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    Quote Originally Posted by Zonkercraft View Post
    Barry Woods ran a CCC Evinrude on an early Seebold at the Nationals at Eufaula, AL It ran very well
    Thanks..I wish there was a picture. I have the one when Barry races a Seebold with the Evinrude F1-V8 (carb with 12 inch mid section)

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    It seemed to me that Barry Woods and Bill Seebold had a strong gentleman's bonding off the race course.

    Which I did not detect between other long-term opposing (OMC & Merc) factory team drivers. Other opposing team drivers were cordial to each other, but the Outboard competition war dictated a certain degree of distance between OMC & Merc drivers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lake X Kid View Post

    It seemed to me that Barry Woods and Bill Seebold had a strong gentleman's bonding off the race course.
    Yes, they do and Bill told me so at a fishing tournament he invited me and Carina to.
    Lake Truman, Missouri 2008, 2009 and 2010.

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    This is a pretty cool picture.
    I think from down under..
    Johnson Stinger 75 with 15 inch mid section and the "nitro" gear case.

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    Billy invited the entire OMC race team over to his house after the St. Louis race where Barry barrel rolled the Rotary to lose the race.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rotary John View Post
    Billy invited the entire OMC race team over to his house after the St. Louis race where Barry barrel rolled the Rotary to lose the race.
    OZ Class racing St. Louis 1974.
    A mix of Merc V6, OMC V6 and 2 Rotary’s..



    https://svera.se/blogg/oz-class-raci...and-2-rotarys/
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    Burt was our OMC rep I always loved that boat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lars strom View Post
    This is a pretty cool picture.
    I think from down under..
    Johnson Stinger 75 with 15 inch mid section and the "nitro" gear case.





    I don't believe it's an Aussie boat. I defiantly can't recall it, nor the driver.
    Perhaps a NZ boat?

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    Quote Originally Posted by lars strom View Post
    This is a pretty cool picture.
    I think from down under..
    Johnson Stinger 75 with 15 inch mid section and the "nitro" gear case.

    The boat #700 was Burt Ross’s number & has his name as driver along side the cockpit. The color scheme was typical of Johnson Raceboat schemes for advertising purposes. In 1971 I drove a Molinari with a V-4 that was painted similarly & I gave a poster in my garage with a V-4, rigged boat, a V-6 rigged boat & a Rotary all Johnson’s & with the later Johnson dark Orange (Stinger) color. All the same scheme. Perhaps Burt’s boat was first used for that purpose then given to him to race.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lake X Kid View Post
    It seemed to me that Barry Woods and Bill Seebold had a strong gentleman's bonding off the race course.

    Which I did not detect between other long-term opposing (OMC & Merc) factory team drivers. Other opposing team drivers were cordial to each other, but the Outboard competition war dictated a certain degree of distance between OMC & Merc drivers.
    I was a close friend of Bill & still am starting from Alky racing. Actually in Paris in 1970 I was alone in the Hilton hotel lounge , no other OMC guys, not even Ron Hill my ck- driver when Bill asked ne to go with his group to a place I won’t name. Fees was there, Jackie Wilson, Bill Welch & a few others. I was also friendly with Pruett, Serra & some others.

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    I think its time again to bring up the correct look & fact of the fastest UIM rules outboard boat in the world.

    The top speed in one direction was 181.569 MPH and in the return run 171.544. (There was a small incident on the return run)
    Average speed and official record..176.544







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    Quote Originally Posted by John Schubert View Post
    The boat #700 was Burt Ross’s number & has his name as driver along side the cockpit. The color scheme was typical of Johnson Raceboat schemes for advertising purposes. In 1971 I drove a Molinari with a V-4 that was painted similarly & I gave a poster in my garage with a V-4, rigged boat, a V-6 rigged boat & a Rotary all Johnson’s & with the later Johnson dark Orange (Stinger) color. All the same scheme. Perhaps Burt’s boat was first used for that purpose then given to him to race.
    Kevin White

    That boat is in the 1977 Johnson brochure.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Old boy View Post
    I don't believe it's an Aussie boat. I defiantly can't recall it, nor the driver.
    Perhaps a NZ boat?
    I was wrong..!!
    Here is more info.

    Kevin White

    APBA OPC in Florida and Alabama. Burt Ross was the driver.

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    Yes Burt Ross was our Florida OMC rep, here was a picture of him with my dad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lars strom View Post
    I think its time again to bring up the correct look & fact of the fastest UIM rules outboard boat in the world.

    The top speed in one direction was 181.569 MPH and in the return run 171.544. (There was a small incident on the return run)
    Average speed and official record..176.544









    Its pretty incredible..the first 1000 meter run was 181.569 MPH..that is 292+ Kilometer per hour..!!

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