Team Evinrude

**Ron Hill** · 01-21-2005

Therre is a Team Johnson place mat, too...These were in all the restaurants in Lake Havasu City, November, 1972...

**B VALACHOVIC** · 01-21-2005

Team Evinrude boat. This is a 1977 Molonari. Evinrude used Molonari boats in the mid 1970s till 1985. If you ever had one apart they were made as fine furniture would be.

**Miss BK** · 02-11-2005

Massimo sent this to me - I'm not sure where it was published:

**J.Lyder von Tangen** · 06-22-2005

Originally Posted by B VALACHOVIC

Team Evinrude boat. This is a 1977 Molonari. Evinrude used Molonari boats in the mid 1970s till 1985. If you ever had one apart they were made as fine furniture would be.

Mercury factory rig (europe) -74 mod Molinari, originally with straight
covling, this one with low cowling (from -75), I raced it in class ON
1976 and 1977.

**mintominto** · 06-22-2005

Originally Posted by J.Lyder von Tangen

Mercury factory rig (europe) -74 mod Molinari, originally with straight
covling, this one with low cowling (from -75), I raced it in class ON
1976 and 1977.

Here's an old Merc poster featuring Renato himself in that same low cowl design. He must have switched back to Evinrude just after this poster was produced.

**J.Lyder von Tangen** · 06-23-2005

Originally Posted by mintominto

Here's an old Merc poster featuring Renato himself in that same low cowl design. He must have switched back to Evinrude just after this poster was produced.

Great picture of Renato Molinari !
To be honest I cannot recall what happened with Renato regarding OMC factory when he switched, I know Cees van der Velden who also was Merc factory driver manufacured and raced his own build and designed Velden (made by plywoood Hechthout van Bruynzel) from -75 powered by Johnson V6. Johnson and Evinrude appeared on different boats like Burgess, Cougar etc.

**mintominto** · 06-23-2005

Originally Posted by J.Lyder von Tangen

Great picture of Renato Molinari !
To be honest I cannot recall what happened with Renato regarding OMC factory when he switched, I know Cees van der Velden who also was Merc factory driver manufacured and raced his own build and designed Velden (made by plywoood Hechthout van Bruynzel) from -75 powered by Johnson V6. Johnson and Evinrude appeared on different boats like Burgess, Cougar etc.

At the bottom of the 1976 Molinari picture I posted you will see Bob Hering. The following year both Molinari & Hering ran these Saffa boats with Molinari (2) using an Evinrude V6 and Hering (3) a Johnson V6.

**J.Lyder von Tangen** · 06-23-2005

Thanks Rod, remember now !
Have forgotten a lot since I stopped racing, these forums bring back a lot of memories ! You guy's must really have been around, I am really impressed!!
I wonder how many rackmeters Bob (Valachovic) has gathered with info and photo's. Thank you to all members !!
Lyder

**Smokin' Joe** · 01-09-2010

Here's the placemat from 1977.

Originally Posted by Ron Hill

Therre is a Team Johnson place mat, too...These were in all the restaurants in Lake Havasu City, November, 1972...

**Master Oil Racing Team** · 01-09-2010

Wow....you must be snowed in Joe. You're really reaching back into the archives. It's good to reread all that stuff. Dig up some interesting things while you're over there.