I did race in South Afrika 1975 and Roger Jenkins before me and Roger told me OMC took the Rotary's to S. Africa.
The importers name was Autolec
Much more here..
http://svera.se/blogg/racing-historier/1975-2/
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Aaaaah yes I had forgotten all about Autolec, Lars !!!! Thank you. There was however a link between Pier 39 and Autolec. Pier 39 was on the bend just after Loch Vaal club if you were traveling up toward the Barrage wall. I loved going past there by boat as there were always exciting things going on. I once rode past and there was a Schultz or Schwitzer wing boat with a pair of Evenrude V4s strapped on the back. I never saw it run or race. Maybe the altitude was a problem? You will know first hand how difficult it was to get the boats to run well and how hard it was to dial out porpoising. On the rotary subject, I thought only one was brout out to ZA. A rotary run by Johnny Sanders and a V4 or 6 run by Jimbo Mc ( or the other way round). The big question was, did the rotary motor stay in ZA or was it shipped back to the USA?
If I remember right was John Tucker from South Africa. John was in charge for OMC racing in Europe and based in Brugge, Belgium.
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A Rotary – (Wankel) wins the 2 liter class in Paris 6 hours 1970.
http://svera.se/blogg/a-rotary-wanke...-6-hours-1970/
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Made by Jackie Wilson.Attachment 59575Attachment 59576
Wow ! What a read. I was glued to my seat reading this.
Its sad one of the only alternative engines to piston and crank have had such a hard time from others, rather than a joint interest to further improve and develop them. It would be good to hear the other side of the story from Merc, how they We're doing everything they could to stop the rotary engine and we're so worried about loosing. I hate school boy politics in racing so much. It takes from enjoying competitive fun to sore loosers that need to win at all costs.
The race never stops
EVINRUDE OUTBOARD WANKEL's Based Engine: https://youtu.be/9bgsrJNMouE
The race never stops
He is the link again of the OMC rotories including the only know footage of the race engine running. I believe it was shot at Lake Carol for a commercial.
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