Though a move to late August from its original June dates saved the Erie Poker Run in Pennsylvania from pandemic demise in 2020 and the run returned in 2021, organizer Anthony Scioli canceled the event in 2022. At issue was lodging—or more accurately the lack of it—at the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel, the weekend happening’s […]
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Arguably the coolest matched-theme pair of MTIs ever created, Spooled Up, a 52-foot catamaran, and Spooled Up Support, an MTI-V 42 center console, were commissioned by Craig and Kim Hargreaves of Washington. Their unforgettable painted graphics were created by the ferociously talented Mark Morris of Visual Imagination in Peculiar, Mo. It is some of his […]
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As turnarounds between offshore powerboat races go, two weeks is tight, particularly for teams that have any significant repair work to do. But that’s exactly the challenge competitors who competed last weekend in Cocoa Beach, Fla., will face ahead of the LOTO Powerfest races, June 1-2, at the Lake of the Ozarks in Central, Mo. […]
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Starting with an enjoyable check-in at the docks owned by company founders Randy and Cherell Scism on Thursday afternoon, followed by two days of fun runs and dinners at Lake of the Ozarks in Central Missouri, Marine Technology Inc. hosted an incredible 25th anniversary celebration last week that culminated with an enjoyable, first-class gathering at […]
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In the highly anticipated, season-opening Class 1 World Championships Series competition at the Thunder On Cocoa Beach offshore powerboat race Sunday, owner/driver Darren Nicholson and throttleman Giovanni Carpitella looked to have everything in control in their 47-foot Victory catamaran, 222 Offshore Australia. They had qualified on the pole and took the lead as soon as […]
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With more than 250 members of the Marine Technology Inc. family on hand to celebrate the Wentzville, Mo., company’s 25th anniversary this evening at Camden on the Lake Resort in Lake Ozark, Mo., MTI founder Randy Scism announced that the manufacturer is developing a new 48-foot inboard-powered catamaran. The MTI team announced it is building […]
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When the green flag flew for the final race of the day at Thunder on Cocoa Beach in Cocoa Beach, Fla., at a little before 4 p.m., the 11 outboard-powered catamarans in the Super Stock class looked to be attached at the deck. The 11 boats in the Super Stock class lived up to its […]
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Offshore racing fans will have to wait at least until the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix, June 30-July, in Southwest Florida to see Sudrheim Offshore Racing in Class 1 action. The Norway-based team has been working on its 43-foot Victory catamaran at its United States facility in Florida, but the boat won’t be ready in time […]
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Timed with the launch of a new ready-to-drink vodka cocktail called Huski Ice Spritz and yesterday’s Sports Business Journal announcement that Huski Chocolate—a Swedish premium chocolate milk brand and prominent motorsports sponsor—is rebranding its champion Indy Car with new Ice Spritz livery for the upcoming Indy 500, Huski President and CEO Mika Manninen informed speedonthewater.com […]
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While MTI is enjoying its 25th anniversary this year, the Wentzville, Mo., company is continuing to make history. Time doesn’t stop with milestones. Case in point? The entry of Nick Imprescia and Ian Morgan in the 450R Factory Stock class in a 390XR catamaran powered by twin Mercury Racing 450R outboard engines. Coming to Thunder […]
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Although the defending 450R Factory Stock-class champion TS Motorsports team did not originally have this weekend’s Thunder On Cocoa Beach race (May 18-21) on its calendar due to a conflicting event, the MTI factory-ran team is going to have its 39-foot canopied catamaran powered by twin Mercury Racing 450R engines at the second race of […]
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Brett Manire of Performance Boat Center in Osage Beach, Mo., will be the among the first people to tell you that the “off-season” at the Lake of th Ozarks is getting shorter and shorter. And as the co-owner of the thriving full-service multi-brand dealership on the shores of the Central Missouri waterway, he has a […]
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To kick off its 50th anniversary celebration and introduce its new V-10 outboard engine on the eve of the Miami International Boat Show, Mercury Racing threw a swanky private bash in a parking-structure venue reimagined to look like a South Beach nightclub. The event attracted all sorts of high-profile marine industry types and assorted media […]
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What makes for a good poker-run story has more to do with water and weather than who had the best hand, the prettiest crew or the prettiest boat. Those are simple details, great for embellishment yet not enough to support a story worth reading. But big water—OK, sporty water for those itching to debate what […]
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With 70-plus boats signed up as of yesterday evening and more on the way, there’s an excellent chance that Performance Boat Center’s Spring Fun Run will eclipse last year’s total of 96 registered boats. The annual Saturday happening is the event season-opener for the MTI, Performance Powerboats and Sunsation Powerboats dealer headquartered in Osage Beach, […]
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Working again with Case Productions and a new livestream broadcast team, Powerboat P1 has ambitious plans for coverage of the races it produces and markets to the Union Internationale Motonautique Class 1 World Championships Series, which begins May 18-21 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. In the skies above the venue during races, fans will spy the […]
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There is nothing practical about a powerboat with a black deck. Even on a mild summer day, walking across its deck is like tap-dancing on a giant sizzling skillet. OK, if you lean toward the sadistic it is fun to watch other people do it. But if you’ve ever done it yourself, you know it’s […]
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With incredible hospitality provided by his great friends, Craig and Patti Mears, Arkansas performance boat enthusiast Sam Jirik has attended the Tickfaw 200 Poker Run in Louisiana several times, and he’s never been disappointed. Now that doesn’t mean he hasn’t had some unpleasant weather experiences or unbearable days following a late night at the Mears […]
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Like any other group of competitors, offshore powerboat racers are focused on winning. Still, sometimes it is better to pull back and settle for second place. Take for example owner/ throttleman Tyler Miller and driver Myrick Coil and their 38-foot Skater, M CON. The pair had finished second in the Super Cat class on the […]
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When Louisiana native Nate Michel, a performance boater known best for the Cloud IX 40-foot MTI catamaran he completely redid a few years back and sold earlier this year, borrowed his good friend and fellow Louisiana native James Branton’s Skater Powerboats 388 powered by twin Mercury Racing 1100 engines after blowing a drive in Cloud […]
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