Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

@Mark Poole ModVP

Correct and Ben also raced a Yamaha V6 in the Champ/PROP series a few years.

[lars strom]

Evinrude - Johnson outboards. Facts, history, racing and OMC.

Jack Aylsworth

Evinrude Powered FIERO BOATCAR

Powered by an Evinrude 50hp looper outboard, this “boatcar” is likely better as a boat than it was as a car. Those who remember this little mid-engine Pontiac will recall that the 1984 introduction year cars had a propensity to catch fire. By mid-1987, the 1984 Fieros were catching fire at a rate of about 20 per month. Its Iron Duke engine dated back to 1977 and wouldn't fit as it was, so a redesigned sump and oil pan were used but the dipstick wasn't changed so the oil level would appear to be normal when it was in fact a quart low. Now add to this, defective connecting rods that only exacerbated low engine oil levels, and fires would result. In addition, a wiring harness mounted just above the exhaust manifold was also given to melting and starting electrical fires, and improperly-tightened head bolts would also sometimes crack the block and start a fire.(The Iron Duke engine has been removed from the boatcar.)




Note that the Fiero in “standard trim” does not float!

[lars strom]

Burgess/Evinrude/Johnson FR 31M
UIM F3

[lars strom]

Thanks Fast on Water..

Can anybody tell us if these are still valid for free parking in Antwerp?

[lars strom]

My brother Lennart Ström raced/tested the first new F3 engine in Martinique late 1987/early 1988. There was some issues OMC corrected and this is/was an extremely good engine used in UIM F3 racing for many years.

https://svera.se/blogg/the-omc-fr-31m-f3-race-engine-1988/

[lars strom]

Pretty cool..!!

Thanks KEITH SCOTTON

[DanUmbarger]

My brother Lennart Ström raced/tested the first new F3 engine in Martinique late 1987/early 1988. There was some issues OMC corrected and this is/was an extremely good engine used in UIM F3 racing for many years.

https://svera.se/blogg/the-omc-fr-31m-f3-race-engine-1988/

Sounds like your brother was an accomplished driver as were you. Did he ever move to the higher classes or did he pretty much stay in F3?