Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

F1-V8 Roger Jenkins flying high in Minneapolis 1983.

https://svera.se/blogg/f1-v8-roger-j...neapolis-1983/



https://www.facebook.com/1020429044/...1120596910068/

The link above is the my FB page and a very short video of the brutal flip.

[lars strom]

OMC F1-V8 racing in Minneapolis 1985..Look at all the spectators.

[lars strom]

OMC F1-V8 racing in Minneapolis 1984.

First picture is #1 Cees Van Der Velden in his 1984 Velden boat. (in my opinion way better looking)
#97 Tom Posey is driving the 1983 style Velden boat.

Plenty of spectators in Minneapolis 1984. Check the two bridges
(second picture)

[lars strom]

A few more racers in Minneapolis GP 1984..

#9 Roger Jenkins, #45 Bob Hering, #1 Cees and #7 Mr. Bill.

(Next post is the overall winner and result of the Minneapolis GP 1984)

[lars strom]

The overall winner of the 1984 Minneapolis GP 1984.

Renato in his #18 Martini/Evinrude V8

[BLisBack!]

@BLisBack!

Maybe the poster picture used for promotion of the 1983 Minneapolis F1-V8 race confused you..That picture of #9 Roger Jenkins is from Pittsburgh 1982.

Ok I see that, but no its because I'm IN that picture! Front to the left, and the guy beside me to the left of me in the wife-beater t-shirt was a good friend at the time. Exactly! Even my wife identified me in the pic and my friend as well. But I've never been to Minneapolis! Crazy. Who knows.

-BL

[lars strom]

More info "behind the scene" before the Minneapolis GP 1984..and you can clearly see Mercury was a trouble maker for the OMC F1-V8 series.
I guess JW Fonda 2 liter World Series and Champboat was not enough for Mercury...they could not let OMC run their own racing series.

[lars strom]

MaMa CiTa’s is the perfect place for Cinco de Mayo celebrations..

[lars strom]

#300 Bob Nordskog Offshore racing.
3 X Johnson GT 115 V4. My guess is 1967..First year for the engines.

Thanks to Erik Nordskog.

[lars strom]

1967 GT 115 & X 115

[lars strom]

#14 Bob Nordskog again. This is from Paris 6 Hours 1972. Powerboat Magazine's Bob is driving his Schulze/Johnson V4 Stinger GP.

Bob had a very unique driving style.

[lars strom]

Jimbo McConnell is looking very happy here. My guess is he won the APBA Mod. 50 race in his #191 "Petty Blue" Molinari with Evinrude CC power. Can it be Ric McChesney holding the boat??

Thanks for the picture.

[WaterZebra]

It would be my guess that Mod 50 was dominated by OMC?

[lars strom]

Yes - @WaterZebra

Jimbo running his Mod-50/OE rig at a Wisconsin race, in Pro Class 1100cc.

Cathy McConnell

Yes, that is Ric McChesney

[lars strom]

Tom Percival in his Hodges/Johnson F1-OZ class V8.
1982