Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

Well..you have to wait powerabout..but my friend in Florida have an original 2 liter cross-flow V6 in his garage..!!

[RogerH]

Well..you have to wait powerabout..but my friend in Florida have an original 2 liter cross-flow V6 in his garage..!!

Lars, What's it doing in his garage?!?!??? LOL I would put it to good use! Otherwise I'm going to have to run a Mercury on this:



BTW: If anyone knows anything about this boat please contact me. Would also like Paul Heathman's contact info so we can talk

[lars strom]

Starting with: Paris 6 hours 1973..OMC V6 victory over Team Mercury.

HeeHee Roger H..
I know you love boat racing history and the fact is OMC won the very first big V6 meeting in Paris 6 hours 1973..
The headline after Paris 1973 was brutal for Team Mercury....Mercury Annihilated...!!
Johnson/Evinrude first, second, third and fourth..!!
I was at the Paris race 1973.
We must find a way for you to get the first winning V6 for your beautiful #12 Miller boat..Maybe its possible to install the OMC V6 2 liter cross-flow one day on your #12 boat.

[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…/

More pictures from Jørgen Jørgensen. This is also from Nora, Sweden 1976 and my #1 Clerici with the first Evinrude FT-19s.
You can see Bo Nilsson in the background with is Clerici/Johnson FT-19s
Also the little FT-19s sticker on my cowling..
Thank you Jorgen..More here:.http://svera.se/blogg/racing-histori...tles-in-a-row/

[lars strom]

Paris 6 Hours 1974. My OE #48 Clerici-Evinrude.
This was the year OMC also run the rotary boats in Paris.
More here:http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/very-happy-with-our-paris-6-hour-race-1974/

[lars strom]

Cees Van der Velden and his Velden Racing/Johnson V6 RS 3 liter, looper fuel injection.
Pretty sure its Ziggy from OMC fueling up his OZ class boat. Maybe Mouse to the far left helping.
Yes, I was there.

[powerabout]

huge tank

[lars strom]

huge tank

Cees did not like to race in Bristol at all..maybe he used the large fuel tank as a "ballast tank".

[powerabout]

Why was it common to put fuel above the floor and not in sponsons or was that viewed as too hard until they had composite hulls?

[Rotary John]

Cees Van der Velden and his Velden Racing/Johnson V6 RS 3 liter, looper fuel injection.
Pretty sure its Ziggy from OMC fueling up his OZ class boat. Maybe Mouse to the far left helping.
Yes, I was there.

Is that Johnnie Sanders on the right with another OMC guy that I don't remember his name?

[John Schubert]

Is that Johnnie Sanders on the right with another OMC guy that I don't remember his name?

Looks like him to me as well but don’t recognize the guy to his right

[STEVERINO]

Looks like him to me as well but don’t recognize the guy to his right

Could that be Alan Yaw from Abilene Marine.

[STEVERINO]

huge tank

55 - US Gallons would last 2hrs flat out.

[John Schubert]

Could that be Alan Yaw from Abilene Marine.

No not Alan

[lars strom]

Is that Johnnie Sanders on the right with another OMC guy that I don't remember his name?

This was the weekend in Bristol when Mercury introduced the T4. I don't remember if Johnny Sanders where there or not..The big thing I remember was Jack Leek asked me to get close to Seebold's boat/engine and find out as much info as possible.
Everything was so secret around Mr. Bill's T4 but I told Jack it was 6 small clear hoses from the fuel injection..Remember Jack's response..
Good.. then its a V6 not a V8.