From our FaceBook page Evinrude – Johnson outboards. Facts, history, racing and OMC.
We all know about the first and only Evinrude-Johnson F1-V8 3.5 Liter 2 stroke looper engine from OMC. This powerful, (still fastest in the world) race engine was used all over the world from early 1981 to late 1989. What we don’t know are all the drivers around the world who had the honor to race this beauty.I am starting with the first five in Brodenbach, Germany in June 1981. (First ever F1-V8 race)
Please enter names as a comment and I will move the names up here later.
(Please..only drivers in a race..not private testing)
Roger Jenkins, Renato Molinari, Tom Percival, Bob Spalding, Cees Van Der Velden. (First five)
Jimbo McConnell, Barry Woods, Mark Rotharmel, Bob Hering, Mark Croslyn, Gene Thibodaux, Art Kennedy, John Nichols, Ben Robertson, Rick Frost, Gerard Barthélemy, Kicco Vidoli, Randy Pierson, Pete Nydahl, Lillo Colombo, Luigi Valdano, Francois Salabert, Jarno Hakkinen, Arthur Mostert, Lars Strom, Bertil Wik, Michael Werner, Saverio Roberto, Nicola Mora, Guido Caïmi, Johnnie Sanders, Fabrizio Bocca, Tom Posey, Andy Bullen, Bill Marshall, Rob Woods, Allan Nimmo, Stefano Signoretti, Luigi Baggioli, Tom Henderson, Larry Everett, Duanne Wight, Ken Stevenson, Bob Wartinger, Peter Lindenberg, Ron Ackerman, Allen Garbrecht, Darrell Beaulier, Fred Steinberg, Mark Wilson, Rick Hoffman, Buck Thornton, Bob Larson, Dave Packer, Don Jenkinson, John Provich, Scott Deware, Homer Green, Tom Wood..
