Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

#12 Francios "Saladbar" Salabert in his Molinari/Gold Team-Benson & Hedges/Johnson V8.

[Lake X Kid]

December 13 is Saint Lucia day in Sweden. "Sankta Lucia" wears a crown of candles and is escorted by girls in white with a red sash and "star boys" they bring light and song.
I was a "star boy" many times as a young boy.
More important..December 13 was also my mother Maud's birthday. She is not with us anymore but December 13 is always going to be special for me.
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The modern version of representing Saint Lucia in Sweden.

[lars strom]

#12 Francios "Saladbar" Salabert in his Molinari/Gold Team-Benson & Hedges/Johnson V8.

#3 Francios "Saladbar" Salabert in his Velden/Gold Team-Benson & Hedges/Johnson V8.

[lars strom]

Here is the correct fact of the Gold Team-Benson & Hedges.

The original two boat team started 1983..(same year and time I started racing the F1-V8 series)

Luigi Valdano in his #17 Molinari/Gold Team-Benson & Hedges/Evinrude V8 was one of the the two.
The second boat was #12 Francios Salabert in his Molinari/Gold Team-Benson & Hedges/Johnson V8.
Second picture.

https://svera.se/blogg/the-complete-f1-v8-race-program-from-como-italy-1983/

Cees Van Der Velden "took over" the sponsorship1984/85 with the three boat team.

Luigi Valdano paid the price and lost the sponsorship after 1983 season to team Velden.

[MN4V]

I would think an sst 60 rig should be pretty fast. I the 1970s SE boats were running in the mid to high 70mph range routinely. This was done with 12% less displacement and stock factory gearcase shapes.

When they ran the long course in Kankakee, the fast guys in SST 60 would see around 85 mph. On the short course used in the last years, 80 mph.
Mark N
Here's a video testing on the short course.

[lars strom]

This is the first three boat F1-V8 team with matching boats and motors (V8).
The first picture is from the start of the 1982 F1-V8 series in Leon, Spain 1982..
(Yes..I was there racing F3)
#10 Tom Percival - #11 Bob Spalding - #12 Francois Salabert

The second picture is pretty clear where it is..!!

[lars strom]

The 1983 F1-V8 World Champion Renato Molinari did have three Team Martini/Evinrude boats in some races 1983.

#11 Bob Spalding, #18 Renato himself and #19 Kicco Vidoli.

[lars strom]

Well..Soccer World Cup 2022...!!..is nothing compare to boat racing history..!!..

This is from the Swedish Daily News 1986.
It was all about Lennart Ström and Maradona..
Lennart was racing his brand new Formula 3 Burgess/Evinrude CC in the Stockholm GP same weekend. A pretty nice company to be compared with.
Sorry for Swedish but you can see Lennart in the Team Evinrude hat.
Lennart won the F3 World title 1985,86, 88 and 1990..!!
Pretty incredible.

[lars strom]

Well..Soccer World Cup 2022...!!..is nothing compare to boat racing history..!!..

This is from the Swedish Daily News 1986.
It was all about Lennart Ström and Maradona..
Lennart was racing his brand new Formula 3 Burgess/Evinrude CC in the Stockholm GP same weekend. A pretty nice company to be compared with.
Sorry for Swedish but you can see Lennart in the Team Evinrude hat.
Lennart won the F3 World title 1985,86, 88 and 1990..!!
Pretty incredible.

Here it is..the red brand new #21 Burgess with MECMAN as the sponsor Lennart raced in Stockholm GP 1986.

[Instigator]

Great video, thanks!

When they ran the long course in Kankakee, the fast guys in SST 60 would see around 85 mph. On the short course used in the last years, 80 mph.
Mark N
Here's a video testing on the short course.

[lars strom]

Brigette Bardot - Life Magazine

Oh yeah, there's a 1961 Johnson Outboard in that photo!!

**OMC On A Roll - **

By the beginning of the 1960’s, Johnson & Evinrude were experiencing remarkable sales success with Johnson reaching a production milestone of two-million outboards. The first outboard brand to do so. OMC’s export division was selling outboards throughout the world and producing motors in Bruges Belgium for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Orient. While the 75hp V4 was heralding a new era of larger boats, the 2-cylinder Compact Model 18hp, 10hp and 5½ hp motors were still the mainstays of Johnson’s sales leadership.

[lars strom]

F1H2O World Championship

JONAS ANDERSSON -TEAM SWEDEN WINS IN SHARJAH TODAY.

...THREE-WAY TITLE SHOWDOWN ON SUNDAY

[lars strom]

Pretty interesting..Jane..Jonas wife is in charge of Team Sweden and the one Jonas communicate with during the race.

Jane is in the middle of this picture from today.

[lars strom]

I got a text from Arthur Mostert today. (Former F1-V8 driver for Team Velden)
He is in Italy..more exact Lago di Como

This is what he wrote and attached picture.

"Hi Lars,
Como Yacht Club today. We are still hanging on the wall"

[lars strom]

Evinrude ‘E’ Logo History

As the mid-1950’s ushered in the “Jet Age”, both automobiles and outboard runabouts adopted sleeker styling while Evinrude’s styling was boxy and angular featuring a block “E” logo (upper right) and out of step with the times. That would change in 1960 when Evinrude introduced a new lineup of "Jetstream Styled” outboards for the 1961 model year designed by Brooks Stevens, Evinrude’s contract stylist. These sleeker and curvier new engines – lead by the 75hp Starflite V4 - would sport an equally sleeker new stylized E logo. Every engine in the line would feature the new logo which would also appear prominently on every page of the 1961 catalog. That unique new logo would become the most recognizable symbol of Evinrude in the modern era - and endure until 1997.
The “New OMC” Launched in 1998
Now under new ownership, OMC was re-branded as the “New OMC” in an attempt to separate itself from the difficulties of the past decade. And, to further step away from that past, both Evinrude and Johnson would receive newly designed logos. The new Evinrude logo would adopt a more contemporary look similar to what was seen on automobiles at that time. The design, however, would be short lived.
BRP Acquires Evinrude in 2001
Following Bombardier’s purchase of Evinrude, the E logos were phased out in favor of the homely BRP sprocket logo. Corporate egos being what they are, Bombardier was more focused on touting the own heritage instead of the Evinrude heritage. Apparently, a snowmobile heritage is more significant to boaters than a remarkable outboard heritage.






1961 Evinrude Lineup above.