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07-12-2011, 04:37 PM
2011 Long Beach to Catalina & Back APBA PWC Offshore National Championships
Presented by
Sea-Doo & Sea-Tow
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA – June 2011 - RPM Racing Enterprises released today the final details, plans and schedule for the 2011 Long Beach to Catalina & Back APBA PWC Offshore National Championships presented by & This prestigious National Championship event is part of the Long Beach Offshore Powerfest weekend that takes place on July 16th and 17th. Two separate racing events including the 63rd Annual Catalina Ski Race on Saturday July 16th , culminating on Sunday July 17th with the APBA Professional Watercraft Racers (PWC) National Offshore Championship Long Beach to Catalina & Back race (LB2CAT) presented by Sea-Doo & Sea-Tow.
Powerfest Weekend kicks off on Friday, July 15th with the race teams moving into the pits at Marina Green Park in Long Beach. There is an “Ultimate Beach Bash” party on Marina Green park complete with vendor booths, live music, activities for the entire family. Both Powerfest and the Beach Bash is a free event open to the public.
Six classes of personal water craft including the “Sportsman” for the “first time” racer class, “Manufacturer’s Stock” classes to entice the average PWC enthusiast to participate and “Super Stock Limited” class (open to all racers that have done minor modifications to their boats except the powertrain). These classes are expected to swell the field to over 50 boats as the news of the weekend of racing stirs interest in the entire personal water craft community to enter and be a part of this momentous weekend. Offshore PWC racers from across the country are clamoring to get their entries in and compete with the elite West Coast group of offshore endurance experts try to break the new records in every class set last year for the challenging channel crossing.
The current points leader for the Triple Crown of Offshore Racing and back to back 2008 & 2009 overall winner Craig Warner, Corona, CA #1 Monster Energy & Kawasaki will be back again going for his third APBA National title on a Kawasaki Ultra 300X. Among the early entry favorites are Mark Gerner, Aliso Viejo, CA #58 on a Kawasaki Ultra 300X and from Alice, TX- Tyler White #3 also on a Kawasaki Ultra 300X. This year will feature some international competition with an Australian team that will compete in the 58 mile sprint.
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All the components are converging to make this weekends events one of the most exciting of the two and ˝ month long 2011 Long Beach Sea Festival. So come to Marina Green Park in Long Beach and watch the 2011 Long Beach Offshore Powerfest races to experience the fun and excitement of powerboat racing in 2 different forms! Remember this is an all ages event and it is Free to the Public!
For more information on the race and the weekend, please visit www.apbracing.com www.rpmracingent.com, www.pwcoffshore.com www.catalinaskirace.net
For more information please contact RPM RACING can be at (310) 318-4012
Presented by
Sea-Doo & Sea-Tow
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA – June 2011 - RPM Racing Enterprises released today the final details, plans and schedule for the 2011 Long Beach to Catalina & Back APBA PWC Offshore National Championships presented by & This prestigious National Championship event is part of the Long Beach Offshore Powerfest weekend that takes place on July 16th and 17th. Two separate racing events including the 63rd Annual Catalina Ski Race on Saturday July 16th , culminating on Sunday July 17th with the APBA Professional Watercraft Racers (PWC) National Offshore Championship Long Beach to Catalina & Back race (LB2CAT) presented by Sea-Doo & Sea-Tow.
Powerfest Weekend kicks off on Friday, July 15th with the race teams moving into the pits at Marina Green Park in Long Beach. There is an “Ultimate Beach Bash” party on Marina Green park complete with vendor booths, live music, activities for the entire family. Both Powerfest and the Beach Bash is a free event open to the public.
Six classes of personal water craft including the “Sportsman” for the “first time” racer class, “Manufacturer’s Stock” classes to entice the average PWC enthusiast to participate and “Super Stock Limited” class (open to all racers that have done minor modifications to their boats except the powertrain). These classes are expected to swell the field to over 50 boats as the news of the weekend of racing stirs interest in the entire personal water craft community to enter and be a part of this momentous weekend. Offshore PWC racers from across the country are clamoring to get their entries in and compete with the elite West Coast group of offshore endurance experts try to break the new records in every class set last year for the challenging channel crossing.
The current points leader for the Triple Crown of Offshore Racing and back to back 2008 & 2009 overall winner Craig Warner, Corona, CA #1 Monster Energy & Kawasaki will be back again going for his third APBA National title on a Kawasaki Ultra 300X. Among the early entry favorites are Mark Gerner, Aliso Viejo, CA #58 on a Kawasaki Ultra 300X and from Alice, TX- Tyler White #3 also on a Kawasaki Ultra 300X. This year will feature some international competition with an Australian team that will compete in the 58 mile sprint.
.
All the components are converging to make this weekends events one of the most exciting of the two and ˝ month long 2011 Long Beach Sea Festival. So come to Marina Green Park in Long Beach and watch the 2011 Long Beach Offshore Powerfest races to experience the fun and excitement of powerboat racing in 2 different forms! Remember this is an all ages event and it is Free to the Public!
For more information on the race and the weekend, please visit www.apbracing.com www.rpmracingent.com, www.pwcoffshore.com www.catalinaskirace.net
For more information please contact RPM RACING can be at (310) 318-4012