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OMC factory driver Bob Witt of Baytown, Texas passed away over the weekend.

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A word to those of you who are old enough to remember the old days of tunnel boat racing. OMC
factory driver Bob Witt of Baytown Texas passed away over the weekend. Among other things Bobby won the Havasu OWC in the early 1970s. He was a marine dealer in Baytown. Texas and a Johnson dealer for many years. He also was as nice a guy as you would ever meet, a great competitor and gentleman. He was a mentor to myself and many others in this region. Bobby Drove the V4’s, the sixes and the rotary. He was 87 years old.

Boat #36 is Bob Witt in Havasu 1972 and the second picture is Bob Witt after the same race.

R.I.P my friend.

Bob Witt is the boat circled on the start.(picture below)

Evinrude is looking for the winners circle again..!!

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Great boat racing news from Italy this morning..
Emanuela Procaccini and Francesco Musti are racing a Soffio Rib with 2 X Evinrude E-TEC G2 in the European and World Championship endurance group B 2018.
Here is a copy of the message from my very good friend Emanuela this morning.

Ciaooooo Lasse,
“I just write you to inform you that from this year I will race as well with Evinrude engine!!!
I will take part with the Soffio rib to European and World Championship endurance group B.
Happy to became part of Evinrude family!!”

Emanuela

 

I wish them both all the luck you can get and looking forward the see the first race in 20 days.

 

Charlie Strang a true legend in the marine business have left us.

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CHARLES DANIEL STRANG, JR.
April 12, 1921 – March 11, 2018.


I remember when I first met Charlie at the Paris 6 Hour race in the early seventies.
My Evinrude friends told me to go up to him and present myself.
Well..I was not sure if that was the right thing to do..
The CEO and President of Outboard Marine Corporation and the maker of Evinrude/Johnson outboards may not have any interest talking to a very young race driver from Sweden.
I finally did and to my surprise Charlie was very friendly and asked about my race boat.
If I remember right his mother was with him also.
My friends asked me what Charlie told me but I was so stressed out and needed to sit down.
Later I met Charlie many times as an Evinrude dealer and race driver. He was always friendly and its a big honor to have done a lot of outboard business with a marine icon like Charlie D. Strang.
The Evinrude Super Strangler was probably named after Charlie but I don’t know that for sure.
I spent a few hours digging up every picture I could find on the internet of the famous Evinrude Super Strangler race engine and here they are in a mixed order. (Close to fifty)
Starting with a few pictures of Charlie Strang.

 

Charlie Strang and Ralph Evinrude in the picture below.