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This was my second circuit boat racing experience using my E-152 E class Piraya 16/Evinrude 65 Offshore-boat. Thanks to Mia Carelius and Bo Nilsson for pictures and result. Remember I got picked for this race by the Swedish Powerboat Federation and that means pretty good traveling money. Back then Nora was big in boat racing. A small town next to a beautiful lake. As always we raced four heat races and three of them counts. (You could take one out) Dont remember much from the race but I ended up fourth and was very proud .

Thanks Instigator.

2000 and a few years forward Cees Van Der Velden with help from other independent engine turners competed in the F1 series. Lack of funding was the biggest problem but it did not stop Cees for trying as hard as possible. Some famous names as Jonathon Jones and Sami Selio did race the Johnson V6 with mixed results. Here is a mix if pictures.

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UIM F1 year -00 #20 Jonathon Jones with the Johnson V6 3 liter engine.

Mouse (Harold Wade) memories.

I got this from Mouse daughter Kathy last night. Thank yo very much
This is from the BP 200 race in South Africa 1975.
Both Jimbo and me was invited to race there and you could not have any better technical support than Mouse.
Great times and if I remember right we spent a week, maybe 10 days at the fancy hotel in Johannesburg.
The picture shows me, Jimbo and Mouse.
R.I.P my friend.
More from South Africa 1975 here:https://svera.se/blogg/racing-historier/1975-2/

I got the two letters from Dieter Schulze in Austria from my old friend Bo Nilsson in Sweden.
Its the purchase order for a brand new SE class Schulze Hydro Cat built for a Johnson 60 HP.
The cost in Swedish krona was 7,904.00..around $875.00 US.
Yes, Bo tested the boat at Dieters place with his own engine.
Bo was extremely successful with this Schulze/Johnson during the 1972 season.
Well..1973 another Swede ordered a Clerici SE cat and that changed everything.
The third picture is Bo’s Schulze at the Stockholm boat show early 1974. You can see the Johnson poster when OMC won Paris 6 hours 1973 with the first V6.
Thanks for the letters Bo.