2013 OPA World Championships, October 4th, 5th, 6th 2013

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Friday, October 4, 2013
All Day
Arrival of Race Boats - Race Village - West Ocean City Public Ramp, Sunset Ave, West Ocean City, MD
12pm-4pm
Race Boats Inspections - Race Village
Crane Area - West Ocean City Public Ramp Wet Pits - West Ocean City Public Ramp Ramp - West Ocean City Public Ramp Wash Down Area - West Ocean City Public Ramp
12pm-3pm
Racers Registration - Crab Alley - 9703 Golf Course Road, West Ocean City, MD
12pm-3pm
GPS Registration - GPS Trailer—Crab Alley
7pm
Meet the Racers Party - Crab Alley


Saturday, October 5, 2013
All Day
Arrival of Race Boats—Race Village - West Ocean City Public Ramp
9am - 4pm
Race Boat Inspections - West Ocean City Public Ramp
10am - 3pm
Swim / Dunker Test - Private Residence (Address is available in Registration)
8am
Course Buoys set
9am
Drivers meeting - Ocean City USCG Station - 610 South Philadelphia Ave, Ocean City, MD
10am - 1:30pm
Racers Registration -Crab Alley
10am - 4pm
GPS Registration - GPS Trailer - Crab Alley
10am - 5pm
Crane lift and Ramp operational
10am
Race Control Operational
10am - 4pm
Race Boat testing on course as per Race Control
6:30pm
Volunteer & Patrol Fleet Meeting - Crab Alley
TBA
Meet the Racers Party - (Inquire address in Registration)


Sunday, October 6, 2013
All Day
Race Village and Vendors in operation
7:30am
Team physicals - Ocean City USCG Station
7:30am
Course Buoy's set
9am
Drivers meeting - Ocean City USCG Station
9am
Medical and Dive team briefing - Ocean City USCG Station
10am - 5pm
Crane lift and Ramp operational
10am
Race Control Operational
11am
Race Patrol Fleet and Course Support Fleet on station
12pm
2pm
3:30pm
RACE 1 (start subject to adjustment)
RACE 2 (start subject to adjustment)
RACE 3 (if necessary)
7pm
Awards Presentation - Crab Alley

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2013 OPA National Champions

Extreme ~ 388 PHOENIX PARTS

Super Stock ~ S-23 LIGHTHOUSE RACING

Super Vee Lite ~ 29 TYPHOON

Class 100 ~ 129 CLEVELAND CONTRUCTION

Class 300 ~ 360 BULL ON THE BEACH


Class 400 ~ 467 VELOCITY RACING

Class 500 ~ 555 PUSHIN TIN

Class 600 ~ 601 WAZZUP II

Class 700 ~ 727 MOLSON MUSCLE

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OPA World's 2012

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City To Host Offshore Powerboat Racing Next Weekend

Posted on 09/27/2013 by Shawn J. Soper

City
OCEAN CITY — The grand spectacle of offshore powerboat racing returns to Ocean City next weekend and this time around, world championships will be on the line for the competitors in various classes.
Offshore powerboat racing has been a staple for the shoulder season in the resort off and on for the last decade or so with the Offshore Powerboat Racing Association (OPA) making stops in the resort during its summer-long racing series.
Because of the timing of the summer season in Ocean City and the need to close off a vast area of open ocean to accommodate the racing, the OPA typically puts its Ocean City stop at or near the front of the schedule.
Last year, for example, Ocean City was the first stop of the OPA racing series and the event arrived in mid-May. Next weekend, however, Ocean City is hosting the OPA world championships after the tour’s final stop last weekend at Solomon’s Island in southern Maryland.
Competitors in several classes accumulated points throughout the summer-long series that began in New Jersey in May and concluded at Solomon’s Island last week. Racers who collected the most points during the national summer series will compete next weekend in Ocean City for the world championships.
“This is a pretty big deal for Ocean City,” said Bull on the Beach and Crab Alley owner Phil Houck, who is coordinating the Ocean City race and associated events next weekend and whose own racing team will be competing. “We’ve had series stops here in the past and typically at or near the beginning, but this will determine the world championships. The biggest and the best will be here for this event next weekend.”
The Quality Inn on 17th Street will be the center of event on race day next Sunday with the start-finish line just off the coast in front of the hotel. The roughly rectangular course will run from 4th Street to 32nd Street with the start-finish line at 17th Street.
Several years ago, the Ocean City course was deemed too far offshore for fans and racing enthusiasts to see and hear the action. As a result, the Ocean City course in recent years has been moved closer to shore, which enhances the fan experience. Because of the close proximity to the shore, the ocean in the course area will be closed for swimming, boating and other activities during the races.
“Moving the course closer to shore really allows the fans to see and hear the action,” said Houck. “Those watching from the beach should be able to feel the boats as they roar past at high speeds.”
The competing offshore powerboats will start arriving in the resort area next Friday at the race village on the parking lot of the public boat ramp at the commercial harbor in West Ocean City. The crane area, wet pits, ramps and wash down areas will be centered at the race village all weekend.
Registration and a “meet the racers” party will be held at nearby Crab Alley next Friday. Similar events are set for the race village and at Crab Alley next Saturday including inspections and practice runs.
On Sunday morning, final preparations will be made including safety briefings at the race village and at the ocean course with the first race set to start at noon. The second race is scheduled for 2 p.m., with a third race planned for 3:30 p.m. if necessary, depending on the number of boats competing.
Houck said this week he expects about 30-40 boats to compete. The event concludes with an awards ceremony at Crab Alley next Sunday night.


http://mdcoastdispatch.com/2013/09/2...-next-weekend/

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RESULTS: OPA World Championship

Turbine
1st - 741 Mis Mary Mac

Extreme
1st - 113 Miss GEICO
2nd - 388 Phoenix Parts

Super Vee Lite
1st - 3 Lilly Sport Boats (LSB)
2nd - 66 Tug It
3rd - 29 Typhoon
4th - 44 Steady Pumpin

Class 1
1st - 129 Cleveland Construction

Class 3
1st - V1 Wazzup
2nd - 360 Bull on the Beach
3rd - 311 Chiro One

Class 4
1st - 441 Saris Racing
2nd - 487 Jersey Outlaw
3rd - 13 WeHaulBoats.com
4th - 431 Slippery When Wet
5th - 529 Typhoon

Class 5
1st - 505 Cisco
2nd - 540 Pump It
3rd - 555 Pushin Tin
4th - 529 Typhoon
5th - 510 Mitigator
6th - 599 Dirty Sutphen

Class 6
1st - 611 Joker Powerboats/CRC
2nd - 601 Wazzup II
3rd - 699 Grinch Racing
4th - 657 F&R Racing
5th - 644 Knot Guilty
6th - 626 Maxed Out
7th - 639 Repeat Offender
8th - 602 702BatBoat.com

Class 7
1st - 732 Woah Mama
2nd - 727 Molson Muscle
3rd - 708 Mr Determination
4th - 717 Aquaholic
5th - 721 Elevation

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That was a pretty good turnout. Attrition was a key factor, especially in SVL where only one boat was left running?