Photos: 1971 Havasu Outboard World Championships

[Intrepid422]

New video in production! Here are 59 still shots from the actual footage of the boats and drivers featured in our next video production from 1971.

Click Here to see slideshow. Special thanks to Jack Strickland for providing his home movies from the event. Dale Littlejohn supplied some awesome stacker audio that brings the race to life. Joe Fielder provided invaluable input with the official program, entry lists and Powerboat Magazine articles.

[Mark75H]

Awesome stuff!

[Skoontz]

Cool pictures, but have a question.

You called the evinrude motors X-115's several times, and I know the pics are blurred, but, I could swear I saw the Strangler or later style 3 clamp hoods.

The X-115 was the old and in my opinion prettiest motor hood, rounded, with a trap door in the front, and bungies holding them down because they only had one clamp up front.........

Am I missing something here?

[Mark75H]

You are correct, Skoontz, by 1969 OMC had changed the names

[Skoontz]

There were several straglers of the X-115/GT-115 even through the 80's, they used them in some class that was not real popular, so, they could have run, but doubtful the factory boys were running them...

[Bunker Hill]

Incredible shots!!!!!! I remember so many of the boats and late drivers, Bill Muncey, Rudy Ramos to mention a couple. I was there in '71 those were the glory days of OPC and of outboard racing. So many boats, and memories!! The one thing I really don't remember is the triple OMC Jones! I don't remember ever hearing of any such thing! GREAT photos!!


-Bunker