Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[STEVERINO]

Thanks STEVERINO..Pretty sure you made a typing error..must be 1985/1986..

Bob Hering, U.S.A., Parker Dam, Evinrude V8, 169.53 MPH

This was long before the V8 record attempt Hering was running T3 engines and went over to OMC in 1977 along with Molinari and Anderson.

[lars strom]

OK @STEVERINO ,

I think his name was Sean in the picture and he rebuilt lots of gear cases at OMC Racing in Brugge.. He had great days and sometimes not so great days.

[STEVERINO]

OK @STEVERINO,

I think his name was Sean in the picture and he rebuilt lots of gear cases at OMC Racing in Brugge.. He had great days and sometimes not so great days.

His name was yan in belgium pronanced jan he used to test race boats on the canal at Brugge and in 1971 he blew a friend of mine small Shakespeare cat over thats where he got his limp from.My friend was 190 lbs and that was before power trim he used to try and put some ballast in the front of the boat but not enough on that occasion.I drove the same boat one week later in practise for a race and had to back off down the straight with the seat as far forward as it would go.Tucker stopped him testing boats before he killed himself.He claimed to be an expert on brothels.His sidekick at Brugge was Jackie also from Belgium they some times had a ginger haired guy in called Erick.

[lars strom]

Thanks STEVERINO..Pretty sure you made a typing error..must be 1985/1986..

Bob Hering, U.S.A., Parker Dam, Evinrude V8, 169.53 MPH

Another picture of Bob Hering and the record run 1986.

[powerabout]

I don't recall Ward ever putting a torque wrench on a gearcase. He had a "feel" and knew when it was right. I don't recall either a gearcase failure when I was involved, V-4, V-6 or rotary.

Pinion height must he key unless the ball gear on the propshaft is locked when you tighten the fwd shaft nut then you can hold the shaft and check each backlash with the timing gears removed?

[lars strom]

Cees VD Velden..this is from 1985 and you can see the red safety belts for the driver in the cockpit.

[lars strom]

Fishing girls with Evinrude power..!!..

[lars strom]

Johnson V6 Ocean Runner.

[lars strom]

Barry Woods driving a Seebold tunnel boat with the powerful Evinrude F1-V8..I guess to powerful because the transom of the boat broke off..!!

[lars strom]

Not sure if this is correct but some friends are saying this is also a Seebold Barry Woods is racing with an Evinrude V6 CCC.

[STEVERINO]

Over my 20 years of racing OMC I very seldom run in to gear-case problems.
From production gear-case to racing gear-cases like X-115, mod 50, CCC V6 (2 liter and 2.6 liter) and the F1-V8
I did break a prop. shaft during a Offshore race with a production V8.
Did have some issues with the nitro gear-case 1975..not sure why.
Overall OMC gear-cases was in my opinion extremely good..and the CCC & V8 racing gear cases very sexy..!!

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Pretty sexy picture of the Evinrude-Johnson F1-V8 racing gear case above.

I ran Johnson V4 stingers for 5 years 1970 to 1975 never had a gearcase issue. In 1976 I had a Johnson V6 2.0litre crossflow the first big event was the Bristol Grand prix I was lucky and got a good start I led the race for the first lap then the gearcase went.In 1977 when the new Johnson RS 2.5 crossflow engine came out I had two gearcase failures in that season.And in 1978 I had at least one gearcase failure may be two I had three teammates who ran two years with the same engines and never had a failure it went through my mind was somebody sabotaging my gearcases I asked the guy that managed the operation he said after they checked the units out they were all placed on a wall in the stores and not issued until the day before the races.He even removed the powerhead and gearcase to check if the centre section was out of line.But all the Paris 6 hr races I went in the motors were all shipped in from the states and new top to bottom I never had a failure at all.I am sure in 1979 they brought out a modified gearcase.

[peterse90]

Not sure if this is correct but some friends are saying this is also a Seebold Barry Woods is racing with an Evinrude V6 CCC.

Pretty sure that is what was known as a Seebold-Lowry hull. Early Seebold about 1975/76 while Bill & Mercury were still using Molinaris.

[lars strom]

Pretty sure that is what was known as a Seebold-Lowry hull. Early Seebold about 1975/76 while Bill & Mercury were still using Molinaris.

Thanks, yes you are correct..I got this from Ron Hill....

"Barry says he rigged this Seebold in Seebold's garage...Then, went out an broke the record...Garbrecht, decide, he'd better OWN Seebold, so, he bought him...and ended Evinrudes on Seebold Boats...!!"

[lars strom]

Barry Woods in his #35 Seebold/Evinrude V6 CCC with Jimbo McConnell chasing him at Miami, FL Closed Course Nationals.
Thanks Ron Hill.

[WaterZebra]

Thanks, yes you are correct..I got this from Ron Hill....

"Barry says he rigged this Seebold in Seebold's garage...Then, went out an broke the record...Garbrecht, decide, he'd better OWN Seebold, so, he bought him...and ended Evinrudes on Seebold Boats...!!"

I think the first photo of this boat was taken at Lake Washington Seattle WA at the one and only Seafair 225 race (winner was Hering). By the cowling height I think the hull was intended for Merc TII power. This hull continued to be raced locally in the Pacific Northwest for several years and then disappeared.