A recent discovery of classic photos of the Team Mercury outboard tunnel boat race team rekindled my curiosity of the outboard factory war era when Mercury and OMC (Outboard Marine Corporation parent company of the Johnson and Evinrude brands at the time) battled for bragging rights (and sales) across the globe.
I thought it would be interesting to interview the team drivers to hear first hand what it was like racing for Team Mercury.
Those were the golden years of tunnel competition, the first words spoken by Bill at the start of our phone interview regarding Team Mercury. Back then, winning prestigious events such as the 6-hours of Paris or 3-hours of Amsterdam had an direct impact on European outboard sales!,
I thought it would be interesting to interview the team drivers to hear first hand what it was like racing for Team Mercury.
Those were the golden years of tunnel competition, the first words spoken by Bill at the start of our phone interview regarding Team Mercury. Back then, winning prestigious events such as the 6-hours of Paris or 3-hours of Amsterdam had an direct impact on European outboard sales!,