Posted By Ron Polli

Thanks for everyone's input. It's not falling on deaf ears.

This schedule is not official yet, but it's real close.

Biloxi - March
Clearwater - April
Lake Cumberland - May
Sunny Isles Beach – June - with run to Bimini and back
Kenner – July - Al Copeland Invitational
Orange Beach - August - Invitational
LOTO – Sept
Worlds – Jupiter - October - Invitational

We also have a new TV show that should be announced next week or the week after.

I'm going to Lake Cumberland next week to meet with the authorities to hopefully get a green light for the next few years.

As for unification it won't happen anytime soon if ever, but joint races should be simple to do and a benefit for everyone involved. We did a few joint races with POPRA in the past. Hopefully we'll do some races with OPA in 09. As for SBI, I've tried 3 times in 08, it's clear to me now that working with SBI will never happen so I've given up on that one. (not SBI Bashing, just fact)

OSS is working with Stu and the Florida Powerboat club to bring racing and Poker Runs to the same FL venue. We'd love to work with other Poker Run groups at the other race sites outside of FL.

We are interested in improving our sport and our production. Like Pete B said, we are also in the entertainment business. Cities pay a lot of money to bring our show to their town, we need to give them their money's worth in return. So in 09 you'll see OSS doing HEAT RACING (like we did in Orange Beach this year) wherever possible. You'll see the elimination of the 525 Vee and Vee Extreme classes and in their place will be the two P1 style Power to Weight ratio classes. We also added 4 classes to accommodate the P-Class racer. No GPS units, we do it using average lap speeds.

I continue to be a fan of the sport and work for the betterment of OSS and the sport in general. I'm open to new ideas and concepts. If you'd like to talk, call 732 552 0669 or send me an email [email protected].

Lets work together to make 09 the best season of racing yet. Thank you for your thoughts and assistance.

Ron

Great news...attended the last two at LOTO and we had a blast....hopefully we can make a couple others next year...

I am thrilled to see Lake Cumberland on the list. And I think you will get an incredible turnout for that race. Keep us posted on when the dates/details get firmed up. Thanks!

Our Indiana race will be on the schedule next year. A few conflicts in dates and the remodel of the hotel will not allow us to move forward with this in 09. We really look forward to seeing all of our racers in Indiana, for the first ever offshore race on a lake in Bloomington Indiana.
Stay tuned for all the news. Cant wait toi begin the war again in 09

Clearwater? Cool!

I agree!

Clearwater or Clearwater Beach? Great Location. Any information available?

WOW !!! Clearwater FLA. would love to race there in an open boat, might be able to drag a few guys single engine racers to this one !!! Haven't raced without a gps for 3 years,hope I remember how? Ron I'll call you, Al Culbertson

Ron,please give us some details on how the 4 open -average lap speed classes would work thanks, Walt

just wondering why if OSS is venturing into production class racing, you guys would not use either sbi or opa rules.

either one would work since some teams are set up to run both orgs. just seems that OSS p-class is heading in yet another direction?? UNIFICATION??

also with the way the economy has been what about merging atleast a few races.