I do not remember that but Christian Mollgaard made the cat superior to the V-hull with his win in Torsby, Sweden 1975.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
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I do not remember that but Christian Mollgaard made the cat superior to the V-hull with his win in Torsby, Sweden 1975.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
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Renato Molinari and his racing buddy Carlo Colombo in boat 65 and 61.
Not sure why Renato use #65 instead of 165 on his beautiful Ferrari red Molinari/Evinrude 2 stroke F1-V8 racing outboard 3.5 liter looper.
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The "old" style SD class boat with the Swedish Archimedes/Penta outboard but Christian Mollgaard changed the class to cats and a different engine with his win 1975.Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
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Me in the #8 Velden Racing/Evinrude F1-V8 in Antwerpen, GP Belgium 1985.
My first race strapped into a safety cell. A very different feeling and hard to get used to.
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The Dream Start for F1-V8 racing 1985.Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
Munich, Germany Pro One´s first event..
Full report with result by Rosalind Nott, Powerboat & Waterskiing.
http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8/the-drea...s-first-event/
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Arthur Mostert preparing for 1985 Munich Grand Prix at Oberschleissheim Rowing Course,great venue.
let's try posting the pictures again;Quote:
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Where did Pro Ones money come from?
From OMC and sponsors ..PRO ONE spent the three years Racing budget in one year.(1985)
OMC got very upset and transferred all F1-V8 racing to the USA 1986
Maybe the OB racing budget should come from the dealers, I wonder how much per dealer run as the the promoter?
I wonder what the dealers would think?
Perhaps shared to fishing events as well?
GM had that model in Australia as corporate policy said no factory race team
We tried that in Europe but very few dealers was willing to do so.
GM force dealers to pay for special events/racing by adding on to every car/invoice dealers purchase.
Where would the dealers like to see the advertising budget go?
I always thought the factories should be writing off the racing budget as marketing which is what it is for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
Marketing and not as much attempting a profit generating hub.
I still think OPC done well/properly, w/o factory directives......, as a level playing field (as in weight breaks etc) could still succeed.
You'd need non prejudiced racers involved in tech rules formation, races/courses near large metropolises, set as a weekend carnival (think NASCAR w/infields full of fans/RVs) w/concerts, parties etc, and pits must be open w/access to drivers similar to NHRA.
and maybe most importantly, knowledgeable, exciting commentators that educate non racer fan base.
IMO, done right, youd have bleachers full of screaming Merc Vs OMC Vs Yamaha red necks.
rules were close.
I thought APBAs Formula 100
Used to be my dream. Ive since given up.
Merc didnt like competition in MOD VP so they blew that class up
They have tried, screamed, bitched and moaned about ski racing in Australia in the HP limited classes, must be the only class they havent been able to destroy so BRP gets a few wins.
To have a level playing field you need very similar capacity and cylinders or just do dyno based levelling.
Another fact is OMC did run the very successful F1-V8 series for nine years.
Started 1981 and ended after the 1989 season.
Millions of spectators around the world and sometimes up to 500,000 people watching from the shore.
Many major sponsors and here is a list of some..
Cool, Aspen, Carlsberg, JPS, Benson&Hedges, Martini, Castrol, Nordica, Nashua, Denim, Champion, Trimite, Peter Stuyvesant, Gordon's Gin, Tecnocar, Beneteau, Dole, ITC,
Lasse Strom Marin, Naiu, ToTip, Stefanel and many more.
The eighties was by far the most interesting time in tunnel boat racing.
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Bob Spalding in the #11 Velden Racing/JPS/Johnson V8 from 1981/82.
Probably to most famous motorsports sponsor ever.
The latest PR release from "Mercury Racing" (pricing, etc) seems to imply that any OPC product production will cease altogether in 2019. APBA went from a webpage to Facebook (cheaper and staff in Detroit not needed anymore).
Very interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by WaterZebra
So as of next yr, no one DICTATING rules.
Hummmmmmmmmh...
I dont know why selling kits to convert your own fish engine to a race engine is not the way to go?
IMO, that's the answer. IMO, Merc wouldn't allow it.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
BTW, I misspoke. Formula 150, not 100.
I had a guy funding an engine project early in and I liked what I saw.
The paradigm shift is, there will no longer be factories offering motors.
We only need somone to fab up a mid w/interchangeable tops (similar to Wayne Taylor's 16" Mids) and a gear case. On mids, I always meant to draw one up that was alum plate Allen screeed together.
On gear cases, I don't know. Run Mecs and the supply tap would likely be shut off.
I don't see the issue in doing a CNC program for your own housing.
Find a gear ratio that works for everyone and send it out for bid.
Lots of people cut gears.
Ron Hill was thinking about a stainless ssm and thinking it could be done lots cheaper than a Merc.
He has a foundry and milling machines.
Boom!Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
Ron is a huge fan of classes to revive the sport.
IMO, again, if you truly want racing to succeed, you HAVE to have brand competition.
Take best Merc guy, best OMC guy, best Yammi guys, that are more concerned w/their sport surviving (clearly on life support in the US) than what motor wins, lock yjrm
in a room together and figure out a target they could all hit reliably/dependably, i.e. 7500 RPM, and pick the parts.
and emission regs...both Merc and BRP have DFI which can do both race at high revs and be EPA friendly.
Very sexy Evinrude F1-V8 and you must love the World Champion text/info.
The 3.5 liter 2 stroke V8 looper, fuel injection with six inch mid section was available for UIM/APBA F1 racing over 32 years ago. Still the fastest and most loved racing outboard ever.
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You never see photos of the internals, I guess they never blow up?
Very few blow up but I remember some issues. I write about them soon.
The two first pictures are with fuel injection, next three carb.
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David Blanchard Ya !!! We actually hit 500 HP with this motor . Was a huge deal Our Boss Jim Nerstrom. Bought pizza https://www.facebook.com/images/emoj...5/16/1f355.png�� that day https://www.facebook.com/images/emoj...5/16/1f60e.png��https://www.facebook.com/images/emoj....5/16/270c.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
One little but very annoying problem with the F1-V8 engine was the screw (#7) holding to carburetor bowl to the body broke off the heads..and a fuel leak started.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
I was told it was from vibrations at high RPM and OMC gave us new heavy duty screws but they still broke off the screw heads.
After half the 1983 season OMC finally figured our how the correct this little annoying problem.
A 25 cent part cost me a lot of good racing results.
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London GP 1984 - Team Molinari/Martini/Evinrude F1-V8
#18 Renato Molinari, #19 Kicco Vidoli and #35 Barry Woods.
Barry Woods won the race over Billy Seebold in his Seebold with Mercury big bore T4 power and Johnny Sanders driving a new Burgess with the Mercury Wizard.
Yes..its the facts.:)
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I reckon that hull in that paint scheme was one of the best looking of the tunnel boats IMO...........
Team Benson & Hedges - Gold F1-V8 racing 1985.
#1 Cees Van Der Velden, #2 Arthur Monster, and #3 Francois Salabert.
All driving Velden Racing boats with the powerful Johnson V8.
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how weird, if you said,
"we converted to efi as we kept breaking bowl screws"
nobody would believe you
HeeHee not sure if the EFI was faster/more reliable but the six inch midsection was way better for handling.:cheers:
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