Super Swede ... Lars Strom

**Lars Strom** · 10-16-2011

See..I found a report in Powerboat and Waterskiing about this race..!!

Originally Posted by Lars Strom

The Sprint World Champion Ship OE that year was in Brodenbach, and OMC was not very happy with Lars racing a Volvo and Jenkins Racing a Archimedes. (Same thing)

Michael Werner was the home favorite with Mercury's secret F3 engine with the EFI box.

OMC at that time did not have the speed, and where using the "Gas in a bottle" ( laughing gas), to make it better,
but the officials of the Race said it was not legal, so OMC never raced and filed a protest.

I was fighting hard with Werner and won one heat, he the next etc. and it was down to the final heat
I had to win on a better time and I did, but then the Race officials said that my heat was 2/10 of a second
slower than Werner's so he was now the World Champ. (at that time they used stop watches)

I don't now if it was right or wrong, but a week later UIM made a decision about the OMC protest and the Race
was not a official World Championship Race anymore.

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**Lars Strom** · 10-18-2011

Nice company..

**Lars Strom** · 10-18-2011

In the Paris race my boat #8 and Tom Percivals boat #10 had the same sponsor..
International Travel Card.

We lost driver Luigi Valdono in Holland and Gerard Barthelemy in Paris.

From Powerboat and Waterskiing 1984

**Lars Strom** · 10-18-2011

This is from the race at Idroscalo next to the Linate Airport in Italy.
I won my first heat there..last race of the 1983 season.

To bad next heat went wrong and I remenber very well what happen..but are not going there..

...Hehe"the blond marine dealer from Stockholm"......see red mark..picture two

**Lars Strom** · 10-20-2011

My AKAI/Burgess/Evinrude CC..Fun weekend and a close call including swiming, but ended up on top.!!

"The Aspen World Series"..second picture..

**Bill Van Steenwyk** · 10-20-2011

Lars:

Perhaps you mentioned it earlier, but if so I missed it.

Why were you now using a Burgess boat instead of the Clerici that you had liked so much?

Did Clerici not make a boat for SE class versus the Burgess used in OE?

Bill

**Lars Strom** · 10-20-2011

Hi Bill,

Clerici boats was perfect for the SD and SE class..but in OE/F-3 Burgess boats was way better than Clerici.

Again, thanks for reading here.

**Lars Strom** · 10-20-2011

Same red AKAI/Burgess boat but in Italy..Idroscalo 1981..Looks like Michael Werner in boat #7..I just got this picture from a friend in Italy..

**Lars Strom** · 10-21-2011

Over the years I raced many different boats and classes..
From small SD boats to the really fast and dangerous F1-V8..

I traveled to see Jimbo McConnell a few years ago in Needles, CA and we talked old racing and had a really good time.
Jimbo took use up in the mountains and I watched him fly his RC air planes..

We both agree on one thing.. that a good OE/F-3/Mod 50 was the most fun class to race.

To bad the class is not active any more..a good OE/F-3/Mod 50 boat easy
goes over the 100 MPH point..

Thanks Jimbo..time for me to visit Needles, CA again