Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

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Originally Posted by lars strom

They say the new Johnson V-8's are hot..!!

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Another hot Johnson..not sure what this is. Maybe a F-3000 boat with production V6 looper.

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Originally Posted by lars strom

Billy Rosko huffed & puffed, but his Merc V-6 couldn’t blow the OMC V-8’s away..!!

Click below for full Powerboat Magazine story:
http://svera.se/blogg/billy-rosko-huffed-puffed-but-his-merc-v-6-couldnt-blow-the-omc-v-8s-away/

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Love the headline..:)

Yes..this is the famous ABBA and Evinrude outboards.
Yes I also got racing support from them 1974 - 1975. The blue and yellow T-shirts in the second picture is my SE class racing boat.
"Mamma Mia", Dancing Queen or The winner takes it all..!!..:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFrGuyw1V8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92cwKCU8Z5c

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Originally Posted by lars strom

Another fact is OMC did run the very successful F1-V8 series for nine years.
Started 1981 and ended after the 1989 season.
Millions of spectators around the world and sometimes up to 500,000 people watching from the shore.
Many major sponsors and here is a list of some..
Cool, Aspen, Carlsberg, JPS, Benson&Hedges, Martini, Castrol, Nordica, Nashua, Denim, Champion, Trimite, Peter Stuyvesant, Gordon's Gin, Tecnocar, Beneteau, Dole, ITC,
Lasse Strom Marin, Naiu, ToTip, Stefanel and many more.

The eighties was by far the most interesting time in tunnel boat racing.

http://svera.se/blogg/another-fact-i...or-nine-years/

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Bob Spalding in the #11 Velden Racing/JPS/Johnson V8 from 1981/82.
Probably to most famous motorsports sponsor ever.

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Originally Posted by lars strom

Well..1984 the last year without safety cockpits we lost two drivers during racing. Luigi Valdono in Holland and Tom Percival in Belgium.
A french driver lost his life in Paris during testing before the race. His first try to race F1-V8.
In Italy one Italian driver lost his life during testing without rescue boats available.
A bad and sad season but the start for the safety cells.
OMC, Chris Hodges and Cees Van Der Velden spent lots of time and money to develop tunnel boats safety cells..

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I got this yesterday from the Canadian boat racing champion and friend Mark Rotharmel. Mark raced the F1-V8 series also.
Thanks Mark very interesting reading from Montreal Gazette early 1985.
I like to add..Mercury did nothing at this time to improve tunnel boat safety. Only OMC, Chris Hodges and Cees Van Der Velden.

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Mark Rotharmel of Canada in his #15 Burgess / Nashua / Evinrude V8 3.5 liter, looper from 1985.
This is the later type of the OMC purpose built V8 two stroke racing engine.
6 inch mid section, fuel injection.

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Thanks Lars......Listening to "Dancing Queen" first thing this morning brought back great memories. :thumbsup:Boy THOSE were the days!!!!;)
:DGary

Thanks olboatman,

ABBA really put Sweden on the world map in the seventies. So lucky to got to work with them.
Not many people know how they came up with the name ABBA..its simple..just take the first letter in Agneta, Bjorn, Benny, Anni-frid and you have ABBA..

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Originally Posted by lars strom

Very nice afternoon here at LOTO but no workers yet. Friday is the new start for putting up my building.
Went for a quick boat ride at MarineMax.

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At 7:00 AM my property looked like the picture above..
11 hours later and here is the new look..
Trusses going up Monday morning.

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looks like an RV park on the side. Hope you thought ahead and provided elec, water and sewer.

Yes Rotary John,
Half of the house is going to be a "carport" for our Prevost/Marathon motorcoach with all the hook ups. The other half a one bedroom with living room, kitchen, bathroom and a utility room.

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A really cool picture of Cees Van Der Velden from 1975.
Not sure if this Marlboro boat is built by Cees or a repainted Molinari.
Its the Johnson V6 2 liter (I think cross-flow) probably with the older longer style mid section.

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What a coincidence Lasse.... I stood in this exact spot 3 days ago in the sun..eating an ice-cream, remembering things.

Bristol pits..mud dock and the old crane in the background.

Our new Mayor has "vision" of bringing powerboat racing back to Bristol...

Mayors always have "visions" it must be included on the C.V. when they apply for the job..

Thanks ron54,
I have no problem if drivers like to race at Bristol again. Raced there three times but Bristol was not my favorite place. Fun to watch but not fun to race there.
I read somewhere that RYA was not in favor of racing in Bristol again so I don't think its going to happen.
One more picture of Cees in his Molinari/Marlboro/Johnson V6 racing in Bristol 1975.

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From Powerboat & Waterskiing August 1975.

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