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10-09-2022, 10:25 AM #10171
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10-09-2022, 11:43 AM #101728000 RPM
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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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10-09-2022, 06:16 PM #10173
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10-10-2022, 11:00 AM #10174
This is a pretty cool picture.
I think from down under..
Johnson Stinger 75 with 15 inch mid section and the "nitro" gear case.
Last edited by lars strom; 10-10-2022 at 11:02 AM.
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10-10-2022, 04:08 PM #101756000 RPM
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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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10-10-2022, 05:24 PM #10176
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/Last edited by lars strom; 10-10-2022 at 07:37 PM.
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10-10-2022, 05:45 PM #10177
Burt was our OMC rep I always loved that boat.
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10-11-2022, 01:41 AM #10178Member
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10-11-2022, 09:17 AM #10179
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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10-11-2022, 09:23 AM #10180
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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10-11-2022, 09:27 AM #10181
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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10-11-2022, 10:21 AM #10182
Kevin White
That boat is in the 1977 Johnson brochure.
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10-11-2022, 12:45 PM #10183
I was wrong..!!
Here is more info.
Kevin White
APBA OPC in Florida and Alabama. Burt Ross was the driver.
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10-11-2022, 05:52 PM #10184
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10-12-2022, 10:02 AM #10185
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