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.......
2013 Capsule Training Sessions
January 31, 2013
THERE WILL BE ( TWO ) SAFETY CELL CERTIFICATION DATES ON:
SATURDAY MARCH 9TH, 2013 & SATURDAY APRIL 13 ST, 2013
COST: $ 35.00 FOR APBA MEMBERS; $ 40.00 FOR OPA MEMBERS w/ SWIM TEST (offshore only); $ 20.00 FOR SWIM TEST ONLY (offshore only)
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......
OFFSHORE POWERBOAT RACING RETURNS TO LAKE HAVASU CITY
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (January 23, 2013)
Offshore Powerboat Racing is returning to Lake Havasu for the First Offshore Triathlon on APRIL 26 - 27, 2013.
The race will be held in conjunction with the Storm Chaser's Desert Storm Performance Boat Event in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Over 6,000 racers and spectators are expected to visit the Race Village.
The Offshore Powerboat Race will be sanctioned Pacific Offshore Powerboat Racing Association (POPRA) Offshore race boats will compete from all over the U.S., ranging from 22 feet to over 50 feet; POPRA boats speed upwards of 140 MPH in some of the Pro classes.....
TV Reair dates of the 2012 OPA Offshore Racing Series
February 22, 2013
Did you miss the 2012 AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series TV episodes? The Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) is proud to announce that you can catch the action from the 2012 AMSOIL Offshore Powerboat Series this winter on the Fox Sports Network (FSN), starting Wednesday February 20th. 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+ are also airing the TV Series. Check with your local provided for channel, dates & times of the reairing of the "OPA Offshore Racing Series".
February 26, 2013
Coming off a very successful 2012 season, the OPA Teams recently converged on the tiny towns of Galloway & Leeds Point in New Jersey to hold their Annual Meeting and Awards Party. With excitement, OPA announced the addition of 3 new race sites Lake Hopatcong, NJ; Atlantic City, NJ; and to be announced very shorty is the site in Long Island, New York. OPA is proud to be returning to the race sites in East Tawas, MI; St Clair, MI; Port Huron, MI/Sarnia, Ont, Can and Solomons, MD. Ed Smith, President of OPA followed by reiterating safety requirements for all boats, discussion about GPSs for the bracketed classes and the possibility of an "Entry Level" class being introduced to OPA for the 2013 season (single outboard boats, more information about the possibility of this class will be released when more is known). Additionally, OPA will continue to red flag races whenever there is an incident on the course. Once the course is clear, the race will be restarted.
The awards party was more like a family reunion for wayward racers. The house was packed with the band "The Switch" featuring Johnny Saris of Saris Racing along with special appearances by Jason Saris of Saris Racing & Louie Giancontieri of Strictly Business & Typhoon. Teams came from California, Florida, Michigan, Maryland, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and of course, New Jersey. It was a great night with a warm bond of close friends and family.
2013 Lake Havasu Gran Prix cancelled
March 5, 2013
As you may already be aware of the POPRA Board of Directors were forced to cancel the upcoming Lake Havasu Gran Prix in conjunction with the 2013 Lake Havasu Desert Storm Event due to lack of interest from the racing membership.
Several important issues have arisen from that decision that needs to be addressed with the general membership which is why I have called for a general membership meeting to discuss the current state of POPRA and the future of POPRA and Offshore Powerboat Racing on the West Coast. I would ask that you attend this very important meeting as we have come to a crossroads as an organization and we need to discuss (as a group) where to go from here.
This meeting was held on Saturday, March 23, from Noon to 3:00 p.m. at Dick Simon Yacht Sales, 34571 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629
One Race Team is Going to Win!
March 20, 2013
$5,000 Cash Give Away! One Team is Going to Win! Drawing is Sunday, June 23rd @ 7pm @ Golden Nugget's THE DECK!
Receive 1 entry for each qualifying task. How race teams earn up to 4 chances to enter!
(1) Complete OPA registration for the 2013 Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix by May 31, 2013; (2) Show up to the 2013 Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix; (3) Complete at least 1 lap in the race on Sunday, June 23rd 2013; (4) Make an effor in your team's Dry Pit area to promote "Do-AC" or "Restore the Jersey Shore"
Race team driver & throttleman must be present to win! No exceptions!
Six-B Apparel partners with OPA Racing for the 2013 season
March 5, 2013
Six-B Apparel is excited to partner with OPA Racing this year as the Official Apparel Supplier. Six-B Apparelis offering all of the teams great pricing on their team uniforms (see details below) as part of this program. Six-B Apparel is one of the United States premier clothing suppliers to race teams. Six B Apparel is the premiere source when it comes to custom dye sublimated crew apparel. They are the factory, therefore they are able to offer no minimums for orders. They also have an in house award winning art department for all of your design needs.
As you well know a great product, great price, and customer service are a rare trio these days. With that being said, we would love to earn everyones business by offering all three. We currently handle Pegasus Trailers, Jax Wax, Feld Motorsports, and Lucas Oil Products crew shirt needs just to name a few. With 2013 under way, why not be the best dressed crew in the industry at your next race or trade show?
Powerboat racing coming to Atlantic City on June 23
March 19, 2013
Atlantic City will experience the sights and sounds of 40- to-50-foot powerboats going 150 mph or faster in the ocean on June 23.
The Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix will be held on a six-mile course not far off the beach. The start-finish line will be at Missouri Avenue, and the Frank S. Farley State Marina at Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino will be the race headquarters.
"It'll be exciting to watch, and it's free," race chairman Dave Patnaude, 43, of Toms River, said Sunday. "We changed up the course to make it spectator-friendly. It won't go far out into the ocean."
Patnaude and Tom Pohlman, the vice president and general manager of Golden Nugget, talked about holding the event. They received the endorsement of the Atlantic City Alliance, a marketing coalition that promotes tourism in the city.
Powering up for offshore racing in Lake Hopatcong
March 20, 2013
$5,000 Cash Give Away! One Team is Going to Win! Drawing is Sunday, June 23rd @ 7pm @ Golden Nugget's THE DECK!
Receive 1 entry for each qualifying task. How race teams earn up to 4 chances to enter!
(1) Complete OPA registration for the 2013 Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix by May 31, 2013; (2) Show up to the 2013 Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix; (3) Complete at least 1 lap in the race on Sunday, June 23rd 2013; (4) Make an effor in your team's Dry Pit area to promote "Do-AC" or "Restore the Jersey Shore"
Powerboats have Atlantic City's cooperation and hoping for Mother Nature's
April 13, 2013
ATLANTIC CITY - Powerboat racing's version of NASCAR is coming to town in late June.
With the help of the Atlantic City Alliance, a marketing coalition that promotes tourism in the city, Golden Nugget Atlantic City and the cooperation of several other casino properties and other local businesses, the New Jersey Offshore Powerboat Racing Association will hold the Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix on June 21-23.
Race day will be June 23 with 40- to-50-foot powerboats going 150 mph or faster.
"We're very happy to be back in Atlantic City," NJOPRA president Toni Potthoff said Friday during a news conference at the Chart House restaurant in Golden Nugget. "We didn't have such good luck the last time we were here because Mother Nature closed us down. But we're very happy to be back again."
POWER BOAT RACES COMING TO LAKE HOPATCONG
April 11, 2013
JEFFERSON – The powerboats will be cruising along Lake Hopatcong, jockeying to line up as the starter in the pace boat waits for the right moment to set them loose. The water slaps at the sides of the sleek craft as their several wakes roll and collide, the eyes of each driver on the starter.
The moment arrives and the signal is given.
With a roar of their powerful outboard motors, the boats seem to leap from the water, their bows rising above the wave crests, cutting through water easily, then settling on the lake surface like dancers before racing off and leaving behind a rainbow plume.
That is the sensation Jay Muller said viewers will see from the Lake Forest Yacht Club from May 10 to 12, when the club hosts the first-ever Lake Hopatcong Grand Prix.
Powerboat racing coming to Lake Hopatcong
April 15, 2013
Boat speeds on Lake Hopatcong are limited after Memorial Day, so it’s a good thing the inaugural Lake Hopatcong Grand Prix, May 10-12, will beat the holiday deadline.
With twin-engine racers hitting straightaways at 135 mph and cornering at 95 mph, the competitors in the Offshore Powerboat Association’s first race event of the year are used to exceeding limits.
“It’s all about adrenalin,” said Jay Muller, a Lake Hopatcong resident and the OPA’s top-ranked racer, who was instrumental in bringing the race circuit back to New Jersey’s largest lake.
Muller and up to 40 other racers will compete in six categories for a purse of about $25,000 on an “arena-style” 2.8-mile course that will be fully viewable from many locations on the lakeshore. The Brick-based OPA is using the Lake Forest Yacht Club as a staging area.
RESULTS: 2013 Lake Hopatcong Grand Prix
May 12, 2013
EXTREME: 1st - 388 PhoenixParts.com; 2nd - 6 Broadco Cat 5 SUPER VEE LITE: 1st - 21 Pirate Racing; 2nd - 66 Tug It; 3rd - 29 Typhoon; 4th - 51 Wild Ride; 5th - 44 Steady Pumpin ; 6th - 3 Lilly Sport Boats SUPER STOCK: 1st - S-29 Talbot Excavating; 2nd - S-111 Fluid Sealing Products/DoublEdge Motorsports; 3rd - S-23 Lighthouse Racing
Mothers Treated to OPA’s Season Opener
May 15, 2013
The Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) enjoyed the start of their scheduled eight race season in picturesque Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey for the first annual Lake Hopatcong Grand Prix presented by Broadco Restoration. After achieving numerous championships as a throttle man, Jay Muller became Race Promoter Extraordinaire and invited the offshore boat racing world to his back yard. With most race courses being four to five miles in lap length, Jay wanted to put a twist and shortened the course to 2.3 miles which is similar to the size of the courses that the 200mph Unlimited Hydroplanes compete on. This proved to be brilliant as the racers had no margin of error as yes the amount of laps almost tripled and more importantly from the spectator prospective, it was non-stop action, while being able to see the whole course from your seat. Everyone assumes that a race on a lake will be calm and for the better part it is, however add a 2.3 short course and ten boats per race, what you have is what is a called in the offshore boat racing world a “washing machine”. On most ocean courses racers can establish a rhythm and even though the ocean is still not for the faint of heart, a “washing machine” effect creates total water confusion which prevents any form for rhythm which adds to the diversity and challenge of the OPA sites on the schedule.
The Heritage Coast Celebrates Father's Day
June 19, 2013
The Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) converged on Tawas Bay in Michigan for the Second Annual Heritage Coast Grand Prix. The cities of Tawas City and East Tawas rolled out the carpet for the second stop on the OPA Racing Series. With stop one taking place on Mother's Day, it was only appropriate to celebrate Father's Day on the majestic shoreline of Northern Michigan. With the obvious theme being about fathers, a total of seven teams were father and son pairings (Cleveland Construction, Pirate Racing, Velocity Racing, Pushin Tin, Country Service, Miss PTM & Lilly Sport Boats) with Class 6 showcasing a father competing against his two sons (Hurricane Force vs Wazzup II). The threat of rain was around all weekend but with the exception of a short shower during the drivers meeting it was smooth sailing for the race to go off without a hitch.
RESULTS: 2013 Heritage Coast Grand Prix
May 12, 2013
CLASS 5: 1st - 555 Pushin Tin, 2nd - 519 PFE Racing; 3rd - 524 BK Motorsports CLASS 6: 1st - 601 Wazzup II; 2nd - 607 Akula; 3rd - 699 Grinch Racing CLASS 4; 1st - 469 Crockett Rocket; 2nd - 467 Velocity Racing; 3rd - 422 Erie Monster EXTREME: 1st - 388 Phoenix Parts; 2nd - 5 Broadco CAT 5; 3rd - 19 Cat Can Do
RESULTS: Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix
June 23, 2013
EXTREME: 1st - 1 Cintron, 2nd - 388 Phoenix Parts, 3rd - 5 Broadco Cat 5, 4th - 113 Miss Geico CLASS 4: 1st - 441 Saris Racing; 2nd - 401 R&S Racing; 3rd - 467 Velocity Racing; 4th - 487 Jersey Outlaw SUPER VEE LITE: 1st - 66 Tug It; 2nd - 51 Wild Ride; 3rd - 21 Pirate Racing; 4th - 29 Typhoon; 5th - 3 Lilly Sport Boats CLASS 6: 1st - 639 Repeat Offender; 2nd - 618 Pro Boat; 3rd - 667 Hurricane Force; 4th - 699 Grinch Racing; 5th - 626 Maxed Out; 6th - 623 Country Service; 7th - 644 Knot Guilty; 8th - 601 Wazzup II; 9th - 611 Joker
July 12, 2013
Thanks to the support from Seaway Comminity Bank, St Clair Inn, Biewer Lumber and Pepper Joe's Restaurant; BWORA if offering a special bonus for all teams that come to St Clair and participate in the 2013 St Clair River Classic Offshore Race. $3000 Bonus will be paid to one Team
How race teams earn up to 4 chances to enter:.....
HOLD THE DATE! OPA Racing Awards Banquet
October 17, 2013
The 2014 OPA Awards Banquet will be held on February 8th 2014
The Banquet will be held again at the Oyster Creek Inn. More details will become available as we get closer to the event. For questions in reference to the Awards Banquet contact Dee at dee@oparacing.org or 732.977.5638
RESULTS: 2013 OPA World Championships
October 07, 2013
Super Vee Lite: 1st - 3 Lilly Sport Boats (LSB); 2nd - 66 Tug It; 3rd - 29 Typhoon; 4th - 44 Steady Pumpin Class 5: 1st - 505 Cisco; 2nd - 540 Pump It; 3rd - 555 Pushin Tin; 4th - 529 Typhoon; 5th - 510 Mitigator; 6th - 599 Dirty Sutphen Class 6: 1st - 611 Joker Powerboats/CRC; 2nd - 601 Wazzup II; 3rd - 699 Grinch Racing; 4th - 657 F&R Racing; 5th - 644 Knot Guilty; 6th - 626 Maxed Out; 7th - 639 Repeat Offender; 8th - 602 702BatBoat.com
RESULTS: 2013 Solomons Offshore Grand Prix
September 16, 2013
CLASS 3: 1st - V1 Wazzup; 2nd - V6 Strictly Business; 3rd - 107 Absolutely Not; 4th - 360 Bull on the Beach CLASS 4: 1st - 441 Saris Racing; 2nd - 411 Perdition; 3rd - 422 Erie Monster; 4th - 401 R&S Racing CLASS 7: 1st - 727 Molson Muscle; 2nd - 708 Mr Determination; 3rd - 788 Turbo Services; 4th - 732 Woah Mama ;5th - 721 Elevation; 6th - 717 Aquaholic
RESULTS: 2013 Great Race on the Sea
August 26, 2013
EXTREME: 1st - 113 Miss GEICO; 2nd - 5 Broadco Cat 5; 3rd - 388 Phoenix Parts SUPER VEE LITE: 1st - 3 Lilly Sport Boats (LSB); 2nd - 66 Tug It; 3rd - 29 Typhoon SUPER STOCK: 1st - S-23 Lighthouse Racing CLASS 1: 1st - 129 Cleveland Construcion; 2nd - V1 Wazzup
September 17, 2013
Extreme ~ 388 PHOENIX PARTS; Super Stock ~ S-23 LIGHTHOUSE RACING; Super Vee Lite ~ 29 TYPHOON; Class 100 ~ 129 CLEVELAND CONTRUCTION; Class 300 ~ 360 BULL ON THE BEACH; Class 400 ~ 467 VELOCITY RACING; Class 500 ~ 555 PUSHIN TIN; Class 600 ~ 601 WAZZUP II; Class 700 ~ 727 MOLSON MUSCLE
RESULTS: 2013 International Offshore Powerboat Race
August 12, 2013
CLASS 4: 1st - 469 Crocket Rocket; 2nd - 422 Erie Monster CLASS 5: 1st - 513 Bad Newz; 2nd - 555 Pushin Tin; 3rd - 599 Dirty Sutphen; 4th - 519 PFE Racing; 5th - 524 BK Motorsports CLASS 6: 1st - 601 Wazzup II; 2nd - 624 Miss PTM; 3rd - 644 Knot Guilty; 4th - 607 Akula; 5th - 626 Maxed Out; 6th - 639 Repeat Offender; 7th - 623 Country Service; 8th - 699 Grinch Racing; 9th - 615 Sale-N-Buy; 10th - 667 Hurricane Force
RESULTS: 2013 St Clair River Classic Offshore Powerboat Race
July 29, 2013
EXTREME: 1st - 5 Broadco Cat 5; 2nd - 113 Miss GEICO; 3rd - 388 Phoenix Parts; 4th - 19 Cat Can Do/Jarvis CLASS 4: 1st - 467 Velocity Racing; 2nd - 422 Erie Monster; 3rd - 469 Crocket Rocket CLASS 5: 1st - 555 Pushin Tin; 2nd - 599 Dirty Sutphen; 3rd - 519 PFE Racing; 4th - 524 BK Motorsports
News ~ 2013
