Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**lars strom** · 06-08-2020, 06:08 AM

1976 - Introduction year of the 200 hp V6. Based on a number of planned – and convincingly executed – misdirects, Mercury was convinced we were coming with a 175 hp V6…... SURPRISE!!

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**lars strom** · 06-08-2020, 06:19 AM

The start of Stockholm F1-V8 GP 1984. This is down down Stockholm less than a mile away from my Evinrude dealership.

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**lars strom** · 06-08-2020, 06:45 AM

From a friend in Australia..
“For everyone who wanted an update on my bike with the V8 2stroke Evinrude outboard, I started it today for the first time”

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**WaterZebra** · 06-08-2020, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

The dad of the dead driver contacted a US lawyer and they went after Donzi & OMC. Both the King Cobra drives broke off when the Black Widow 30 hit a big wave outside Sandhamn in the Stockholm archipelago. Headline news in Sweden that weekend (1989) and the President for OMC Sweden Bengt Nilsson asked me the day after to take a look at the boat. I could not figure out how this accident really happen. Years later, (1994) is when OMC, Waukegan asked me and Don Kueny to fly to Sweden and try to locate the OMC King Cobra drives at the bottom of the Baltic sea. We hired lots of divers and spent a "ton of money" but no one was really sure about the exact location of the accident. We found a lot of stuff over the two weeks on the bottom of the Baltic Sea but not the King Cobra drives. OMC/Donzi lost the case and was forced to pay over $7 million to the father. I think Don Kueny was at the final trial. He is the one who told me OMC/Donzi lost the case. I know it was in Sarasota and was appealed but lost again.

Whatever happened to the F1 boat that ended up on the beach in a crowd at the Pittsburgh race killing a spectator? The boat immediately went into impound and both the driver and boat were never seen again. I never heard anything about pending legal charges or jury trial results..

**lars strom** · 06-08-2020, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by WaterZebra

Whatever happened to the F1 boat that ended up on the beach in a crowd at the Pittsburgh race killing a spectator? The boat immediately went into impound and both the driver and boat were never seen again. I never heard anything about pending legal charges or jury trial results..

Do you mean this accident 1988..??

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/08...4421587275200/

**WaterZebra** · 06-08-2020, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Do you mean this accident 1988..??

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/08...4421587275200/

Never saw the boat or Robert Wood again............at least at F1 / PROP races?

Liability insurance for boat races in general nearly became impossible to get in the late 90's.

**lars strom** · 06-08-2020, 04:46 PM

Winning the second UIM World F3 title makes you smile like this. ❤️

Drammen, Norway 1982.

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**lars strom** · 06-09-2020, 07:21 AM

The start of the Stockholm F1-V8 GP 1983. (First heat) Look close at the #8 Aspen boat next to the #15 Castrol boat and check next picture coming soon..!!

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**lars strom** · 06-09-2020, 09:04 AM

I lost the rear boat cowling with the race number 8 and my racing friend Alan Nimmo offered his Molinari rear boat cowling because Alan had some technical issues and could not continue racing.
With help from my friends and OMC we got the Alan rear cowling to fit and the race organisation allowed me to continue to race with #15 instead of #8.
Great memories.

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**lars strom** · 06-09-2020, 10:54 AM

More about the Stockholm F1-V8 GP 1983. Beautiful location in the heart of Stockholm.
Entry list F1 & F3 and the long big race course. The red X is the location for my exclusive Evinrude dealership.

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**Instigator** · 06-10-2020, 08:55 AM

And a canard wing on the bow of #15.

Originally Posted by lars strom

The start of the Stockholm F1-V8 GP 1983. (First heat) Look close at the #8 Aspen boat next to the #15 Castrol boat and check next picture coming soon..!!

**lars strom** · 06-10-2020, 09:00 PM

@Instigator ..
I am on the road in our motorhome and bad signal.
If I remember right the #15 Molinari boat Alan Nimmo used 1983 is the same aluminum boat Renato drove in 1982.
Not sure how many aluminum Molinari was built 1982.

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**Instigator** · 06-11-2020, 02:59 AM

Wow!

Had never heard of an aluminum tunnel boat.
Way cool.

Thx for the history lesson Lars.

And enjoy your road trip.

**lars strom** · 06-11-2020, 04:55 AM

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**lars strom** · 06-11-2020, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

I lost the rear boat cowling with the race number 8 and my racing friend Alan Nimmo offered his Molinari rear boat cowling because Alan had some technical issues and could not continue racing.
With help from my friends and OMC we got the Alan rear cowling to fit and the race organisation allowed me to continue to race with #15 instead of #8.
Great memories.

The #8 Burgess/Aspen is heading for the pit after the rear boat cowling was destroyed in the turn.