Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

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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Originally Posted by Rotary John

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

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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.

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Originally Posted by STEVERINO

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.

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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.

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Originally Posted by WaterZebra

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+?

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

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...4&d=1502985066

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...3&d=1502985034

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.

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.

My son Roland is boating in Sweden with his family..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e....5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e....5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...f1f8_1f1ea.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...f1f8_1f1ea.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...5/16/1f44d.png
Should work now on Youtube.


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


The boat.

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...7&d=1626739562

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

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Originally Posted by STEVERINO

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.

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Originally Posted by Instigator

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

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Here is one..(top)

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...0&d=1587138110

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Originally Posted by 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.

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That's too bad, I would have loved to have met you, but I understand family comes first :thumbsup:

Pretty cool OMC/ Evinrude fishing motor ad.


https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...9&d=1626825268

Happy Birthday Andy Bullen.

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Originally Posted by lars strom

Happy Birthday Andy Bullen.

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I'll second that!

Andy and his Dad, Alf.
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Cheers! - Mark

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)

https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...3&d=1626919725

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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