Time Bandit Offshore Racing will make their official debut in Sarasota this July 4th weekend. The boat is driven by Travis Lofland of Deadliest Catch F/V Wizard and Bob Marikowski. They have a 30' Phantom and will be racing Super Vee Lite. I have been working closely with Travis to make this happen and as most of you have done many times...we were down to the final hours of make it or break it and it's finally coming together just in time for the Grand Prix.

Sarasota is important since Travis was introduced to the offshore racing world two years ago as a special guest at the Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix. There he became friends with the AMF/Miss GEICO and JD Byrider Offshore Racing teams. Travis had the opportunity to go for a ride in the JD Byrider boat with throttle man, Mark Kowalski and has spent his off time from crab fishing laying the foundation to get into offshore racing. His relationship with the AMF/Miss GEICO team became a valuable resource when Scotty B realized he was serious and helped connect the dots. Capt. Johnathan Hillstrand has also become involved with offshore racing through Miss GEICO and ran a record speed run with the team in December. Upon hearing that Travis had a boat and was headed for Biloxi, they formed what has become Time Bandit Racing for even bigger adventures on the water.

Travis would like me to give special thanks to the JD Byrider boys for creating the monster, George Auriemma Jr. from IMCO Racing, Scotty Begovich and every one of you who have helped him along the way.

See you on the water!
Reese

Tell Travis we said hello, It was real fun.. glad you guys could put that all together....congrats

Very cool to hear. This could be good for the sport as a whole

Special Thanks to JD BYRIDER and Miss Geico Racing! The more we join, the race will be more fun!!!!

Chris

P.S. Tony, looking forward seeing you soon!

I passed along your message and he hopes to see you soon! Travis talks about that ride with such excitement still to this day and it really did inspire him! He and Bob have worked hard to get out there and Travis doesn't stop pushing forward. They have done so much in just a few months and are ready to work even harder at the races.

My thoughts on that exactly. They are really great, down to earth and fun, yet willing to work hard to get the job done!

Don't forget they could not have done it without you either Reese.

Hi mama, good job! Miss ya.

Congrats to Travis for takin the plunge. Welcome aboard. Will Johnathan Hillstrand be running this year as well???

Thank you, Augie!!! That really means a LOT coming from YOU! I miss you, too and it sure was great to hear from you! Really made my day and I'm sorry that you didn't make it, but hopefully I will be seeing you again SOON!

Always, Reesee