Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

Lars Strom

Sad in many ways..lots of friends got hurt by BRP..but life goes on.
Thanks Mike..you where a great supporter of the Evinrude brand.

Mike Moon
No telling what you find when throwing things out!

[lars strom]

This is another interesting entry in the Paris 6 Hour race 1970.

Tom Percival/Bob Spalding in the Johnson Stinger V4 powered #39 boat.
The #38 boat also with Johnson Stinger V4 power is Shakespeare/Michel of GB.

Love the old style outboard racing.

[STEVERINO]

Love the old style outboard racing.

The no 38 boat 15ft Shakespeare finish 7th overall in 1970 with part of a prop blade missing and the same boat in 1972 finished in 5th place overall but covered 20 laps more distance.

[lars strom]

Not sure what this is
Thanks Austin Jordan.

[TimK]

Not sure what this is
Thanks Austin Jordan.

That’s a 45SS gearcase with DeWald 4-blade cleaver on a hand built mid. Could be a 49 or 56 loop triple. The cowl is pretty, but 22 Lbs extra weight.... it’ll still be a 100+ boat if it runs right.

[lars strom]

Paris 6 Hours 1970 3 X Johnson Stinger
#28 Cappelletti / #45 Dieter Schulze / #35 - De Boom

[STEVERINO]

Paris 6 Hours 1970 3 X Johnson Stinger
#28 Cappelletti / #45 Dieter Schulze / #35 - De Boom

No 35 Arie De Boom was using a stock customer OMC race engine non power trim and much lower compression than the Factory engines and still managed third place.

[lars strom]

Thanks @STEVERINO
Well #28 ON Class Cappelletti of Italy did not do as good..He took a swim.
Not sure how he ended up in Paris 6 Hours 1970

[lars strom]

Another real interesting thing in the picture above..is the boat to the right..red arrow.

Its a Swedish friend of mine..the boat is powered by a 2 liter ROTARY..and they won the inboard class.
Maybe JW should have been competing in the inboard class instead and lost to a rotary..
HeeHee..pretty funny..!!

A Rotary – (Wankel) wins the 2 liter class in Paris 6 hours 1970.
Click the link below for full story...

https://svera.se/blogg/a-rotary-wank...-6-hours-1970/

[lars strom]

A cool SST45 Flyer fiberclass race boat.

[2us70]

When and where is this photo from? I go way back with the driver listed on the boat.

[lars strom]

When and where is this photo from? I go way back with the driver listed on the boat.

I dont have the correct answer.
This is the only thing I can find about the driver.

1983 Mod 50 Ian Boulton, FL

[lars strom]

Ralph Evinrude Test Center Gets A New Life - What was previously the Ralph Evinrude Test Center in Stuart Florida is now the Atlantic Point Yacht Club & Marina offering multiple services catering to an extensive menu of boating needs. They offer dry storage both inside & outside, wet storage, transient dockage, hauling, launching, blocking, and more. A planned restaurant will ‘reportedly’ have a Test Center theme with photos, memorabilia, videos of the test boat drivers and Ralph Evinrude memorial monument at the entrance. Copy on their web site appears to support the contention that they will thematically connect to Test Center history.

https://atlanticpointmarina.com/

[lars strom]

The OMC Test Center opened in 1966 as the saltwater testing location for Evinrude, Johnson and OMC Stern Drive products. Following Ralph Evinrude’s death the test center was renamed in his honor.

[lars strom]

I dont have the correct answer.
This is the only thing I can find about the driver.

1983 Mod 50 Ian Boulton, FL

Now we have the correct info from Ian himself..

Ian Boulton

This was Charlie Monts de Oca's boat. 1990. Setting up for display here at the Miami Int'l Boat Show. Fast little boat!