Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

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Looks very painful..!!
Not sure where and when but Evinrude V6 CCC power.

John Lipman's "lift off" in his Seebold/Evinrude V6 CCC.

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One more 50 years ago is coming up.

October 5 1975 - 11:00 AM was the start for Paris 6 Hours.

The river Seine next to the Eiffel Tower was rough and windy.
Driving around a small "Statue of Liberty" all day long.
My co-pilot Lorentz Naslund and me was doing great in the #69 Clerici/Evinrude Hustler..sadly we did not finish the 6 hour race that year. Some technical issues stopped us.
The Paris 6 hours was the greatest race of them all.

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John Lipman's "lift off" in his Seebold/Evinrude V6 CCC.

That was definitely an “oh crap” moment!

[Rotary John]

This was 50 yrs. ago.

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This was 50 yrs. ago.

Did all of the rotaries end up only on Scotti hulls?

[Rotary John]

NO. Jimbo ran a goat boat at Provo,'73 and James Beard ran his Cougar at Windemere also'73. The initial endurance testing was done on a twin Molinari.

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ELTO AQUAPLANE– aka: Water Scooter


Yet another mostly unknown product by Ole Evinrude. With the increase in small craft marine power in the early 1900’s, a new sport of boat towed aqua planning emerged. Finished in red lacquer with gold trim, the Aquaplane was constructed of straight-grained ¾" white pine with oak cross pieces on the top and rubber foot pads. A convex bottom helped to prevent upsetting the rider in turns with buoyancy to support one person. The unsinkable board featured rounded corners for safety and came complete with tow & hand lines. Weight was 45 pounds.

Not an Ole Invention– It’s quite possible that Ole saw the early crude wooden plank versions on one of his trips across the USA with Bess and young Ralph following the sale of the Evinrude company to partner Chris Meyer in 1914. His version, however, was much better built featuring canoe type construction and provided better performance. The Aquaplane was later marketed as both Evinrude and OMC well into the 1930’s.

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A picture to brighten up your morning..!!
Three racy models............
Johnson booth at the 1985 Marine Manufacturers Trade Show in Chicago.

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Boating Magazine

Congratulations to contributor Tim Sharkey, @sharkey images who successfully completed his NYC to Albany endurance run in his Bullet 130SV with a Johnson SST-60 outboard rebuilt by contributor John Tiger. It took Tim just over four hours to make the 180 mile run in “Kill Shot,” recreating a classic powerboat run. More to detail to follow on our website and in an upcoming issue.

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That was definitely an “oh crap” moment!

I can recall the sound when the prop cleared the water. That was about when you knew it was an "oh crap" moment.

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Evinrude Sets World Speed Record Twice in 1960


Hubert (Hu) Entrop of Seattle set a new World Outboard Speed Record twice, the second time at 122.979 miles per hour on Havasu lake near Needles, Calif September 16, 1960 besting the old record of 115.547 set by Burt Ross. Entrop's needle nosed hydroplane sported an Evinrude Starflite V-4 motor with 89.5 cubic inch displacement, stock spark plugs and a special racing lower unit. He burned regular outboard fuel and oil. The speed run, consisting of two passes over a one-kilometer straightaway, was sanctioned by the National Outboard Association. (Entrop said his rig still had speed in reserve.)

Entrop Racing Back Story

Hubert Entrop embarked on his outboard racing career in 1951 building his own boats. In 1956, Entrop heard that Mercury was planning to build a 60 hp, 6-cylinder engine suitable for racing that project engineer, Charlie Strang, was developing - so he built a boat in anticipation of the new motor. Carl Kiekhaefer later invited Entrop to Florida to run the new engine at Mercury's test facility, Lake X. The existing U.S. record was around 70 mph, but early in 1958, an Italian boat with a converted 61 cubic inch automobile engine reached 100.3 mph and became the goal for Entrop and Kiekhaefer. Lake X had little space for a long running start and Entrop was unable to reach 90 mph. He had to return to his job at Boeing but convinced Kiekhaefer to allow him to continue working toward the straightaway record in Seattle testing on the east channel of Lake Washington. On June 7, 1958, Strang and Kiekhaefer watched Entrop become the first American to exceed 100 mph in an outboard boat. His official speed was 107.821 mph. Soon after, Entrop and Kiekhaefer had a falling out and Entrop "defected" to OMC.

On March 29, 1960, Entrop drove his Evinrude Starflite V4 powered Starflite Too to a new record straightaway speed of 114 mph on the Colorado River in Arizona. In response, Kiekhaefer hired Burt Ross (later a Johnson rep), another Seattle-area outboard driver to try to raise the speed. Ross hit 115.547 mph on Lake Washington on May 5, 1960. Entrop built a second boat, Starflite III, and on September 16, 1960, using an Evinrude Starflite V4, he flew across Lake Havasu, Arizona, at 122.979 mph. By this time, Charlie Strang had left Mercury and was offering technical advice to Entrop and his crew. Strang soon joined OMC, eventually becoming Chairman of the Board.

Entrop built Starflite IV, but retired from racing without ever running it. In 1966, Gerry Walin took Starflite IV through the straightaway traps at a speed of 130.929 mph on Lake Havasu.

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Roger Jenkins won the sprint UIM OE Class World Championship title 1975 driving his Burgess/Johnson to victory in Aix-les-Bains, France.
So, when Roger Jenkins won the UIM F1-V8 World title series 1982 in his Burgess/Evinrude V8 he is one of very few being a World Champion with both Johnson and Evinrude.

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The 1975 UIM OE class World Champion Roger Jenkins switched from Johnson power to Volvo Penta by Konig 1976.

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R J UIM OE sponsor 1976.