USA takes bronze in UIM World Championship
By Unity Flagstaff
Stock Outboard News
2012 Rochelle Regatta – hot weather, cool boats, and great racing
By Michael Mackey
Excellent water conditions and hot weather were on tap for the 2012 Rochelle Regatta, hosted by Marine Racing Club of Illinois. Boats from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan all took to Lake Sule for a fantastic, full weekend of testing and racing, including a driving school for two new prospective racers.
With the help of many MRC and Badger State Outboard Association (BSOA) members, everything was in place to provide three hours of open testing late Friday afternoon.
Newberg Tradition 2012
The 64th Newberg Memorial Weekend Boat Races is the granddaddy of western outboard races. There is recorded history of boat racing on the Willamette River at Newberg, Or., as far back as 1902, when row boats competed for a trophy. The current incarnation began as a marathon to Albany and back 1948 as the Newberg Boat Club (NBC) helped Yamhill County show off the new boat ramp at Roger’s Landing. The current circle race configuration started in 1952 under APBA sanction.
Cullaby Lake boat racing competitive, fun
By Jeremy Ruark
Seaside Signal
Wildwood Park becomes racing haven
By SCOTT ROUCH
Columbia County News-Times
American Powerboat Association holds division championship on Thurmond Lake
By SCOTT ROUCH
Columbia County News-Times
Thurmond Lake turned into a race course Saturday afternoon when the American Power Boat Association brought its Southeast DivisionChampionship to Wildwood Park.
Excitement in Constantine leads up to Grass Lake
By ELEK HUTCHINSON
Constantine, Mich. – A packed Racer School, 90 degree heat, brand spankin’ new digital clock and 100 entries all made for a great time, had by all who attended the 2012 Great Lakes Challenge in Constantine, Mich., over Father’s Day weekend. A few North American Championships (250MH, 750MH), the Race 4 Kaos and seven classes with more than eight entries made for one of the best turnouts in the country thus far.
Pell Lake Powerboat Days scheduled for this weekend
By STEVE TARGO
APBA loses well respected and loved member
Powerboat racing has lost a strong advocate, a generous spirit and a fierce competitor. The unexpected death of Tamara (Tammy) Dawe, 40, on June 12 is a terrible loss to her family, friends and countless students who knew her as a caring and dedicated Language Arts teacher, yearbook advisor and friend.
Thunder on The Narrows proved to be as exciting as ever
By DAVID SHAW
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