Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**Mark Poole ModVP** · 09-14-2017, 08:28 PM

Did Mercury have a patent on the 60 degree V-6? I thought I saw that somewhere. If OMC had taken the 3 cyl. and 'morphed' it into a V-6 in 1970 that would have a been a better advancement. Yes, the Intruder was good. Could have been even better without plastic carbs, intake and fuel pump. An old OMC employee told me that the very first VRO pump was all aluminum. The company bean counters said it was too expensive....make it out of plastic.

**lars strom** · 09-14-2017, 11:25 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

I think its time to get the facts straight again..
The Evinrude F1-V8 2-stroke race engine is still the fastest outboard in the world.
More speed, more horsepower than any other race outboard. UIM F1 racing today is forced to use a heavier boat but safety cockpits make racing safer. Merc have not built any 2.5 liter F1 V6 engines in a long time. The F1 rules today is more or less spec. engines. You can not modify the powerheads the way you want. Some drivers have been disqualified for doing so.
http://svera.se/blogg/still-the-fast...f1-racing-v-8/

From my Svera.se Facebook page tonight.

**powerabout** · 09-14-2017, 11:28 PM

looking forward to that

**olboatman** · 09-15-2017, 06:38 AM

Lars I hope Mr Phillips produces those photos while you are compiling this thread. I really enjoy your first hand experence with OMC racing thru the years and I have learned a LOT! Threads like this (Merc thru the yrs, etc) are what push this site waaaay ahead of others on the net. I also think this should be a "Sticky" for the future. Thanks again for your time and sharing your passion with us!
Gary

**oldschoolltv** · 09-15-2017, 03:52 PM

Another one of my dads it was Back Yard Effort from a distance it read "BYE"

**oldschoolltv** · 09-15-2017, 03:59 PM

A couple more of the fleet.

**STEVERINO** · 09-16-2017, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by lars strom

Andre Dierck of Belgium did lots of racing in the UIM OI class using a Evinrude V4 under 1500 cc. Not really sure about the specs for this engine but Andre won a lot of races in the mid seventies.

Andre Dierckx I think was a professional diver he experimented with his own belt driven pump operated fuel system on his engine and went on to many class wins I can`t remember him running much after 1976 this picture is of him in his no 37 Cougar marathon boat at the 1974 Amsterdam 3hr race maybe Lars has a race report for this race.

**lars strom** · 09-16-2017, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Andre Dierck of Belgium did lots of racing in the UIM OI class using a Evinrude V4 under 1500 cc. Not really sure about the specs for this engine but Andre won a lot of races in the mid seventies.

A pretty interesting Powerboat & Waterskiing report from 1975 about Andre's Evinrude OI engine.

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**lars strom** · 09-16-2017, 05:51 PM

Not really sure what this is but got it from a friend of mine in France.

**lars strom** · 09-16-2017, 06:25 PM

Check my video from 2015

**lars strom** · 09-16-2017, 07:47 PM

I am going to be on the radio next Suturday. Bob the owner of No Wake Zone came visiting me a few days ago and we talked boat racing history for one hour.
From my FB page.

Thanks Bob's No wake Zone.
It's was a fun interview today and I have to tune in to No Wake Zone radio Saturday September 23.
www.bobsnowakezone.com/

**lars strom** · 09-16-2017, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by oldschoolltv

Another one of my dads it was Back Yard Effort from a distance it read "BYE"

Thanks I fixed them up up little bit.

**oldschoolltv** · 09-16-2017, 08:30 PM

Thanks, the funny thing is the boat in the center we found and bought it back and I raced it a few times when I was 10 years old.

**lars strom** · 09-16-2017, 10:31 PM

Andy Bullen driving his nice painted #6 OZ class Burgess /Evinrude V6 CCC 2.6 Cross-flow.
1980.

**lars strom** · 09-17-2017, 10:12 AM

Here is one more reason why this is so much fun to do..Thanks Dani my Italian Facebook friend.

Dani Martignoni
"The people like Mr Strom.....rappresent The memory of our passion, the memory of glory....The glory of our sport......i can belive...people like that is out of UIM.......incredibile .....tks Mr Strom u are a great man of Powerboat, for me is a honor speak by fb with u!"