11/05/2011
OPA is proud to announce that the first show of the AMSOIL Offshore Racing Series, sanctioned by OPA will air this Thursday – 11/10 at 4pm EST on VERSUS Network – soon to be NBC Sports.
11/10 @ 4p (ET) Sunny Isles Beach FL; 11/17 @ 4p (ET) St Clair MI; 12/1 @ 4p (ET) Solomon’s Island MD; 12/8 @ 4p (ET) Orange Beach AL; 12/15 @ 4p (ET) REBROADCAST: Sunny Isles Beach FL.
12/04/2011
OPA Racing has signed up on Twitter! You can now follow us!!! Follow our tweets of news, photos, videos & more.
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Watch the AMSOIL Powerboat Series Online
12/09/2011
Did you miss an episode from the AMSOIL Powerboat Series, sanctioned by OPA Racing on VERSUS? There's nothing to worry about it, you can watch them online on our site. Go over to OPA TV and watch the races from Sunny Isles Beach,FL, St Clair,MI, Solomons,MD and Orange Beach, AL now!
Episode 1: Sunny Isles Offshore Challenge; Episode 2: St Clair River Classic Offshore Race; Episode 3: Solomons Offshore Grand Prix; Episode 4: Thunder on the Gulf
2012 OPA Racing Schedule Released
12/22/2011
May 11-13 Ocean City MD: June 8-10 Long Beach Island/ Beach Haven NJ; July 6-8 TBA …..Michigan; July 27-29 St Clair, Michigan; Aug 10-12 Port Huron, Michigan; Aug 24-26 Patchogue, NY (Long Island); Sept 28-30 Solomons Island, MD ~ OPA Nationals
New Jersey tolls hikes for 2012
12/30/2011
At 6:30 a.m. Sunday, tolls will go up 53 percent on the New Jersey Turnpike and 50 percent on the Garden State Parkway.
On the turnpike: The average driver of a passenger car will pay an additional $1.10 per trip, according to the Turnpike Authority; The peak rate for a passenger car to travel the entire length of the turnpike will climb to $13.85 from $9.05; The toll to drive a five-axle truck the length of the turnpike will climb to $49.75 from $32.50.
On the parkway: The toll at most plazas on the main line of the parkway will increase by 50 cents, The toll to travel the length of the parkway will rise to $8.25 from $5.50.
10/11/2011
What a way to end it up. Thank you to all the teams, staff and volunteers that helped us through the 2011 season. O.B brought back memories of Ocean racing at it’s best. Teams scrambling for weight, smaller props, duct tape, and Tylenol. I was just thinking, all weekend I don’t remember one team asking me if we would cancel. Maybe they knew we wouldn’t anyway. Looking around at the faces in the drivers meeting everyone was fired up to have at it. Proud of you all. Everyone came home safe and sound. True professionals.
RESULTS: 2011 OPA World Championships
10/09/2011
THUNDER ON THE GULF ~ Orange Beach, AL
Extreme/Turbine; 1. 113 Miss Geico Cat Lit:: 2. 77 Amsoil Super Vee: 1. V-1 Wazzup, 2. V-6 Strictly Business Class 400: 1. 400 FormulaBoats.com / TnT Racing; 2. 487 Jersey Outlaw; 3. 401 Simmons; 4. 415 Peters & May; 5. 429 Typhoon Class 100: 1. 105 Lightning Jacks; 2. 131 Geico Caveman
09/30/2011
Cat Lite National Champion: #77 AMSOIL: Driver: Paul Whittier, Throttles: Bob Teague; Super Vee National Champion: #V-6 Strictly Business: Driver: Louie Giancontieri, Throttles: Eric Vohrer; Turbine/Extreme National Champion: #113 Miss GEICO Racing: Driver: Marc Granet, Throttles: Scott Begovich
RESULTS: 2011 Solomons Offshore Grand Prix
10/09/2011
CLASS 400: 1. 401 Simmons Marine; 2. 400 FormulaBoats.com; 3. 415 Peters & May Racing; 4. 421 Xtreme; 5. 444 Steady Pumping; 6. 419 Twin Screws; 7. 487 Jersey Outlaw; 8. 411 Octane CLASS 500: 1. 530 Whoz Your Daddy; 2. 510 Mitigator; 3. 568 Immaculata Mighty Macs; 4. 517 Saris Racing; 5. 546 Team Optima/Reinforcer; 6. 529 Typhoon; 7. 552 Anger Management CLASS 600: 1. 633 Wazzup II; 2. 626 Maxed Out Motorsports; 3. 611 Joker Powerboats; 4. 623 Country Service; 5. 670 Knot Guilty; 6. 619 PFE Racing; 7. 601 F & R Racing; 8. 606 Lock’D Up Bandit
09/21/2011
Our Lodging Sponsors are booking reservations as we speak! Check it out!
Perdido Beach Resort will be serving as Race Central this year. Registration and Meetings will be held in the Meeting Room. PBR has Voyagers, a 5 star restaurant, as well as the Café Palm Breeze and Half Shell Grill. PBR will provide a VIP Spectator Tent located on the beach for VIP pass holders. (PBR is located on the 3-4 turn of the Race Course)
They have Special Room Rates for Race Teams
Get ready for the Solomon’s Island Grand Prix
09/09/2011
Get ready for one of the biggest race venues of the OPA/Amsoil racing circuit. We expect over 50 boats to participate from all over the east coast for this one. The race will be a 1 race format in Solomon’s Island Maryland. Full points will be awarded for this race. Obviously to make it fair for the current racers that raced all of the OPA races this year we could not do a 2 race format. All racers must turn in copies of their physicals that did not already do so, so that if they place in Solomon’s they will be able to receive prize monies. There will not be any exceptions to this. Also, please be aware that registrations will be held at the Holiday Inn Solomon’s on Friday and Saturday. Anyone that cannot make the registration times must call to tell us so that they can race on Sunday.
08/26/2011
Thank you to all that came on Friday night in Sayville on Main Street. Unfortunately, due to weather (Hurricane Irene) we were not able to continue on with the race. Our email boxes are filled with many questions and I will try to answer most of them now. There is no rescheduled date for the Long Island race...Why?................
Battle on the Bay Race Village & Race Site Information
08/09/2011
We are relocating Race Village from East Islip to Brookhaven Town. This move is a result of Town of Islip reneging on our previous agreement that we worked on for 6 months. We apologize to the people and businesses of Islip town for this disappointment. Friday night in Sayville is still on! Friday August 26th join us on Main Street with vendors, race boats, and more from 4pm to 10pm! We are also glad to mention our new dry pit site, known as Race Village, is the Raymour & Flanigan Parkinglot, located in Patchogue off 112 and Sunrise Highway. This site is larger and more convenient to get to! Saturday will feature live music, vendors, a GRUCCI FIREWORK SHOW & last but not least…
RESULTS: 2011 International OffShore Powerboat Race
08/07/2011
Class 600: 1. 669 Tyler Crockett Marine Engines; 2. 607 Akula; 3. 633 Wazzup II; 4. 670 Knot Guilty; 5. 611 Joker Powerboats; 6. 623 Country Service; 7. 606 Lock’Up; 8. 619 PFE Racing CLASS 100: 1. 105 Lightning Jacks; 2. 129 Cleveland Construction; 3. 77 AMSOIL CLASS 300: 1. 360 Bull on the Beach; 2. 323 Time Bandit; 3. 301 Car Plugs SUPER VEE: 1. V-6 Strictly Business; 2. V-1 Wazzup
RESULTS: ST CLAIR RIVER CLASSIC OFFSHORE POWERBOAT Race
07/31/2011
Extreme: 1. 113 Miss Geico, 2. 19 Cat Can Do Class 500: 1. 546 Team Optima; 2. 568 Immaculata Mighty Macs; 3. 555 Adrenaline Rush; 4. 531 Whoz Your Daddy; 5. 581 CWC Motorsports Cat Lite: 1. 388 Phoenix Parts.com, 2. 77 Amsoil, 3. 8 Infinity Super Cat: 1. 30 Talk’N Trash; 2. 31 Page Motorsports; 3. 45 JD Byrider
THE 1st OPA INTERNATIONAL POWER BOAT RACE
07/25/2011
Get ready for one of the biggest power boat races ever seen.This is the first year that OPA and Port Huron/Sarnia has prepared to get together to do an International power boat race. There will be thousands of people watching this event from the Sarnia, Canada side and the Port Huron, Michigan side. After doing a site review I have found that this race site is set up perfectly for a power boat race. The dry pits consists of a huge area where you can hook up to water or power if needed. It is located right on the riverfront bulkhead and has a view of Canada clearly. The wet pits are right next to the dry pits and the wet pits have amenities such as showers....
Battle on the Bay ~ Race Village & Race Site Information
07/23/2011
We are relocating Race Village from East Islip to Brookhaven Town. This move is a result of Town of Islip reneging on our previous agreement that was worked on for 6 months. We apologize to the people and businesses of Islip town for this disappointment. We are glad to say our new site is larger and more convenient to get to. At this new site we will feature live music, vendors, a GRUCCI FIREWORK SHOW & last but not least…the FASTEST RACERS & RACE BOATS in the WORLD! Please Stand by as we work out our new maps and features for your convenience.
St Clair Schedule of Events released
07/23/2011
Be prepared to view one of the best races of the OPA season. We expect large crowds of over 40,000 at this race site. We also expect over 40 race boats or more to show up for a spectacular event. Attached is the 2011 St Clair Schedule of Events. Please be sure to come to the Chart room in the St Clair Inn for OPA registration and information. Wristbands are required. The Optima battery rig will be in St Clair only so please make sure you have the types of batteries that you need if you did not already send me the information. We are going to ship all of the boats that require D34M due to the fact that is what most racers use in their boats. You must fill out paperwork with me in St Clair for receiving these batteries either by shipment or pickup. For those of you who do not show up for the St Clair race we will ship the batteries to you if you are paid up in full with OPA for the 2011 season. Take a look at the attached Excel spreadsheet to see if your boat is on it. If it is not you must get in contact with me through email at alan@oparacing.org. Please be sure to keep all of your equipment at Rivers Bend Marina for the Port Huron race which is the following weekend. Hope to see everyone in St Clair for an action packed week of racing.
07/22/2011
Hope you’ve taken advantage of the OPTIMA sponsorship deal to the fullest. In addition to giving all of you free batteries and sponsoring one of our teams for the season, they’ve also given OPA money to help offset the tremendous cost of producing a fist class TV show. OPTIMA has indicated that they’d like to continue the relationship with OPA into 2012 and we’d like to thank them for that by showing our support and gratitude. You need to help us do that. Take advantage of the FREE BATTERY OFFER BY ST CLAIR AT THE LATEST.
Port Huron Schedule of Events released
07/21/2011
Get ready for our 3rd stop of the OPA racing circuit in beautiful Port Huron, Michigan which is the following week from the St Clair, Michigan race. This race course is only a few miles down the river and will be our 1st international race with Canada. Expect a large boat count and a place where the wet and dry pits are right next to each other. Attached to this email is the Schedule of Events for this race and the racer packet will be available shortly. You can go to www.oparacing.org for any updates to the site. See everyone there August 5-7th..........
07/14/2011
OPA Racing has signed up on Facebook with their own Fan Page. By "Liking" our fan page you can follow and interact with us and many of the OPA racers & officials. You can also view there the many videos that teams link to the Fan Page along with the numerous amount of photo galleries from the photographers that attend the races and special events.
So login to your Facebook account and follow us!!! https://www.facebook.com/OPARacing
07/14/2011
Get ready for the second stop of the Amsoil Offshore Powerboat Series in St Clair Michigan. Be prepared to see the most different varieties of powerboats you have ever seen. We will have from the Extreme Class to the smallest Class 600 boats. They range in speeds of 70 MPH to 200 MPH. Expect to see over 50, 000 fans show up for this event. You must let Brian Kowalski know what size rigs you are bringing and what type of space is needed. You can reach Brian Kowalski at 810-357-5527. Don’t wait to call or you find yourself on a side street somewhere. Attached to this email is the racers packet so that you have all of the information you will need to know about tis event. Ed Smith from Cleveland Construction race team and marina is offering anyone to leave their rigs and raceboats at his marina for the race in Port Huron the following weekend. Please call Julie at Rivers Bend Marina (Ed Smiths Marina) to let her know that you will be keeping your equipment there.
Shore Dreams for Kids ~ Volunteers Needed
07/11/2011
CALLING ALL OPA MEMBERS!
THE NEW JERSEY PERFORMANCE POWERBOAT CLUB (NJPPC) IS WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE OFFSHORE POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION (OPA) TO HELP SUPPORT THE SHORE DREAMS FOR KIDS ON SATURDAY JULY 16TH.
PLEASE COME HELP DONATE YOUR TIME........
OPTIMA BATTERIES PRESS RELEASE
07/07/2011
We have kicked off the 2011 OPA racing season by handing out our first group of free Optima Batteries. We are going to hand out free Optima Batteries at the next race site which will be in St Clair Michigan. The Optima Battery rig will be there and we need to know which style battery/s you will need and how many are used in your race boat before the St Clair race. Listed below are the sizes and cranking amps of each battery offered. You will need to come to the registration room in the St Clair Inn and fill out battery paperwork before you can pick up your batteries. Anyone that does not show up to St Clair.......
RESULTS: 2011 Sunny Isles Offshore Challenge
06/19/2011
Extreme: 1. 113 Miss Geico; 2. 21 Cintron; 3. 10 Lamborghini Miami Class 500: 1. 568 Mighty Mac; 2. 517 Saris Racing; 3. 529 Typhoon; 4. 510 Mitigator; 5. 511 Team Blythe Racing; 6. 552 Anger Management; 7. 546 Team Optima Cat Lite: 1. 77 Amsoil; 2. 388 Phoenix Parts.com; 3. 8 Infinity; 4. 33 Loriblu Class 100: 1. 130 Twisted Metal; 2. 129 Cleveland Construction; 3. 131 Geico Caveman
Lifeline is a returning Sponsor
06/01/2011
The 2011 OPA racing season is off to a good start this season. Please join us in welcoming Lifeline as one of our returning sponsors for the 2011 racing season. They will be helping us boost our safety gear into one of the safest racing years yet. OPA will work with Lifeline in making sure that we have the most up to date and current certified safety equipment. As a contingency sponsor we have agreed to put their Lifeline stickers on all of the race boats and that will give OPA a 20% discount on any new gear purchased from Lifeline. Kent, from Lifeline, has also indicated that we can do a trade in, trade up, program .......
AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series sanctioned by OPA
06/09/2011
It’s been a long winter and while you’ve been working on your boats, OPA has been working on new race sites, new series sponsors and a TV show package that will feature the best of OPA Racing and its teams.
We are thrilled and extremely proud to have AMSOIL come aboard as the title sponsor of the 2011 OPA Racing series for the next three years. We are also pleased to announce that OPTIMA Batteries, Geico Powersports and Wazzup Racing Engines are presenting sponsors .........
AMSOIL Partners with Offshore Powerboat Association
06/08/2011
(Superior, Wis.) ~ AMSOIL INC., The First in Synthetics, continues its support of powerboat racing as the new title sponsor of the Offshore Powerboat Association. The sponsorship agreement offers naming rights to the OPA, which will now be known as the AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series sanctioned by OPA.
“We are thrilled to have AMSOIL come aboard as the title sponsor of the OPA,” said OPA President Ed Smith...........
Battle on the Bay Race is moved to Sayville
04/20/2011
For Immediate Release by Great South Bay Racing
First I would like to thank everyone for their patience in awaiting the announcement of our new site for the Battle on the Bay August 26th ,27th and 28th 2011. We are pleased to announce we are in our final stages working with Supervisor ...........
Atlantic City Grand Prix Cancelled
03/05/2011
The 2011 Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix, scheduled for June 3rd, 4th, and 5th has been cancelled.
This is the first time in its 43-year history that New Jersey Offshore Powerboat Racing Association will not produce a race in New Jersey. We are hoping to work with OPA and be back on the race circuit in 2012...........
2010 National & High Points Champion Awards Dinner02/12/2011
Welcome all racers and fans to the 2011 season. We are looking forward to everyones support for the 2011 OPA/Jersy Boyz racing season. We are having our 2010 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 information for the restaurant is:
Vicci signs on as Official Apparel Supplier to OPA
02/02/2011
Vicci is excited to be a partner to OPA Racing 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, GP2, World Superbike and more.
OPTIMA Batteries signs on as Official Battery Manufacturer of OPA
01/30/2011
Everyone knows that the only battery capable of withstanding the abuse of Offshore Powerboat Racing is the Optima Blue Top marine battery. Seeing the perfect opportunity to showcase the toughen their product, Optima Batteries of (parent company – Johnson Controls) has teamed up with OPA for the 2011 season as the Official Battery of the OPA Racing Tour and a sponsor for the 2011 season.
Epic Performance Yachts signs on as an Official OPA Pace Boat
01/25/2011
OPA is pleased to announce that Epic Performance Yachts will be an official pace boat for OPA during the 2011 racing season. The new Epic 41 center console is powered by 3 – 300 Mercury Verados and was developed to not only achieve unheard speeds in a center console model but to do it in complete comfort.
Orange Beach signs on for 2011 Worlds
01/24/2011
OPA World Championship Powerboat Races to Be Held In Orange Beach, Alabama, October 6–9, 2011
The Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) announced today the signing of a sponsorship agreement with the producers of the Thunder on the Gulf powerboat races. This will allow Offshore Powerboat Racing to return to the Gulf Coast from Thursday October 6 through Sunday Oct. 9, 2011. This will be a two race World Championship event, meaning the boats will race twice, on Friday and Sunday. The teams with the most combined points between the two days of racing will be crowned OPA World Champions.
News ~ 2011
