Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**lars strom** · 02-01-2021, 06:25 PM

Rouen 24 Hours 1991.

**lars strom** · 02-01-2021, 06:27 PM

Happy Birthday Doreen Luhrs.
She is helping her husband Rick in his Molinari/Evinrude V6 CCC

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**Lake X Kid** · 02-02-2021, 02:47 PM

Which driver was most consistently the fastest OMC driver, when the team/independent drivers had very similar boats & engines?

Fastest ...

V4 driver?
V6 driver?
V8 driver?

**Rotary John** · 02-02-2021, 05:03 PM

Barry Woods for all 3; but he also broke the most hardware.

**lars strom** · 02-02-2021, 07:03 PM

Absolutely @Rotary John
Barry Woods is one of few who successfully raced the OMC V4-Rotary-V6 cross-flow/loopers and the V8.
A fun, brutal, wide open racer. Fun to hang out with.
We all are thinking about him struggling at older age..

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**lars strom** · 02-02-2021, 09:58 PM

I asked Carina if she wanted to go boating today. She said “no thanks”..OK let’s go for a ride in the car instead..

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**oldschoolltv** · 02-03-2021, 07:18 AM

There was a club with several of these in it in Mt. Dora area that as a kid after the races they would drive down the boat ramp and go out in the lake, I always thought it was so cool back then.

**Ronster43** · 02-03-2021, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by oldschoolltv

There was a club with several of these in it in Mt. Dora area that as a kid after the races they would drive down the boat ramp and go out in the lake, I always thought it was so cool back then.

Yes...every year at Tavares. Not sure about the "cool" part though.

**2us70** · 02-03-2021, 11:07 AM

At downtown Disney they had several of these cars for rides in the lake a few years ago.

**oldschoolltv** · 02-03-2021, 02:12 PM

The older I get the cooler they were.

**Instigator** · 02-03-2021, 03:07 PM

Yrs ago one sank at dock at one of the Erie islands.

They ran them at a few of our kneel down races too.

**Mark75H** · 02-03-2021, 07:39 PM

There were a couple in Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay back in the 60's. Maybe it was IN the Bay, LOL

**lars strom** · 02-04-2021, 08:08 AM

1967 Johnson Reveler 16-foot Runabout – In an era of typically basic runabouts, the Reveler was considered a fully-equipped deluxe model. It was available with a choice of 225cc.,155hp V6, or 153cc.,120hp straight 4 OMC stern drive power. Standard equipment included: convertible top with boot, full-instrumentation, single-lever shift & throttle control, key start, power tilt, torque-free steering, running & anchor lights, blower, bilge pump, fold-down windshield with tinted safety glass, 12-volt battery and a 16 gallon fuel tank. The cockpit featured back-to-back three-position lounge seats and two stern seats, glove, side and aft storage compartments, plus two insulated storage compartments. An available custom-made Johnson trailer competed the package. The boat & trailer included a one-year warranty. The stern-drive and engine was backed by a two-year warranty. Options included: side & aft curtains, a mooring cover, boarding ladder, rear view mirror and a side table.