Super Swede ... Lars Strom

[Lars Strom]

I found lots of fun stuff on my trip to Sweden a few weeks ago.

This is not a race boat..my pleasure boat 1985 with the two first
Evinrude V8 outboard in Europe..
Used as a masterboat at the Stockholm GP for F1-V8 1985..
The year the 6 inch mid-sections broke..and the engines where
flying all over the place..

Yes..Barry Woods was there and lost his engine..but charmed
all the Swedish blond girls..

[Lars Strom]

This makes me happy..

I young Swedish friend of mine Oscar Samuelsson is leading
the F1 support class F4s.

Oscar has been winning most of the races and are racing this weekend
again..

I remember when i was in that age..winning is everything
and with some luck Oscar is a future F1 Champ...

He drives a Danish built Mollgard with the Merc 60 Four Stroke.

[Lars Strom]

This is the way they look back then..

[Lars Strom]

This is from Beat Jenni. He later became the CEO of OMC Belgium
and helped me with lots of racing issues.

Thanks Mr Jenni.

[Lars Strom]

Check this video..Stockholm Grand Prix 1983.
Part of the F1-V8 World Series..Boat # 8 is mine..

Sorry for Swedish only..but the film was done by Swedish TV back then..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UylWSQjJYw

[Rotary John]

Lars:
Your photo on post 282 of this thread. I'm the guy on the right, Mouse has his back to the camara, I believe it is Alen Ya in the blue jacket, and I'm not sure of the other 2
John

[Lars Strom]

Hi Rotary John..

If the yellow arrow is you..than I remenber you very well..

..the blue arrow is Mouse I think.??

[Rotary John]

Hi Rotary John..

If the yellow arrow is you..than I remenber you very well..

..the blue arrow is Mouse I think.??

You are correct on both. It had to be '74 or '75. Allan Ya is the other blue jacket. He sponsered Tommy Posey and Bobby Witt. I think he had something to do with Johnny Sanders also before he married mcCunes daughter.

[Rotary John]

Lars:
I just finished reading you entire thread. I don't know why I haven't seen it before, but it was very interesting. Those were the haydays of outboard racing. I don't believe they will ever come back as there is no money in it for the manufacturs. The current F1 looks to be sponsered by countries or cities trying to get world attention. The offshore guys seem to be a write off for big corperations.
Anyway, enjoyed the stories.
John

[Lars Strom]

Thanks a lot John,

There is plenty of more stories..after my year with Volvo Penta/König (1977) I came back home again.. to OMC and Evinrude.
4-5 years in the OE-F-3 class with help from OMC and Ric McChesney.
Than a few years in the F1-V8 circus..

I have a plan to do all those memories in English also and put them here at
Boatracingfacts.

Well..do you remember the white Swedish clogs with the Evinrude loggo..??
Came from me..
I gave Ziggy a pair..but he could not walk in those shoes..