Super Swede ... Lars Strom

[Lars Strom]

Stockholm Grand Prix 1983..The turn close to Västerbron..

This race was downtown Stockholm and had over 150,000 spectators

Boat number 8 is mine.

[Lars Strom]

In a racing incident in the second heat I lost my boat cowling..
My good friend Alan Nimmo from GB let me use his Molinari cowling..
He had an engine problem..

Well..the Molinari cowling did not fit perfect..but duct tape as always fixed that problem..no time to change race number..but the officials know that boat 8 was now boat 15

[Lars Strom]

18 drivers

[Mark Poole]

Those early V-8's were tall and enormous. Surely the boats handled much better when OMC came out with the newer version, which put the powerhead like 8 inches lower with a redesigned mid section. Correct me if I am wrong but didn't these early V-8's have 8 two barrel carburetors?

[Lars Strom]

Those early V-8's were tall and enormous. Surely the boats handled much better when OMC came out with the newer version, which put the powerhead like 8 inches lower with a redesigned mid section. Correct me if I am wrong but didn't these early V-8's have 8 two barrel carburetors?

Hi Mark Poole,

Picture one is the first generation race V-8 powerhead with carburators..
Second picture is the next generation with shorter mid section and fuel injection..

[Lars Strom]

Here is a good photo from the back of my Burgess F1-V8 boat.
Yes..the big heavy engine is way up in the air..

I have a TV reporter onboard filming.. the day before Stockholm GP 1983

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

[Powerabout]

2nd effort made twin plug heads
did they ever make it to F1?
EDIT
Yes they did on the 3.0ltr EFI V8

[Lars Strom]

2nd effort made twin plug heads
did they ever make it to F1?

All F-1 V8 drivers got the engines from Gary and Second Effort from the middle of the 1983 season.
I never used twin plug heads..maybe in the US F1-V8 tour 1986 and up..

[Lars Strom]

In a racing incident in the second heat I lost my boat cowling..
My good friend Alan Nimmo from GB let me use his Molinari cowling..
He had an engine problem..

Well..the Molinari cowling did not fit perfect..but duct tape as always fixed that problem..no time to change race number..but the officials know that boat 8 was now boat 15

Last minute work to fit the cowling..
One of the OMC technicians are helping to..

[Lars Strom]

Cees Van Der Velden and Roger Jenkins..the famous building.. "Statshuset".. in the background..