Back in the seventies and eighties France was a great country for tunnel boat racing. Probably more International races in France than any other European country.

Famous races like Paris 6 hours and Rouen 24 hours.

The picture is from the F1-V8 race in Lyon, France 1983.

I did a list with my boat racing history with France below..

Paris Eiffel tower:

OE/F3 class 1973, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 Formula 1 V6, OE/F3 class 79,1980, 81, 82 and 86

Lyon:

F1-V8 1983

Paris Bois de Boulonge:

F1-V8 1984

Evian:

UIM SE class 1974 and OE/F3 class 1979

Rouen:

UIM SE class 1975

Aix les Bains:

OE/F3 class 1975

Vishy:

OE/F3 class 1981 and 1982

Paris Epinay:

OE-F3 class 1990

This is from a Classic Offshore meeting north of Stockholm last weekend.

Hans Strandman and his Argo/Evinrude V6 235 was one of many boats.

Thanks Patric Andersson for the pictures.

En stor man och vän i marinbranchen lämnade oss i helgen.

Per Welin vet alla i branchen vem han är..Ansvarig för Johnson utombordare på AGB. Sen blev det Mariner där. Mercury jobbade Pelle också med samt på OMC Sverige med Evinrude Johnson. Om jag minns rätt var han också ansvarig för Suzuki utombordare på KG Knutsson.

Pelle var en stor vän av båt racing och stöttade förare som Bosse Nilsson, Hasse Strandman och Bertil Wik.

Ingen kunde hålla låda som Pelle på båtmässor och återförsäljarresor.

Tack Pelle och Vila i frid.

More info about the sexy looking 3 cyl. above.

831cc FT-19s powerhead,
The exhaust housing is not a 45ss, it is a shortened production 3-cyl part (same as FT) with the exhaust outlet added.
It used the special sandcast FT-19S powerhead adapter, to be compatible with the special sandcast Mod50 FT/FR exhaust manifold.
45ss swivel and stern brackets
45Sss gearcase

The intended use was for hydros and runabouts in APBA Modified FEH/850cc

Check this out..my memory from the F1-V8 race in Minneapolis 1983 is absolutely correct..

Look at all the spectators on the Mississippi banks..!!

There was so many local people coming up to my #8 Burgess/ASPEN boat in the pit with the Swedish flag talking to me about their Swedish heritage.

The sad part..so far I have not found any pictures of my #8 Burgess/ASPEN boat in the Minneapolis race 1983..

Thanks for sending me pictures Mike Cushing.