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..

First time was 1977.

My brand new black #40 UIM OE/F3 class Molinari/VP-Konig was extremely fast but lots of technical issues in my first race with Konig power.
Dieter Konig was a fun great man to work with.

Dominick Steele at Lake Race.

The SuperStock class at the Lake Race was pretty interesting.

# 3 “Steele” a 2007 Skater 30 won. I was told they where out of Florida.

Congratulations

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Carina Strom and Tim Seebold at Lake of the Ozarks.

Lars Strom

HaaHaa..Tim “forced me” to go for a picture..how can you refuse..!!..Tim is such a great friend and working so hard to promote his F1 series.

Looking at all the pictures from Minneapolis F1-V8 race 1984 and also looking/reading the full Powerboat & Waterskiing report from both Minneapolis & Pittsburgh with the headline..

“The Bud Light Formula One Grand Prix Series of six American events was already well under way, when Europeans joined their American competitors in Minneapolis for the second year running”
..the report is coming later and you can clearly read a lot interesting “engine stuff”
This race was the first one after Stockholm GP and OMC asked me to please send your #8 boat with us to the two US races.
I told them No thanks..I needed a break from racing for many reasons.
First picture is #1 Cees Van Der Velden in his 1984 Velden boat. (in my opinion way better looking)
#97 Tom Posey is driving the 1983 style Velden boat.
Thanks Paul Hoppe

#45 is Bob Hering.

More is coming soon..!!