Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[John Schubert]

@keith scotton

Sorry but I can not help you with the correct answer.

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Cathy McConnell - Top Contributor

Do you have these for your collection?

At one time I did

[lars strom]

In my opinion by far the coolest name ever for an OMC racing outboard..Super Stranger V4 & V6

[lars strom]

Our great friend Hasse Holmen never got to celebrate his 80th year birthday.
R.I.P. Hasse..you will never be forgotten.
Hasse and me at the race in Lappeenranta 1973.

[lars strom]

The great Ted May with his Hell Cat - Evinrude V4 Super Strangler changing a prop in Mission Bay, San Diego.

Thanks Erik Nordskog

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Jim Jost


The original logo was STRANG/LER that was put forward by my dad.
Charlie Strang never liked it and didn't want the notoriety.

[Rotary John]

Jim Jost


The original logo was STRANG/LER that was put forward by my dad.
Charlie Strang never liked it and didn't want the notoriety.

Jim: Whay ever happened to your dad's and Strang's photos from the golden age; '70's?

[lars strom]

Jim Jost

For Sale - PM me if you are interested.

[lars strom]

@Rotary John ..

Troy Boettle - Top Contributor

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Troy Boettle - Top Contributor

[Rotary John]

Troy Boettle - Top Contributor

This appears to be the press package for the Miami into of the rotaries. Must say I've never seen the cover before, but have seen Si's remarks.

[Rotary John]

@Rotary John..

Troy Boettle - Top Contributor

Thanks Troy. I spent many an hr. with your Dad and the race crew. Keep posting whatever you have. There continued to be an enormous interest in the rotaries
50 yrs. latter. If your mother is still with us, tell her John Sheldon says hello

[lars strom]

@Rotary John ..here is more interesting stuff..

https://svera.se/blogg/round-two-to-...-classic-1973/

[lars strom]

More from Galveston, Texas April 15 1973.

Bob Schubert

I raced SJ in that one hour marathon with the rotaries.
It was windy, and the water was rough.
If a rotary caught you at the end of the straightaway, he went by so fast that you thought you were chained up.

[lars strom]

A Volvo Penta/König outboard in Paris Six Hours 1977.

After a really tough racing season 1977 Dieter Konig asked me if I was ready for the biggest race of the year..
I said yes and asked Dieter Konigs sisters son Joachim Mareth to be my co-pilot.

Well..A König engine in a Six Hour race does not make sense for any one that knows about boat racing.!!

Dieter was ready to make a special engine and we must use a 50/50 mix of racing fuel and methanol. The engine was using to much of 100% methanol.
We did a lot of testing and kept the good top speed with the 50/50 fuel and a marathon set up.
Finally Dieter also agree to install a electric fuel pump instead of the pressure fuel tank..

We where heading to Paris with my Chevy Van and the French Customs stopped us at the border in to France.
The Officer checked the van and asked about the 75 gallons of Methanol..
My answer: its our fuel was for racing 6 hours in Paris.!!.
He did not like my answer..
The Officer checked the book and it said Methanol was Alcohol. We where now heading for jail.
After a big fine we where going again.

Lots of attention in the Paris Six Hour pit..a Molinari with a König outboard covered up by a Volvo engine cover in a six hour race..!!
Most people was shaking the heads..They are not going to last long..

This year the Paris race was where rough and windy..I took the start and we kept the lead after the refueling and driver change.
You can see the #68 Molinari in this video picture of the start.






Angelo Vassena of Italy was the only OE boat that could keep up with our speed.
I was ahead of Angelo after four hours when I hit some debris in the river Seine and sank.
I could not believe it..now the König engine was holding up and the Molinari boat sank..end of story.

In the first picture below you can see Dieter..(red arrow) and Joachim Mareth (blue arrow)..
Well my racing suit looks to big..the other one was damaged in a crash a few weeks before the Paris 6 Hour race..




More from the pit..Paris 6 hours 1977.
To the left of me.. is Bertil Wik (white arrow) and to the right..Dieter Konig (red arrow)..

Only year I did not race an Evinrude in Paris 6 Hours OMC made a Paris Evinrude decal..

[lars strom]

Idroscalo, Milan 1979.

#165 UIM OZ class..Renato Molinari in his twin engine Saffa/Molinari.
3 liter CCC V6 loopers with fuel injection.