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Hello Race Fans,

We hope that you and your family are having a wonderful summer and have had a chance to enjoy a few days on the water. The weather has been great, the racing has been tight and thankfully, no one has been hurt, so overall, it's been a great summer.

OPA is enjoying another banner year as more teams are coming out to test their metal on the racecourse. The first race in Algonac Michigan got rained out, so the teams had to wait until Ocean City to actually race. Ocean City MD was a fantastic event as Geico pulled out all the stops and 42 boats from Class 6 to the turbine powered Miss Geico ran up and down the beach in front of thousands and thousands of fans on a bright sunny Sunday afternoon. From there the teams went back to the great lakes and had another exciting event with over 50 boats in St Clair Michigan. In St Clair Miss Geico and Budweiser Select put on an incredible show racing deck to deck at 185mph for the entire race. Congratulations to the Miss Geico team for winning a hard fought battle. The next race is in Patchogue Long Island on Sunday August 26th. And then it's onto Point Pleasant in early September. For more info about OPA Racing and the rest of the schedule go to www.oparacing.org.

OPA 2007 RACING SCHEDULE

JUNE 2-3-----ALGONAC MICHIGAN

JUNE 16-17-----OCEAN CITY MARYLAND

JULY 28-29-----ST. CLAIR MICHIGAN

AUGUST 25-26-----PATCHOGUE NEW YORK

SEPTEMBER 8-9-----POINT PLEASANT NJ

SEPTEMBER 22-23-----CAMBRIDGE MARYLAND

OCTOBER 13-14--CHATANOOGA TENNESSEE

Here's the timeline for Point Pleasant.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7th

NOON - Dry Pits Open - Jenkinsons Inlet Parking lot - 100 yards south of Manasquan Inlet, on the Boardwalk.

NOON - 6pm - Racer Registration - Jenkinson's Inlet Office - attached to dry pits.

7pm - PARADE - From the Dry Pits - down Ocean to Arnold, up Arnold to just past Rt 35 South. There's a car show that night along the parade route.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 8th

9 - 6PM - Dry Pits Open to the public

9 - 3PM - Racer Registration - Jenkinson's Inlet Office - Attached to dry pits 10AM - Meeting for anyone that will test - Jenkinsons North Bar & Grill - Attached to Dry Pits

2 - 4PM Ocean Testing Session - Rules of the road at all times.

6PM - MANDITORY VOLUNTEER MEETING - Jenkinsons North Bar and Grill - This is on the boardwalk, 100 yards south of the inlet.

7 - 9PM Racer / Volunteer Party - Jenkinsons Main Pavilion - Blue Roof about a half mile south of the Jenkinsons North Bar and Grill.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9th - Race Day

7:30 - 9:00 Racer Physicals - Jenkinson's Inlet Office - attached to dry pits.

8 - 5PM - Crane and ramp available at Wet Pits - Manasquan River Club - About 10 miles from Dry Pits. No overnight trailer parking in wet pits.

9:30 Drivers Meeting - Jenkinson's Inlet Office - attached to dry pits.

1PM - Start of Geico Offshore Grand Prix, hosted by Jenkinsons.

2PM - Winner Circle - Wharfside Patio Bar 6:30 - Awards - Jenkinsons North Bar and Grill - Attached to Dry Pits.

So thats the timeline as it is today. Expect some minor adjustments, as always pay attention to these emails for up to date details.

Racers know that when they come to Point Pleasant, they are going to be watched over by the largest and most experienced group of race volunteers anywhere in the country. Once again, we must thank the people on this list for giving of their time and effort to keep our racers safe. If your name is on this list and you can't make it, please reply to this email immediatly. If you see your name on this list, please take this as a serious commitment. It's a fun weekend for everyone involved but never forget, we have a job to do. To keep our racers safe.

Pace Boats

Steve – 39 Outerlimits – Pace Boat

Dennis Carollo – 39’ Cigarette – Pace Boat 917 807 2220 John DeRay – 41 Apache 201 997 0110

VIP

Tony Presti – 48 Sunseeker

Alan Petitt – 32 Tempest – 732 616 8764

Turn Boats

Jerry Wood – 42’ Sport Fish – S/F

Stephen Lalor – 43’ Egg Harbor S/F Turn – 1 – 908 500 7524 Bobby V – 42’ Chris Craft Yacht – Turn – 2 Guy Barbagelata – 36’ Trojan - Turn – 3 732 223 3393 Bill Jayne – 38’ Chris Craft s/f – Turn – 4 908 578 0155

Sweep – Patrol boats

William Reynolds – 21 Dixie – Sweep 973 650 0239 Eric Nelson – 16’ Arima Pug – Sweep 860 399 3406 Tim Sharkey – 29’ Formula – Sweep 609 432 9044 Dean Mendrys – 31’ Formula – Sweep 201 704 3462 Brian Connell – 33’ Baja – Sweep 845 558 1251 Casey Yarger – 24’ Regal – Sweep 732 672 8905 Joe Girgenti Jr – 18’ Maxum – Sweep 908 910 4195 Jack Barry – Sea Doo – River Sweep 732 266 4195 Harold Fritz – 25’ Chaparral – Sweep 732 232 4760 Vince DeMarteleire – 32’ Luhrs – Sweep 267 566 1888 Thomas Lesiak – 28’ Maxim 201 207 4596 Angelo Juliano – 24’ Formula 973 800 7069 Joe Caccamo – 26’ Velocity – 718 300 0582 Keith Ludwig – 33 Scarab – 732 718 6121 Blue Water Reality – 34 Phantom – 603 393 7765 Steve Egan – 36’ Trawler 908 461 9519 Gary Alessio – 33 Formula 908 421 5011 Dennis Pellegrino – 35 Egg Harbor – 215 499 6847 Tom Ellis – 25 Baja – 973 390 6665 Ron Bolanowski – 28 Sea Ray – 732 236 6706 Alan Petitt – 34 Silverton – 732 616 8764

Dive – Medic Boats

South River Rescue Squad – Boston Whaler 856 373 6866 Chris C Kevin Rooney – 35’ Donzi ZFC 201 206 4478 David Lumia – 48 Fountain – 732 684 9310 Scott Styn – 27 Sea Ray 201 406 4000 Joe Kapcsandi – 32 Baja 732 921 3373 Jim Hajeski – Brick Fire – 27’ Fire Rescue –732 920 1244 Nick Petrulla – Brielle Fire Co – 3 boats – 732 259 0504 Thomas Smith – 32 Baja – 908 930 2235 Louis Rodriguez – 28 Cigarette – 646 210 5613 Bruce McRae – 28 Formula PC – 609 226 1146 Joey Arruda – 36’ Ocean Yacht –732 272 3698

Land Volunteers

Robert Lahue 508 641 0342

Rich Plishka 201 803 3744

Casey Yarger 732 672 8905

Michelle LaRocca 203 667 6954

Charles Hoffman – 732 770 3456

James Stevensen 201 390 4946

Bridget Malley 845 304 0044

Adam and Bonnie Gordon 717 802 1357

Rob Mergen 610 476 5507

Jeffrey Kametz 610 704 5318

John Scarpa 908 963 4945

Scorers

John Gajewski 732 921 4710

Al Thomas 732 604 2363

Robert Wagner – 973 508 8351

George Bruynell – 856 678 8475

Dave Spencer – 732 233 3338

James Toth 610 517 7922

More info will follow after the Long Island Race.

See ya at the races,

Ron
Hello Race Fans,
The weather is breaking and boats are starting to hit the water so it’s time to start planning for the 2007 Point Pleasant Beach Offshore Race. The NJ Offshore committee has been busy over the winter and we have some great news to share with you.Mark your calendar for Sunday September 9th – Race Day. Jenkinsons is back in a big way. They have agreed to allow us to use the North Parking lot for the dry pits. This is the parking lot at the North end of the boardwalk, just 100 yards south of the inlet. This is a huge lot and we’ve used it in the past. It’s a great location with loads of traffic in the immediate area. Jenkinsons will also be putting on one of their world-class parties on Saturday night for all race teams and volunteers. We’ve also secured the Manasquan River Club to use as the wet pits. This is the site that we’ve used many times in the past. It’s up the Manasquan River about a mile west of the Rt 70 Bridge. The facility will have a crane, plus the marina offers a travel lift and boat ramp. It’s a great facility, about eight miles from the dry pits. This year, we are thrilled to welcome back the Jersey Boyz and the OPA teams to once again do battle between Point Pleasant Beach and Bay Head. OPA is gaining racers all the time due to their inexpensive racing format that’s high on competition and fun and low on stress. It seems to be a winning combination as the OPA fleet grows from year to year. We’ll also see team AMF back at the Jersey Shore complete with their new turbine powered bright green Miss Geico, a 200 miles per hour rocket that is a definite fan favorite. At this time we are asking for interested parties to volunteer for land and water duties. We’ll find a job for any size boat and we could use a dozen or more land volunteers to help in the dry and wet pits. If you are interested in helping out on the water or on the land, please sign up at www.njoffshore.homestead.com/volunteer.html.
Over the summer, you’ll get more emails with details as the race date gets close. If you plan on racing in Point Pleasant, please fill out this form so we know how many boats to expect and how much room you’ll need in the dry pits. Please click here and tell us about your team. www.njoffshore.homestead.com/racers.html.
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