Thanks Thanks:  0
Likes Likes:  0
Page 4 of 7 FirstFirst 1234567 LastLast
Results 31 to 40 of 62

Thread: The Six Hours of Paris: A History Thread

  1. #31
    Burgess/Evinrude F1 V8 Lars Strom's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    908
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Mr. Rotary John himself at OMC Racing.. Bruges, Belgium just before Paris 1974..
    I think it is a big honor to have meet you John..
    I don't really remember that day outside the boat house...but my memory from Paris and the noise / mist from the Rotary's are pretty special..

    PS John..Did you ride in that white Range Rover to Paris..??..what side was the steering wheel on..!!..

    PS2..Feel free to use my picture anyway you want John..
    Attached Images Attached Images  
    Lars Strom

    Life is good





    Check my own racing history at BRF...http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forum...ead.php?t=6727

    My racing web site SVERA.se....http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/

  2. #32
    Burgess/Evinrude F1 V8 Lars Strom's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    908
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Result Paris 6 Hours 1974

    ...
    Attached Images Attached Images  
    Lars Strom

    Life is good





    Check my own racing history at BRF...http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forum...ead.php?t=6727

    My racing web site SVERA.se....http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/

  3. #33
    BoatRacingFacts VIP John Schubert T*A*R*T's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    East Galesburg, IL
    Posts
    504
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Alan Yaw

    Quote Originally Posted by Rotary John View Post
    From that picture it appears to be Mouse in front of the 02, Posey standing on the back of the boat and Sanders in the drivers seat. Not sure who is standing next to Posey in the Johnson Jacket
    I zoomed in & it looks like Alan Yaw, now deceased.

  4. #34
    Team Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Green Oaks, IL 60048
    Posts
    57
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Paris 6 Hours 1974

    I had just started the production V6 project when it was decided (by Charlie) that we should enter a V6 at Paris. Clarence Blanchard, a brilliant designer who worked for Jack Leek, was given the task of putting the engines together for the race. Fortunately, we had some parts left over from an earlier V6 project and Clarence was able to use these. Displacement had to be reduced to 2-litres, since these would be run in the ON class, and power developed - all within a time frame of weeks! These used three 2-bbl carbs like the production V6. Considering the compressed time frame and lack of testing they did quite well.

    John, yes that is Allan Yaw. Jack liked to have Allan take care of radio duties, he had the ability to stay calm no matter what the situation. Allan was from the great state of Texas and spoke with a thick Texas drawl, not sure how the Europeans were able to understand him. Great guy.

  5. #35
    Burgess/Evinrude F1 V8 Lars Strom's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    908
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Hi again Nerstrom...please tell us more............

    Back in the early-mid seventies a Evinrude-Johnson racing jacket was really hot stuff..
    OMC did lots of racing developments and was the leader in many ways.
    Real fun to be an exclusive Evinrude dealer and racer at that time..
    Lars Strom

    Life is good





    Check my own racing history at BRF...http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forum...ead.php?t=6727

    My racing web site SVERA.se....http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/

  6. #36
    Team Member
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Metter, Ga.
    Posts
    130
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Jim; if you recall Johnnie Sanders won the '73 Paris race with a V-6. That was the one Clarence put together using old parts and actually had 2 - V-4 cranks welded together. They were150ci engines; basicly a V-4 with 2 more cylinders. I have the press release photo of Sanders winning that Ziggy pasted one of my passport photos over Sanders and labeled it super john. I don't remember what V-6 were run in '74, but the production model that was introduced in 75 was also 150ci. How about you and Clarence get together and write the inside 2-cycle race history before you both get too old to remember. Those of us that were part of the hay day of factory racing are fading away fast and without your insite, that part of boat racing history will be gone forever.

  7. #37
    Team Member
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Metter, Ga.
    Posts
    130
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Jim; do you recall Strang getting the blueprint of the Merc V-6 block by mistake from the casting vendor and sending a picture to Alexander with him standing infront of the blueprint?

  8. #38
    Team Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Green Oaks, IL 60048
    Posts
    57
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default OMC - Mercury

    John. Yes, I gave Charlie that print. Truth is, we received a very very rudimentary drawing of the Merc V6 with a box of castings. One of the Johnson manufacturing engineers thought it interesting and gave it to me to look at. We had heard Mercury was working on a V6 and this confirmed our suspicions. I had one of my designers copy the print and we then filled in a lot of the blanks based on our own design experience. When we finished it could have passed for a detail drawing of the Merc. We sent a copy to Charlie and he passed it along to Charlie Alexander as you stated. A former OMC engineer, Bill Mayer working on the Mercury V6 at the time, told us that when they received the picture many were required to take lie detector tests. We thought it was funny, not sure about our Merc counterparts.

    Lars, I enjoy your comments. Yes, good times & lots of fun.

  9. #39
    Team Member Master Oil Racing Team's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Sandia, Texas
    Posts
    3,831
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    What about the casting vendor? This is some good stuff John and Jim. This is a fantastic thread, but I hope you guys rembembrences will be lost and buried here. Can either one of you, or a compatriot start a thread with just some talk about how you guys went about your daily business, stark insights, spy results, and outcomes of just hard grinding work to reach some great successes?



  10. #40
    Burgess/Evinrude F1 V8 Lars Strom's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    908
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default PARIS 6 Hours 1973

    Check this out Jim and Rotary John..Great reading..

    Wait..I have more..!!
    Attached Images Attached Images  
    Lars Strom

    Life is good





    Check my own racing history at BRF...http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forum...ead.php?t=6727

    My racing web site SVERA.se....http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Jackie Wilson..
    By tthibodaux in forum Outboard Racing History
    Replies: 472
    Last Post: 01-06-2024, 12:48 AM
  2. Super Swede ... Lars Strom
    By Lars Strom in forum Boat Racing Encyclopedia
    Replies: 845
    Last Post: 02-09-2018, 09:18 PM
  3. Call For History Of Local Racing Clubs
    By seacow in forum Outboard Racing History
    Replies: 20
    Last Post: 03-11-2013, 09:00 AM
  4. New 850/SE/FE thread from Mod50 thread
    By formeone in forum Technical Discussion
    Replies: 24
    Last Post: 04-10-2010, 06:16 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •