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	Offshore Powerboat Racing Grows Up - Popular Mechanics
		Offshore racing, which had long been a semilawful fiefdom of high-rolling and high-energy egos, is being whipped into shape and disciplined into the professional and entertaining sport it has always wanted to be.
		It's unlike any other form of motorsports competition because the offshore racer matches himself and his or her equipment not only against other competitors, but also against the unforgiving water, which is as hard as a brick at 140 miles an hour.
		Boat manufacturers use racing as a test bed and many key improvements in construction, engines and equipment for today's pleasure and commercial boats have come from the offshore racing experience.
	www.popularmechanics.com /outdoors/adventures/1277186.html (775 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Offshore Powerboat racing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Offshore powerboat racing is racing by large, ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing.
		Probably the largest, most powerful racing machines of all, the extreme expense of the boats and the fuel required to participate make it an expensive and elite sport.
		In the USA offshore powerboat racing is split between the SBI / APBA / UIM races and the OSS races.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Offshore-Powerboat-racing (281 words)

	Offshore powerboat racing:
		In Europe, Middle East and Asia offshore powerboat racing is led by the UIM regulated Class 1.
		The international circuit races round the world and is the offshore powerboat racing equivalent Formula 1 car racing.
		The sport is moving more to a circuit racing style, which makes for a better TV and spectator experience, though there are still old fashioned endurance offshore racing classes.
	www.winelib.com /wiki/Offshore_powerboat_racing (238 words)

	NJ Offshore Racing Association
		NJ Offshore Power Boat Racing Association is the oldest Offshore Power Boat Racing Club in the United States.
		Most race fans will tell you that they got hooked when their father brought them to see a Benihana race many years ago.
		Races are open to boats from 21 to 45 feet, with speeds between 60 and 120mph.
	www.homestead.com /njoffshore/NJoffshore2.html (398 words)

	Seaspecs - Power Boating Links
		Jet Sprint Boat racing is a form of racing sport where trailerable speed boats, powered by water jet propulsion rather than by conventional propellers, race around shallow, artificial watercourses characterised by many tight turns.
		F1 powerboat racing is a grand prix style event, similar to Fomula 1 automobile racing, in which teams compete in 13 venues around the world each season.
		Talks are currently underway with motor racing engine makers with a view to introduce 4 stroke inboard engines into F1 but many problems have to be overcome before we see a Porsche or BMW engine on the start line.
	www.seaspecs.com /html/link_cats/PowerboatLinks.html (1520 words)

	Intro to Offshore
		Powerboat racers match themselves and their equipment against not only other participants and their boats, but also against the unpredictable and sometimes unforgiving rivers, lakes, and oceans across the globe.
		Offshore Racing is truly a demanding sport both mentally and physically, requiring the crews to maintain the delicate balance between speed and control while repeatedly absorbing shock loads in excess of eight times the force of gravity over navigational courses stretching for more than 100 miles.
		Offshore races are spectacular events drawing millions of fans throughout the world.
	webpages.charter.net /extremeracing1234/intro.htm (321 words)

	High Octane Offshore Powerboat Racing Returns To Newcastle
		Offshore powerboats race in a variety of classes with boats being segregated according to engine and hull sizes.
		Race officials have set a course that will see the mass rolling start roar past 'the Brewery' in Newcastle Harbour, charge at full speed to the seaway before turning south in open water for a run parallel to the coast to Bar Beach.
		Race fans who want to get up close and personal with the race boats and meet the crews crews, can see the boats when scrutineering is conducted at Lee Wharf from midday Saturday May 22nd.
	www.boatingoz.com.au /?id=12581 (610 words)

	Motorsports - Boat Racing - Offshore - Teams
		offshore powerboat race team based on the south coast of the uk, using a yellow ocke mannerfelt designed bat boat hull and yamaha 90hp outboard motor
		European offshore powerboat racing team site with comprehensive information regarding the series and racing class, team profiles, race and incident report.
		This 30-Y2K Superboat race boat is rigged with a single MerCruiser HP 500 engine and makes its racing debut in 2001 in the APBA Offshore Factory I class.
	www.jdsport.com /dir/Motorsports/Boat_Racing/Offshore/Teams/index-2-4799-0-0-0-.html (394 words)

	Surfury - Offshore Powerboat Racing - 1960 British Powerboats
		The selection of “Surfury” – arguably the most successful and iconic of all British Class C1 Offshore Powerboats, radically designed by Renato "Sonny" Levi and raced by Charles and Richard Gardner epitomises the true spirit and innovation of offshore powerboat racing and its participants that captured the public imagination during the 1960’s.
		The 1960’s was arguably the “golden age” of offshore power boating in the UK, dominated by privateers racing without major sponsorship and utilising technology that was innovative and unique.
		The sport was truly International with the major races attracting teams from all over the world normally entered and run by the individuals who drove them.
	www.surfury.co.uk (606 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: TAKE FIVE: Offshore Powerboat Racing
		Offshore powerboat racing features two-man crews consisting of the Skipper, or driver, and his Little Buddy.
		Offshore racing has been described as "NASCAR on water," and the similarities don't end with the bright colors of the vehicles and the sponsor decals plastered on their sides.
		The racing boats, hard to detect by radar, are an evolution of those used to smuggle drugs into South Beach before Crockett and Tubbs of Miami Vice, TV division, got wind of it.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/births/2006/oct/07/566678695.html (660 words)

	Powerboat Magazine-High-Performance Boating (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Pacific Offshore Powerboat Racing Association (POPRA) decided in April to drop its affiliation with APBA and race independently this season.
		POPRA, one of the country's longest-running offshore racing organizations, has seen a steady decline in participation and sponsorship the last few years and needed to do something to revive the West Coast race scene.
		Instead of being sanctioned through APBA, which Cooper and director of race operations Tom Brunner said hasn't shown much support of POPRA as of late, the group is creating its own rulebook for 2006 and taking care of the insurance on its own.
	www.powerboatmag.com /2006features/07_06_news.php (678 words)

	BBC - Devon Sport - Offshore Powerboat Racing in Torbay on May 23-25th 2003
		For the first time, all four classes of offshore powerboats will be racing in the Bay in the RYA National Championships.
		There are 14 races over the summer, and points are accumulated prior to finals in Gibraltar in September.
		The Offshore Formula 3 Class boats rev their engines at 1.30pm, and they're followed at 3pm by Formula 1 and X class boats.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/sport/2003/05/powerboats.shtml (584 words)

	Gulfandbay: Outboard Access
		Offshore powerboat racing was a rich man's sport.
		Offshore experienced something of a renaissance in the late '90s when St. Petersburg lawyer and former powerboat racer Michael Allweiss took what had been a club sport and turned it into a for-profit business.
		Veteran catamaran manufacturer Jay Pilini, whose Clearwater-based Spectre Powerboats has produced several world and national champions, said he will always be a fan of the small outboard, catamaran class.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/11/04/Gulfandbay/Outboard_Access.shtml (886 words)

	Nigel Hook - Offshore Powerboat Racing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Two days after the race the first place win was rescinded due to a course infraction which surfaced from an official on Turn Number Three.
		Also upheld was its reputation for being the powerboat racing equivalent to the Indy 500.
		The biggest class of the weekend and indeed the biggest race of the year was Super Vee, with 15 race boats officially entered between APBA and SBI.
	www.racewater.com /races-2004-0704.htm (872 words)

	offshore powerboats, offshore powerboat racing, sponsorship opportunities, offshore racing, boats
		two 2 litre Offshore Powerboats are driven and navigated by Chris Bryan, and Mark Brewster, who both have considerable experience in racing these two craft, and winning numerous events in the process.
		The offshore race programme and the offshore championship covers many venues accessible to the public where these fast boats compete in numerous races throughout the season.
		boat racing team are happy to provide excellent sponsorship opportunities for those companies that see offshore power boat racing as an exciting sport to be involved in.
	www.offshore-racers.co.uk (231 words)

	JBS RAcing
		In December of 2003, a group of offshore race boat owners announced the formation of the Offshore Super Series Powerboat Racing Association, a not for profit organization dedicated to the development and growth of offshore powerboat racing.
		Powerboat racing has long been recognized as a beneficial advertising medium for sponsors and provides significant economic impact for the business communities which host the events.
		The objectives of events are to further the image and professionalism of offshore racing and to provide quality venues in which spectators, sponsors, producers and the racers can all benefit through the growth of this exciting sport.
	www.jbsracing.com /events/default.asp (233 words)

	Team Blythe Offshore Racing: World Champions 2003 Offshore Racing (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Offshore Performance Association is another offshore racing series in which to look for Carrabba's Team Blythe.
		The Offshore Super Series Powerboat Racing Association, a not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to the development and growth of offshore powerboat racing.
		Racing on the Delaware River as spectators view from the USS New Jersey battleship.
	blythebuilders.com /offshoreracing (524 words)

	Surfury - Offshore Powerboat Racing - Cowes Torquay Cowes
		From this position in the latter stages of a race it was that Charles would unleash the power of the Daytonas with the clear knowledge that the competition was unable to match their finishing performance.
		Charles strictly governed the speed of the race; he never took her up to top speed during a race.
		The race was covered by helicopter borne cameras for the BBC and commentated on by Raymond Baxter.
	www.surfury.co.uk /history.htm (1246 words)

	Poker Runs America - Feature: The Ruling Classes
		Offshore powerboat racing is governed by a stringent set of rules specifically designed to make every event safe, trouble-free and fun for everyone.
		In the fiercely competitive world of professional powerboat racing – as with every motor sport worth its salt – rules exist to ensure that every event is as safe and trouble-free as humanly possible.
		OPA racing is run by the Jersey Boyz Offshore Racing Crew under the direction of two presidents, Eddie Smith and Augie Pensa.
	www.pokerrunsamerica.com /articles/86ruling.html (951 words)

	Powerboat Magazine-High-Performance Boating (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The New organization "World Powerboat Racing, Inc." (WPR) by unanimous decision of the Board has been issued a 10 year licensing agreement from the American Powerboat Racing Association, Inc. to conduct and operate Offshore racing events in the United States.
		This is a positive move in the right direction for Offshore Powerboat Racing.
		Over the next few weeks Jim Poplin and John Carbonell will be working together to combine both of the organizations 2005 racing schedules as well as other locations to be added and develop a National and Divisional schedule for all of our race teams.
	www.powerboatmag.com /breakingnews/story121.php (527 words)

	Team Blythe Offshore Racing: Ranked 1st APBA Offshore Racing 2002: Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Over the week there were over 100,000 race fans that stopped by the race venue to watch the offshore races, check out the boats on display and to shop the vendor's tents.
		The team thought they had the race all wrapped up and had crossed the finish line first but when the next boat came by three minutes later and continued on around the course, the team knew something was wrong.
		They realized in the lap count there was a problem during the race and finished the race one lap early.
	blythebuilders.com /offshoreracing/2002worlds.php (573 words)

	offshore powerboats, offshore powerboat racing, sponsorship opportunities, offshore racing, boats
		two 2 litre Offshore Powerboats are driven and navigated by Chris Bryan, and Mark Brewster, who both have considerable experience in racing these two craft, and winning numerous events in the process.
		The offshore race programme and the offshore championship covers many venues accessible to the public where these fast boats compete in numerous races throughout the season.
		boat racing team are happy to provide excellent sponsorship opportunities for those companies that see offshore power boat racing as an exciting sport to be involved in.
	www.offshore-racers.co.uk /index.htm (231 words)

	Offshore powerboat racing links
		Recruiting the most experienced talents in the Offshore Powerboat Racing World, the race is expected to attract 60 of the most exciting and competitive boats racing in the world today.
		Powerboat training and boat testing by Neil Holmes who holds seven world championship titles and numerous National and European titles as well as 3 world speed records.
		U.I.M. Union Internationale Motonautique is the governing body for powerboat racing in Europe.
	www.extremeboat.com /linksmain.htm (543 words)

	Hyperactive Offshore Powerboat Racing Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		We are a family owned team racing for the sheer fun of it.
		We are also one of the very few teams competing in the true spirit of the Factory 1 class rules, where everyone is "supposed to" have the same stock 500 horse power engine in a hull made from the same mold a manufacturer uses to make boats sold to the general public.
		A stated intent of the Factory classes when they were set up was to provide the opportunity for someone who can afford a performance boat to own one that the family can play on one weekend, and go racing in the next weekend.
	www.p4-34.com /public_html/index.html (381 words)

	V24 powerboats - UK V Class Offshore Racing Championships
		The fleet of the V24 Powerboat series, launched just one year ago, has already doubled in size for 2004 with 15 teams set to do battle for the V24 crown this year.
		With the new season fast approaching, it is a fitting time to mention all the unsung heroes of powerboat racing without whom the races could not take place.
		As well as the numerous volunteers to whom we owe our thanks for their organisation of the race meetings, the safety crews and divers are an often forgotten necessity without whom no race boats would even cross the start line.
	www.v24powerboats.co.uk /v24 (214 words)

	MySpace.com - Offshore Powerboat Racing - 33 - Male - NEW JERSEY - www.myspace.com/offshorepowerboatracing
		This page has been built as tribute to Offshore Powerboat Racing and a way for you to become more familiar with this exciting form of motor racing.
		Running in the Super Cat 850 race, the Fort Myers, Fla., team rolled through competition, reaching speeds of 140 mph to claim honors in the first race of the season in the Offshore Super Series Powerboat Association circuit.
		The steering went out during the first lap of the 11-lap race, meaning Paige literally held the boat on the course for the final 10 laps and never missed a beat.
	www.myspace.com /offshorepowerboatracing (729 words)

	Extremeboat - offshore powerboat racing team
		Powerboat racing is a thrilling, exhilarating, and tough motor sport.
		Be part of it through this website and experience the excitement of racing in the European and World championships.
		This site will be changing regularly bringing you up-to-date pictures, reports, features etc. We will also be featuring other ‘Extreme boats’ as time goes by to highlight the broad spectrum of fast boats now being developed.
	www.extremeboat.com (82 words)

	Offshore Powerboat Races Ocean City Maryland
		The race can be viewed along the beach from the boardwalk to approximately 49th Street.
		The length of a race is determined by classes that seperate the different types of boats.
		This vessel is in fully commissioned state and is capable of being campaigned on the offshore racing circuit.
	www.atlanticbreezes.com /oceancitymaryland/offshorepowerboatraces.htm (967 words)

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