First..big thanks to Mark Rotharmel for picture and info.
This is from Hamilton, ON Canada 1979.
Left: #200 Steve DeFeo.. Defeo/Johnson V6 RS….#201 Ken Stevenson Molinari/Johnson V6 RS
Ken Stevenson won this race and with it, a Rolex watch..
Idroscalo 1983 and Cees Van Der Velden in his #1 Velden Racing/Johnson V8.
Cees was an interesting racing friend..you never know whats going to happen if you hang around him.
At the F1-V8 & F3/OE race in Vichy, France 1981 I could have won the World F3/OE title with enough points finish third or better in that race. Instead of being smart I went for the win in the race.. but when I was leading the race I was getting ready to lap one of Cees F3/OE boats driven by a girl I cant remember the name of her right now..
She got scared..made a strange turn around the turning point..I could not avoid her..crashed in to her Johnson engine..the transom broke off her Velden boat..one of my pickle forks on the red AKAI/Burgess was completely gone..I did get back to the pit on my own..
Cees came running at the dock and screaming at me…That was stupid Lars..you destroyed my boat..!!
Well..Cees..I am sorry..I made a mistake..was my short answer..
Next heat was the F1-V8 race and I was watching Cees make a mistake in the first turn..he ran in to another boat..broke off his pickle fork and came limping in to the pit..I walked up to Cees and said something like “what did you tell me 30 minutes ago Cees”..
He looked at me and said..F*ck you Lars..with a big smile..then we shook hands..
Thanks Paolo Moro.
We lost Cees in December of 2006.R.I.P my friend.
Continue with F1-V8 racing from Idroscalo, Italy 1983….by far the best race site in Italy..(maybe in south Europe)
A two point race track three km long. Next to the Linate Airport and a pit full of beautiful Italian girls..!!..
This black #6 beauty belongs Rick Frost. Trimite/Burgess/Johnson
We raced both OE/F3 & F1-V8 at the same time..Rick was a very good driver..never showed his emotions..just a strong tough friend/driver.
Thanks Paolo Moro for the picture.
Yes, thats me standing up in the #8 Aspen/Burgess/Evinrude V8.
Dont remember exactly why the other boat is upside down..looks like Renato Molinari but not sure.
My guess is a collision with another boat. Not me but if I remember right Rick had some damage to his beautiful black #6 Burgess.
One more thing..this was also the race when I got my first heat win in F1-V8 racing.
I am getting to that..
Thank you so much to Paolo Moro for the pictures..(I have more unseen pictures)
All three OMC racing engines was 3 liter V6 loopers, with fuel injection. (Pure racing engines)
Of course the Evinrude was a bit faster and won the UIM OZ class..
#165 Renato Molinari, #11 Bob Spalding & #1 Cees Van Der Velden
Picture by Leif Andersson & thanks to Marcus Weman.
Yes, I was there racing the UIM OE/F3 class
