Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[peterse90]

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Not sure how many 'pickle-fork' Scottis were built (my guess is not many?) but this one was still very competitive even in 1976.

I remember Tom Wood drove one here in Canada in I think 1977 or 1978.

[WaterZebra]

Hmmm................if Scotti lost his life in 1974, who continued to run the shop afterwards? Were the pickle fork boats conversions? When you look at this photo, that would have been a heck of a lot of work just to get rid of a little lift (nose cowl, air fences, center deck, etc). I wonder if OMC V6 power had anything to do with the change? Only way you could get a new Scotti hull in the USA back in the day was thru Barry Woods. Another question...........I can't remember seeing a Scotti hull with Merc power either?

[Rotary John]

This is Paris 1974 with Woods/Jimbo driving a Scotti pickle fork Rotary. So, Scotti must have been building pickle forks at that time. I believe Posey was driving another one, but lost a sponson when he hit the turn boey.

[lars strom]

Three new Scotti-Craft boats raced in Bristol in the spring of 1974.
All pickle forks.
This is a post from last year.

Lars Strom

Here are the four UIM ON class OMC 2 liter V6 cross-flow engines in Bristol 1974.
Yes..the overall winner was #7 Cesare Scotti in his new Scotti-Craft-Evinrude V6.
#5 Peter Thorneywork Johnson V6
#7 Cesare Scotti Evinrude V6
#12 Hans Pelster
#14 Jimbo McConnell

https://svera.se/blogg/caesare-scotti-wins-bristol-1974-driving-the-new-scottievinrude-v6-2-liter/

[lars strom]

This is a picture from the Scotti-Craft factory in Italy. I think its from late 1973 and this is the boat Scotti raced in Paris 6 Hours same year with the brand new Evinrude V6 Super Stangler 2 liter.
Its a pickle fork.

[lars strom]

This is from a race in Italy 1973..Looks like the #9 Scotti-Craft is a pickle fork.??

[lars strom]

Jimbo McConnell #26 UIM OZ class Saffa/ Molinari/ Evinrude CCC V6 2.448 liter.
London 1977.

[lars strom]

Jimbo McConnell #26 UIM OZ class Saffa/ Molinari/ Evinrude CCC V6 2.448 liter.
London 1977.

One more from London GP 1977..

[lars strom]

More from London GP 1977..A really rough race.

Cathy McConnell

The Marlboro Jubilee Cup. The Queen’s Silver Jubilee...London 1977.

[STEVERINO]

More from London GP 1977..A really rough race.

Cathy McConnell

The Marlboro Jubilee Cup. The Queen’s Silver Jubilee...London 1977.

Molinari ran a 19ft boat for the 1977 London GP and Bob Hering drove a Molinari the same as Jimbo drove but managed to submarine his outfit.

[lars strom]

#11 Bob Spalding..Molinari/Johnson V8. Pretty sure its Tom Percival's "Winnebago" (Pace Arrow) Motorhome in the background.

[lars strom]

Molinari ran a 19ft boat for the 1977 London GP and Bob Hering drove a Molinari the same as Jimbo drove but managed to submarine his outfit.

Here is Renato in the London GP 1977.
#2 Molinari/Saffa/Evinrude CCC V6

[lars strom]

I did see some posts about Mercury's "secret race test" of the first V6 in Koblenz, Germany late 1973.
(Some of pictures used is from me I got from my friend in Norway. He was in Koblenz)
Sealed engine cover etc..This race was a week or two before the Paris 6 Hour race same year.

OMC went straight to Paris with the new V6.. (Two Johnson V6 and one Evinrude V6)..the 1973 Paris result was brutal for Merc...!!
The new Johnson 2 liter V6 was first and second in Paris 1973..Third was an OMC V4..

See the headline around the world..

[lars strom]

Paris 6 hours 1973 full report.

I love the last part..."...OMC also now have the very potent Johnson and Evinrude rotary on hand".. Rotary John

[lars strom]

Francois Salabert of France in his #12 Molinari/Benson & Hedges/Johnson V8.
Thanks Alain Delpeuch.