Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

I dont think the Velden Racing F1-V8 boats was shorter than the Second Effort boats.
This is Francois Salabert's #3 Velden/Benson&Hedges/Johnson F1-V8 in Lyon, France 1985.
The #15 is Canada's Mark Rotharmel in a Burgess/Evinrude V8.

[lars strom]

This is a beautiful picture..Look at all those F1-V8 boats getting ready to race 1985.

One more beautiful F1-V8 starting line-up. This is Lyon, France 1985.

[lars strom]

[lars strom]

where are all those engines now?

Well powerabout, its a very good question I do not have the answer to. Some is going to say they was destroyed by OMC/BRP but that's not true. They are somewhere out there.
I know my F1-V8 engine is owned by a Police officer in Sweden and he do not want to sell it back to me..
Ben Robertson have one, maybe two. I think two in UK, one 12 inch mid and one 6 inch mid.

[powerabout]

Well powerabout, its a very good question I do not have the answer to. Some is going to say they was destroyed by OMC/BRP but that's not true. They are somewhere out there.
I know my F1-V8 engine is owned by a Police officer in Sweden and he do not want to sell it back to me..
Ben Robertson have one, maybe two. I think two in UK, one 12 inch mid and one 6 inch mid.

I heard the OMC race team crushed lots of stuff from the transporter?
Were the majority of the engines leased or owned?

[lars strom]

This is an interesting picture from 1988 I found in the cyber world showing #3 Francois Salabert's Second Effort boat (SE-VII) Evinrude V8 next to #1 Cees Van Der Velden and his Velden Racing boat with a Johnson V8.
The Second Effort boat looks longer because of the canopy over the driver, but are not.

[lars strom]

Were the majority of the engines leased or owned?

Not sure but most of the team/drivers I know purchased the equipment from OMC/Second Effort.

[lars strom]

#11 Bob Spalding Hodges/Pro One/Evinrude V8 3.5 liter looper, fuel injection and 6 inch mid section.
1985 safety cell.

[lars strom]

Roberto Saviero of Italy in his #4 Molinari/Evinrude F1-V8 1983. Sadly we lost Roberto in a testing accident back home at the Po river in Italy 1984.
R.I.P my friend.

[powerabout]

that hull looks short...

[lars strom]

A fun start today.
I just got this Message from Roger Jenkins..

[lars strom]

The 1982 F1-V8 World Champ Roger Jenkins in his #9 Burgess/Carlsberg/Evinrude V8 3.5 liter, looper carb model.

[lars strom]

The 1983 F1-V8 World Champ Renato Molinari in his #18 Molinari/Martini/Evinrude V8 3.5 liter, looper carb model.

[ron54]

Lasse it's a shame you can't get those two fellas to do some posting on here...many interesting tales to tell..Any chance??

[lars strom]

Another successful Evinrude racer..
Fred Hauenstein