Molinari Racing Boat History and Information

[Lake X Kid]

The World ON championship race 1972 was in Skokloster, Sweden.

Here is some info from the race. Renato was the winner and I was there racing the SE class.

A link for more including race program and other info.

http://svera.se/blogg/smorgardsbord/...plett-program/

When I met Bob Spaulding in 1971 he was racing this boat - on post# 311 (I think it was a Miles Master). One of the obvious distinction was the cockpit was closer to the bow’s front, than a lot of the other makes.

Fortunate for Bob, he started piloting Molinari hulls at the bigger races in the early 1970’s. Mercury European race manager, Roy Ridgell, later signed up Bob’s British mate Tom Percival to the Mercury squandered (in 1971 if memory serves me correctly).

Tom jumped from OMC power to the Mercury factory team Molinari boats. And he left behind a race boat that had a bad case of porpoising in acceleration, and then level out getting near top end speed. I do not remember what make of boat he had, and it is best left unresurrected and slandered.

[Lars Strom]

No Gold at Mercury’s Final Rally.. Evinrude/Molinari wins in Bristol 1980


Click link below for full story/pictures.

http://svera.se/blogg/no-gold-at-mer...-bristol-1980/