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    Default Oh, what a feeling!!

    This is after another race in the Aspen F3 World Champion ship serie1981.

    I belive it is Idroscala Milan, Italy. Very nice place for Power Boat Racing.
    Especially if you are the tallest man on the podium


    Second is John Hill, England, and third is Ricky Frost, England.

    Full story later when I get to the 1981 season
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    Default Jimbo's Glitch...

    Got your other e-mails but have a glitch and I cannot send messages to you. We will
    try to work that out.

    Take Care
    Jimbo.....

    The "GLITCH" Jimbo is talking about is CATHY...Jimbo's wife won't let him near HER computer....and I borrowed mine back!!!!

    Great styuff Lars...Tell us more about John Hill, when you get time!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lars Strom View Post
    This is after another race in the Aspen F3 World Champion ship serie1981.I belive it is Idroscala Milan, Italy. Very nice place for Power Boat Racing. Especially if you are the tallest man on the podium. Second is John Hill, England, and third is Ricky Frost, England.
    Lars is the man walking into the picture at the far right a famous Italian racer?
    Since 1925, about 150 different racing outboards have been made.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark75H View Post
    Lars is the man walking into the picture at the far right a famous Italian racer?
    Looks like Renato maybe??
    THIBODAUX RACING... Timmy Thibodaux

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark75H View Post
    Lars is the man walking into the picture at the far right a famous Italian racer?
    Well, tthibodaux is right. Looks little bit like Renato but itīs not.

    The man is the President for Aspen, and my future main sponsor for
    the F1 V8 Racing 1983-84

    By the way, he still owes me money!!!
    Lars Strom

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Hill View Post
    Got your other e-mails but have a glitch and I cannot send messages to you. We will
    try to work that out.

    Take Care
    Jimbo.....

    The "GLITCH" Jimbo is talking about is CATHY...Jimbo's wife won't let him near HER computer....and I borrowed mine back!!!!

    Great styuff Lars...Tell us more about John Hill, when you get time!

    Thanks Ron,

    I know that you sold lots of props to Paul Kalb and John Hill used them.
    Thatīs why I started buying props from you to, so I could beat him!!!!!

    John Hill was a true gentleman, but sadly passed away in a Boat Racing
    accident.
    Lars Strom

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    Check my own racing history at BRF...http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forum...ead.php?t=6727

    My racing web site SVERA.se....http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/

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    If you raced F1 in 84 you raced with my dad!! that was his first year to race F1 overseas!
    THIBODAUX RACING... Timmy Thibodaux
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    Quote Originally Posted by tthibodaux View Post
    If you raced F1 in 84 you raced with my dad!! that was his first year to race F1 overseas!


    There was a driver with your last name, I think he had a deal with
    Cees VD Velden.
    I do not how to spell the first name correct, Gene maybe?

    I was racing F1 V8 -1983 and 84, and some in 1985
    Lars Strom

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    1993 AOF B1 r/b National Champion. Son of 1986 UIM F1 WORLD CHAMPION Gene Thibodaux


    I see now, Yes I remember your Dad very well.

    I meet him before 1984 over in Europe.

    Funny, I sold a Boat from Sweden to Mr. Don Lightfoot of Beaumont, Texas.
    He owns Orange County building supply, and the boat was a
    42' Fountain with Big engines and # 6 drives. Yellow paint.
    Lars Strom

    Life is good





    Check my own racing history at BRF...http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forum...ead.php?t=6727

    My racing web site SVERA.se....http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/

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    Default Unique combination Molinari Boat and Volvo Penta Outboard

    Renato Molinari was very upset when he found out that I put a Volvo Penta on the back of my boat, and
    asked me to return the boat immediately. ( the boat was paid in full)
    I told Renato that OMC know why there is a Volvo Penta on the back of my boat, (Post # 11 Page 2)
    and you can have it back if OMC pick up my inventory of Evinrude outboards
    at my dealership in Sweden.
    At that time maybe 500 boxes of outboards.
    I never heard back from Renato.


    1977 was the only year I was not loyal OMC, and used a different Engine supplier. (Racing only)
    I was still a loyal exclusive Evinrude dealer, and I have to say that most of my money today
    is made from Evinrude Outboards and OMC, back then.

    Evinrude has been very good for me, and my success in life.

    I can still not understand how the first production outboard ever made(1909), the largest outboard maker
    in the world for a long time, went belly up.

    Very said, and I believe unnecessary.

    I was trying hard to tell the OMC management for years what the dealers needed to compete better with
    the Japanese outboard factories, but OMC was always to slow with change.

    I also told them it is maybe better OMC and Mercury get closer and together fight the war with the Japanese
    outboard factories, but I guess Mercury went to bed with Yamaha for some time instead.

    Now Mercury have to fight Yamaha instead of OMC, and that is way harder.


    Yes, there is Evinrude Outboards today, but BRP still have a long way to go.
    The new E-tec Evinrude is pretty good, so lets go Racing again BRP!!!
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    Lars Strom

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    Check my own racing history at BRF...http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forum...ead.php?t=6727

    My racing web site SVERA.se....http://svera.se/blogg/paris-6-hours/

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