The burbot, bottom feeding fish nicknamed lawyers, are making a comback from the small number that have survived in its native waters of the Great Lakes. The species saw a huge decline in the 1950′s due to the invasive sea lamprey. Unfortunately there’s new research showing the return of the burbot may damage the multi-million [...]
Powerboatmag.com offers new interactive content for power boating enthusiasts and downloadable boat tests from 1990 Looking toward the future with interactive ways to communicate with its readers, Powerboat magazine is also making the most of its 42-year heritage — all part of a new Web site from the “World’s Leading Performance Boating Magazine.” Loaded with [...]
Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009 – Saturday Finally, the day had come to witness the largest unsanctioned racing event of the season. What started as a friendly battle among lake residents to see who had the fastest machine on the water has become known by many as the fourth holiday weekend of the summer. [...]
2009′s Lake of the Ozarks Shootout started out much like every other year… with a long drive south from Michigan to Missouri. 1/3 of the Biokleen Team was already in Missouri after working with the staff at Redneck Trailer Supply locations in Ohio then in Oklahoma. When the rest of the team pulled out of [...]
Finally, the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009 weekend has officially started. Half of the Biokleen Team needs to head out early for the mandatory driver’s meeting at Franky and Louie’s at 9:30am. The Shootout Pokerrun is scheduled to start at 10:30am. It’s a cloudy, somewhat dreary morning and it has been unseasonably cool for [...]
The first goal for the second day at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout 2009 was to put up the Bio-Kleen vendor booth at Captain Ron’s. This is the second year the Shootout is put on by Captain Ron’s and spearheaded by the owner, Ron Duggan. Last year was great, so we knew this year [...]
The AMSOIL Offshore Racing Team set the Official Endurance Record sanctioned by OSS in 2008 in the Cat Lite Class from Miami, Florida to Bimini, Bahamas and back. This year, the team returned with a mission of defending and beating its own record in the 106 mile long race. On Friday, June 12th, Team AMSOIL [...]
PERFORMANCE BOATS, in association with the Offshore Super Series, is giving offshore racing a much-needed boost by bringing the 2009 OSS series to television. PB has now forged a strategic partnership with Fox Sports Network to produce two episodes on offshore boat racing. These segments will highlight the season-opening race in Biloxi, Mississippi, as well [...]
Sunsation Powerboats is unleashing a secret weapon…sooner than planned. The Sunsation XRT, Extreme Race Technology, model will be released ahead of schedule. Originally slated for 2010, XRT will now be unveiled in Miami, February 12, 2009. Development started over a year ago keeping ideas and concepts in the future model file. The project has remained [...]
In 1750 Dr. Thomas Walker was the first frontiersman to stand on the high bluffs of the Appalachians overlooking a river flowing through the mountains. He named it in honor of the Duke of Cumberland, son of George the ΙІ of England. Two hundred years later, Wolf Creek Dam was constructed on the Cumberland River [...]