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Tow Money to Havasu -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calling all racers to come out west! POPRA is once again offering tow money to any racers who want to come out to Havasu & race April 8-9th. As a benefit you can store your boat for a couple of...

In 1996 Curtis and Dyke came over with Spirit of Norway. Remember?? One Cougar one Tencara.....We waxed them with Zerodefect..... Now that the boats in the states have been "Pleasurized" you can see the effect. Oh I know lets detune the bad boats from europe and slow them down so we look...

16/02/2011 QATAR TEAM BACK IN CLASS 1 Wednesday, 16 February: Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani has confirmed that the Qatar Team will return to racing in the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship to launch a two boat assault on winning the world title. The announcement is welcome news...

Here is some information for the Havasu GP. If you mention POPRA to the hotels they give the racers discount!!!!!! 2011 Lake Havasu Grand Prix / Enduro 300 April 7th-10th Written by Administrator Friday, 19 November 2010 09:44 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brad Johnson, POPRA...

Rob Mendez (In the Red) and Dave Trauffer (Who's Racing) are both in bad shape. Rob and Dave both have terminal Cancer. I am not sure if either one will make it to Havasu. Rob Mendez is the Crew Chief of Team In The Red. I met him for the first time in 2008 and the Long Beach Rum Run. Dave...

This year we have Poker Nite to add to the fun as well!!!:reddevil: Offshore on Saturday and Enduro on Sunday. You are more than welcome. Brad needs some competition. pat W

Some of the racers do both so it made more sense to move it to the Boat Show weekend. Are you making the trek? We are working out the details if we can offer tow money. Dan Davies (Voodoo) made it out with JBS,Talkin Trash last year. We hope to get some more Snowbirds out here for the great...

Lake Havasu Grand Prix / Enduro 300 April 7th-10th Long Beach Grand Prix/ Catalina Rum Run July 15th -17th San Diego Bay Fair September 16th- 18th Salton Sea Kilo Event Fall / Early Winter TBA Pacific Offshore P.O. Box 6165 Tahoe City, CA 96145 (530) 550-1638 Office...

1996 Corpis Cristy TX. 1st race of the 1996 season. Sunday morning testing one of the engines has an oil pressure problem. Mike D. takes the oil pump apart to see if it will fix it. 1.5 hrs before the start. Everyone looks bummed about to miss the first race. I was standing with George Oberry...

13/12/2010 JOINT STATEMENT UIM CLASS 1 WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP Following the meetings at the UIM General Assembly in Malta and the subsequent OPC meeting in Dubai, we are pleased to announce that the new UIM technical rules governing Class 1 will come into effect 1st January 2011. The new...

some video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibYk_cHpwPA&feature=player_detailpage http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Cx0QnM8E4pg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qREEW8qCnTQ&feature=player_detailpage pat W:reddevil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa2Hq0WjHic&feature=player_detailpage Here is a video from the 2008 run. In March we are going to have the Salton Sea Kilo run. It will be a APBA certified event. It is a two way average over a Kilometer timed with lights. I look forward to this event to...

10/12/2010 WELMAX WIN EDOX POLE POSITION CHAMPIONSHIP IN STYLE Friday, 10 December, DUBAI (UAE): Norwegians Kolbjorn Selmer and Jorn Tandberg produced a blistering lap in today’s official qualifying for race 1 of the Emirates/Dubai Duty Free Dubai Grand Prix to become the first all-Norwegian...

Just thinking about an old friend. pat W

What he does only he knows. I know if it was me I would race what I build. Having a spec class with a monopoly on the package spells disaster. That was proven in the past. There seems to be two paths for parity. GPS and torque sensors to weight. pat W