Molinari Racing Boat History and Information

[Paolo Mazzocchi]

Renato in Paris maybe 1976..not sure

Same boat on test at lake Como Renato/Reggie Fountain
One beautiful boat

[Lars Strom]

London GP 1984 - Team Molinari/Martini/Evinrude F1-V8
#18 Renato Molinari, #19 Kicco Vidoli and #35 Barry Woods.
Barry Woods won the race over Billy Seebold in his Seebold with Mercury big bore T4 power and Johnny Sanders driving a new Burgess with the Mercury Wizard.
Yes..its the facts.

[Powerabout]

what is this???

[Lars Strom]

what is this???

I was there..in Auronzo, Italy 1976 watching the OE World championship race from the shore.

Renato used this 3 cyl. Merc and I did see the engine. Not sure about the powerhead but it was a fuel injection.
This OE World Championship was not a big deal that year.
Renato was the only Merc driver with a good engine.
OMC/Paul Kalb made every OMC OE driver angry that year so they was not racing.
There was only two OMC drivers in the race using the new OMC OE racing mid section/gearcase with the FT-19s powerheads Bo Nilson and I used in Sweden for the SE Championship race.
Jenkins left OMC a few weeks before the race and drove a Burgess/Archimedes/Konig.
Molinari won and here is some info and result.

[Powerabout]

With that bolt on port cover it might be an early Caldwell....lol

[Lars Strom]

HeeHee I don't really remember but I think it was a regular Merc 650/700X with fuel injection..not very fast but still the winner because of poor competition..and lots of unapproved testing at very high attitude.

[Powerabout]

HeeHee I don't really remember but I think it was a regular Merc 650/700X with fuel injection..not very fast but still the winner because of poor competition..and lots of unapproved testing at very high attitude.

thats even funnier, OMC beats them with 2.0 carby xflow in one class so Merc put injection on 3 cyl xflow to beat the OMC loopers in another class?