Racers all over the nation are hitting the road for the great OSS race this weekend in St. Clair, MI.

The Black Nutz of Team Typhoon debut their new tow vehicle.

One last group shot, and off they go for the 14 hour trek to the Great Lakes.

Good luck guys!
Have a safe one........

Drive safely... Cya there.

Ben

Keep the photos coming through the weekend.

Ben, how many MPH did Will find?

In the night, somewhere in Ohio, Blue Nutz catches up with Black. When we started, the Krazy Kubans were 100 miles back. Now they are ahead of us. If that's an omen for St. Clair, then we don't want it.

I have a feeling , the new paint on the roof is creating drag

Good Luck Boyz!

The Nutz have landed! The parking lot of the St. Clair Shopping Plaza has been converted to the Dry Pits for the race.

Conspiratortionists, take note: Blue Nutz, a.k.a. Wild Card #4, is being pulled by a Typhoon vehicle!

...and Will Ros (right) sports a Typhoon T, while Trophy Butch (left) advertises a Bahamian Budweiser knock-off.

The identity crisis has been solved!

Did Larry drive with Willie or does he fly in at the last second like a rock star?

Peconic, they didn't let you drive the motor home again, did they?

Larry is a rock star, and he's here. He drove with the boyz.



And no, no motor home driving for me, none whatsoever. Trophy Butch advanced to star driver status, though. I guess, my driving makes him shine.

Saturday Morning, 9:00 AM, OSS Drivers Meeting.
25 OSS boats answer Mike Tomlinsons's Roll Call. There might be additional OSS boats tomorrow, due to late registration. GLSCS has separate meetings and stats. Total boat count of the race will be 40 or more, depending on the GLSCS registration, which will complete tonight.

In the race for OSS points:


OSSV

4 The Switch
88 Fury
8 Spiderman
16 Black Pearl

OSSVL

29 Typhoon
47 Team IMCO
52 Hocus Pocus
4 Wild Card
5 Wild Ride - WELCOME To OSS !!!

OSSCL

71 Bourget
27 David Brian
711 Dirty Duck
60 Ettore
11 In-Mocean
31 Hooters
2 Peppers
7 Team CRC

OSSC

55 Out Of Bounds - WELCOME To OSS !!!
57 Nichols Offshore
6 JEM
8 JD Byrider
5 WHM
20 Reliable
12 Pro Marine
84 Popeye

Registration took place at the local bowling alley. The Grattons and Jim Richardson grabbed the opportunity to bust some balls.

The night before, OSS had their customary Owners Meeting. Two new teams were present: Wild Ride and Out Of Bounds.

Today, OSS boats will test. According to OSS rules, teams must have passed physicals, and helicopters must be in the air for testing.

During the drivers meeting, your correspondent was found with a bleeping cellphone. As it is customary at OSS, the offender had to stand in the corner throughout the meeting.

During inspection, certain teams have their engine computer pulled and checked for infractions. Steve Lippenkott of Mercury tested Team Typhoon's computer, and it checked out ok.

Readers' corner: Kelli Leblanc writes from Boston: "More pictures of Side Show Eric!" We gladly comply with Eric doing domestic duties.

Hocus Pocus brought a new team member. Her name is Amnesia, and boy, can she do a wicked weld!

Will this race be broadcast on Talk Offshore?

Yes. Martin is in town now. More with the schedule will be posted on OSO and sent via "Remind Me" emails from Talkoffshore.com

Be sure to sign up for the "remind me" at www.talkoffshore.com for all the news on upcoming shows and schedules.

AC

Peconic, where are today's pics? Man you're slipping.

Saturday Afternoon: Testing in the river. Boats are checked in and out by Race Control for 4 laps of testing each.

Bob Teague demonstrates why he was given a clean bill of health at the physicals.

Todd Welling, after he gained 300 lbs.

The Bourget Lovelies.