Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

Danny Thibodeaux is with Ben Robertson

Here you are Jeremy, the Modified Unlimited Outboards. Benny Robertson is driving the OMC V8, he is sponsored by Turbo Props and IBM. He made the Mercs look like toys. This was a World Record Course 4 lap 3 mile. It was 1 buoy at each turn 1980 feet apart. Hard to run with a small motor. The turns were very sharp but the straights were long, Benny didn't seem to have any problems with the course. Notice how the OMC sounds like a jet.

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[lars strom]

Not sure but maybe Bob Spalding in the #15 Molinari/Johnson Stinger V4
Picture by Paul Goodman.
Thank you.

[Instigator]

Danny Thibodeaux is with Ben Robertson

Here you are Jeremy, the Modified Unlimited Outboards. Benny Robertson is driving the OMC V8, he is sponsored by Turbo Props and IBM. He made the Mercs look like toys. This was a World Record Course 4 lap 3 mile. It was 1 buoy at each turn 1980 feet apart. Hard to run with a small motor. The turns were very sharp but the straights were long, Benny didn't seem to have any problems with the course. Notice how the OMC sounds like a jet.

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Had a friend at that race.

Said Robertson put on quite a show.
There was him, then everyone else.

[lars strom]

James Beard in Cardiff 1975. Driving the #7 ON class Couger/Evinrude V6 SuperStrangler 2 liter cross-flow carb.

[lars strom]

Evinrude 65 SS from 1973 installed on a Schulze SE cat. Danish driver Henrik Hoffgård.
PS you can see the shift level on the right side of the mid section.

[lars strom]

OMC racing...
Bob Spalding in the #1 OZ class Velden Racing Johnson V6 RS and Alf Bullen in the #6 OZ class Burgess/Evinrude V6 CCC

[lars strom]

More OMC racing..the unbeatable Evinrude/Johnson V8, the power Mercury is still dreaming about..
Roger Jenkins in his Carlsberg/Burgess and Renato Molinari in his Martini/Molinari. Both with Evinrude F1-V8 power.

[STEVERINO]

Not sure but maybe Bob Spalding in the #15 Molinari/Johnson Stinger V4
Picture by Paul Goodman.
Thank you.

The no 15 Molinari boat was from OMC Brugge James Beard was leading the Thames race with that boat in 1969..In January 1970 at the Earls Court boat show OMC Europe racing manager John Tucker had a meeting with me he told me he had just asked Bob Spalding if he would drive for OMC in the ON class and asked if I would drive in the 89cu OI class as he had ideas for a new engine.I told him I was happy to drive with the Shakespeare team and did not want to drive in the lower class also Bill Shakespeare who was 40 yrs old at this time and got his engines from Jack leek in the US was thinking of taking a back seat from racing and just wanted to manage his own team.So this picture from Oulton broad is Bob Spaldings 1970 drive.

[lars strom]

This picture I just got from Jørgen Jørgensen makes me so happy and put a big smile on my face. Thanks Jorgen.
Its from the big boat race in Lappeenranta, Finland 1973.
My dream just came thru and I won the race everybody told me I could not win..
Its me in the Evinrude t-shirt, Hans Holmén next to me in front of my #99 Clerici/Evinrude SS. Bo Nilson and Orjan behind in his Schulze/Merc.
Full story here..http://svera.se/…/historien-om-hur-det-startade-i-stor-ska…/

[lars strom]

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[powerabout]

what badge get you get running a V8?

[lars strom]

I don't think there was one for the racing V8.
Here is a nice picture of a offshore F1-V8 powerhead

[powerabout]

the gearbox was the crowning jewel, shame it disappeared

[lars strom]

OMC Offshore racing with the V8.

[lars strom]

One more picture from Jørgen Jørgensen. This is from Nora, Sweden 1976 and my #1 Clerici with the first Evinrude FT-19s.
Thank you Jorgen..More here:.http://svera.se/…/four-european-championship-titles-in-a-r…/