Renato in London GP 1984
(Next is the winner)
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Renato in London GP 1984
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A few years ago..(well the fact is 40 years ago)
1981 and racing like there was no tomorrow..!!
My #1 Burgess/AKAI/Evinrude CC in the back ground
Thanks Barry Trindall for the picture.
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The picture above is from the racing weekend in Nottingham 1981.
Here is more..https://svera.se/blogg/swim-and-win-in-nottingham-1981/
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A year ago today..!!..:)
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The 1984 LONDON GP winner. Barry Woods in the #35 Molinari-Evinrude F1-V8Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...0&d=1588265236
Roger Jenkins and his son Dean.
The redesigned F1-V8 Burgess 1984.
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Had a similar experience at Lake Alfred in 1975. I just managed to get across the line within the limit. Wound up second on the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
Yes..you always going to remember "stuff" like that..:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
For me it was even more special..John Hill was for many years the man to beat in the UIM OE/F3 class.
This one was the second big win over John Hill..the first one was in Paris 6 Hours the year before.
Funny to read the Powerboat story..I guess they missed my swimming in heat two..just writing "Strom dropped out in the second heat"..!!..:)
John Hill was a very nice person as long as you did not beat him..after this John Hill considered to leave the UIM OE/F3 class for the Merc 2 liter class..and he did so after the season.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...8&d=1588639571
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BRP posted its Fourth Quarter and Year-Report only thing that lost money was Marine division because of closing down of Evinrude motor production. I have been told that Yamaha can not deliver motors. Do not know about Mercury or any of the other outboard producers. Suzuki was very lowly priced and flooded the market around here. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BUILD THE BIGGEST MOTOR JUST THE ONE THAT TAKES YOU THERE AND BACK. If you do not take care of Warranty problems and let Engineering run WILD. THE PENNIES will EAT YOU ALIVE.
Enjoy Life Keith.
BRP has cost problems that trickle all the way down to the dealer level. Local dealer near me is trying to sell a new Evinrude 140hp 3cyl G2 for $12K. For another 4K, you can buy a Mercury 200/250 V8 ProXS? Yamaha can't deliver their motors because of meeting EPA emission and fuel burn specs. Honda struggling with weight issues on their big motors (automotive adaptations) and are in short supply. There are some oyster guys down here running Evinrudes on their work barges. Gonna be interesting to see what they choose for repower?Quote:
Originally Posted by keith scotton
In my world BRP does not exist anymore. (for a lot of reasons)
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Boating at Lake of the Ozarks today.
Cobalt 40 2 x VP diesels
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I was traveling up to central Florida week before last and saw a lot of big RVs heading north. It occurred to me that you guys might be among them.
@2us70
Yes..we left Florida early this year for Lake of the Ozarks.
Beautiful boating day yesterday.
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Berlin 6 Hours 1970.
You can see Nordskog, Jimbo McConnell and I think Ron Hill at the end of the film.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1UIiViHYEQ
Paris 6 Hours 1980.
I got for me a new beautiful picture from the Paris pit 1980 with the tower in the background thanks to Sture Sjoberg.
The #45 boat in the middle is our winning boat in the race.
The one to the left is the boat we came in third with the year before. (1979)
#44 to the right is a Mercury powered OE boat..(newer a threat for us OMC drivers..!!)..:)
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Paris 6 Hours 1980..finally in the winners circle.
... the way I remember it..!!
We finally got the second Sture Sjoberg OE class boat right and was ready in time for the big race.
Our race number for the Alfa Laval/AKAI/Sjoberg was #45 and the latest Evinrude CC engine from OMC.
My brother Lennart and Anders Fallman was racing our boat from last year with #46.
Lined up next to each other for the start.
Click the link below for the full story..
https://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours...inners-circle/
This is from Lyon, France 1983..just before the start of the F1-V8 race..
My #8 Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude is next to #9 Roger Jenkins Burgess/Carlsberg/Evinrude.
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Was that pit dock made with inflatables? Expensive to put together but a really neat idea!
Yes, and if I remember correct the race organization borrowed the very clever starting dock from the French Coast Guard or the Military.Quote:
Originally Posted by WaterZebra
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...1&d=1617620876
More from Lyon, France 1983.
Lasse Strom is leading in his #8 Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude V8.:cheers:
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I guess its time to bring up this again..:)
Cesare Scotti’s winning #33 boat in Havasu 1969
Full story here:..https://svera.se/blogg/cesare-scotti...n-havasu-1969/
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More Havasu 1969.
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Dec 8, 1969
Big shoot-out on Lake Havasu
Cesare Scotti of Italy won the world's biggest, richest outboard powerboat race from a fine field as an American archrival, Don Pruett, crashed
https://vault.si.com/vault/1969/12/08/big-shootout-on-lake-havasu
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The Pepsi-Cola Outboard World Championship race Lake Havasu City, Arizona 1972
November 25-26 1972.
Complete report including info, result and pictures.
Enjoy..
Starting with a video from Havasu 1972.
http://svera.se/blogg/the-pepsi-cola...-arizona-1972/
In 1968, McCulloch bought the London Bridge and moved it from England to Arizona to create a tourist attraction in the desert.
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I talked to Tim Seebold a few days ago.
(He lives very close to me here in Osage Beach, MO)
Tim is working hard to try to get a Lake Havasu City boat race going this fall. Dont remember the date but not Thanksgiving.
I hope he is planning on a blend of Vintage and Mod VP but stays away from any sanction activity related to APBA. APBA safety committee got the bright idea of making air breathing systems mandatory for any reinforced cockpit class in OPC. That's a $3000 investment for racers.Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
If I understand it right its only for the tunnel boat series he runs with help of others.Quote:
Originally Posted by WaterZebra
Economy is the biggest problem..He need sponsorship.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...8&d=1617725661
While Evinrude historically had its heritage firmly anchored in blue, the Johnson line struggled to find its own color it could call its own. Green in the 1940s, Kidney Brown in the 1950s, White (small motors) and Green (large motors) in 1960s, then white again in the 1960s, Green in the 1970s and 1980s. The only standout color was orange used for the Stinger models. I always thought that the Johnson V8 program was a half-hearted effort. Evinrude color program was much more stable. I wonder if there was a point in time where OMC should have discontinued the Johnson line? The marketing decision would have been easier to make in Europe but not so sure in the USA. A lot of die-hard Johnson owners out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
Pretty sexy..:cheers:
6 inch mid section, fuel injection, 3.5 liter, 2 stroke looper.
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The first generation racing V8 come out 1981. 12 Inch mid section 3.5 liter 2 stroke, looper carb. model
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John Nichols
#27 Second Effort Vl/Evinrude 3.5 liter V8 Fuel Injection 2 stroke looper with 6 inch mid section.
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There was a picture of this complete package posted on S&F several years ago. It was currently owned by a collector. What happened to it? Still together with engines and gearcases today? Sad to see stuff like this locked away in somebody's garage for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
Its on my racing blog..Quote:
Originally Posted by WaterZebra
Click below for complete info.
Cesare Scotti’s winning #33 boat in Havasu 1969
Carina and Mike Mull.
Mike is the owner of Cesare Scotti’s winning #33 boat in Havasu 1969 powered by twin Evinrude V4 Starflite SS.
This is the Evinrude brochure 1971. Pretty nice
https://svera.se/blogg/cesare-scotti...n-havasu-1969/
Toledo 1988.
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Sst-60
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In 1988 OMC sleeved down the V8 to 3 liter.
The drivers of American Racing Team.
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Lars Strom
WOW..great memories.
This is from Visby/Gotland, Sweden in July 1985.
Pelle Lindbergh and me took my brand new Flying Flipper with twin Evinrude XP V8 outboards to Gotland. Big rough open water 4 hour trip to Gotland but we made it safe.
Well..we got lost and ended up north of Gotland. The fuel-tank was absolutely dry when we finally reached Visby harbor.
I remember when we did this news paper story but I have not seen it for 36 years. Thanks to Susann I can now dream back and think about all the fun Pelle and I had during the week visiting Gotland.
I can add this..there was no one like Pelle..he was the greatest in many ways.
R.I.P Pelle..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e....5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e....5/16/2764.png
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