Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

140, 200 & 225 HP Johnson 4 stroke from BRP. All made by Suzuki.

[lars strom]

This is from the the last years of Johnson outboards by BRP..
2005/06.
The large V-6 Johnson was 4 stroke's made by Suzuki.

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The 2001 Evinrude sales brochure by OMC
Front / back and some inside.
This one was out in August/September 2000.
A few months before the sad December 22 day when OMC was no more.
That's the big thing..Not the news BRP sold the test center in Stuart a few months ago.

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Cees Van Der Velden in one of his first Velden boats 1975.
Johnson Stinger GP V6 power.

[2us70]

I knew several people who had those Ficht motors. They injected fuel like an electric spray paint gun. Pretty much all those guys got stranded by failures with this system. I thought that was the beginning of the end for OMC.

[lars strom]

The F1-V8 line up in Paris GP 1984.
My #8 Burgess/ITC/Evinrude boat is third from the right. Tom Percival and I was racing for the same sponsor. International Travel Card.
Photo credit unknown.
From left:
Molinari, Velden, Salabert, Spalding, Percival,Bullen,Jenkins, Mostert, Frost, Vidoli, Strom, Hakkinen not sure about the last boats.

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Cees Van Der Velden in one of his first Velden boats 1975.
Johnson Stinger GP V6 power.

That boat was Cees old Molinari the same boat Barry Woods barrelrolled in the 1975 Cardiff international race.

[lars strom]

That boat was Cees old Molinari the same boat Barry Woods barrelrolled in the 1975 Cardiff international race.

OK thanks..here is the first Velden boat 1975.

[lars strom]

The F1-V8 line up in Paris GP 1984.
My #8 Burgess/ITC/Evinrude boat is third from the right. Tom Percival and I was racing for the same sponsor. International Travel Card.
Photo credit unknown.
From left:
Molinari, Velden, Salabert, Spalding, Percival,Bullen,Jenkins, Mostert, Frost, Vidoli, Strom, Hakkinen not sure about the last boats.

More F1-V8 racing in Paris 1984

The Paris GP 1984 was run in the beginning of June 1984 organized by Hélice Club de France.
The first picture is the race location a very nice place for racing, but the famous river Seine was always rough on drivers and boats.
Tom Percival and I was racing for the same sponsor.. "International Travel Card". The second picture is Tom's #10 Hodges/Evinrude V8.
I dont have a picture of my #8 Burgess but it was looking pretty similar in the "International Travel Card" colors.
Gérard Barthélémy was a new french driver and he was out testing before the race. I was watching him flying down the race course and at the end of the course wide open he took off..a very bad flipp and we lost Gérard..
A terrible feeling watching and nothing you can do.
R.I.P my friend.
The Paris GP was run the next day but it was a very tough deal..
http://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8-racing-in-parisfrance-1984/

[lars strom]

Production E-TEC 250H.O. powerhead installed on the 6 inch racing mid section.

[lars strom]

Today is Jim Nerstrom's birthday. Jim was one of the very best at OMC engineering/racing.
Happy Birthday Jim.

[Watermark]

[QUOTE=lars strom;3240440]Today is Jim Nerstrom's birthday. Jim was one of the very best at OMC engineering/racing.
Happy Birthday Jim.
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Extending best wishes to Jim on his special day!! Indeed, Jim contributed enormously to our sport, as well as providing many happy memories for those fortunate enough to compete with the engines he engineered.

Photo of Mod U/V6 OMC Driver Bud Babbitt and Jim taken at the Port Neches, TX. Grand Prix about 10 years ago.

Happy Birthday!

- Mark Rotharmel

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@Watermark

That is a great post/picture. Thank you very much.

[lars strom]

Production E-TEC 250H.O. powerhead installed on the 6 inch racing mid section.

Some comments, Keith Whittle was the owner/driver of the boat.

[lars strom]

It’s getting colder here at our fun Lake of the Ozarks and time to head south pretty soon. Our motorcoach is ready to go whenever we are.
Started up the 14 liter Detroit Series 60 engine today and let it run on high idle for about one hour.