Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**lars strom** · 01-21-2018, 03:35 AM

Micke Frodé goes from a SAAB inboard to outboards.

The Z-4 cat below build by Mikael Frodé around 1976 was first designed for a 2 liter SAAB 4 cylinder inboard..
Well..on the back of the transom Mikeal installed a paddle wheel…!!!!!
The paddle wheel was very good but SAAB in Sweden could not deliver the 240 horses as promised..only around 110 hp..!!
A very disappointed Mikael took the SAAB engine out and replaced the very advanced/effective paddle wheel with a brand new 1977 Evinrude..2.4 liter V-6.. 200 hp outboard.
With the right power the cat was flying and Mikael scored his first overall win in the famous Roslagsloppet the same year..
Here is a picture and some reading in Swedish..
More about Micke Frodé here:..http://svera.se/blogg/offshore/micke-frodes-forsta-totalseger-i-roslagsloppet-var-1977/

**lars strom** · 01-21-2018, 04:07 AM

Renato Molinari #18 Molinari/Martini/Evinrude F1-V8 3.5 liter 2 stroke looper. Year 1984.

**lars strom** · 01-21-2018, 06:27 PM

Renato Molinari #165 Molinari/Martini/Evinrude F1-V8 3.5 liter 2 stroke looper.
Year 1982.

**lars strom** · 01-22-2018, 09:27 PM

More SST 100 history.

**lars strom** · 01-23-2018, 11:28 AM

Happy Birthday to my old F1-V8 racing brother..Arthur Mostert to the right.
This is from Tavares, Florida 2 years ago.
My wife Carina and Arthurs wife Rita is also in the picture.

**ron54** · 01-23-2018, 11:39 AM

Forget the boats....I think we should have thread on "Racers Wives" LoL..

**lars strom** · 01-23-2018, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by ron54

Forget the boats....I think we should have thread on "Racers Wives" LoL..

HeeHee ron54...Well..Carina is friendly to everybody except me..

**lars strom** · 01-23-2018, 12:38 PM

Another Evinrude F1-V8 friend..Bertil Wik and his wife Annika.

**Instigator** · 01-23-2018, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Micke Frodé goes from a SAAB inboard to outboards.

The Z-4 cat below build by Mikael Frodé around 1976 was first designed for a 2 liter SAAB 4 cylinder inboard..
Well..on the back of the transom Mikeal installed a paddle wheel…!!!!!
The paddle wheel was very good but SAAB in Sweden could not deliver the 240 horses as promised..only around 110 hp..!!
A very disappointed Mikael took the SAAB engine out and replaced the very advanced/effective paddle wheel with a brand new 1977 Evinrude..2.4 liter V-6.. 200 hp outboard.
With the right power the cat was flying and Mikael scored his first overall win in the famous Roslagsloppet the same year..
Here is a picture and some reading in Swedish..
More about Micke Frodé here:..http://svera.se/blogg/offshore/micke-frodes-forsta-totalseger-i-roslagsloppet-var-1977/

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute....., a paddle wheel that worked?
Seriously??

**lars strom** · 01-23-2018, 09:36 PM

SST-45 Probably the largest outboard racing class ever.

**John Schubert** · 01-23-2018, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

SST-45 Probably the largest outboard racing class ever.

And I built the first proto-type in my home workshop. Still have all my paperwork including sending a letterproposal to Edgar Rose

**lars strom** · 01-24-2018, 10:40 AM

This is from the SE Class European Championship race in Nora, Sweden 1976.
Lars Strom in his #1 Clerici/Evinrude FT-19s.
http://svera.se/blogg/racing-histori...tles-in-a-row/
Thank you Jørgen Jørgensen for the picture and good memories.
I rigged this Clerici with a Ray Nydahl foot throttle and complete steering kit Ray sent me to Sweden.

**FUJIMO** · 01-24-2018, 01:14 PM

Who won the 1980 Formula One World Championship Race? (Europe)

**lars strom** · 01-24-2018, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

Who won the 1980 Formula One World Championship Race? (Europe)

Well..This is the OZ class World Championship race in Drammen, Norway 1980

**Instigator** · 01-24-2018, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by John Schubert

And I built the first proto-type in my home workshop. Still have all my paperwork including sending a letterproposal to Edgar Rose

I was at the race in Dayton Ohio when they introduced that motor, at our stock outboard nationals.

They ran an exhibition with two of those on boats against D or E mod hydros and they gave them a half a lap Headstart and they passed them coming out of the first turn!

I was blown away!

Killer motor/class.