Smith Brothers Offshore Racing Team announced today they will join with Joker Powerboats to contest the 2011 Offshore Powerboat Association Championship . The boat is 26’ and will be powered by the same Mercruiser 496 Mag HO that propelled their previous boat to the 2009 OPA Class 6 National Championship. The boat will be campaigned as Joker Powerboats 611.

Pete Smith, Driver " We are looking forward to getting our new Joker Powerboat. David Goode builds one heck of a boat and we look forward to racing it against the other manufacturers in our class. We will join two other teams currently running Joker Powerboats in OPA Offshore Racing.”

Rich Smith, Throttleman “Brian Hollis at Joker Powerboats is building us an outstanding boat. Not only is it built to be raced, the construction and finish is perfect. The boat is identical to the one that beat us in the 2007 OPA Championship, so we know how it will perform.”

Completion and delivery of the Joker is expected to be in late December . The team is looking forward to escaping the cold weather in the Northeast and head to Georgia to take delivery. Rigging of the boat will begin immediately upon their return to NJ to be ready for the 2011 season.

About Smith Brothers Offshore Racing Team:
The team is comprised of brothers Pete and Rich Smith. Pete a resident of Moorestown, NJ is the driver while Rich, a resident of Souderton, PA is the throttleman. They were the 2009 Offshore Powerboat Association Class 6 National Champions as well as the 2009 Class 6 Geico Triple Crown winning team. The team was also honored with the 2009 Godfather Cup for sportsmanship.

About Joker Powerboats:
Founded in 2000 by racer Brian Hollis, Joker Powerboats is located in Georgia. The boats are custom built by David Goode, who’s current project with Brian is a 41’ performance boat . Joker powerboats have won National and World Championships along with many wins in offshore racing.

Can't wait to see it. The new deck will be a nice addition to a great and proven hull! You'll do very well with it, great choice. Bring on the pics!

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very nice!

Boat is in Smith Bros Race shop and they'll rig her now.

Looks nice! Great lines! Built tough like Tyler's? Lots of glass in bottom?

Yep same lamination schedule as Tylers. All glass bottom / sides and a cored deck. We're starting another 26 Joker in a few days and it will be the same also.

Great looking boat! Can't wait to see it done.