Help - American drivers in Paris

[RobertoBigi]

Hello to all the members
It's my first time on the forum

I've in my collection two photos of American drivers in 6 hours of Paris
but I don't know the names

The boat n.20 is a Cormorant (1975)
The boat n.87 is a Molinari (1976)

I ask if someone can help me.
Thank you.

[tthibodaux]

I'm thinking thats Johnny Sanders in the 87!!

[RobertoBigi]

Thank you Tim

I think also that the first driver was Johnny Sanders.
With a magnifying lens it's possible to read something.

The problem is the co-driver

Thank you again

Roberto

[mintominto]

Great photos Roberto,

It's rare to see pictures like that from those great Paris events, please share more if you have any.

[RobertoBigi]

Thank you Mintominto

a friend was in Paris in that period so I've a lot of pics.

Ok, in the next days I can show also some photos of

british drivers (so it's possible you know the co-drivers)

Roberto

[mintominto]

Roberto

Many thanks, looking forward to seeing those.

[RobertoBigi]

Thanks everybody for the answers and excuseme for my english...
I hope you understand...

Mintominto your reply it's very important.

Behind the pics (boat n.87) some times ago I wrote:
Johnny Sanders / Barry Briggs with three ???
I don't know why Barry ?? You confirm that is Geoff ?

Tom Posey ('75) in the Cormorant boat... is possible.
In Paris '76 Posey drove a Molinari hull with Bob Hering and
always with a Johnson engine.

J.Millward with J.Peverelle co-driver and builder. OK I can
definitively to file the photo.

Other 2 pics (Paris '76) and other 2 questions:

Didier Josseaume (with Cormorant boat)
the british co-driver is.....

John Hill (OE Molinari boat)
the co-driver is....

Thanks again

[mintominto]

Nice pictures again Roberto, don't worry about the English I am understanding
you perfectly well.

The British co-driver for Didier Josseaume in 1976 was Steve Pinson.

John Hill's co-driver in the Molinari OE was another British racer named Tony Williams.

I have a few old magazine reports containing information on these events. I will try and find them to see if it helps clear up the Briggs and Tom Posey question marks. Got a feeling the Sanders/Briggs Molinari boat might in fact be a Stippich, a Molinari copy built in Wisconsin USA. Hopefully some of the folk on this site may be able to confirm that.

Great seeing some of these old boats, please keep the pictures coming.

[RobertoBigi]

Mintominto

I've these photos (in stand-by) from 1990 and now with your resarch
I can file definitively in the archive.

It's intersting the hystory of the Molinari copy built in USA.
The official Molinari boats of '76 was different and had a Mercury engine.

I wait confident in your ability to resolve the other "problems".

Thank you.

In the next days I will post other pics.

[RobertoBigi]

Other 2 pics (Paris 1975)

The first
ON Van der Velden / B.Woods (Velden boat - Molinari Copy)
OE Derek Rundle and co-driver ........... ?? (boat Milesmaster)

The second
OE R.Jenkins and co-driver............... ?? (boat............?? Clerici??)

Thank you

Roberto