The Six Hours of Paris: A History Thread

[Rotary John]

Ziggy modified this picture and gave it to me.

[Lars Strom]

That is a fun picture Rotary John..

More fun reading about Paris 1973..and the new OMC V-6..
Where is Jackie Wilson..!!..

Ray Bulman reports on the Paris 6 hour.
Photographs by Eric Coltham

[Lars Strom]

Ziggy modified this picture and gave it to me.

Edit Jan. 25 2012

[NERSTROM]

Sorry, the V6's raced were 2-litre - built as I explained in an earlier post. Maybe I will explain how the bores were done at a later time.

[Mark Poole]

Did these early V-6 OMC race engines have the 6 two barrel set up or were they running the 3 two barrel carbs?

[John Schubert T*A*R*T]

Did these early V-6 OMC race engines have the 6 two barrel set up or were they running the 3 two barrel carbs?

Mark,

Quote from Jim Nerstrom's earlier post:

"These used three 2-bbl carbs like the production V6."

[Ron Hill]

Sorry, the V6's raced were 2-litre - built as I explained in an earlier post. Maybe I will explain how the bores were done at a later time.

Class ON was to 122 cubic inches?

Didn't OMC have a 60 degree 122 cube V-6? Something that maybe Hauenstein and you had a hand in making?

[Lars Strom]

This was also good year for OMC..I raced OE..but no not remember Team Mercury pulling out
the day before the race..!!

[Lars Strom]

I think this is Briggs..!!..and Scottis boat before start.

Picture: Winrace, Norway

[Lars Strom]

More about Paris Six Hours 1974 here..http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/...our-race-1974/