Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

Cees van der Velden in his new carbon fiber hull. This is from 1988 and the US Formula 1 series.
OMC made a special downsized 3.5 liter to 3 liter V8 to..Plenty of Merc drivers..
So this was the Real Formula 1..I am getting to the entry list from 1988 soon.. @Amberjack1234


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Midsummer “Lake of the Ozarks” style..❤️:cheers:

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I haven’t been there in a long time. Been banned from going to Missouri since about 1976. Still got my picture in the post office
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Or maybe it was 1977 I can’t really remember all I know is my in-laws who are not my ex outlaws thought I had too much fun at the dam. Never invited back

@Amberjack1234

We love Lake of the Ozarks..been here every summer since 1993.

Some of the 1988 US Formula One drivers.


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Cees van der Velden in his new carbon fiber hull. This is from 1988 and the US Formula 1 series.
OMC made a special downsized 3.5 liter to 3 liter V8 to..Plenty of Merc drivers..
So this was the Real Formula 1..I am getting to the entry list from 1988 soon.. @Amberjack1234


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Cees did have some engine issues with his new lightweight carbon fiber hull.

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Too poor to pay attention

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Cees did have some engine issues with his new lightweight carbon fiber hull.
Vandervelden was a character. Met him at a couple of races over here when he was hanging around with Gary Peacock. He always had a pouch full of diamonds with him. Claims he just ran a little radio store in Amsterdam. Don’t believe it for a minute. But that was a long time ago.
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Never more than a local racer

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Some of the 1988 US Formula One drivers.
Never made it in the formula . Ran my old Al Martin hullWhich was basically a 17 foot copy of the Mollinari with a T3 on it

Mostly in South Florida local races. Went to Eufaula Alabama a couple of times mostly second third and fourth. Marine Stadium in Miami was my home course used to race there regularly and could hold my own with most anybody there. Got involved after 76 with the marathon racers club running the grand national inboard boats. That was up until about 1982. Sold the boat to Ben Borden and Tom Chandler continue to drive it for him with some success. We never could beat the Duff daiily. But then neither could a lot of people. My friend Richard Berg from California and the marshals from speed marine and Callie went home a lot of times shaking their heads about the equipment that the dailies were running. They just stomped The living daylights out of everybody in the Grand national class. Had a lot of fun for five or six years with those boys. Mr. Doug Janish are used to build my engines. God bless DougWithout him we never could’ve done it.

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Francis Langford sold the Chanticleer shortly after Ralph died. Her restaurant has also been sold.

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Did Ralph have a waterfront home on the north side of Biscayne Bay?

A long long time ago, I was on a water taxi (I believe) and a woman pointed at a magnificent house saying, that was the house of the guy who owns OMC.

Micke Frodé 1978

This Adidas Offshore Cat Z-4 was built by Micke and was powered by a Evinrude V6 200HP 1977 and an Evinrude V6 235HP 1978.

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This must be one of the perks for being an OMC guy.
Now, I understand why the late Bob Spalding went over to OMC power, for the extra incentive — OMC Women.


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This must be one of the perks for being an OMC guy.
Now, I understand why the late Bob Spalding went over to OMC power, for the extra incentive — OMC Women.


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Well..I think the girls came to OMC because of the charming OMC drivers..and Bob Spalding was one of them..
Francios Salabert was by far number one.
Even the swede got some attention..!!..:)

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I gotta ask! Is that the same girl in the ad and also sitting on Rick's boat?

@WaterZebra

Sorry, I don't know. My brother Lennart raced in Martinique late 1987 but he was focused on racing.. :)
PS..Top less are very common overseas..no one cares.