Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

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Originally Posted by lars strom

Amsterdam was always an interesting race. I was racing the OE class and broke down. Remember watching Alf Bullen driving really hard under the very rough Amsterdam conditions.
Alf was using the new Johnson RS V6 2.448 liter cross-flow in the OZ class.

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The new Johnson V6 RS/Evinrude CCC 2.448cc came out 1976.
A very cool design and winner.

From back in the ‘40’s.

I raced against modded versions of them and they were wicked fast.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/EVINRUDE-4-...R/324087640812

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Originally Posted by lars strom

The new Johnson V6 RS/Evinrude CCC 2.448cc came out 1976.
A very cool design and winner.

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This race was one of the roughest races i ever drove in it was the last race Seebold drove a Molinari boat he only ran his own boats after this race Barry Woods ran the first OZ OMC Looper engine and Alfi Bullen was the first UK driver to race the new OZclass 2.5 crossflow engine i had a lucky race i managed to stay in front for the first 40 mins until Alfi came past i managed to follow for a short while until my boat blew apart i do know Alfi Bullen had Dave Burgess carry out transom repairs for him to continue the race.
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1976 Amsterdam 3 Hours

Alf Bullen


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A restored E class Offshore boat with a Johnson FT-10S.

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Originally Posted by lars strom

It’s official..

The Ralph Evinrude Test Center in Stuart, Florida is for sale.


Description

First time on the market since the mid-1960s. This is a very rare opportunity to purchase an iconic, historic property in beautiful Stuart, FL. Ralph Evinrude purchased it for the Ralph Evinrude Outboard Test Center. The facility first opened near the Roosevelt Bridge in the mid-1960s to field test in saltwater Evinrude, Johnson and OMC motors. Even though the facility’s operations have been reduced since Evinrude was bought by Bombardier Recreational Products of Quebec in 2001, testing still takes place there daily. However, they do not need a facility this large so time to sell and move to a smaller updated facility nearby making for a very rare opportunity to purchase such a rare property.
This waterfront site located on the Saint Lucie River has easy access to the Okeechobee waterway, the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. Flagler Avenue is parallel to and has easy access to Dixie Hwy. This is a Convenient south Florida location approximately one-half mile north of downtown Stuart, Martin County, Florida. Near Witham Field, although there is no scheduled commercial airline service at the airport, the facility does maintain an operational air traffic control tower and is home to two fixed base operators (FBO) and more than 200 private and business aircraft and one-half hour (by car) north of the West Palm Beach Airport.
This all adds up to a site that works for many uses.

Price $17,000,000


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http://www.naisouthcoast.com/listing...tqfTYEzhur96yY

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Mike Moon
BRP currently have 2 on water test facilities for Evinrude, one on Fox Lake in IL and the Stuart FL facility. They also have indoor facilities at their Sturtevant WI facility that's all computer controlled so engines can run 24/7 in a controlled environment. They have a facility in Palm Bay, FL for the Sea Doo's.

Well..could be a perfect plan for me..:)

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Renato Molinari and his Saffa sponsor.
Evinrude CCC power from 1977 to 1979.

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David Blanchard

‎Evinrude - Johnson outboards. Facts, history, racing and future.

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Renato Molinari.. Notthingham, England 1981.

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Phil Wassall.
Burgess/Johnson RS
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#8 Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude F1-V8 in Italy

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#8 Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude F1-V8 in Stockholm, Sweden

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#8 Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude F1-V8 in Pittsburgh, USA

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#8 Burgess/Aspen/Evinrude F1-V8 in London, UK.

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