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rossdbos
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

rossdbos
07-18-2011, 08:37 AM
Congratulations to Tom Phan #35, Moreno Valley, CA on capturing the 2011 Long Beach to Catalina & Back presented by Sea-Doo, Sea-Tow, Tom's Truck Center and Dana Point Jet Ski. With almost perfect weather and on a borrowed boat, Tom Phan marched to victory after the two favorites, Craig Warner #71 RSM, CA Monster Energy/Kawasaki and #58 Mark Gerner, Aliso Viejo, CA PwcOffshore.com riders both retired with motor woes. Warner was the early favorite, winning both Round #1 of the Triple Crown of Offshore Racing - Dana Point to Avalon & Back and Round # 2- Dana Point to Oceanside & Back. Gerner was 2nd to Warner in both rounds of the Triple Crown but it was Phan's day as he passed Gerner approximately 1.5 miles from the breakwater on the return to Long Beach and set his sights on his 1st LB2Cat win finishing just shy of the record with a time of 54 minutes 55 seconds. TAD Racing entry Tyler White was hot on Phan's heels but would end up in the 2nd spot overall and 1st in the Pro/Am Class with a time of 55 minutes 10 seconds. Third Place went veteran racer, K.C. Heidler, #7 Irvine, CA Tom's Truck Center entrant who finished a mere 25 seconds behind White. It is of note to all that this years LB2Cat was an international event with two entries from Australia- David Baker, #169 and Warren Leighton #4 who traveled across the pond to compete and say they'll be back next year!!!

Congratulations to Steve Friebe #58, Clovis, CA Clawson's Motorsports sponsored rider on winning the overall title for the 2011 Triple Crown of Offshore Racing! Friebe returned to the racing scene in 2011 after a year off and was a dominant force in offshore endurance racing during all three rounds of the Triple Crown of of Offshore Racing. Ten points behind Friebe was was K.C. Heidler #7 Irvine, CA Tom's Truck Center who took 2nd Place in the 2011 TCO overall standings. K.C. had a tremendous year and looks to be a potential threat for the 2012 TCO. 3rd Place overall in the 2011 TCO went to John Feeney, #10 Corona Del Mar, CA.

On behalf of RPM Racing Enterprises, we want to thank all staff, volunteers and race teams that participated in the LB2Cat and all three rounds of the Triple Crown of Offshore Racing!

Official Results:

Pos Boat # Name Class Time
1 35 Tom Phan Amateur Open 0:54:55
2 3 Tyler White Pro/Am 0:55:10
3 7 K.C. Heidler Pro/Am 0:55:35
4 10 John Feeney Amateur Open 0:57:23
5 50 Steve Friebe Pro/Am 0:57:55
6 77X Tom Cruz Amateur Open 0:58:00
7 8 Lee Phan Pro/Am 0:58:50
8 33 Andy Wise Vet/Master 0:58:56
9 777 Tommy Kolleck Amateur Open 1:01:47
10 470 Akira Tanaka Amateur Open 1:01:55
11 30 Santiago Kuan Super Stock Ltd. 1:02:14
12 99 Paul Pham Pro/Am 1:03:00
13 234 Russell Libby Vet/Master 1:06:15
14 21 Robert Carreon Pro/Am 1:06:55
15 131 Derek Newton Amateur Open 1:07:35
16 68 David Aldrich Amateur Open 1:10:20
17 4 Warren Leighton Sportsman 1:10:30
18 411 Cheng Leu Pro/Am 1:14:50
19 194 John Spranger Sportsman 1:25:10
20 169 David Baker Sportsman 1:26:15
21 999 Omar Leon Sportsman 1:36:35
71 Craig Warner Pro/Am DNF
58 Mark Gerner Pro/Am DNF
98 Kim Bushong Vet/Master DNF
19 Brian Steeves Pro/Am DNF
Pro/Am Open Overall

Pos Boat # Name Mfg. Time
1 3 Tyler White Kawi Ultra 0:55:10
2 7 K.C. Heidler Kawi Ultra 0:55:35
3 50 Steve Friebe Sea Doo RXTX 0:57:55
4 8 Lee Phan Kawi Ultra 0:58:50
5 99 Paul Pham Sea Doo RXTX 1:03:00
6 21 Robert Carreon Kawi Ultra 1:06:55
7 411 Cheng Leu Kawi Ultra 1:14:50
71 Craig Warner Kawi Ultra DNF
58 Mark Gerner Kawi Ultra DNF
19 Brian Steeves Yam SHO DNF

Vet/Master Open

1 33 Andy Wise Kawi Ultra 0:58:56
2 234 Russell Libby Kawi Ultra 1:06:15
98 Kim Bushong Kawi 250X DNF


Amateur Open

1 35 Tom Phan Sea-Doo RXTX 0:54:55
2 10 John Feeney Kawi Ultra 0:57:23
3 77X Tom Cruz Kawi Ultra 0:58:00
4 777 Tommy Kolleck Kawi Ultra 1:01:47
5 470 Akira Tanaka Kawi Ultra 1:01:55
6 131 Derek Newton Kawi 15F 1:07:35
7 68 David Aldrich Yam FZR 1:10:20


Super Stock Ltd.

1 30 Santiago Kuan Kawasaki Ultra 1:02:14

Sportsman

1 4 Warren Leighton Kawi Ultra 1:10:30
2 194 John Spranger Sea Doo RXTX 1:25:10
3 169 David Baker Kawi Ultra 1:26:15
4 999 Omar Leon Kawi Ultra 1:36:35