Everyone loves a good boat race, sanctioned or unsanctioned. To me, community events, or unsanctioned “races” always seem to capture the spirit of boat racing and are a throwback to how boat racing of all kinds started originally
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The Shootout in Missouri: Lake of the Ozarks Top Speed Runs 2018
By all accounts the annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout for 2018 was a huge success. With all the of the events leading up to it, and all of the partying beforehand, it is amazing that everyone could even get out of bed on Saturday.
The Ultimate Sport Catamaran Test: Mercury Racing 400R Powered Cats Battle at Lake of the Ozarks
Back in June, Matt Trulio and Jason Johnson from Speed on the Water, announced the inaugural speedonthewater.com / Mercury Racing Verado 400R Sport Catamaran Roundup, taking place on August 23.
John Travolta Plays a Persona of Don Aronow in New Film Called "Speed Kills"
John Travolta's biopic on Don Aronow, or "Ben Aronoff" in the film, is set to release August 16, 2018. The film is directed by Jodi Scurfield.
Mercury Racing: The 250 and 300 Get Bigger
After much anticipation, Mercury Racing has introduced two new outboards that replace the long running 250XS and 300XS. Based off the Mercury Marine V8 Four Stroke technology, these engines differentiate in a few key areas.
A Stolen Corvette: And the Bandit
There is an old story floating around the boating world that involves one of the most iconic cars that GM has ever produced, the original Corvette ZR-1.
Midsize Outboard Engines: New Models, More Power
Even though most performance boaters are looking for the most power possible on their hull, I get more excited about balance and efficiency.
Cigarette Racing and AMG: Forging a Relationship
When you think about it at first, the long standing relationship between AMG and Cigarette Racing makes no sense. The famed offshore boat builder, based in the Miami Florida area for its whole existence, born in the hustle and bustle of early offshore racing in South Florida has very little in common with AMG, on the surface.
Miami Boat Show 2018: Mercury Marine
In a launch that was much anticipated, Mercury Marine delivered an all new 3.4 V6 outboard in the 175, 200 and 225 horsepower range.
The Drag Race: Burning up the Water
Drag racing cars has always been a staple of motorsports, from street to strip and stock cars to top fuel, there is something about that short sprint that is incredibly captivating for drivers and audiences. For boats, drag racing is equally, if not more exciting, the incredible acceleration and driver skill to keep the boat on track make it fun to watch and more fun to drive.
Maximo Powerboats: Building on the Tradition
Phil Vargas saw an opportunity. The original Apache Scout mold was available and with Phil being in Miami, he had some guidance from Bob Saccenti on continuing to build the bullet proof design.
Chuck Norris vs Don Johnson: Offshore Boat Racing, Celebrities, Big Boats, Big Hair
Chuck Norris is a legend, a hero, an actor, a karate champion and a world champion offshore powerboat racer. There really is not much Chuck Norris can’t do. I love his movies too. Lone Wolf McQuade is one of my all time favorites. But we are here to talk about boats.
Evinrude drops the big E-Tecs: RIP light outboards
Evinrude removed all of the G1 outboards from 175 and up from their website.