Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[WaterZebra]

Wow @Rotary John,

Very sad story about Ted Wright. I probably met him in Paris 1974.
Still remember how upset everybody in the OMC team was when Scotti died in the tragic accident.
I have pictures of Scotti laying stuck in the fence at the seawall and his boat floating upside down next to him I
Terrible pictures I refuse to use.
(Got it from a French friend)

How did veteran drivers like Scotti, Percival and Velden end up on seawalls anyway? Sounds like they made risky choices for racing lines. I never liked racing under bridges, near seawalls or dams.

[lars strom]

How did veteran drivers like Scotti, Percival and Velden end up on seawalls anyway? Sounds like they made risky choices for racing lines. I never liked racing under bridges, near seawalls or dams.

well.....14 second in..

[lars strom]

2 X Evinrude.

[lars strom]

The Boating Site

Chanticleer 1947 DeFoe, first of the pre-war Cruisemaster yachts to be sold postwar, belonged to Ralph Evinrude and Frances Langford from 1955-1965. She was originally sold to John Pace of Pensacola, FL.

[WaterZebra]

well.....14 second in..

Ah yes, now I remember the seawall danger. The safety debate in APBA raged on for the next 2 years whether the crew chief of each race boat entry should have a remotely radio controlled engine kill switch. Safety cockpits were NEVER designed or built for direct impact to a bulkhead or seawall. Safety issues like this incident was the beginning of the end for series OPC racing in the USA.

[Mark Poole ModVP]

Very dangerous moment for the people in the safety boat at the blind corner. Bad accident there in the 70's killed two people in a safety boat.

[lars strom]

1983

[Instigator]

Pretty good shot of twin V-8 offshores from back in the day.

[Instigator]

Another one w/recreational based motors.

[Mark Poole ModVP]

Lars, did you like driving at Bristol or dread it?

[BUZZIN' DOZEN]

Pretty good shot of twin V-8 offshores from back in the day.

Maelstrom offshore cat

[lars strom]

Lars, did you like driving at Bristol or dread it?

Well..I raced Bristol many times but prefer to watch the race from the dock..

[lars strom]

Jonas Andersson (#1) of Sweden is the 2024 UIM F1 World Champ.
(This is Jonas third UIM F1 World Champion title)

[2us70]

What motor is that?

[lars strom]

What motor is that?

The only engine allowed in the UIM F1 is the Merc 2.5 liter 2 stroke.
(Marit Stromoy is using the Merc APX V8 but not fast enough)