Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**lars strom** · 12-27-2023, 05:41 PM

Not sure how to spell the Finnish driver of this #50 UIM F3/OE class correct but I think Kerppola..??
Its a Molgaard cat with the Johnson FR-31M engine.
Greatest race engine ever..https://svera.se/blogg/the-omc-fr-31...e-engine-1988/
Early nineties..93 probably.

**lars strom** · 12-27-2023, 09:33 PM

Not exactly sure what kind of Evinrude V6 model this is..??..maybe a Ficht 60 degree.

**lars strom** · 12-28-2023, 09:14 AM

Laszlo Markus of Hungary in his #44 UIM F3/OE class Burgess/Johnson FR-31M.

https://svera.se/blogg/the-omc-fr-31m-f3-race-engine-1988/

**lars strom** · 12-28-2023, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Not exactly sure what kind of Evinrude V6 model this is..??..maybe a Ficht 60 degree.

Not sure but I think this is another Evinrude V6 "Ficht racing"

**lars strom** · 12-29-2023, 09:43 AM

APBA - OPC started a "green" class

Sadly BRP did not want to support this class when they took over 2001/22..well..BRP did not want to support any Evinrude racing.

**2us70** · 12-29-2023, 10:55 AM

In 2003 when I retired from the Fire Department I thought about returning to boat racing. I investigated this class of boats pretty well and decided to pass.

**lars strom** · 12-29-2023, 04:36 PM

After BRP took over Evinrude from OMC there was no more..Go Racing..

**lars strom** · 12-29-2023, 07:51 PM

Best racing powerhead ever..OMC FR-31M

https://svera.se/blogg/the-omc-fr-31...e-engine-1988/

**lars strom** · 12-30-2023, 08:39 AM

Late December 1973 (50 years ago) I asked my neighbors wife to help me write a letter to Jim Wagner the OMC European racing boss in Brugge, Belgium.
She was a teacher and the letter turned out pretty good in my opinion.
Remember going to the post office in Saltsjo-Boo, Sweden to post it.
I asked them to make sure the post stamp showed the date/year.
For some reason I wanted it to be 1973 not 1974.
Well..a few weeks later I got an answer from Jim Wagner at OMC.
OMC was going to help the Swedish Evinrude distributor Huzells with support for my racing.
That was great but I was also hoping for a seat in one of the OMC factory boats..but did not happened 1974.
My racing deal with Huzells was great and I remember Billy..the owner of Huzells told me there was a plan for me to be an Evinrude dealer when I was ready.
Started thinking and looking for the right place/location for a exclusive Evinrude dealership.
We left Sweden early 1974 by car and an empty trailer for Formigara, Italy to pick up my brand new yellow #99 Clerici for the UIM SE class.
On the way back we stopped at OMC in Belgium to met Jim Wagner and pick up the new design Evinrude 70HP built for UIM SE class racing.
15 inch mid section, built in powertrim, stiff rubber mounts, aluminum steering bars and the very best..the new smaller gear case later nicknamed Nitro..(Yes..the Evinrude 70HP 1974 with 15 shaft for UIM SE class racing did already have the Nitro gearcase 1974)
I also got plenty of new propellers for the new gearcase.. (Now right hand instead of 1973..when we used left hand propellers)
1974 turned out great..won all the big races in the UIM SE class racing.

Happy New Year

**powerabout** · 12-30-2023, 08:58 AM

Best wishes for the new year Lasse and Carina

**lars strom** · 12-30-2023, 04:24 PM

The home of Cathy & Jimbo McConnell..

**lars strom** · 12-31-2023, 10:03 AM

Well..this is the New Years party 1973-74 at my granddaddy's summer house in the Stockholm Archipelago.
Looks like I was celebrating a successful 1973 racing season pretty hard..

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Maybe was trying Zumba already back then..

Enjoy your New Years Evening party tonight..!!

**lars strom** · 01-01-2024, 10:44 AM

Starting 2024 with a few new FB members.
We are now close the 19 000..!!

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