Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

Yes powerabout, but was left in the dust when the 3 liter looper was introduced.
I raced the Evinrude V6 CCC 2.4 cross-flow in Paris 6 Hours 1978 and Renato used the new 3 liter looper V6 CCC.
Yes, thats me in the #11 Molinari/Saffa/Evinrude CCC

Paris 6 Hours 1978 was a very “big deal”.


http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours-...very-big-deal/

[powerabout]

Sure the looper would be a much better race engine, I just wondered how customers would be happy left in the dust and the factory beating them with an engine they couldnt buy/rent or lease?

[lars strom]

HeeHee..well that's racing. You could not buy the Merc T-4 3.4 liter Billy Seebold won Bristol with 1979. You could maybe get a very strong 2.5 liter T-3.
Very few Merc T-4 was built for circuit racing 1979/80.
Thats why Renato got p*ssed and rigged the Molinari Monster for the World OZ class championship race in Milan, Italy 1979.

The Molinari “Monster”..the real story..

http://svera.se/blogg/molinari-monster-the-real-story/

[powerabout]

Check the cowls square at the top so loopers
How did that go in a straight line?

[lars strom]

Not sure what you mean..a few more pictures of the Molinari Monster 2 X Evinrude V6 CCC 3 liter loopers, fuel injected

[powerabout]

I have just observed that whenever there is a confirmed shot of a looper they have johnson style cowls and not the evinrude xflow ccc which is Stock.
I wonder if the wont fit under a stock omc v6 cowl?

straight line , was asking was the twin rig fast?

[lars strom]

I do notice the cowl is different on the looper 2.0 and 3.0

The V6 CCC 3 liter looper fuel injection (picture) was a much larger block and the fuel injection needed more space. The cowling was redesigned and the stock lower cowling was replaced with a better one in fiberglass. See picture of the new lower cowl.
Yes it is me behind Renato

[powerabout]

The V6 CCC 3 liter looper fuel injection was a much larger block and the fuel injection needed more space. The cowling was redesigned and the stock lower cowling was replaced with a better one in fiberglass.

good point that explains it, your a treasure trove of info

[lars strom]

I have a few very good memories around the OMC V6 3 liter looper race engine. (CCC & RS)
One is when I was with Jack Leek in Stuart, Florida in the spring of 1979. Jimbo was testing a carburetor model and he was testing different jets.
The reason was Merc took OMC to court when Ron Anderson left Merc for OMC.
OMC could not use the fuel injection for a specific time. Don't remember exactly how long but it was very interesting sitting in a rescue boat with Jack Leek all day.
It was a perfect time to get to know Jack. He was very friendly and I am pretty sure he was sick and tired after a day with me asking tons of questions.

More memories..The 3 liter looper, fuel injection was not a very reliable race engine. Lots of piston problems and repairs at the races. Cees was always working hard keeping them running.
OMC did not have a lot of new spare parts at the races.

[powerabout]

More memories..The 3 liter looper, fuel injection was not a very reliable race engine. Lots of piston problems and repairs at the races. Cees was always working hard keeping them running.
OMC did not have a lot of new spare parts at the races.

I would have thought it would have been to be better with 6 twin barrels. I thought there was very few injected ones ever used?

[lars strom]

As I wrote in my memories above there was a carburetor model also.
I don't think the carburetor model was any more reliable.

[lars strom]

straight line , was asking was the twin rig fast?

Yes, extremely fast but hard to turn on the two point race course in Idroscalo, Italy 1979. The only time Renato raced the monster.

[lars strom]

This is me racing the #29 Molinari/Saffa/Johnson RS V6 looper 2 liter at the Idroscalo race course 1978. Finished second after Renato but ahead of the Merc boats.

[lars strom]

Gold Dust/Molinari/Evinrude V6 CCC in Tavares, Florida

The owner of the beautiful restored GOLD DUST/Molinari/Evinrude V6 CCC Rich Luhrs asked the Canadian boat racing champ Mark Rotharmel to drive his GOLD DUST during the Classic Raceboat Association event this weekend. Like the good old days..team owners and drivers.
Take a closer look at this beauty with race # 754
For more pictures. Click the link.

http://svera.se/blogg/gold-dustmolinarievinrude-v6-ccc-in-tavares-florida/

[lars strom]

Steve Larkin's Velden/Johnson Stinger GP V4.