2014 Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix, 2014, You Tube, News and Results

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Watch the LIVE coverage from the 2014 Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix sanctioned by OPA Racing in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Racing starts at 12pm EST

 

[Ratickle]

Frustrating !!!!:banghead:

5 to 10 seconds of delayed live, then 20 to 30 seconds of refresh buffering.....

 

[Ratickle]

From the course, Tug It first, Lilly broke, Typhoon caught Tug It but broke on the last lap so Octane second and We Tow Boats third in SVL (unofficially of course).

Cisco in class 5, I don't know in Class 7.

The live coverage is not so live.....:ack2:

 

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Second race will be Geico in Extreme, Classes 300, 400, and 600 I think.

Wish I were there in Simmons 400 boat.

 

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[Ratickle]

Well, the second race live coverage was much better. But Smitty started, and others followed suit, doing donuts and running the wrong way on the course after finishing their race, while the race course was still live with boats in other classes running laps and having to go between boats running the wrong way on the course! I don't think I've ever seen that happen before without DQ's.

Guess we'll have to wait and see what happens.

 

[SVL66]

good luck trying to DQ the Allmighty! Louie should get the win. Anyone else would be DQ'd

 

[Ratickle]

Yeah, it was funny when Ted was talking about how the course was closed but Smitty was doing donuts in front of the announcers.

I asked Simmons what he thought of coming around the corner on his last lap and seeing boats coming down the straightway at him going the wrong direction. He said it was surprising.......

Heck, Kyle and I got DQ'd for coming too close to the fans during the parade lap in Biloxi, but at least we were going the right direction on the course and the correct distance behind the paceboat.......

 

[SVL66]

so...just like the us government the top brass cant be penalized for breaking the rules. APBA or SBI would have DQd on the spot. Im the president i can do whatever I want.

 

[Ratickle]

I will actually be a bit surprised if he doesn't disqualify himself. How can he not? It would be okay for anyone from now on if he doesn't?

 

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ATLANTIC CITY - The Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix will be held Sunday, June 22 in Atlantic City and is sanctioned by the Offshore Powerboat Association. Brigantine’s “Slippery When Wet,” a 29-foot Century owned by Mark DiDario and his son Mark Jr., will be featured in the event.

The DiDarios have been residents of Brigantine for the last eight years. Mark Jr., the throttleman on the boat, grew up on Long Beach Island, attended Holy Spirit High School and has had a love of speed and boats for most of his life. He and his father bought the Century three years ago and have converted the boat to the racing machine it is today.

The Century was built by legendary boat builder Al Kirkland and is one of only two in existence. It was originally built as a race boat but was converted to a pleasure boat before the DiDarios restored it to its original purpose.

The boat is powered by two supercharged eight-cylinder small block engines which put out over 750 horsepower each. While it is capable of doing over 100 mph, the boat will be racing in a class that limits top speeds to 85 mph.

Mark Jr. is a marine mechanic at North Point Marina in Brigantine. He and his father have stopped counting the money they have sunk into the boat over the years.

“Last year was tough,” said DiDario. “We went through four engines.”

DiDario noted that the local race was a rebirth of the Power Boat Offshore race in Atlantic City as the economic downturn has challenged the sport.

“We are looking for race sponsors,” said DiDario, noting that the team will go through $1,500 to $2,000 in fuel that day.

The Offshore Powerboat Association has scheduled a three-day event in Atlantic City with the boats arriving at Farley Marina on Friday, June 20. There will be a poker run from North Jersey on Friday, and Saturday the group has scheduled a Wounded Warrior Day with free boat rides for veterans.

Sunday there will be two races at noon and 2 p.m., with the course set between the Revel Casino and the old Atlantic Club (formerly the Hilton). The boats will be visible from the beach with part of the course as close to 100 feet off shore. A VIP Hospitality viewing area is located at One Atlantic at the Caesars Pier.

“Miss Geico,” perhaps the most famous offshore boat, will also be racing.

DiDario will be joined by driver Ryan Lawson from Sicklerville and navigator Jamie Merrill – one of the few women competing in the sport.

The Laguna Grill will be sponsoring a pre-race party at 6 p.m. Friday, June 13 where many of the boats will be on display. Attendees will be given a chance to win VIP tickets to the event as well as T-shirts and other collectibles.

The event is being supported by the Atlantic City Alliance as part of their DO AC campaign to support non-gaming events for the city.

http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/n...en-wet-to-race-in-ac-offshore-grand-prix.html

 

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EXTREME
1st - 113 Miss GEICO

SUPER VEE LITE
1st - Tug It
2nd - Octane
3rd - WeHaulBoats.com
4th - Steady Pumpin
5th - Typhoon
6th - LSB Racing

CLASS 3
1st - 333 Wazzup
2nd - 306 Strictly Business

CLASS 4
1st - 441 Saris Racing
2nd - 411 Perdition
3rd - 404 Simmons Racing
4th - 431 Slippery When Wet​

CLASS 5
1st - 505 CISCO
2nd - 546 Reinforcer
3rd - 518 Rufstr
4th - 502 702BatBoat.com
5th - 513 Wazzup II​
6th - 561 Boxer Rescue

CLASS 6
1st - 644 Knot Guilty
2nd - 626 Maxed Out
3rd - 667 Hurricane Force
4th - 623 Country Service
5th - 615 Sale-N-Buy
6th - 639 Repeat Offender
7th - 602 Early Detection Racing
8th - 611 Smith Brothers Racing/CRC

CLASS 7
1st - 717 Aquaholic
2nd - 721 Elevation
3rd - 733 Wicked Racing
4th - 732 Woah Mama
5th - 708 Mr Determinaton
6th - 755 Hangin N Bangin
7th - 732 Bay Rat
7th - 725 Hauling Trash
7th - 727 Molson Muscle