We started racing in Sweden back in the early seventies.
We both used Evinrude outboards in the Offshore E class and circuit SE class.
Even raced the famous Roslagsloppet Offshore Race together in my Piraya/Evinrude FT-19s in 1976.
Pretty funny to think back..Bertil lost the paper chart in the start but we found the way to Oregrund anyway..and was to early, the race headquater in Oregrund did not expect us up there so fast. Our #1 Piraya was flying.
Bertil was then racing Mariner for many years and got the nickname Super-Bertil.
Winning everything in the SD class.
After that a Mariner V6 in the FONDA series and won races in the ON class
In 1985 Bertil raced the F1-V8 class with Pro-One and did win the Belgium GP in Antwerpen.
Bertil was extremely good as a driver and did know how to get a tunnel race boat to go fast.
Thanks for stopping by Bertil.
Me and Bertil to the right.
The Piraya with me and Bertil 1976
Bertil in his Hodges/Evinrude F1-V8 1985. I think this is the London GP.
Some reading from Bertil’s F1-V8 win in Antwerpen 1985.
More Bertil Wik racing here:
BERTIL WIK..First time – First place..World Grand Prix powerboat race 1983
