one of those videos without giving him top billing, he goes off the wall.

News Flash...Those British Pathe videos do not belong to you OZZMAN, they are public domain. When you post on Scream & Fly, it is also public domain. I think that everybody would agree that all the pictures and videos we post here are for all to enjoy, share, copy and re-post. No recognition needed. If you have pictures or videos that you do not want anyone else to have or use, don't post them here.

I think that it is more than a coincidence that you disparage Lars while at the same time praising Jackie Wilson. I smell smoke and where there is smoke, there is fire...:reddevil:
Right on!

[Stelly]

Thank you Lars. And thank you for your posts, being an Evinrude/Johnson guy, I enjoy reading about the hey days for them. I have attached some pics from both you and RogerH in regards to the louvers, although I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Thanks in advance for any info you can dig up.

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[lars strom]

First..thank you very much for the support.
Means a lot to me.

//

Something way off topic now..
Last night I was invited to a birthday party at the popular JB Hooks restaurant/bar here at Lake of the Ozarks, MO.
Marty..is her name and a very famous lady here at the lake.
She is an icon here after some 30 years lake living.
Marty goes the the YMCA fitness center with Carina every other day.
Not so much Zumba for her but doing other things at the fitness center.
You can find Marty at nightclubs and bars on the Bagnell Dam Strip a few times a week.
She brags about her friend Lars and tell people boat racing stories from Paris, London and Stockholm I have told her about.:)
She still drives her Corvette and stayed up late last night at her 83 years young birthday.
She is one tough fun great friend.
Congratulations.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=490389&d=1626362133

[LakeFever]

Happy Birthday Marty, still got the eye of the tiger I see. Good for you and thank you again Lars very entertaining thread

[STEVERINO]

Was looking back at this thread and this was a very scary moment in Bristol 1977..!!The driver in the green boat RAG 11 which was a brand new Velden outfit ON class 2.0litre and its first ever race was Alan Gibson he was a older driver probably over 50 Cees drove straight over him but Alan had luck on his side that day.Cees took his boat back to holland to be repaired i assumed Cees would have done this for a generous price. The boat was replaced for the next big race and i was told Cees charged him for a new one.Alans next big race was the Thames race he finished the first days race but in the 2nd days race alan barrel rolled right in front of me it was like a big hand had grabbed his propeller and the boat had rolled and stopped dead they lifted his outfit out of the water and found a length of rope round his prop.After these accidents Alans run of bad luck finished his racing career but his son carried on racing this outfit.

[lars strom]

Sunday July 15 1973..!!
Great memories from beautiful Lake Saimaa and the small town Lappeenranta in Finland 48 years ago today.
This is the day Evinrude put an end to Carniti/König/Mercury winning in the UIM SE Class..everything also changed in my life.
By far my best boat racing day ever..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t55/1.5/16/1f44d.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t55/1.5/16/1f44d.png
Here is the full amazing story :



A Swedish success, “propped into racing” by a Norwegian 1973
After a few years in the Sport, a big possibility opened up in the winter 1972/73. Hans Holmen who worked for Evinrude Sweden called me and said that Huzells and Evinrude has picked me and one other Swede to get the new Evinrude 65 SS ( for free) that was designed to be a winner in the SE class.
One condition, I have to buy a new SE Cat from Italy. There was two choices, Abbate or Clerici and I picked Clerici without really a good reason.
We where late to order, but Clerici promise to have the boat ready in June that summer, but that was OK because OMC was late with the new 65 SS also.
I friend of mine lent me and older Schulze cat and I used my stock Evinrude 65 hp. At the Swedish Championship in Torsby, Varmland, I ended up around fifth.
Me and my dad Roland took the Coffee delivery truck and headed to Cremona, Italy with a big bag full of Lire (Italian Cash) to pick up the new very good looking cat.
Back to Sweden to install the brand new 65 SS Evinrude, that had just arrived.
There was one big problem, this engine was using left hand props, and there was not many around. I found one 2 blade prop used for the Mercury BP’s, but not very fast at testing.
The big race of the year was the European Championship in Lappeenranta Finland and OMC’s Racing boss Jim Wagner had a lay over in Stockholm, on his way to Finland with Roger Jenkins #56 Clerici/Evinrude boat (last picture). I got the opportunity to test factory driver Roger Jenkins propellers in Sweden and my boat was flying.
This was a 3 blade cleaver left hand rotation and Jim Wagner promised me that if I showed up in Finland he was going to let me use Roger Jenkins spare prop.
Me, Holmen and friend Curre took the ferry to Finland and when we arrived at the race there was 45 boats with Mercury, Carniti, Konigs, Evinrude and Johnson engines, but Roger Jenkins refused to let me borrow any of his/OMC’s propellers.
I was very disappointed and was walking around in the pit, when I ran in to Tor Smith Ingebrittsen from Norway. He had an older home built boat, and he showed me his prop that looked like the one Jenkins used. We made a deal and exchanged props with a handshake.
There was no time for testing and when they dropped the green flag I was flying through the field and after a few laps I lead the race and pulled away. I won the heat with half a lap, and everybody went crazy regarding my prop. Many drivers offered my new friend from Norway lots of money for his prop, that he lent me but he was cool and said it belongs to Lars. Next heat the Italian drivers was trying to run me over in the start, and later pushed me up on one of the turning buoys and I was disqualified and had some damage to the boat but we fixed that overnight.
I do not remember the third heat, but I had to win the last one, and I did.
I was now declared the winner and the new 1973 European Champion, and Jim Wagner was forced to come over to my boat and congratulate me. Lars and his friends had the biggest after race party they have ever seen in Lappeenranta. (Roger Jenkins left early for the airport)
This was the beginning of my professional boat racing carrier and my Outboard Business success.
Thanks to everybody helping me.

The first picture show the #99 leading and pulling away..!!:)

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[lars strom]

Some fact about Bob Spalding & Carlsberg Beer.

This is from 1980 when Bob run the speed record with his sponsor Carlsberg/OMC
1981 Bob teamed up with JPS (John Player Special) and drove F1-V8 for OMC to the end of his career.

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[lars strom]

More Bob Spalding.

Bob was a lot of fun to hang around. We raced at so many race sites together around the world and women loved him more than any other race driver..another fact..:):)

Race #12 was from Paris 1980.
Ken Stevenson/Bob Spalding won the 1980 Paris 6 Hour race driving the #12 OZ class Velden/Carlsberg/Johnson RS V6 3 liter looper.

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[lars strom]

Bob Spalding trading up to a 3 litre looper..:cheers:


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[lars strom]

Carlsberg Beer/OMC racing.

Powerboat & Water-skiing Magazine's Ros Nott setting a record in Bob Spalding´s Velden/Carlsberg/Johnson V6 3 liter looper fuel injection..

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[lars strom]

Carlsberg Beer/OMC racing.

Bob Spalding was a true gentleman and very successful in powerboat racing..Won Bristol, Paris and F1-V8 Champ 1985..and much more..

Jane Spalding..(Bob's daughter)

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[lars strom]

Carlsberg Beer/OMC racing.

#11 Bob Spalding Carlsberg/Velden Racing/Johnson power.


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[powerabout]

Some fact about Bob Spalding & Carlsberg Beer.

This is from 1980 when Bob run the speed record with his sponsor Carlsberg/OMC
1981 Bob teamed up with JPS (John Player Special) and drove F1-V8 for OMC to the end of his career.

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What engine was that 127mph record?

[lars strom]

What engine was that 127mph record?

Well..I am going to be diplomatic..and answer I don't know for sure..I can guess..but not this time..:)

[Rotary John]

I remember Jimbo testing the rotary in FL on a 17' Black & White Scotti at 121/125 MPH in 1973.

[techteam]

I remember Jimbo testing the rotary in FL on a 17' Black & White Scotti at 121/125 MPH in 1973.

Don't forget John that's the average of a 2 way 1 kilo run. Its a difficult achievement. Now on the other hand a rotary with the tall gearing a long run up hmmnnnn......

[Rotary John]

Don't forget John that's the average of a 2 way 1 kilo run. Its a difficult achievement. Now on the other hand a rotary with the tall gearing a long run up hmmnnnn......
If I remember Jimbo ran a 2 way kilo run @ 108/110. The 120+ I was referring to was the initial testing on the rotary in Fl. At Parker both rotaries were leading a 7l hydyo that had been clocked @140 the week before. I remember Jimbo saying he never ran that fast again with the rotary. You got to remember also, these speed were being run on 2/3 yr. old Scotties made for the 160HP V-4 in 1973.

[lars strom]

I still have the Mechanics Illustrated magazine issue from the ‘70’s where they announced the new rotary w/Jimbo and even allowed their editor to drive it.

Also remember seeing plenty of race coverage of them cuz I had all the pics on my bedroom walls.

Man to have some of them back....

Also remember riding my 20” Schwinn Stingray the 10 mls to our local Johnson dealer to beg for posters, stickers and patches.
One famous poster they gave me was the one w/the rotary leading the V-6 CCC, leading the V-4 Stinger GP.

Old post but please post some of the racing pictures from the magazine.

[WaterZebra]

If I remember Jimbo ran a 2 way kilo run @ 108/110. The 120+ I was referring to was the initial testing on the rotary in Fl. At Parker both rotaries were leading a 7l hydyo that had been clocked @140 the week before. I remember Jimbo saying he never ran that fast again with the rotary. You got to remember also, these speed were being run on 2/3 yr. old Scotties made for the 160HP V-4 in 1973.

I'm not so sure I believe anybody went 120+ in a full deck tunnel. Picklefork? Yes.........If Jimbo made any kind of pass at 120+ the balance had to be perfect and the rotary at negative trim. My opinion.
Anybody know of any kilo records set by a full deck tunnel @ 120+?

[Rotary John]

I'm not so sure I believe anybody went 120+ in a full deck tunnel. Picklefork? Yes.........If Jimbo made any kind of pass at 120+ the balance had to be perfect and the rotary at negative trim. My opinion.
Anybody know of any kilo records set by a full deck tunnel @ 120+?
You're starting to remind me of Jackie Wilson.

[lars strom]

@Rotary John (https://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?u=48164) ..:)

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Pretty incredible 48 years ago..!!

First Company to produce FOUR MILLION OUTBOARDS – History was made in 1973 when Johnson Motors produced their four-millionth outboard – coinciding with the introduction of the 1974 model 135 hp V-4 Sea-Horse which replaced the 125 hp. That year also saw the 115 V4 replace the 100 V4. Commemorating the occasion are Clay Conover (left), and Tom Kalbfus, who was Director Johnson Marketing. Conover who was general manager of the Johnson Division retired later that year.

While it took 31 years for Johnson to reach the one-million motor mark as noted in a previous post (1922 – 1953) and leading the industry at that point, it only took 21 years (1952 – 1973) to quadruple that sales number – an indication of just how fast, and large, the outboard market had grown during those years. As it did in 1953 when it hit one-million in sales, Johnson could again claim: World’s Largest Manufacturers of Outboard motors.


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[lars strom]

South Africa racing 1975 - "PB 200"
One of the best experience in my boat racing history.
Got invited to race the BP 200 at the river Vaal and spent a week with my racing hero Jimbo McConnell and the technician "Mouse"
Yes..I won the OE class race..but even better was to get to know Jimbo & Mouse.
We have been to Needles, CA to met up with Jimbo and his lovely wife Cathy a few times. We are all getting older..Jimbo's life is a bit tough after his bad F1-V8 racing accident..Cathy knows boat racing history like no body else and is the nicest person you can ever meet.
Mouse left us a few years ago. R.I.P.

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[lars strom]

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[lars strom]

On the way to South Africa 1975..!!

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[lars strom]

From the BP 200 1975.
The #44 OE class Clerici/Evinrude.
This was a big deal for me..only 21 years old invited to race on the other side of the world.
To short notice to bring any friend/help.
That's me sitting on the front of the Clerici.
You can also see the Johnson V6 Stinger GP in the background.

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[lars strom]

A few weeks after I was back home in Stockholm I got this in the mail.
Thanks.

Happy Memories of the 1975 “BP 200”

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[STEVERINO]

I remember Jimbo testing the rotary in FL on a 17' Black & White Scotti at 121/125 MPH in 1973. I could make a guess of the Rotaries speed at Windemere my boat was running around 90mph in the race i would say the Rotaries were running 105 mph the fastest of the bunch maybe 110 mph.And i would say Mike Downard did run some negative trim maybe when his fuel load was low in the race.

[Rotary John]

I could make a guess of the Rotaries speed at Windemere my boat was running around 90mph in the race i would say the Rotaries were running 105 mph the fastest of the bunch maybe 110 mph.And i would say Mike Downard did run some negative trim maybe when his fuel load was low in the race.
If my memory is correct the rotaries were running the 14/23 gearcase at Windemere. 110 MPH sound's about right. Jimbo's testing I referred to had the 15/17 gearcase and was able to hang it out. Remember Downard was the slowest of the rotaries entered. Woods lead Van der velden's T-3 by 6 minutes after the first hr. I suspect he was going a little faster than 110MPH.

[lars strom]

I'm not so sure I believe anybody went 120+ in a full deck tunnel. Picklefork? Yes.........If Jimbo made any kind of pass at 120+ the balance had to be perfect and the rotary at negative trim. My opinion.
Anybody know of any kilo records set by a full deck tunnel @ 120+?

Some facts..this is the #02 Scotti-Craft from Paris 6 Hours 1974 after a bad incident.. You can clearly see its a picklefork.

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[Rotary John]

Posey was driving and was in second place. He hit the S/F turn boey and when he set it down for the down course turn it blew the sponson off.

[Rotary John]

They asked me to go along for the SA race but it meant leaving before Christmas and returning after the first of the year. I had a 3 yr. old baby and wife at home and didn't think it would politically correct not to be home for the holidays, so I said no, send Mouse.

[lars strom]

My son Roland is boating in Sweden with his family..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4d/1.5/16/1f1f8_1f1ea.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4d/1.5/16/1f1f8_1f1ea.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t55/1.5/16/1f44d.png
Should work now on Youtube.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNw5uoLBvv8


The boat.

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[Instigator]

I think most of the pixs I’ve seen of the rotaries at speed, were w/negative trim??



I could make a guess of the Rotaries speed at Windemere my boat was running around 90mph in the race i would say the Rotaries were running 105 mph the fastest of the bunch maybe 110 mph.And i would say Mike Downard did run some negative trim maybe when his fuel load was low in the race.

[lars strom]

I think most of the pixs I’ve seen of the rotaries at speed, were w/negative trim??

Here is one..(top)

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[Ozzman]

They asked me to go along for the SA race but it meant leaving before Christmas and returning after the first of the year. I had a 3 yr. old baby and wife at home and didn't think it would politically correct not to be home for the holidays, so I said no, send Mouse.
That's too bad, I would have loved to have met you, but I understand family comes first :thumbsup:

[lars strom]

Pretty cool OMC/ Evinrude fishing motor ad.


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[lars strom]

Happy Birthday Andy Bullen.

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[Watermark]

Happy Birthday Andy Bullen.

I'll second that!

Andy and his Dad, Alf.
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Cheers! - Mark

[lars strom]

Another "Blast from the Past":
#16 ANDY BULLEN in the Nashua Copiers sponsored F1-V8 Burgess - Evinrude 3.5 litre V8. The last time that F1-V8 Circuit Powerboats raced in the London Royal Victoria Docks (1985)

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[lars strom]

Nice memories from 1983.
So proud of this hand painting of my Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude V8 race boat done by Sean Barnards dad.
Thanks again.

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[lars strom]

Life is good at the lake..:cheers:

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[sharpeye Mike]

Life is good anywhere on the water..... Well unless you are broken down somewhere. LOL

[powerabout]

Life is good anywhere on the water..... Well unless you are broken down somewhere. LOL
then its down to the size of the esky

[lars strom]

Flottan is a division of the Swedish Navy.

This is a custom built Smuggler 28 powered by 2 X OMC Sea Drive V6.
Yes..its a canon installed on the deck of the bow.
This was built and rigged by a friend of mine: Kacke Gustavsson.

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[lars strom]

Bob Spalding in Stockholm 1983
The F1-V8 GP pit & not sure who the girl is..??

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[lars strom]

Alan Langdon (67) SE class Clerici/Johnson 75HP, clearly enjoying the ride at Bristol Docks 1975.

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[lars strom]

The 1984 B & H /Gold Racing ...

I am not sure how Cees Van Der Velden did it..but he took over the Benson & Hedges/Gold racing sponsorship 1984.
He started a three boat team and Luigi Valdano, Italy was dropped as a team member/driver and replaced by Arthur Mostert
Lots of promotion money was spent and a very impressive F1-V8 race team.
Cees was in charge..the team owner, number one team driver..he also used his race # 1.
All boats was built by Velden Racing.
Cees was a very charming person and great with the media..(especially the female media)..:)

More is coming soon..!!


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The team owner himself above

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Old style "Go Pro" camera.:)


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#1 Cees in Stockholm GP 1984.



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#3 Francois Salabert in Liege 1984.


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#1 Cees Van Der Velden in Liege, 1984



Did find this on today..Holland GP 1984. Cees Van Der Velden's home race.

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[lars strom]

Will a Limited Edition V8 cowl work on a 20hp Johnson? asking for a friend https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t26/1.5/16/1f643.png

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[lars strom]

Early 1988 I purchased the 38 Larry Smith Scarab powered by 3 X OMC V8 /Evolution Marine Phase IV 450HP engines for a customer in Finland. Very fast, but hard to handle boat.

This boat was used in the Stockholm/Sandhamn to Helsinki, Finland Offshore race later same year.


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[lars strom]

This picture is from Evergreens Cove yesterday.
I am not a big fan of getting in to the lake but happens every other year..:)

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[powerabout]

Early 1988 I purchased the 38 Larry Smith Scarab powered by 3 X OMC V8 /Evolution Marine Phase IV 450HP engines for a customer in Finland. Very fast, but hard to handle boat.

This boat was used in the Stockholm/Sandhamn to Helsinki, Finland Offshore race later same year.


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Tell us more about this boat and how it ran.

[lars strom]

"Stora Lee - Foxen Loppet" Sweden 1967/68 was a popular boat race back the.

Evinrude X-115 & Johnson GT-115.

PS..One of very few Swedish boat races I did not race.

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[lars strom]

Here is an Evinrude watch from the mid seventies.
Thanks Scott Kunke

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[lars strom]

Early 1988 I purchased the 38 Larry Smith Scarab powered by 3 X OMC V8 /Evolution Marine Phase IV 450HP engines for a customer in Finland. Very fast, but hard to handle boat.

This boat was used in the Stockholm/Sandhamn to Helsinki, Finland Offshore race later same year.


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This boat was more or less brand new. Very nicely built. The owner was a Texas Lawyer and I met up with him early 1988 during an Offshore race in South Florida. The boat was the Pace boat for the race.
I talked to Marvin Gatrett at Evolution Marine in Louisiana and he told me the engines was the very best with finger ports like the pure racing V8.
We agreed about a price for the boat including the trailer.
My friend Patrick Rinne in Finland was very happy and asked me to make sure everything was working correct at the run later in North Miami.
I dont remember who was with me at the test run..maybe Marvin Gatrett..but the boat was very fast..dont remember the speed but around 100MPH..and wobbling pretty bad wide open..You really needed to use all your racing skills to drive this boat.
Everything was now ready to close the deal when the Texas Lawyer called again..
He now wanted $10,000.00 more..if not the boat was not for sale...!!
WOW..I called Patrick Rinne in Finland again and told him the news..
I cant write what he said...but he wanted the boat bad and was ready to send the extra money.

The first picture is from USA and the second during the race Stockholm/Sweden - Helsinki/Finland.


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[lars strom]

The UIM F3 race in Martinique late 1987 was a "big deal" for OMC..
The rest of the story here..
https://svera.se/blogg/the-omc-fr-31m-f3-race-engine-1988/


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[lars strom]

Steve Larkin in his Velden Racing/Johnson Stinger GP V-4 in Tavares, Florida.

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[lars strom]

Use to have one when I was 14 years old in Björknäs, Sweden. Special 5.5 HP engine..(was not legal, you could one have 1HP) but made the ride much more fun..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/taa/1.5/16/1f603.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4d/1.5/16/1f1f8_1f1ea.png
Well..legal age was 15..so I was illegal X 2..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t29/1.5/16/1f602.png


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Husqvarna engine.


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[WaterZebra]

Steve Larkin in his Velden Racing/Johnson Stinger GP V-4 in Tavares, Florida.

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Mod UJ class?

[lars strom]

I know for sure it's the UIM ON class..1500cc up to max 2 liter.

[lars strom]

Sunday boating video from Lake of the Ozarks.


https://rumble.com/vkn4jk-sunday-afternoon-boating..html

[Steve Larkin]

Mod UJ class? Yes , I ran UJ and then later the class was changed to Mod 100 , which required a few changes to be legal

[lars strom]

Yes , I ran UJ and then later the class was changed to Mod 100 , which required a few changes to be legal

Thanks Steve, I think this picture is a few years later..
Velden Racing/Johnson Stinger GP V-4 in Tavares, Florida.


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[lars strom]

@


Pretty incredible 48 years ago..!!

First Company to produce FOUR MILLION OUTBOARDS – History was made in 1973 when Johnson Motors produced their four-millionth outboard – coinciding with the introduction of the 1974 model 135 hp V-4 Sea-Horse which replaced the 125 hp. That year also saw the 115 V4 replace the 100 V4. Commemorating the occasion are Clay Conover (left), and Tom Kalbfus, who was Director Johnson Marketing. Conover who was general manager of the Johnson Division retired later that year.

While it took 31 years for Johnson to reach the one-million motor mark as noted in a previous post (1922 – 1953) and leading the industry at that point, it only took 21 years (1952 – 1973) to quadruple that sales number – an indication of just how fast, and large, the outboard market had grown during those years. As it did in 1953 when it hit one-million in sales, Johnson could again claim: World’s Largest Manufacturers of Outboard motors.


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Jack Aylsworth (https://www.facebook.com/groups/2043017495976607/user/1027298938/?__cft__[0]=AZWujEQpWVz2BjBA3EQkPm_3xWRhrXRqZQQrmD5HNb6YMZkEchoyNbIuDhNxyomGv60edycQnSpyw_4n0yrJFb7zXSRSD8Xf6iy TE9JXwbBNbBRqrsODh4IYKZoyIqi81mocvEMkeQf4TaOGpiBcTKa4&__tn__=-UC*F)


First Company to produce FIVE MILLION OUTBOARDS – History was made in 1978 when Johnson Motors produced their five-millionth outboard - coinciding with the introduction of the new 235 hp V-6 Sea-Horse, the world’s most powerful production outboard at that time. That year also saw the introduction of a 150 hp V6 that joined the 200 and 175 in the V6 line-up.
While it took 31 years for Johnson to reach the one-million motor mark as noted in a previous post (1922 – 1953) and leading the industry at that point, it only took 25 years (1953 – 1978) to produce 4 million additional outboards – an indication of just how fast, and large, the outboard market had grown during those years. As it did in 1953 when it hit one-million in sales, Johnson could again claim: World’s Largest Manufacturers of Outboard motors.
The Catalog Cover - WE GOT LETTERS – Typically, you feel blessed if someone says, ”nice catalog cover.” In this case, however, we got dozens of letters. Gorgeous! Beautiful! Fantastic! WOW! Apparently, however, they weren’t referring to the outboard since they also asked: What’s her name? What’s her phone number? Where does she live? Oh well, it was a… ‘nice cover.’


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[powerabout]

Cyprus Gardens Tech 1 ski, I had one from Ricky McCormick, his name was engraved in it, got it when he was in Melbourne skiing in Moomba
wow I am old..

[lars strom]

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[keith scotton]

Clay Conover was one of the last of the Johnson Family to work for OMC. He designed the first shiftable gearcase and lots of other things.

[largecar91]

Will they have water in the lake for Havasu?

[lars strom]

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I think so..Tim Seebold have been there a few times lately. @largecar91 (https://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?u=6071)

Lake Havasu Classic Outboard Championships. 10.15-17. 2021

https://www.andersontoyotaaz.com/ (https://www.andersontoyotaaz.com/)

[STV_Keith]

Will they have water in the lake for Havasu?

Plenty of water. Actually, the lake is sitting near the full point at 448.42' currently, with a full pool value of 450'. It has to be maintained between 445-450', so there is always plenty, but I'll get a picture for you this weekend if you require. :)

My reservation is already booked for the race. Looking forward to it!

[lars strom]

Love our lake and the new shoes Carina forced me to use tonight.❤️..:cheers:

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[sharpeye Mike]

Toss those shoes overboard Lars

[oldschoolltv]

Toss those shoes overboard Lars
happy wife happy life.

[lars strom]

happy wife happy life.


HaaHaa..Thanks..You understand women better than sharpeye Mike..:iagree:

I always say.."my wife Carina is friendly to everyone..except me"..


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[sharpeye Mike]

What if you loose just one shoe?
You can't wear just one shoe.

[lars strom]

Yes..this is from Finland 1974. (Picture from a Youtube video)
The UIM Offshore 3 - N class..(up to 2 liter)
N-661 Argo/Johnson Stinger GP.

There was around five boats in Scandinavia with Johnson Stinger GP/Evinrude Super Stranger racing in the N class.
No Mercury could keep up with the OMC V4 racing power in this class.
Just another fact..:)



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The secret to N-92 Hans Strandmans overall victory in Roslagsloppet 1975/76

https://svera.se/blogg/offshore/the-secret-to-hans-strandmans-overall-victory-in-roslagsloppet-197576/ (https://svera.se/blogg/offshore/the-secret-to-hans-strandmans-overall-victory-in-roslagsloppet-197576/)



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[WaterZebra]

I think so..Tim Seebold have been there a few times lately. @largecar91 (https://www.screamandfly.com/member.php?u=6071)

Lake Havasu Classic Outboard Championships. 10.15-17. 2021

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Entrant list (so far)?
Classes / divisions?
Run what ya brung?
OMC V8s?
Merc V8s?
4 strokes?

[lars strom]

YES..!!..Sweden on top at the Indycar race in "Music City",TN today..
Congratulations to Marcus Ericsson...https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4d/1.5/16/1f1f8_1f1ea.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4d/1.5/16/1f1f8_1f1ea.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf3/1.5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t55/1.5/16/1f44d.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t55/1.5/16/1f44d.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t2c/1.5/16/1f1fa_1f1f8.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t2c/1.5/16/1f1fa_1f1f8.png
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[lars strom]

I think this is everything you need to know about this great event. Got it earlier today.

Good Evening,
Hope this finds you well, your personal Lake Havasu Classic Reunion Invitation is attached. I hope you will be able to join us for this historic event October 15-17, 2021. Feel free to share this with your fellow boat racing friends, racing family members and crew members. We Look forward to seeing you in Havasu!
Sincerely,
John Schubert and Tim Seebold

A link here:..https://svera.se/blogg/lake-havasu-classic-outboard-championships-10-15-17-2021/


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[powerabout]

3 great classes for spectators..wish I could be there.

[lars strom]

What if you loose just one shoe?
You can't wear just one shoe.


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[sharpeye Mike]

Maybe I should have a talk with Carina.
I'm a good talker but not so much a listener. LOL

[lars strom]

Model year 1975 Evinrude-Johnson 50HP racing in the UIM SD class.
Both boats are Clerici built in Italy by Franco Clerici.

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[lars strom]

I think this is everything you need to know about this great event. Got it earlier today.

Good Evening,
Hope this finds you well, your personal Lake Havasu Classic Reunion Invitation is attached. I hope you will be able to join us for this historic event October 15-17, 2021. Feel free to share this with your fellow boat racing friends, racing family members and crew members. We Look forward to seeing you in Havasu!
Sincerely,
John Schubert and Tim Seebold

A link here:..https://svera.se/blogg/lake-havasu-classic-outboard-championships-10-15-17-2021/


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Lake Havasu Classic Outboard Championships. 10.15-17. 2021Bringing this back up again..people are asking me about the race.

[2us70]

Do you recall the class specs for UIM SD? I was running SD in APBA at that same time and I wonder how they compare.
Model year 1975 Evinrude-Johnson 50HP racing in the UIM SD class.
Both boats are Clerici built in Italy by Franco Clerici.

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[lars strom]

Do you recall the class specs for UIM SD? I was running SD in APBA at that same time and I wonder how they compare.

The UIM SD class was at that time 500 up to max 700 cc production engines. Homologation and approved from UIM was a must. Some minimum measurements for the boat..V-hul/ or cat.

#5 Christian Molgaard, European UIM SD class Champion 1975


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[2us70]

How about weight, fuel and gearcase restrictions?

[lars strom]

How about weight, fuel and gearcase restrictions?

No weight limit, pump gas and production stock gear-case meeting the homologation specs.

[2us70]

We had a minimum weight of about 550 lb. Other wise the same. would have liked to run against some of the UIM boats.

[lars strom]

Thanks Anthony Mcculloch.


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[lars strom]

This famous black N-282 Argo/Johnson Stinger V4..Offshore race boat won a lot of races 1972. (Beating all the different models in line 6 Merc)

The pilot was Ulla Maria Smeds and Sari Seppälä was her co-pilot.
I did see the girls take the overall win in Nådendal, Finland same year. (I was racing the E class)
The two girls where like Rock Stars in Finland..:rolleyes:

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