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Team AMSOIL Takes OPA Cat Lite World Championship

Team AMSOIL Takes OPA Cat Lite World Championship

 

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Team AMSOIL offshore racers Bob Teague and Paul Whittier recently competed at the AMSOIL/Geico Thunder on the Gulf OPA World Championships in Orange Beach, Ala. Originally scheduled for earlier in the season, the event was postponed due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thursday’s testing conditions were uncharacteristically smooth for Orange Beach, but the conditions deteriorated by the start of Friday’s race. Although the Team AMSOIL skater was over-propped, Teague and Whittier found decent speed and led the race from start to finish to take the win.

Saturday’s testing session was conducted in extremely rough conditions, prompting Team AMSOIL to change to a lower outdrive gear ratio in anticipation of continued rough conditions during Sunday’s race. When the rough conditions did not materialize, Team AMSOIL made as many adjustments as possible with the boat already in the water, including going up in prop pitch and adjusting the ballast weight bags. The adjustments worked well, and Team AMSOIL took a quick lead and continued to increase it en route to the victory.

After winning both 60-mile heats of racing, Team AMSOIL was named the 2010 OPA Cat Lite World Champion.

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Posted on November 6, 2010 by , Reply

Team Amsoil Offshore racing – Bob Teague

Rough Seas Can’t Slow Down Team AMSOIL

Team AMSOIL Offshore traveled east to Long Island to attend the popular Battle on the Bay.
After extensive testing on Saturday, Bob Teague and Paul Whittier had to make major adjustments for their race on Sunday after a major storm blew through the region.
The start of the their race was delayed as storm fronts continued to pound the race course. While the race conditions didn’t improve after the race started, the AMSOIL team battled five foot waves and took the early lead over the field and held on for the win. It was the second win in a row that Team AMSOIL has earned at Patchogue. They also remain undefeated in the OPA Miss Geico Series in 2010.
Next stop is the OPA/GEICO Race in Atlantic City on September 17-19.

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Posted on September 22, 2010 by , 2 comments

Team AMSOIL Takes Second at Great Lakes Grand Prix

Team AMSOIL Takes Second at Great Lakes Grand Prix

Team AMSOIL offshore racers Bob Teague and back-up driver Mike Defrees competed in the second annual Great Lakes Grand Prix on Lake Michigan last weekend. With winds close to 20 MPH underscoring the importance of prop selection, it was evident Team Stihl had an edge over the competition. Although Team AMSOIL worked hard to keep within striking distance, they couldn’t get past Team Stihl and finished second in the 80 mile race.

Team AMSOIL currently holds first place in the SBI National Standings and OPA/Geico Series. They return to action August 20-22 in Patchougue, N.Y.

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Posted on August 16, 2010 by , Reply

Team Amsoil – Bob Teague win in sarasota

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Team AMSOIL Takes Checkered Flag in Sarasota

Team AMSOIL offshore racers Bob Teague and Paul Whittier competed at the Superboat Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix on Fourth of July weekend in Sarasota, Fla. Following 100 miles of testing in the calmer-than-normal Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, the conditions for Sunday’s race were much rougher.

When the green flag dropped, Team AMSOIL got stuck in traffic going into the first turn, allowing the new Stihl 388 boat to take the early lead before engaging in a close deck-to-deck battle with Team AMSOIL. Team AMSOIL caught and passed Team Stihl and extended its lead to about 11 seconds before being slowed by lapped traffic. While Team Stihl came within a boat length heading into the final outside turn, Team AMSOIL hit a large rogue wave which caused the boat to hook violently and end up on the wrong side of the turn buoy. Team AMSOIL was then forced to go back and “make up” the turn, allowing Team Stihl to cross the finish line first. However, post race inspections revealed Team Stihl’s propellers did not meet the required specifications for thickness, disqualifying them and awarding Team AMSOIL the checkered flag.

Team AMSOIL will next compete July 16-18 at the OPA/Geico race in Harrison Township, Mich.

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Posted on July 15, 2010 by , Reply