Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

Paris 6 Hours..In my opinion the best boat race ever..

I was part of this great race 11 times..first time was 1973, my last race was 1986 when my brother Lennart and I won the very popular F-3 class with a Burgess/Evinrude CC..
When you tell people about boat racing in Sweden, Italy, USA, England, South Africa etc.they maybe listening..but when you tell them you raced 6 hours on the river Seine..next to the Eiffel tower, in the center of Paris.. they always want to know more..
Click here for my first Paris race…!!

https://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours...UU65fTpKCl17SA

[lars strom]

A very unique picture I found after a lot of digging..!!
This is from the F1-V8 race in Como 1983.
(My first race with the big boys)
Gene Thibodaux came from Texas to race one of Team Velden's boats.
You can see his name on the boat behind the #2 boat and in the program.
Next to Gene is Cees Van Der Velden and Arthur Mostert.
Lago di Como was very windy and rainy that weekend.

The complete F1-V8 Race Program from Como, Italy 1983

https://svera.se/blogg/the-complete-f1-v8-race-program-from-como-italy-1983/?fbclid=IwAR1jT94hkZGVIFut4yZWzLdAn-JQMOWEprn8mY1XvnMuU5IadvRPSwPVtng

Marcello Curioni

I have to tell You a story about this pic. Velden arrived in Como without sponsor. The president of MiLa Mr. Frigerio asked me if i were interested in sponsoring the team. We reached an agreement and all the 3 boat if the team were sponsored with our LARIO brand. We were lucky and Velden won the race in Como.

[lars strom]

More from the pitin Como, Italy 1983.

#12 is Francois Salabert Molinari/B&H and the #3 in the back ground is Jimbo McConnell's red/white Molinari.

[lars strom]

Roberto from Italy crashed out in Nottingham 1982.
His Molinari F1-V8 boat needed some work done.
Roberto was not hurt...https://svera.se/blogg/?s=nottingham+1982

[peterse90]

Roberto from Italy crashed out in Nottingham 1982.
His Molinari F1-V8 boat needed some work done.
Roberto was not hurt...https://svera.se/blogg/?s=nottingham+1982

Lars, that driver's seat looks more like a heavy chair out my living room. We both know that in smaller classes like SE and MOD 50/OE every ounce we could save was important to us.

[lars strom]

Lars, that driver's seat looks more like a heavy chair out my living room. We both know that in smaller classes like SE and MOD 50/OE every ounce we could save was important to us.

Well..Renato always used the very best stuff for his boats. My guess is Roberto asked Renato to install a more comfortable seat in his boat.
The early F1-V8 boats without safety cells was extremely light..If I remember right my new Burgess 1983 was about the same weight empty
as my Evinrude V8 engine..!!

Sadly we lost Roberto Saviero in a testing accident back home at the Po river in Italy late 1984.
R.I.P my friend.

The picture is from 1983

[lars strom]

I got this picture from a friend of mine.
Thank you very much.

#8 is me in a Burgess/ASPEN/Evinrude V8, #19 is Kicco Vidoli - Molinari/Martini/Evinrude V8, #11 is Bob Spalding - Molinari/Martini/Evinrude V8,
#14 Nicola Mora - Molinari/Evinrude V8, #12 Francois Salabert - Molinari/B&H/Johnson V8 and #17 Luigi Valdano - Molinari/B&H/Evinrude V8.
This is from F1-V8 racing 1983. Not sure where but before London GP..!!

[lars strom]

To be part of the UIM F1 series you must be approved by UIM to be able to race.
The last year I had a UIM Super-Licence was 1991.
I love the Swedish license #1

[lars strom]

Jonas Andersson of Sweden starts from Pole Position in tomorrow’s UIM F1 race from Portugal.

[lars strom]

Jonas Andersson in Portugal today.

[lars strom]

Wow..what a great picture with lots of famous drivers.
Thanks for sharing Cathy..
https://sttps:/vera.se/blogg/the-race-of-champions-at-the-miami-marine-stadium-1975-by-bill-muncey/

Cathy McConnell

46 years ago……. Thanksgiving Weekend. The Bill Muncey Marine Invitational Drivers at Miami Marine Stadium…. November 29, 1975.

[lars strom]

Wow..what a great picture with lots of famous drivers.
Thanks for sharing Cathy..
https://sttps:/vera.se/blogg/the-race-of-champions-at-the-miami-marine-stadium-1975-by-bill-muncey/

Cathy McConnell

46 years ago……. Thanksgiving Weekend. The Bill Muncey Marine Invitational Drivers at Miami Marine Stadium…. November 29, 1975.

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[Instigator]

This is way cool.

I was a huge fan of Bill Muncey and I, and the sport, still miss him.

Never knew that’s race was his idea.

Front and center in the picture.
What a bad ass!

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[lars strom]

This is way cool.
I was a huge fan of Bill Muncey and I, and the sport, still miss him.
Never knew that’s race was his idea.

Bill Muncey and Angelo Vassena. Miami Marine Stadium Thanksgiving 1975.

[GENE LANHAM]

The stands were empty—