shoot out on the mississippi
 

july 10 there is going to be a shootout on the mississippi
down by the shrine in Portage Des Sioux, for the backstoppers
more info at http://backstoppersboatrace.com/

anyone going? it is in the alton pool or pool 26 check out
riverbills.com

Trying to get more info on it now. Myself and all of my buddies should be there.

Alton pool and pool 26 are pretty much the same thing. From Lock and Dam 26 (Alton) to Lock and Dam 25 (Winfield).

Sounds like it si going to be right in front of My River Home and the Our Lady of the Rivers monument.

Starting just downstream from My River Home to just upstream from the Venetian.

For any of you that don't know, this is a fundraiser for the Backstoppers, a fantastic organization that helps the families of Fire Fighters and Police Officers killed in the line of duty.

im there

Just glancing, but it looks like it's run a lot like the LOTO Shootout.

Sounds fun.

if anyone goes, please get some pics, may try and do it next year since its in my back yard. Have never heard anything about it before now, great cause

im pretty sure its the first year. there's allways a few poker runs but never a shootout. never heard of any of the bands playing but i have seen joe dirt a few times and they are good . but i plan on being on the water all day anchored down. i hope there is a good turn out and see some fast passes

I will prob be down there its just too close to home!

there is a nice public ramp right up from the shootout and
its free and has a nice dock called hideaway harbor its a st. charles county park

I will try to get some more info, I am going to try to make one of their planning meetings, but I think the guy I talked to said Hideaway Harbor is going to be reservec for all the boats in the shootout that day.

I believe the park is where they are having all the land based spectators.

land spectators can watch from liberty harbor they are hosting the event. you can vist http://riversedgemag.com/indexlibertyharbor.htm to get the band line up and the whole days schedule. hideaway harbor is a public access ramp.

Thanx for the clarification.

Any idea how many boats are signed up to race?

anyone know what classes there are? You think they are goint to allow boats to tie up and watch? All it talks about is how much it is to pay to get tickets to watch...

There's a registration form on the link that explains the classes.

Im gonna try to make it, get me as much info as possible

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Spe...2582782?ref=ts

That sounds sooooooo f*ing AWESOME! Im a river rat as well im up in 14 soooo a little far to run for me but it sounds like a blast. What did you have to do to get this organized? Mabye we can make one up here too!

It is intended to be a summertime fundraiser to augment the Backstoppers annual Thanksgiving eve Guns and Hoses Boxing
Event.

Some guys that used to work on the DSRA shootout on the Mississippi in the St. Louis area are working on it. The meetings are every thursday night and I am working thursdays right now so it would be July 1st before I can make a meeting.

Boat Classes
Entries will be broken down by hull, length and horsepower. Special considerations and classifications can be made when determining modifications and weight/power ratios in each class. All classes are subject to entry class/minimums. Inspectors will have final authority where participant will be entered.
23 Registration Classes
(P) PWC
(S) Stock (All factory, non aspirated)
(M) Modified (Factory turbos, superchargers or aftermarket modifications)

(S) Single Hull (V-Bottom, Fishing, Utility, etc…)
1 2 3 4
(A) 19-26 ft <300 hp 301 to 500 hp 500+ hp
(B) 27-37ft <500 hp 501 to 1000hp 1000 to 1300 Unlimited
(C) 38ft + <800 hp 801 to 1200 hp 1201-1600 hp Unlimited

(M) Multiple Hull (Cats
1 2 3 4
(A) 19-26 ft <300 hp 301 to 600 hp 600+ hp
(B) 27-37ft <400 hp 401 to 800hp 801 to 1200 hp Unlimited
(C) 38ft + <700 hp 701 to 1300 hp Unlimited
Numbering System
Example MC3= (M) Multi Hull (C) 38 ft + (3) Unlimited

They also have a facebook page at backstoppersboatrace

canceled due to high water think i think they rescheduled for
september 11

New date works better for me keep us posted on date

Waiting for confirmation from one of the organizers but Spet. 11th seems to be the new date.

I'll be keeping an eye on that date. I used to keep my prev boat in My River Home, boated pool 26 and just loved it there.
Was there the 2nd week of june but weather spoiled our boating.
Fixxxer22, we'll have to get together sometime as were in the same pool. I am pretty new to the area as I just recently moved up here from pool 26. I'm the only Nordic up here so you shouldnt be able to miss me.

I think this is the first year that it benefits the Backstoppers, but in the 1990's the DSRA organized a shootout about every year for Make-a-Wish Foundation. It was a great time. I ran in it most every year in my Talon 22. It was at several different locations on pool 26. Spectators could anchor all along the run. No heavy hitters there like the LOTO shootout. More of your typical hot rod, daily driver types...:drink:

Is it a shoot out or a course?

In the past it was a straight shot radar run about a 1/2 mile long. They would record your top speed. Here is a pic when it was held in front of Lake Center Marina.

Is it still going to be a half-mile? This could be fun! Is it from a dead stop?

I have some of the new stuff on .pdf but I cant copy them to the forum.

I have seen the course map, and it looks like a quarter mile run up to the half
mile course. We lobbied for a fairly long run up to the half mile. 9-11 is the date.

thursday night before the shoot out all the boats that are
makeing runs are going to be down on main street st. charles from like five to eight or nine i think.

Gheez, are we gonna have enough water???

Until August we could not get out of our marina and were having to use the public ramp in Alton because the water was too high. Now it is too low.

My last trip there in june I had to deal with the low waters @ alton. How about the ramps in grafton?
If I get good news from my marina shop tomorrow I plan on being there for the races.

Speedy will be there for both the street party and the race

We are thinking about coming and wanted to know some details. Where is a good place to stay? Where can we launch the boat and what time does the shootout start?

we are planning on attending to view. Not sure if we will drag the boat home or not. What ramp would one use for a 36' V bottom to launch?

Other wise I might try to hitch a ride with someone that boats on the river.

I would look at Alton Il for lodging. Alton marina is nice and if low water becomes a problem there are 2 other ramps right along river road that is close proximity to Portage Des Sioux. Piasa creek and graftons harbor.
All race details are here:
http://www.backstoppersboatrace.com/LINKS-INFO.html

That is my old home town and I'm really hoping to make it if I can get my boat fixed in time..

The question I had myself for someone is, what is deadline for registration if you wanted to run?

Here is an awsome map that shows the the 3 Il marinas (Alton, Piasa, Grafton) in relationship to race site, Portage Des Sioux.

http://www.visitalton.com/pdfs/BywayBoatingMap.pdf

Baywatch there are always someone at Alton or Grafton to let you know about water depths for launching that 36.

Is it the same map at Visitalton ???
thnx :drink: