Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

@Lake X Kid

HaaHaa..yes but the boat is sold..Carina did not like it..No. " walk in closet?"...:)

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Originally Posted by lars strom

Thanks Fabrice Boulier.https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...5/16/1f44d.png
From 2006

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This was a great win for the French Evinrude team 2006.
The overall winner of Rouen 24 Hour race.

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Originally Posted by Watermark

:iagree: That's a memory, for sure!, Lars.

The engine broke off while driving through the corner, shortly after Barry's incident. My boat hooked sharply to the left, launching the boat straight into and overtop of one of those massive orange turn-pins. When it splashed down and all went quiet, it was one of those "What the hell happened? " moments.. "Could have been worse!", I thought.

So then, a few minutes later, I had a first-hand, on-the-water view of Arthur Mostert heading down the straight, entering the turn and losing his engine. That was scary .. seeing a V8 fly through the air - and then the boat skip/slid sideways across the water heading toward the break-wall. It was amazing to watch it stop just meters away, and see Arthur climb safely from his cockpit.

Naturally the race was called after that.

Thanks to Pasi Haavisto for taking and sharing those photographs. Amazing to see decades later - and a good reminder that luck was with us, and those spectators standing on the wall.

- Mark

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More pictures from Stockholm GP 1985..
Mark Rotharmel and Barry Woods are having some technical difficulties..:)


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Next stop for Formula One is Miami GP in two weeks..Its going to be very interesting to watch on TV..
I watched todays race from Italy..
Looks like the "political champ" is not so great anymore....or could it be the driver is no good??..His teammate finished 4th and the #44 car 13.
The winner lapped the 44 car..!!

#2 Arthur Mostert in a Velden/Benson & Hedges and #4 Saverio Roberto of Italy in a Molinari
Stockholm GP 1984.

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Another picture never seen before of my #8 Burgess/Evinrude V8 in Stockholm GP 1984.

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Lars Strom is with Carina Strom at The Encore Lakeside Grill & Sky Bar.

Great time yesterday at Encore’s enormous outside patio with a sunset view..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e....5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...5/16/1f44d.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...5/16/1f603.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...f1fa_1f1f8.png

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The 1985 UIM F1-V8 World Championship Percival/Hodges/Evinrude team.

From the left, Bertil Wik, the 1985 World Champ Bob Spalding and the team-owner/boat-builder Chris Hodges.
This was also the first year the UIM F1 Champ raced a safety cockpit boat all season.

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Originally Posted by lars strom

Lars Strom is with Carina Strom at The Encore Lakeside Grill & Sky Bar.

Great time yesterday at Encore’s enormous outside patio with a sunset view..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e....5/16/2764.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...5/16/1f44d.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...5/16/1f603.pnghttps://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...f1fa_1f1f8.png

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Lars, you are one lucky guy !! Please say hello to Carina from her Canadian friends.

Scream And Fly Magazine.

Kurt Nichols

"Girlfriends come and go, yer dog doesn’t last forever but your Scorpion will be with you till the end"


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Peter Switzer


For you OMC enthusiasts out there.
Here is an Evinrude marketing piece and manual featuring a new Switzer design. This is a 1978 GL-21, and it was designed to handle the new V6 outboards.

This photo shoot was on the Fox River/chain of lakes area. The fastest GL-21 that I’m aware of was owned and driven by Ed Tweed. He had it rigged with a 235hp and ran 94mph. Too fast for me! Ed lived down by the McHenry dam and my dad would take us down there all the time as he and Ed would would make tweaks, engine height adjustments, change props etc as they made spreed run after speed run trying to dial it in.

I believe this is my dad, Bob Switzer running the boat for OMC and the photo shoot. They had a lot of fun doing what they loved to do.

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@BLisBack!

Yes, I did sell a few 2.6 XP 1984 & 1985. One I installed on a Fjordling 18 and the Fjordling was flying..The 2.6 XP was way more powerful than a regular 235.

If I remember correct the first year the 2.6 XP came out (late 1983) it was without VRO..The second year I think the 2.6 XP used the VRO

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