Lucididee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

With the Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) joining forces with the American Power Boat Association(APBA) last month with the goal of making OPA Racing a stronger force, results are already coming in. OPA Racing is proud to announce the addition of Biloxi's "Smokin the Sound" to its newly formed Divisional series. The race will take place later this month on the pristine Gulf Shores of Biloxi, Mississippi along Casino Row between April 24th through the 27th, 2014.

"We are so pleased to have Biloxi on board with OPA Racing! Yes the amount of time we have to organize has put a strain on things, however, with Woody Bailey and his staff hosting races since 2004, it should be an easy transition to work together. We will be working closely over the next few months to align our schedule in 2015 to better accommodate Biloxi to not have the conflict of our season opening National Race in Lake Hopatcong, NJ which occurs the following weekend May 2- May 4," said Smitty, President of OPA Racing, when asked about the announcement.

Race teams will start arriving on Thursday, April 24 to start setting up in race village. Along with the Category 5 Shootout on Friday, the Smokin the Sound Poker Run on Saturday, there will be "Meet the Racers" gathering each night at various Casinos along the strip culminating with the offshore race on Sunday.

Winter is officially over, it's time to go racing!!!!!

For more information about Biloxi's Smokin the Sound OPA Divisional Race, go to http://www.oparacing.org/

2 Trick Rick

This is to close to Lake Hopatcong race, than making the Hopatcong race a 2 day event were teams have to check in before 5:00pm Friday pretty much puts a death stamp on Biloxi for the east coast team
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Lucididee

We are trying our best to work with all involved

happy

is this a OPA points race? for this year.

Lucididee

This is a "DIVISIONAL Race". This race DOES NOT have any effect on OPA National Points.

By being a divisional race it DOES effect the APBA High Points for induction into the APBA Hall of Fame.

MissGeicoRacing

We will be there

The Means

Can anyone confirm if this will be televised?

If Smokin the Sound is OPA, does that mean that LakeRace will be OPA this year too?