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10-17-2015, 11:09 PM #3318000 RPM
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F1 Champion Jackie Stewart tours Como Race Shop, while staying at the Villa d'Etse.
I am almost certain Jackie rented the pleasure boat, for a family outing on the picturesque Lake Como, from the Villa d’Este. And then he and his family later motored over to the Como Race Shop.
I attached a photo of Villa d”Este where Jackie Stewart likes to stay, prior or post the Monza Formula One Grand Prix race. He stated his pleasure staying at Villa d'Este on page 127, of Jackie’s book titled; Faster! a Racer’s Diary.
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10-18-2015, 02:05 AM #332Screaming And Flying!
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11-07-2015, 07:01 PM #333Member
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My HiStory Recollection
The way I remember it,
Lake X kid and Giorgio were gussing over Mr. Stewarts presence. I knew who he was but at the time I liked Emerson Fittipaldi - driving the Black and Gold John Players Special. I was not impressed and did not even try to approach him, plus I was very short at the time and so was Mr. Stewart. On the other hand the boat Mr. Stewart was driving was impressive. I don't remember anyone with him but the boat was a large V-bottom with a large inboard engine attached to a jet drive. I remarked to Dad after Mr. Stewart left that there were a lot of similarities between Renato and Mr. Stewart. One raced boats and drove a fast car (I had the pleasure of riding in the Porsche 911 with Renato to and from Como a couple of times), the other raced cars and drove a fast boat.
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11-09-2015, 12:19 PM #334
Renato's Porsche ....
I'm not sure I could express my feelings about that ride in the same manner as you ..... "had the pleasure" ..... I'd ride in a boat at any speed with Renato behind the wheel, just didn't have that same feeling as tires were squealing through those mountainside curves in the Porsche.
On the other hand, I probably wouldn't ride in a boat at any speed with Jackie Stewart at the controls.
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01-22-2019, 09:28 AM #335
I few color pictures of the new T3-V6 from Koblenz, Germany 1973 here:..https://www.screamandfly.com/showthr...64#post3107164
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01-23-2019, 06:33 PM #3368000 RPM
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Steven Ridgell witness Bob Spalding drive the Merc T-3 in Europe for the first time.
Yes that is Bob Spalding debuting the first appearance of the Mercury V6 engine in Europe, at the Koblenz area boat race. Renato Molinari won the race with an inline 6.
Before the race Cees vander Velden told me he did not understand why, Bob used a shorter sprint boat. But then again later, Cees flipped in the race and Bob did not.
I did not remember the Players sponsorship was covered over on the boat cowling, as we see in the photo. But I suspect it had to do with the T-3 debut in Europe.
Thanks for the photo Lars Strom.
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01-24-2019, 01:51 PM #3386000 RPM
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01-25-2019, 10:05 AM #3396000 RPM
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01-25-2019, 06:14 PM #340The Historic Photo Master
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I don't know...I think Fonda was alright. I'm with Jackie on this one...
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01-26-2019, 04:52 AM #341Screaming And Flying!
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Johnno—- After OMC Went tits up, after spending millions on the V8 program and then just because the promoter had spent the five million dollar budget in three years and Charlie Strang pulled the plug, ——- SAN Germano and Cees had nowhere to go——- so with a little underhand dealings with Ralph Fraulin and the UIM, they managed to get their hands on the very successful FONDA series——-thats where FONDA went———-yesterday and today—— it’s still going strong as F1 in Europe.
Johnno, just because I THOUGHT FONDA was great, and actually started it,— would not have made the series great——— fact is, ——-it was the best series ever—— breaking new ground and going global!
As for getting tired of listening to the same old tune—— over and over and over again——you don’t have to look any further than Lassies OMC Facts-and fiction pages ! Or you harping on about the Wankel——- That didn’t too well either did it.
The end of the day——- that particular program wasn’t exactly a money spinner was it ?
Cosworth program was only a one season project——- about the same length of time the rotaries lasted wouldn’t you say !
Wonder which of the two cost the most? Plus, Cosworth is still up and running !
ONE ALL METHINKS !
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01-26-2019, 07:56 PM #342The Historic Photo Master
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Technically, Barbardier Transportation has only been building outboards since about 2001-02. They bought a name, not much more. The rebuilding/retooling/public relations costs have been enormous. They have come a long way, but have a much further road($) ahead of them. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, there is still multiple SuperFund Cleanup sites that OMC left behind in Illinois. It astounds me, the enormous amount of peoples lives & they're hard labor, and braintrust, and mountainous amount of money that OMC went through, for such a fruitless ending. Amazing. Just amazing.
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01-26-2019, 10:00 PM #343Screaming And Flying!
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01-27-2019, 05:41 AM #3446000 RPM
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I have to almost agree with you. OMC had technical advancements going on continually that was years ahead of anyone else. 200 hp outboards in 1969, X-8 outboard motors the size of todays V-6, sidewinder sterndrive that reduced the dog house in the boat, rotary outboards and sterndrives the were smaller, lighter and far more emission compliant that any 2-stroke at the time, pulse tuned 3 cylinders that set the standard for everyone else's 3 and 6 cylinder engine, etc. And this was all in the early 70's.The PCB issue was an EPA after thought. PCB was used as die slick in die casting perfectly legally. No one knew about its problems until years later. OMC was once the largest aluminum die caster in the world; 250,000 lbs/ day. OMC lost it's way in the 90's and never recovered. Lousy management. Enough said.
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Actually Merc is mostly to blame for Yamaha. The joint venture they had allowing Yamaha access to the Merc dealer/distribution network that put Yamaha on the US may when they pulled out of the venture and went to all the Merc dealers with their product at lower prices and better floor plans. With out the Merc patents for lower units, mount, gearcases, I don't think they would have made the impact they did. Brunswick would have tied them up in court for years.