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Dick O'Dea another project was building a midget race car with a 2 liter Mercury outboard engine. After 2 races we were advised that all 2 stroke engines would be illegal. The 2 East Coast midget racing clubs seemed to feel the potential of this engine would create unfair competition.
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[QUOTE=Lake X Kid;3331858]Dick O'Dea another project was building a midget race car with a 2 liter Mercury outboard engine. After 2 races we were advised that all 2 stroke engines would be illegal. The 2 East Coast midget racing clubs seemed to feel the potential of this engine would create unfair competition.
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Nice looking vehicle!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lake X Kid
2 stroke outboards have been used in Midget Race Cars since the 1930's---
It was before my time but can anyone provide some background on Dick O'Dea? On one of the boats I had when we went through it we pulled out some paperwork from Dick O'Dea and I never kept it or understood it. Clearly some one of substance it looks like.