Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[WaterZebra]

Does anyone know how long it took Seebold to produce those hulls? Who / where were the engines installed? Rigging? Testing? Props? After the one and only ROC race, where did all these boats end up? OMC? I remember the Jeff Brown ad promoting complete Sport E rigs. Were these the boats?

[lars strom]

@WaterZebra

If you watch the video all the questions you have about rigging etc. is in there.
I guess OMC sold most of the boats after the Miami race.

[Lake X Kid]

[peterse90]

My Seebold SE hull was NOT one of these. Mine had very different sponson bottoms.
Seebold made 17 hulls for the ROC. Bill told me over time they made about 35 SE hulls in total.

[WaterZebra]

My Seebold SE hull was NOT one of these. Mine had very different sponson bottoms.
Seebold made 17 hulls for the ROC. Bill told me over time they made about 35 SE hulls in total.

laborate


Did Bill elaborate on how the 17 ROC hulls were made? Schedule? Deadline? etc

[keith scotton]

Just wondering if any are still around.

[lars strom]

More from Miami Marine Stadium late 1975..This is from Cathy McConnell..
Thank you

"At the Muncey Race…….What Racers do when not in their Boats"

[2us70]

I was at that race. As a long time SE racer I was not impressed. This event was an OMC and ABC Sports creation. A bunch of those guys had no clue about how to drive one of those boats much less race them.

[WaterZebra]

I was at that race. As a long time SE racer I was not impressed. This event was an OMC and ABC Sports creation. A bunch of those guys had no clue about how to drive one of those boats much less race them.

Yeah, when I looked at the names I scratched my head. Pardon me, but driving an unlimited is like driving your parent's Chevy station wagon!

[lars strom]

Some info from my FaceBook today.
Yes..Roger Jenkins..the current UIM OE class World Champion 1975 and a very good SE class racer was part of the Miami race 1975.
Also Jimbo McConnell..!!
Here is Rogers wife Denise and Jimbos wife Cathy..

• Denise Jenkins
• We were there.
  
  Cathy McConnell
  
• Yes Denise, you were…… and then we had the fun trip back to Illinois with You and Roger. I was just looking through some photos for Lars and ran across us at Disney World and Chattanooga. Good Memories. I still remember how Roger was more interested in going underground at Disney World to see how everything operated than he was on the street surface.

[lars strom]

Angelo Vassena of Italy in one of the Seebold Evinrude 75HP. Angelo and I competed many years in the SE class.
He is a very successful SE class racer with victories in Paris 6 hours and Rouen 24 hours.

Barry Woods, Cees Van Der Velden, Johnny Sanders are pretty famous tunnel boat racers also in Seebold/Evinrude 75 boats.

[peterse90]

Here is what I could find as to who the drivers were for the Bill Muncey Race of Champions;

Outboard drivers;

Jimbo McConnell
Johnny Sanders
Barry Woods
Geoff Briggs
Roger Jenkins
Angelo Vassena
Bill Badsley
Andre Dercyks (spelling?)

Unlimited Hydrplane;

Billy Schumacher - the winner
Mickey Remund
Jerry Bangs

Offshore;

Wally Franz

Not sure about the driver from Argentina; Regnicoli.

That's 13 drivers, not sure who the other 2 were ??
I know there was coverage in the March 1976 issue of Powerboat...but that is one of the few issues I do not have.

Interesting that Mercury gave full permission to Seebold to build & supply the hulls, however did not want any Merc drivers to participate.

Personally I think the concept was very clever.

[lars strom]

Here is a picture of all the drivers and you can see Cees Van Der Velden next to Bill Muncey.

[Rotary John]

Here is what I could find as to who the drivers were for the Bill Muncey Race of Champions;

Outboard drivers;

Jimbo McConnell
Johnny Sanders
Barry Woods
Geoff Briggs
Roger Jenkins
Angelo Vassena
Bill Badsley
Andre Dercyks (spelling?)

Unlimited Hydrplane;

Billy Schumacher - the winner
Mickey Remund
Jerry Bangs

Offshore;

Wally Franz

Not sure about the driver from Argentina; Regnicoli.

That's 13 drivers, not sure who the other 2 were ??
I know there was coverage in the March 1976 issue of Powerboat...but that is one of the few issues I do not have.

Interesting that Mercury gave full permission to Seebold to build & supply the hulls, however did not want any Merc drivers to participate.

Personally I think the concept was very clever.

Tommy Posey & Cees Van Der Velden

[lars strom]

Jimbo McConnell in one of the Seebold boats with Evinrude 75 power at the Miami Marine Stadium race 1975.

Yes..its Cathy also and thanks for the picture Mrs McConnell.