The man in the white shirt sat on the side of Molinaris boat looks like Ward Cox the OMC gearcase specialist.
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The man in the white shirt sat on the side of Molinaris boat looks like Ward Cox the OMC gearcase specialist.
I can remember in the 1971 Paris race looking around that large Molinari in the pits before the race and we discussed with Don Pruett about how large it was and showed him round the two Shakespeare ...
55114551155511655117 I have found a few pictures of the Paris 6hr race 1968 and 1972?
Jackie can you remember the MM Hulls cat Sonny Levi designed` the Motor Boat and Yachting magazine had it in a centre spread looked the part can you remember the drivers name who ordered it i think...
55083 Ron i think your first Paris 6hr race experience was driving a...
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Here are three boat racers who have driven Mercury powered Molinari boats.
Roy Ridgell, Giovanni Pellolio, and Cees Vander Veldon, with the Lake X Kid far left...
Well Lars this thread is all about outboard racing history so i have a little story about Ray Bulmans Paris 6hr 1977 race report that you have just posted on (176) i read with interest the part about...
First of all this 1977 Paris 6hr race was a lost opportunity any of at least 5 OMC Molinari outfits could have won this race mine included my co-driver hit a upturned boat we lost at least 30 mins...
Bob Hering drove that same Molinari boat in the 1977 London Thames race he was lyng 2nd when he submarined it Molinari himself ran a 20ft boat for that race only and lead the race until he retired...
Lars i think this picture is of the 1977 Bristol race Bob Hering along with Renato used the marathon boats in that year.I am sure Bob Hering came for the Bristol race on his own in 1978 and used the...
What a good looking boat Lars even after all these years i remember enjoying driving this boat at Bristol until it started taking on water and got slower and slower due to a split tunnel.This was the...
I can remember this race well Lars it was very exciting for me i was driving the no 4 boat which was a Burgess boat the first OZ boat he built for OMC Brugge in 1975` and was my old friend Alfi...
Nice to see Rodger and his wife enjoying themselves` i first met Rodger in 1969 we shared some good times together and some good races.Lars if you have any contact with him ask him if he still has...
Interesting to hear Don Hendricks name mentioned i can remember Paul Kalbe head of OMC Brugge racing in 1976 he had props on order from Hendricks for over 18months he wasn`t allowed to buy from...
1977 Bristol Embassy Grand Prix was the first time i saw the saffa boats race i got to watch it that year because my engine failed in practise and OMC Brugge didn`t have spares.The race consisted of...