Super Swede ... Lars Strom

[Lars Strom]

Thanks aeneas.


MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FRIENDS HERE AT BRF.

2012 is going to be a great year..

Picture show Carina and Lucky at Wilco Marine Constructions Christmas party in South Florida yesterday.

EDIT..I made one more picture with myself and the best friend ever..!!

[Master Oil Racing Team]

Lars...you Carina and Lucky have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hope to see you and Carina in 2012.

[Lars Strom]

Thank you Wayne

Back then Amsterdam was a big race, so was Rotterdam but I only raced in Amsterdam 1975 and 1976.
At that time Cees VD Velden was a superstar in Holland and he was one of the reasons for this race enormous
success.

After my "racing flop" in Cardiff, Bo and I headed for Amsterdam and came a few days early to the race,
to check out if the rumors was true about Amsterdam, and it was.

I do not remember if the Race was 2 x 1.5 hours or a 3 hour race.
We did not bring the Paris 6 hour refueling equipment so I guess it was 2 x 1.5hour.

Most of the OMC/Mercury's ON/OZ drivers was in the race.
In Europe 1975, the new "in thing" was the Plat form shoes and Bo and I bought two pairs just for fun
and used them in the Pit.
I remember Renato Molinari looking at me and shaking his head, and we where laughing

Lots of boats in this Race and to be honest, I do not remember more than that I won the race
ahead of Bo and the rest in the SE class.

Bo was used to be second, but he always won the party after the Race.

He is a very fun and a great person.
We are still good friends.

After the race we headed back to Sweden to get ready for the Paris 6 Hours.

Next story is about the 1976 racing season and I am going to make that one short.
More or less the same thing.
I am winning all the SE races and people is getting sick and tired of that.

Sorry, can not find any photos from Amsterdam

Here is more pictures of my 1975 SE class Clerici/Evinrude..
The first one is from Karlskoga, Sweden..

The second one is a very fun picture I just got from a friend of mine over in Sweden..
Peter is digging in his dad Lorentz old boxes..and more is coming soon..

I am in the lead in the Amsterdam 3 hour race.. Boat #71 just ahead of my best racing buddy Bo Nilson..Boat #69..
Yes..we where fighting for 3 hours..but I stayed ahead to the checkered flag..!!
(Both pictures is the same Clerici)..

[Lars Strom]

TELEGRAM from OMC after my win in Amsterdam 1975.

[Lars Strom]

This is from 1974..My two seater.. Offshore UIM E-class Piraya 17 with Evinrude 70 and the nitro gear case..
Very fast boat..

[Lars Strom]

I still remember this..a few minutes before the start..my heart was picking pretty fast..
The co-pilot Lorentz Naslund was very helpful in our first 3 Paris race together..73/74 and 1975.

[Lars Strom]

Swedish News papers..(Sorry for Swedish)..but we got the front page..!!
I did a very good start..our boat is the one closest in the picure..

[Master Oil Racing Team]

I like the Swedish Lars. Remember....BRF is for boat racers all around the world, and your post is a good example of the international flavor. Besides, you can still read the results.

[Lars Strom]

Thanks Wayne..

Lorentz Näslund and I was very close and good friends..We raced three Paris Six Hours together..73-74 and 1975
He was around my racing from start..always helpful and just a great man.

Sadly we lost him way to early and it is his son Peter and the Näslund family helping out with pictures and news papers right now.

This is my way to honor a great friend and racing buddy..

[Lars Strom]

Yes..1974 he won the Swedish Championship in the SE class..point from 4 or 5 races added up in his favor..

I won the Swedish Championship in the E-class with my Piraya 2 seater..