Offshoreonly.com - Point Pleasant Schedule of Events

Hello Race Fans,

Welcome to OPA's 2006 AMF Offshore Racing Grand Prix, hosted by Jenkinsons and presented by the Jersey Boyz.

Come out and see if you have what it takes to run with Da Boyz in big water.

Get ready for a weekend of high-octane fun and excitement on June 24th and 25th as offshore racing returns to Point Pleasant Beach New Jersey. This year will be huge with over thirty-five boats, one with turbine power, a parade on Friday night and a new pit area.

BRING OUT THE KIDS - The parade is back, and will run from the center of Point Pleasant, across Rt 35 down Arnold Avenue turning left on Chicago Avenue. The parade will go all the up to Broadway, turning toward the ocean, then turning south on Ocean Ave along the boardwalk. The boats will then proceed back to the pits. The parade will start at 7pm on Friday night.

NEW PIT AREA - We are excited to announce that we have secured the Mantoloking Cove Marina as our Dry and Wet Pits. This is the old Traders Cove Marina that the township of Brick purchased, located at the foot of the new Mantoloking Bridge in Brick NJ. Using this facility will be great. Everything will be in one location, plenty of room, deep water and lots of open slips. This also means we get to go through the Point Pleasant Canal again, thankfully, the current will be going with us on this trip.

AMF IS IN THE HOUSE - The pits will be great as AMF Offshore pulls out all the stops, bringing pit parties to an all-new level. You’re invited to attend the Friday night party after the parade, sponsored by – who else, AMF Offshore Racing! Don’t miss it.
www.amfoffshoreracing.com

BRING THE KIDS AND THE MARSHMELLOWS - On Saturday, stop by and meet Ken Warby and watch as he fires up his jet-powered boat. Not turbine – Jet as in thrust not propellers. Ken is the current world water speed record holder. He traveled 317.6-MILES PER HOUR and lived to tell about. And he’s getting ready to do it again and go after his own record. Ken and his new boat will be on display throughout the weekend. www.kenwarby.com

WE NEED HELP - Would you like to be a part of the action? If you would like to help score the race, and can stay sober until the race is over, (not always easy to do) we need you. Actually we need eight people that will be stationed on the turn boats (two per boat) and keep track of the race boats as they go around the turn buoys. If you’re interested, send an email to [email protected]. You’ll have the best seat in the house.

IS YOUR BOAT READY - This is a weekend race so we really need plenty of patrol boats to keep the course free of fishing boats and spectators. We anticipate a huge spectator fleet and depending on where the fish are, we might have a lot of fisherman to remove from the course. We could use a dozen more patrol boats to help keep our racers safe. We could also use one more tall boat for a turn boat. Something larger than 38’ with a flybridge and outriggers would be perfect. If you’re interested in having the most fun you’ve ever had using your boat, go to http://njoffshore.homestead.com/volunteer.html and fill out the volunteer form. Thanks to the twenty captains that have already signed up.

CAN’T MAKE IT - For those of you at home, www.talkoffshore.com will be covering the race from flag to flag with live coverage from Martin Sanborn. Jeff Gerardi from Freeze Frame Video will be taking Aerial video footage of the race. www.freezeframevideo.net

Here’s a rundown of events.

FRIDAY
Boats arrive noon to dark – Mantoloking Cove Marina
Registration – Noon to 4pm – AMF Trailer.
Boats leave pits for Parade – 6pm
Parade - 7pm
AMF – Racers/Volunteer party – Dry Pits

SATURDAY
Boats Arrive – 8 to 10 am
Registration – 9 to 3 pm
Drivers Meeting – 10 am – one crewmember must attend
Testing – time and location under revue
Volunteer Meeting – 6pm – Jenkinsons North (100 yards south of the inlet on boardwalk)
Racers Welcome/Volunteer Party – 7pm Jenkinsons North

SUNDAY
Physicals and breakfast - 7:30 to 9am at AMF Tent
Cranes Open – 9 to 4pm
Drivers Meeting – 9am
P6 – P5 – P4 boats leave pit area – 11:30
Start of Race #1 – Noon
P3 – P2 – P1 – PX boats leave pits – 1pm
Start of Race #2 – 1:30
Winner Circle – Wharfside Patio Bar – 3pm
Awards Ceremony – In pits or close by. 6pm

Here’s a list of the boats that have said they were racing in Point Pleasant.

Platinum Princess PX - 26
JEM Companies PX - 6

Lightning Jacks P1 - 05
Stylin P1 - 17
Traffic Light P1 - 29
Pro Marine Racing P1 - 388
Pour It On P1 - 60

Firewater P2 - 111
Devastation P2 - 30
Wazzup Racing P2 - 33
Strictly Business P2 - 6
Wanted P2 - 77

Wazzup P3 - 1
Obsession P3 - 8

Ken's Oil P4 - 11
Specialized racing P4 - 12
Team Jersey Boyz P4 - 13
R&S Offshore Racing P4 - 19
Rum Runners P4 - 22
Offshore Princess P4 - 26
Panther P4 - 34
USAuctions.com P4 - 45
Still Got It! P4 - 60
Simply Awesome P4 - 66
Never Enuff P4-829

MotorCity Offshore P5 - ?
Papa Dukes P5 - 1
Team Joker P5 - 10
FRIENDSHIP 1 P5 - 11
Offshore Addiction P5 - 11
Wahoo Racing P5 - 14
Sonic Boom P5 - 15
Typhoon P5 - 29
Jersey Pirates P5 - 30
Goumada P5 - 38
XTRAS P5 - 5
Superboat Racing P5 - 68

Papa Dukes P5 - 1
AIRTIME P6 - 77

See ya at the races,

OPA