RESULTS: 2012 St. Clair River Classic Offshore Powerboat Race
07/30/2012
SUPER VEE LITE : 1 - 411 Octane, 2 - 21 Pirate Racing, 3 - 29 Typhoon, 4 - 51 Wild Ride, 5 - 66 Tug It, 6 - 107 Absolutely Not. CLASS 400: 1 - 401 Simmons Racing; 2 - 419 Twin Screws; 3 - 469 Tyler Crockett Marine; 4 - 619 PFE Racing CLASS 600: 1 - 633 Wazzup II, 2 - 626 Maxed Out, 3 - 602 Bat Boat, 4 - 644 Knot Guilty, 5 - 623 Country Service, 6 - 667 Hurricane Force, 7 - 607 Akula, 8 - 619 PFE Racing, 9 - 613 Bad Newz
The Sun Shines on the St. Clair River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2012
In the days leading up to the 18th Annual St. Clair River Classic Offshore Powerboat Race, rain was becoming an issue. When the teams started to roll in, the sun came out and showed everyone the “Blue Water” that makes this region famous on the circuit. Being the third stop on the 2012 AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series, sanctioned by OPA, St. Clair has always attracted the best of the best to challenge the daunting and notorious Turn 4. With most courses across the country being raced in a counter-clockwise (left turns) direction, St. Clair is traditionally run clockwise (right turns) and when you factor in the seven mile an hour current, Turn 4 plays havoc on every race boat turning back into the oncoming current.
08/03/2012
Attention OPA Racers and Fans,
The Smiths Point , Long Island Race has been officially cancelled. While we had permits and approvals from the U.S. Coast Guard, Brookhaven Regatta Permit, Environmental Approvals and a slew of other permits and applications, the Suffolk County Officials reneged on our permit at a meeting that was supposed to be held to go over some small details. Citing traffic worries going to the Park as the reason for their actions, we asked what we could change on our traffic plan to ease their worries and they replied "we haven't read your traffic plan". This is just the tip of the iceberg. One thing I have to say is that our committee solved and dealt with their every whim and more then complied with their needs to hold the race, the County failed at their responsibilities, no one else. On a more positive note or maybe the silver lining to this ordeal is that we have been contacted.
OPA Part IV: An International Flavor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 15, 2012
For the second year in a row, the cities of Port Huron, Michigan, USA and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, teamed up and promoted the International Offshore Powerboat Race. On Thursday evening, approximately twenty teams caravanned into the site throughout the streets of Port Huron to the cheers of the awaiting fans. Desmond Landing hosted the Race Village which showcased all the hardware of the participants, a concert featuring local bands, and even the first annual golf cart mud bog in the parking lot which was won by the pit manager, Brian Kowalski. Inclement weather did its best to hinder the weekend’s festivities.......
RESULTS: 2012 International Offshore Powerboat Race
08/12/2012.
CAT LITE: 1 - 388 PHOENIXPARTS.com, 2 - 77 AMSOIL CLASS 500: 1 - 555 Pushin Tin, 2 - 529 Team Purrrfect, 3 - 531 Whoz Your Daddy CLASS 600: 1 - 611 Joker Powerboats; 2 - 644 Knot Guilty; 3 - 623 Country Service; 4 - 667 Hurricane Force; 5 - 626 Maxed Out; 6 - 633 Wazzup II; 7 - 613 Bad newz; 8 - 607 Akula; 8 - 619 PFE Racing CLASS 300: 1 - 360 Bull on the Beach, 2 - 369 Tyler Crockett Marine
RESULTS: 2012 Solomons Offshore Grand Prix
09/16/2012
EXTREME: 1-741 Semper Fi; 2-113 Miss GEICO CLASS 5: 1-517 Saris Racing; 2-555 Pushin-Tin; 3-553 Thunder Struck; 4-531 Whoz Your Daddy; 5 568 Mighty Macs; 6 540 Pump It; 7-598 High's Racing; 8-510 Mitigator; 9 - 529 Purrrfect SUPER VEE LITE: 1-21 Pirate Racing, 2-66 Tug It; 3-51 Wild Ride; 4-104 Absolutely Not; 5-29 Typhoon; 6-411 Octane
Solomons, Maryland: A Crowning Moment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ~ September 24, 2012
The Solomons Offshore Grand Prix is not like any other race. It is the culmination of the season long grind where some teams can put the cherry on top or those not too far behind can pull an upset and be crowned the 2012 AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series National Champion sanctioned by OPA. For the third year in a row, Solomons has been the final stop of the OPA National tour which features race sites from Maryland to Michigan and even competes in Canada. These various sites provide different water conditions from bone rattling high seas of the Atlantic Ocean to the calm flat of lakes and rivers. As shown in all forms of racing, consistency proves the elite.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ~ September 24, 2012
Pop the popcorn and get ready to be on the edge of your seat!!! Offshore Boat Racing on television is back. The Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) is proud to announce that you can catch the action from the 2012 AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series this fall on the Fox Sports Network (FSN), starting Wednesday October 17th, at 5pm EST. Then every Wednesday at 5pm EST, strap in for more of the wave crushing, full throttle, and bone rattling antics of the racers that call themselves OPA.
All episodes will air at 5pm EST.
2012 National Winners are ...
09/30/2011
Cat Lite National Champion: #388 PhoenixParts.com: Driver: Ray Contreras ~ Throttles: Anthony Smith; Super Vee National Champion: #V-1 Wazzup: Driver: Ed "Smitty" Smith ~ Throttles: Anthony Smith; Turbine/Extreme National Champion: #19 Cat Can Do: Driver/Throttles: Keith Holmes ~ Driver: Bill Jarvis ~ Throttles: Barry Glovick
RESULTS: 2012 World Offshore Championship
October 24, 2012
EXTREME : 1st - 1 Cintron; 2nd - 10 Aqua Mania; 3rd - 113 Miss GEICO; 4th - 19 Cat Can Do CLASS 5 : 1st - 568 Mighty Macs; 2nd - 517 Saris Racing; 3rd - 555 Pushin-Tin; 4th - 540 Pump It; 5th - 500 Miss Jupiter/TnT Racing; 6th - 546 Reinforcer; 7th - 531 Whoz Your Daddy; 8th - 530 Dare Devil; 9th - 512 Kami-Kazi; 10th - 510 Mitigator; 11th - 569 Maximum Marine ............
October 25, 2012
The Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) is proud to announce that you can catch the action from the 2012 AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series this fall on the Fox Sports Network (FSN), starting Wednesday October 17th, at 5pm EST. Then every Wednesday at 5pm EST, strap in for more of the wave crushing, full throttle, and bone rattling antics of the racers that call themselves OPA.
Root Sports and MSG+ is also airing the TV. Check with your local provided for channel & times of the "OPA Offshore Racing Series" . All episodes will reair in the 1st quarter of 2013.
Did you miss the 2012 AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series TV episodes that aired on FSN, ROOT SPORTS & MSG+ from October 24th thru November 28th? Not to worry as they are available online for your viewing pleasure. Visit OPA TV to watch the OPA Offshore Racing Series, there's even a few extras that were not aired on TV.
December 09, 2012
Please join us on February 16th, 2013 at 7:00 pm for the 2012 OPA Awards Banquet. The Banquet is being held at the Oyster Creek Inn located in Leeds Point, NJ which is conveniently located 20 minutes from Atlantic City.
This year's National Champions are: PhoenixParts.com, Wazzup, Cat Can Do, Pirate Racing, Cleveland Construction, Bull on the Beach, Twin Screws/R&S Racing, Pushin-Tin & Wazzup II.......
And the Winner of the Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) VIP Experience is ...
07/23/2012
In 2012, OPTIMA® Batteries has partnered with the Golden State Foods Foundation to include a charitable Build-A-Bike program into its street car events to serve children. Many of us can remember customizing our bikes as kids with the coolest decals, chrome cranks or pegs, better grips and seat. This is where we first discovered our passion and the pride we felt after working on our vehicle.
Through the Build-A-Bike program, an OPA VIP Experience package was put up to auction for the St. Clair Michigan event on July 27-29, 2012 in St. Clair, MI.
ATTENTION RACERS, CREW & STAFF!!!
07/10/2012
If you plan to participate in the Canadian Autograph Session – Sarnia Bay Marina, Ontario, YOU MUST fill out the PORT HURON to SARNIA Individual Manifest Form. GO TO the Racer Resources page for information. The PORT HURON to SARNIA Individual Manifest Form and related documentation MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JULY 31, 2012. Please contact Dee @ 321-501-2262 if you do not have a User Name & Password for the Racer Resources section of this website.
Where The Heck Is Tawas, Anyway??????
07/07/2012
I am pretty sure that was the first question that popped into most of the racers heads when the event was first being discussed. I know it was my first thought, and I live in Michigan. I doubt it will be a question that is ever raised again, certainly not by anyone who pays attention to offshore racing events.
It’s hard to believe from the outstanding overall success, but this was the inaugural edition of the Heritage Coast Offshore Grand Prix in Tawas Bay, Michigan. The organizers had only a few short weeks to get everything to come together and they must have really burned the midnight oil.
Offshore powerboat racing to stay in Tawas four more years
06/27/2012
EAST TAWAS – Thousands of fans, curiosity seekers and spectators lined the shores of Tawas Bay from East Tawas to Tawas City Sunday for the inaugural Heritage Coast Offshore Grand Prix.
The event was put on by the Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) and sponsored by the Heritage Coast Sailing and Rowing Company. And the best news is Heritage Coast Sailing and Rowing Co. President David Wentworth.
RESULTS: 2012 Heritage Coast Offshore Grand Prix
06/25/2012
EXTREME: 1 - 19 Cat Can Do SUPER VEE LITE: 1 - 21 Pirate Racing, 2 - 411 Octane CLASS 6: 1 - 619 PFE Racing; 2 - 644 Knot Guilty; 3 - 623 Country Service; 4 - 667 Hurricane Force; 5 - 607 Akula; 5 - 602 702BatBoat.com; 6 - 613 Bad News; 7 - 633 Wazzup II; 8 - 626 Maxed Out Motorsports CLASS 4: 1 - 401 Simmons Racing, 2 - 467 Velocity Racing, 3 - 419 Twin Screws
Race Recap: OPA opens the 2012 season in Ocean City
05/14/2012
(Ocean City, MD) - The Bull on the Beach Offshore Grand Prix was the first stop of the AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series sanctioned by OPA Racing. Ocean City is the first event of a seven race series.
After a two-year absence, the once annual Offshore Powerboat races came back to Ocean City in 2012. Bull on the Beach owner Phil Houck was instrumental in bringing the event back to Ocean City this year. “I love offshore racing. It’s just an exciting sport. I’ve been racing 15 or 16 years,” said Houck. “[The event] helps promote the sport.
RESULTS: 2012 Bull on the Beach Offshore Grand Prix
05/14/2012
CLASS 3; 1 - 311 CHIRO ONE, 2 - 360 BULL ON THE BEACH, 3 - 377 WANTED RACING, 4 - 322 TKO CLASS 5; 1 - 568 MIGHTY MACS, 2 - 517 SARIS RACING, 3 - 540 PUMP IT, 4 - 510 MITIGATOR, 5 - 555 OAK HILL SALES, 6 - 531 WHO’Z YOUR DADDY, 6 - 598 HIGH’S FUEL YOUR JOURNEY CLASS 6: 1 - 626 MAXED OUT; 2 - 633 WAZZUP II; 3 - 644 KNOT GUILTY; 4 - 606 LOCK’D UP; 5 - 619 PFE Racing; 5 - 667 HURRICANE FORCE; 5 - 602 BATBOAT; 6 - 623 COUNTRY SERVICE; 7 - 611 JOKER POWERBOATS; 7 - 639 REPEAT OFFENDER
Heritage Coast Offshore Grand Prix on Tawas Bay
The Heritage Coast Sailing and Rowing Co.( A not for profit) is proud to announce that Offshore Power Boat Racing is coming to Tawas Bay June 22-24 this summer, David Wentworth, Heritage Coast Sailing and Rowing Chairperson, said. An agreement has been reached between Heritage Coast Sailing and Rowing and the Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA). The OPA is the sanctioning body for a number of these events held throughout the eastern US and the Great Lakes.
Offshore race boats are a breed of boat built for the punishing conditions of ocean racing.
OPA Racing is ready to launch the Heritage Coast Offshore Grand Prix in East Tawas, MI
05/09/2012
OPA left no stone unturned in the attempt to have an offshore race in New Jersey. Unfortunately, even with all the efforts, we were unable to have a race produced in the state of New Jersey for the 2012 season, have no fear, we have plans.
The city of East Tawas, MI has opened their doors and is welcoming us into their town for the 1st Heritage Coast Offshore Grand Prix on June 22 - 24, 2012. All is a go, we have the Green Light from both the Town Council & Coast Guard.
AMSOIL returns as sponsor for 2012 Season ~ TV to be aired on Fox Sports
04/28/2012
OPA Racing is proud to announce that AMSOIL is returning sponsor for the 2012 AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series sanctioned by OPA Racing. In addition, we are also pleased to announce that Geico Powersports and Wazzup Racing Engines are presenting sponsors of this year’s racing series.
In addition to AMSOIL being a returning sponsor, AMSOIL has sponsor the race course Turn Buoys. So look for the big AMSOIL pillows with the orange top. With the sponsorship dollars we are also working with Tampa Digital to produce the TV show to air on Fox Sports network. The shows will be one hour long and with a rebroadcast of each episode. We will be airing five of our seven race series.
Powerboat Races Set to Return Next Month to Ocean City
04/21/2012
Ocean City- The grand spectacle of offshore powerboat racing is set to return on Mother’s day weekend, May 11th, 12th and 13th, with the arrival of the OPA racing teams from the USA and other countries. For years, the annual Offshore Powerboat Races were a staple in the resort. Last fall, however, the fan favorite, Phil Houck, returned with the National Racing Series. Sponsored in part by Bull On The Beach, Crab Alley, Atlantic Hotel, Quality Inn Boardwalk, Harrison Hall, Flagship Ocean Front, Worcester County, The Dispatch, The U.S. Coastguard, Town of Ocean City and the Judith M.
Palm Beach World Offshore Championship moves forward
PRESS RELEASE: 04/05/2012
Riviera Beach, FL - April 5th 2012- Powerboat Palm Beach, the promoters of the 2012 Palm Beach World Offshore Championship, presented last night to the Jupiter Town Council. The Mayor and the Town Council gave approval to continue through the permitting process leading up to the World Championship race which is set for October 18th through 21st, 2012.
Revised 2012 OPA Racing Schedule
03/01/2012
A few changes have been made to the 2012 OPA Racing Schedule: New Jersey race has been moved from Long Beach Island to Atlantic City with date changes; Solomons Grand Prix dates have been changed; TBA Michigan race has been removed from the schedule.
Capsule training session SPRING 2012
02/24/2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 11:30am until 1:30pm - EAST DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL POOL 9 MILE RD
I WILL BE HAVING ( TWO ) SAFETY CELL CERTIFICATION DATES ON: SATURDAY MARCH 10 TH, 2012 & SATURDAY APRIL 21 ST, 2012
LOCATION: EAST DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL POOL, 9 MILE RD JUST WEST OF GRATIOT AVE, ENTRANCE FROM 9 MILE ROAD SIDE OF BLDG, EASTPOINTE, MICHIGAN 48021 - ( 11:30 AM TO 1:30 PM ) SHARP - ( 2 MILES WEST OF I-94, EXIT # 227 ) - ( 1/2 MILE W/O APBA HEADQUARTERS) - NORTHEAST OF DETROIT
02/12/2012
Coming off a very successful 2011 season, the OPA Teams recently converged on the tiny town of Galloway Township NJ to hold their annual meeting and Awards Party. During the pre-party meeting Rick Felson from High Risk Insurance fully explained the coverage limits of the K&K Race Insurance policy that OPA carries at each event and how it offers a unique level of Participant to Participant coverage. Ed Smith, President of OPA followed by explaining some new safety requirements for all canopied boats, such as automatic internal lighting systems and a simple device that will prevent fuel spills through the vent when a boat rolls over. Additionally, OPA will now red flag races whenever there is an incident on the course. Once the course is clear, the race will be restarted. Finally, Smith explained that during the 2012 season OPA will experiment with a Prop Shaft Dyno to control horsepower in the bracket classes and check horsepower in the spec classes.
Promoters hope to return offshore powerboat racing to Jupiter area
02/04/2012
JUPITER — Four dozen powerboats racing up to 180 mph between the Juno Beach Pier and Carlin Park in October is just what the local economy needs, said race promoter Jim Hauser.
“It would be a colorful, incredible event. I figure we could attract 20,000 people,” said Hauser, 65, a Jupiter resident and lifelong boater. The Palm Beach World Championship would be a sanctioned stop for the Offshore Powerboat Association, said Hauser, who retired after 30 years with Mercury Outboard Motors in Wisconsin.
Hauser and Nick Scafidi, owner of Nick’s Creative Marine in Riviera Beach, established Powerboater Palm Beach LLC last year to organize the race.
Vicci Partners again with OPA Racing
01/20/2012
Vicci is excited to partner again with OPA this year as the Official Apparel Supplier. Vicci is offering all of the teams great pricing on their team uniforms (see details below) as part of this program. Vicci is one of the United States premier clothing suppliers to race teams. We work with teams in the NHRA, NASCAR, IHRA, ADRL, Formula 1, MotoGP, GP2, World Superbike and more.
Vicci manufactures custom uniforms for race teams. Our Micro-Dye process gives unlimited graphic opportunities so your team will have a unique look and your sponsors get the representation they deserve. All of our fabrics are AirTech micro-fiber, performance fabrics.
01/10/2012
Welcome all racers and fans to the 2012 season. We are looking forward to everyones support for the 2012 OPA/Jersy Boyz racing season. We are having our 2011 High Points Champion Awards/Dinner at a wonderful restaurant on the water in Galloway Township, NJ convienently located 20 minutes from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The cost of the dinner is $70 a person and that includes full dinner and live music starting at 7pm sharp. The dress code is nice casual which means no ripped up jeans. Everyone will pay at the door and please bring cash only. No credit cards! Racers meeting is at 5pm to 7pm and EVERYONE IS INVITED.
Remembering Jimmy "Trophy B****" Welsh
December 27, 2012
Love, Thoughts & Prayers for the Welsh Family & Team Typhoon
Jimmy Welsh aka "Trophy B****" was a man that many of us loved & adored. There are so many things and so many stories about this man that we can go on forever and never have a bad thing to say. Jimmy truly had a heart of gold.
Jimmy was big a part of Offshore Racing and was a part of so many people's adventures. He always seemed to be everywhere all the time helping everyone. It is safe to say that no one ever walked away from Jimmy without a smile on their face. You may have walked away shaking your head, but "YES" it was always with a smile and probably a laugh too. Jimmy will be missed greatly by all.
News ~ 2012
