Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

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[STEVERINO]

You are correct STEVERINO. I did see the Union Jack flag when I posted but was not sure who the UK driver was. Pretty sure you can help out with the answer..

Not one of the best Cougar boats made it ran with a V4 engine- a Rotary engine-a V6 2.0 litre crossflow engine and a V6 2.0 looper engine.It ran a honest 112.00 mph when I tested it with a heavy fuel load with the 2.0 Looper engine.The drivers that drove this boat were James Beard. Clive Curtis.Johny Sanders .Tom Posy.Didier Jousseaume.Steve Pinson.It ran 3 Paris 6 hr races.

[lars strom]

Thanks, OK but who was the UK driver in this picture. My guess is STEVERINO but not sure.

[lars strom]

F1-V8 pictures on the front page four years in a row.

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Lars Strom is at Freedom Boat Club - Lake of the Ozarks.

Osage Beach


Going boating today. Booked the Aloha Pontoon with Freedom Boat Club.
Mercury 150 power. Hopefully the 4 stroke Merc is dependable..Lasse Norrman.
Pictures later.

[lars strom]

Mark Rotharmel in his restored #11 Molinari/Evinrude V6 CCC. 2.6 liter cross-flow.

[STEVERINO]

Thanks, OK but who was the UK driver in this picture. My guess is STEVERINO but not sure.

Your guess is correct it is STEVERINO.

[lars strom]

1986 Evinrude Print Ad

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“Evinrude Owners Are Born, Not Made” ad campaign 1989

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225 h.o.

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OMC's overall win. Beats the Merc T-4 with a 3 liter V-6

More OMC victories over the Merc T4.

This was the largest factory battle of the year.
Three boats rigged with the big bore V6 -T4 from Team Mercury.
OMC used their 3 liter V6 looper fuel injection and the result couldent get any better.
Cees van der Velden/Tom Posey won in the #4 Velden/Johnson RS 3 liter.. leading 181 laps of the 185 he won with.
Second was Renato Molinari/Barry Woods in the #3 Molinari/Evinrude CCC 3 liter 184 laps.
No Merc T4 finished the race.
How do I know this:
I was there racing the OE/F3 class and finished third with our Sjoberg/Evinrude CC

http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/paris-six-hours-1979-omc-overall-win-beats-the-merc-t-4-with-a-3-liter-v-6/

[lars strom]

Mercury T-4 racing vs OMC V-8 racing..Cincinnati GP 1984…

After a summer-long legal battle, Mercury and OMC reached an out-of-court settlement a month before the Cincinnati GP which allowed the Merc T-4s to compete against the V-8s on a one race, experimental basis.
Here is the full story..if you don’t want the read the full Powerboat story I can make it pretty short.
Mercury lost big time using the T-4 and the Wizard..(with twin Merc V6 powerheads)
Ben Robertson won in his #57 Burgess/Johnson V8. Barry Woods second in his #35 Molinari/Evinrude V8
After the race one of the OMC’s corporate executives couldn’t help but mutter under his breath after watching
the T-4’s self-destruct:
“They (Mercury) have been suing us all summer” he said in hushed tones, ” do you think we could bring a case against them for fraud?”
Thanks Mark Spencer

Click the link for full story with pictures:..
http://svera.se/blogg/mercury-t-4-ra...nnati-gp-1984/

[lars strom]

No Gold at Mercury’s Final Rally.. Evinrude/Molinari wins in Bristol 1980

A full Powerboat report with pictures.

http://svera.se/blogg/no-gold-at-mer...-bristol-1980/

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UK Powerboat Grand Prix in London 1984.

Barry Woods in his #35 Molinari/Evinrude F1-V8 was the overall winner. Beating Bill Seebold in his #7 Seebold/Merc T4 and the #8 Burgess/Wizard Merc driven by Johnnie Sanders.
A mix of pictures.
Thanks "Fast on Water" for the first picture.