Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**Instigator** · 04-02-2020, 06:59 PM

Sprint.

**lars strom** · 04-02-2020, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by Instigator

Sprint.

HeeHee..njaaa..it was built for the Paris 6 Hours race..far from a sprint race..

**Instigator** · 04-02-2020, 08:39 PM

April 1, as in April fools day.

Doh!

Originally Posted by lars strom

The new 2021 Evinrude XP 500 HP V8 2 stroke 4.5 liter G2 soon in the show room near you..!!

The new option is a fixed midsection. You steer with the gear case only.
A design I told OMC to do 25 years ago..but they did not listening.

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**lars strom** · 04-03-2020, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by mike76

it's 1993 french s3000, philippe tourre on a moore-johnson with another colour, the first photos s3000 it's a race start at chalon sur saone 1993, but this one, i Don't know, thank you for the photos s3000 and f1 v8, i live in rouen and i see, not omc, team sweden r3 volvo kescat paulsson-dahlqvist-ekholm, 1982 and 1983 year, very fast but many problem, do you know? see you soon for the f1 and s3000, mickael

One more not very sharpe picture.

**lars strom** · 04-03-2020, 12:37 PM

Jerry Ahrens Jr.

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

I ran across this vintage Forrest Wood picture a while back. I've always been a huge Ranger Boats fan. Power by Johnson.

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**lars strom** · 04-03-2020, 01:00 PM

Maybe Danny Bertels in his Burgess/Johnson V6 F-3000 engine.

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**lars strom** · 04-03-2020, 06:34 PM

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**lars strom** · 04-03-2020, 08:29 PM

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**lars strom** · 04-04-2020, 08:24 AM

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**lars strom** · 04-04-2020, 12:36 PM

More Rouen 24 Hours..The Kodac boat is powered by Johnson V6.

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**lars strom** · 04-04-2020, 03:37 PM

24 hours

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**lars strom** · 04-04-2020, 07:38 PM

Back to bragging about how great I was long time ago..

Yes, that's me in the beautiful painted Formula One OZ class Molinari/Saffa/Evinrude CCC V6 race boat in the famous Paris 6 Hour race 1978. A very fast boat. Best in the business. Racing for 6 hours on the river Seine, next to the Eiffel tower and a small copy of the Statue of Liberty.
Our boat was on the front page of this German Sport-Book.

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**lars strom** · 04-04-2020, 10:12 PM

**lars strom** · 04-05-2020, 10:24 AM

Jimbo McConnell during refueling in Parker. Molinari/Evinrude V6 CCC cross-flow.
Not sure what year.
Thanks Tim Schroer

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**Lake X Kid** · 04-05-2020, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Back to bragging about how great i was long time ago..

Yes, that's me in the beautiful painted Formula One OZ class Molinari/Saffa/Evinrude CCC V6 race boat in the famous Paris 6 Hour race 1978. A very fast boat. Best in the business. Racing for 6 hours on the river Seine, next to the Eiffel tower and a small copy of the Statue of Liberty.
Our boat was on the front page of this German Sport-Book.

"The Bjorn Borg of powerboat racing."

The Bjorn Borg that I remember was publicly not present, when not on the tennis court. Bjorn was verbally quiet and not about "bragging."

Now on the other hand the powerboat Bjorn Borg is, should I say, more of an extrovert.
Tennis Bjorn would not create his own sport's thread, but powerboat Bjorn is not reserved in doing so. I admired the quiet methodical tennis Bjorn, when he would defeat those loud-braggadocios Americans; Jimmy Connors & John McEnroe.

However the powerboat Bjorn, is a great ambassador of powerboat racing and the outboard industry. And his public contribution; threads and posts reflect that commitment.

Keep motoring on Lars 'Bjorn' Strom.