Power Boat Races Return To New Martinsville
By The WETZEL CHRONICLE
Inboard
Records Challenge Set to Go
Raceboats return to the Ohio River for weekend event
By ART LIMANN
The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
Boat racing enthusiast turns professional
By MIKE HIBBARD
mhibbard@fltimes.com
GENEVA — Imagine you have never played golf but go to a professional
tournament, think “this is the sport for me,” buy a set of expensive clubs
and try to make it on the PGA Tour.
Pretty far-fetched, right? Well, that isn’t exactly Don Burshnick’s story,
but it’s not that far off.
Thunder on Seneca Lake: HydroBowl 2012 comes to Geneva
By Michaela Christensen
GENEVA — Nearly 100 powerboats with roaring engines will be speeding across Seneca Lake this weekend for the annual HydroBowl in front of a large crowd of spectators at the Geneva Lakefront Park.
This is the second year that Geneva will be hosting the HydroBowl and event director Melia Koerner said racers were excited to return to Seneca Lake this year.
“Racers refer to it as fast water, meaning they get good speeds on the water,” she said.
APBA Annual Meeting -Election Purposes results
On Friday morning, Sept. 21, the APBA held its Annual Meeting in Eastpointe, Mich., to announce the winners of the 2012 elections. This year we received 1719 votes divided between six candidates and 29 write-ins. Below are the Annual Meeting minutes.
American Power Boat Association
Annual Meeting – Election Purposes
September 21st 2012
Become a Better Boater at Boat Racing School
Learning to drive fast at the APBA racing school.
By Heather Steinberger
Records Sure To Be Set At Power Boat Challenge
By ART LIMANN
The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
Racing: What does the future hold
Speed, money, politics, powerful people and engines—from its beginning at the turn of the century, powerboat racing has careened on a rollercoaster ride of international prominence. Today, the sport continues under the direction of the Union Internationale Motonautique. From its seat in Monaco, the governing body intends to play a significant role in racing’s future.
USA takes bronze in UIM World Championship
By Unity Flagstaff
Denied a third straight Governor's Cup, David turns focus to Gold Cup
David Campbell
Courier Sportswriter