Not sure how many 'pickle-fork' Scottis were built (my guess is not many?) but this one was still very competitive even in 1976.Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
I remember Tom Wood drove one here in Canada in I think 1977 or 1978.
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Not sure how many 'pickle-fork' Scottis were built (my guess is not many?) but this one was still very competitive even in 1976.Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
I remember Tom Wood drove one here in Canada in I think 1977 or 1978.
Hmmm................if Scotti lost his life in 1974, who continued to run the shop afterwards? Were the pickle fork boats conversions? When you look at this photo, that would have been a heck of a lot of work just to get rid of a little lift (nose cowl, air fences, center deck, etc). I wonder if OMC V6 power had anything to do with the change? Only way you could get a new Scotti hull in the USA back in the day was thru Barry Woods. Another question...........I can't remember seeing a Scotti hull with Merc power either?
This is Paris 1974 with Woods/Jimbo driving a Scotti pickle fork Rotary. So, Scotti must have been building pickle forks at that time. I believe Posey was driving another one, but lost a sponson when he hit the turn boey.Attachment 525673
Three new Scotti-Craft boats raced in Bristol in the spring of 1974.
All pickle forks.
This is a post from last year.
Lars Strom
Here are the four UIM ON class OMC 2 liter V6 cross-flow engines in Bristol 1974.
Yes..the overall winner was #7 Cesare Scotti in his new Scotti-Craft-Evinrude V6.
#5 Peter Thorneywork Johnson V6
#7 Cesare Scotti Evinrude V6
#12 Hans Pelster
#14 Jimbo McConnell
https://svera.se/blogg/caesare-scotti-wins-bristol-1974-driving-the-new-scottievinrude-v6-2-liter/
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This is a picture from the Scotti-Craft factory in Italy. I think its from late 1973 and this is the boat Scotti raced in Paris 6 Hours same year with the brand new Evinrude V6 Super Stangler 2 liter.
Its a pickle fork.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...3&d=1585870681
This is from a race in Italy 1973..Looks like the #9 Scotti-Craft is a pickle fork.??
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...4&d=1697989974
Jimbo McConnell #26 UIM OZ class Saffa/ Molinari/ Evinrude CCC V6 2.448 liter.
London 1977.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...5&d=1697993667
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Originally Posted by lars strom
One more from London GP 1977..
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More from London GP 1977..A really rough race.
Cathy McConnell
The Marlboro Jubilee Cup. The Queen’s Silver Jubilee...London 1977.
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Molinari ran a 19ft boat for the 1977 London GP and Bob Hering drove a Molinari the same as Jimbo drove but managed to submarine his outfit.Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
#11 Bob Spalding..Molinari/Johnson V8. Pretty sure its Tom Percival's "Winnebago" (Pace Arrow) Motorhome in the background.
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Here is Renato in the London GP 1977.Quote:
Originally Posted by STEVERINO
#2 Molinari/Saffa/Evinrude CCC V6
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...0&d=1698156623
I did see some posts about Mercury's "secret race test" of the first V6 in Koblenz, Germany late 1973.
(Some of pictures used is from me I got from my friend in Norway. He was in Koblenz)
Sealed engine cover etc..This race was a week or two before the Paris 6 Hour race same year.
OMC went straight to Paris with the new V6.. (Two Johnson V6 and one Evinrude V6)..the 1973 Paris result was brutal for Merc...!!
The new Johnson 2 liter V6 was first and second in Paris 1973..Third was an OMC V4..
See the headline around the world..
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...1&d=1586699682
Paris 6 hours 1973 full report.
I love the last part..."...OMC also now have the very potent Johnson and Evinrude rotary on hand".. Rotary John
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Francois Salabert of France in his #12 Molinari/Benson & Hedges/Johnson V8.
Thanks Alain Delpeuch.
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