Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

Look who's into racing. Unfortunately wrong category and too late.

Its a group of very wealthy Canadians in Formula 1 today..and Bombardier like to be part of that..
Lance Stroll is the driver..Dad pays..

Lawrence Sheldon Strulović (name later anglicized to Strulovitch) (born 11 July 1959), best known as Lawrence Stroll, is a Canadian billionaire businessman, part-owner and executive chairman of Aston Martin, and the owner of the Aston Martin F1 Team.

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Lanny Newell

Jeff Newell SE class in Valleyfield Quebec, Canada
Mid 70’s

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Very cool..Thanks Cathy.

Cathy McConnell - Top Contributor

Owensboro, Ky. 1976. Always Friends on the Beach……. Competitors on the water.

Lee Sutter, Johnny Sanders and Jimbo McConnell.

[lars strom]

More from Freddie Webb.
Very nice and thanks.

Another one..

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At the Düsseldorf Boat Show 2024, Beneteau is celebrating its 140th anniversary under the banner of innovation.

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I got the honor to race for Cees Van Der Velden and Beneteau in the UIM OE/F3 class World Championship race in Evian, France 1979.
Yes its me driving the #56 Velden/Beneteau/Johnson RS.

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#4 Cees Van Der Velden in his Velden Racing/ Beneteau/Johnson V6 RS 3 liter looper 1979.
Thanks Fast on Water

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Cathy McConnell - Top Contributor

This is 1979…….Kenny, Jack and Jimbo.

Thanks Cathy - Great picture and you can see the 3 liter CCC looper with fuel injection.

[lars strom]

Well..this was the headline from Miami 1975..but..
..the way better story was OMC and Jimbo McConnell won the race with the fantastic new OMC 2 liter looper V6..!!..

The triple flip at Miami Marine Stadium in August 1975 was NOT the big story.. The big story was Jimbo McConnell’s #191 Scotti-Craft with an Evinrude V6 Super Strangler “looper”

https://svera.se/.../the-triple-flip-at-miami-marine.../

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More from Cathy..

Cathy McConnell

Here is a Little Detail that most people probably missed. Many times John Hervat…… the Greatest Painter, would add something Special to the Boats. This was Parker, 1974. Jimbo was represented by his Indian Hat and Barry was represented by the Concrete Cutter.

[Bob V]

Well..this was the headline from Miami 1975..but..
..the way better story was OMC and Jimbo McConnell won the race with the fantastic new OMC 2 liter looper V6..!!..

The triple flip at Miami Marine Stadium in August 1975 was NOT the big story.. The big story was Jimbo McConnell’s #191 Scotti-Craft with an Evinrude V6 Super Strangler “looper”



https://svera.se/.../the-triple-flip-at-miami-marine.../

Lars - Thank you for filling in all the details that the media left out. The media always showcases the most dramatic scenes, but often leaves out the more important details such as Jimbo winning with a newly developed engine that had never been raced before. In addition, the fact that he was 3/4 of a mile in the lead is priceless. Thanks you for the "FACTS."

[lars strom]

Lars - Thank you for filling in all the details that the media left out. The media always showcases the most dramatic scenes, but often leaves out the more important details such as Jimbo winning with a newly developed engine that had never been raced before. In addition, the fact that he was 3/4 of a mile in the lead is priceless. Thanks you for the "FACTS."

Thanks..the crash was a great way for Mercury to hide the fact..!!
This was the new OMC V6 2 liter looper for the UIM ON 2 liter class Merc supporters like Jackie Wilson and others was asking for..!!
The problem for Mercury was..this new OMC engine was too good..and two weeks later the same power-head won the UIM ON 2 liter World Championship race in Cardiff, UK..
Cees van der Velden was behind the wheel in his first ever #1 Velden tunnel..he was using a Johnson Stinger GP V6 engine cover. Also the first ever new OMC mid section and gear case was used in Cardiff 1975.

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Here is the Fact from the man himself..Fred Hauenstein when I asked him..in November 2013.

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Some advice from Roger Jenkins..

Thanks Terry Weddell

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With some humor..
..if the "big wheels" at OMC had known how to use their own calculator a bit better/smarter..the largest outboard factory in the world could still have been around..