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Check this brand new Nor-Tech 340 CC with triple Mercury Racing 400R

4 March, 2017 Published by: Lars Strom

Stockholm Boat Show is going on right now March 4-12.
Check this brand new Nor-Tech 340 CC with triple Mercury Racing 400R
Ingarö Varv AB just outside Stockholm is the Nor-Tech dealer.
http://ingarovarv.se/ — with Mercury Racing, Båtmässan Allt för sjön, Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats and Ingarö Varv.

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F1-V8 Roger Jenkins flying high in Minneapolis 1983.

16 February, 2017 Published by: Lars Strom

Roger Jenkins in his #9 Burgess/Carlsberg/Evinrude V8 “takes off” in Minneapolis GP 1983. (Red X mark)
I was just behind in my #8 Burgess/Aspen / Evinrude V8 and missed Roger with a few feet. (Blue X mark)
One new picture by Nicola Mora after the crash. Not much left.
Thank you.

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The complete F1-V8 Race Program from Como, Italy 1983.

11 February, 2017 Published by: Lars Strom

The complete F1-V8 Race Program from Como, Italy 1983.
Drivers, boats and much more.
Very interesting because this was my very first F1-V8 race ever as a driver.
I remember Lake Como was flooded that year and pretty tough race conditions from wind and rain.
Please enjoy.
Thanks to Motorglass Piacenza for the pictures.

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Marvin Catrett & Evolution Marine – High Performance OMC V6 and V8 engines.

25 January, 2017 Published by: Lars Strom

I meet Marvin Catrett the owner of Evolution Marine in Morgan City, Louisiana
1987 at a Offshore race in Marathon.
Marvin was big into making lots of horse power out of stock OMC V8 production outboards.
If I remember right the Phase 4 modifications of the OMC V8 was the most powerful.
He supplied three of the Phase 4 V8 engines for a 38 ft Larry Smith built Scarab.
This boat was used as a pace boat and rescue boat at the Offshore races.
A ended up buying this boat and exported it to Patrick Rinne in Finland.

(Last picture)
Patrick raced the boat a few times in the Stockholm – Helsinki race 1988.

There was two Evolution Marine Scarab 38 built and rigged the same way.

Also a 43 ft with similar rigging.

Here is a mix of pictures.
In 1999 we traveled to Morgan City in our Motorhome home and parked at his house.
Marvin’s wife Donna made Cajun style crawfish and we had a very good time.
Thanks for all the fun memories Marvin.