Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**lars strom** · 06-07-2023, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Big Party at Dog Days tonight and you don't get any nicer than NASCAR's Clint Bowyer from the mid-west.

Clint Bowyer's Cruisers Yacht has a pretty cool name..Chasin Checkers..!!

**lars strom** · 06-07-2023, 11:40 AM

#16 Andy Bullen racing his Second Effort boat with Evinrude V8 power somewhere in the USA..maybe Canada.

**lars strom** · 06-08-2023, 09:38 AM

#16 Andy Bullen lost a propeller blade and the lower part of the gear case/skeg..!!

**lars strom** · 06-08-2023, 02:51 PM

Hey Andy Bullen and thanks for the pictures.

I fixed them up and re-posted. Cees Van Der Velden, Andy and Ben Roberson.

**lars strom** · 06-08-2023, 05:48 PM

Champion Spark plugs racers..

**lars strom** · 06-09-2023, 10:45 AM

This is from a Classic Offshore meeting north of Stockholm last weekend.
Hans Strandman and his Argo/Evinrude V6 235 was one of many boats.

Thanks Patric Andersson for the pictures.

**lars strom** · 06-09-2023, 02:43 PM

Extremely cool picture..
The start of the Havasu race 1972..Plenty of OMC and we also know the result..

Thanks Troy.

**lars strom** · 06-09-2023, 04:13 PM

Cathy McConnell
Top contributor

Lake Havasu, 1972. Johnnie Won!!
A Little Tidbit……. On Friday afternoon Jimbo’s boat got hit in the side in the motel parking lot by a driverless runaway vehicle….. not a race related vehicle. They worked all night repairing the side, bottom and top. They finished about 5:00 am……all the way to the blue stripe.
What a Crew!!

**2us70** · 06-09-2023, 06:48 PM

I was there in 1972 as a spectator. Would have liked to drive in that race. Always liked endurance racing.

**Amberjack1234** · 06-10-2023, 02:41 AM

Two old guys that are classics. Hope you’re doing better Mr. Bill.

**Amberjack1234** · 06-10-2023, 02:44 AM

What a great picture from the old days no the glory days of the factory competitions. When OMC and mercury were racing, head to head. After that racing evolved into separate series, probably for marketing purposes to promote each brand still good racing, but not the same.

**lars strom** · 06-10-2023, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Extremely cool picture..
The start of the Havasu race 1972..Plenty of OMC and we also know the result..

Thanks Troy.

Don Cox

It's hard to tell but I believe my dad, Ward Cox, is holding Jimbo's boat.

**lars strom** · 06-10-2023, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Amberjack1234

Hope you’re doing better Mr. Bill.

Well..Carina and me spent a long time onboard Mr. Bills pontoon boat at the races. I took this picture before he left.
Its hard to see your racing hero struggle a bit in life.

**lars strom** · 06-10-2023, 11:04 AM

#18 Renato Molinari in Stockholm GP 1984.
Renato was extremely fast on the very long race course downtown Stockholm.

**Rotary John** · 06-10-2023, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Don Cox

It's hard to tell but I believe my dad, Ward Cox, is holding Jimbo's boat.

Don: I believe that's Mike Kukla with his back to the picture. I see Mouse holding boat 33. Is you dad still around? Tell him John Sheldon, aka Rotary John says hello.