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Power boat racing set to return

The Florida State Offshore Championship Race will return to St. Cloud’s East Lake Tohopekaliga during the Rotary Club’s Spring Fling 2006.

The event will take place on the city’s newly refurbished lakefront from March 30-April 2 with the championship race, which is under the auspices of Super Boat International and the American Power Boat Association, on April 2.

This will mark the 17th year of powerboat racing in St. Cloud, although 2005’s event was canceled because of ongoing construction. That work, which will be completed well before the Spring Fling, includes 144 boat slips and a new marina building that will be used for VIP and sponsor viewing of the race.

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Looks like St Pete will have competition for viewing excellence and to Sarasota for Marina Follies.

Great news.. I'm charging my batteries as we speak..

Mike,

Good job of getting this news out.

St. Cloud will always have a warm place in my heart....ran my first race there. Oh what a day!

Why don't you stick some numbers on your Phantom and come on down for the weekend. Frank has a place for you in Factory I

Thats great news, St Cloud is a great town to race in with a great fan base.
Kens right Mike we would love to have you race with us!!!

Phantom 1,We done 3 races in St. Cloud and have never heard it called a St.Champion Race,is this somthing different? Went and looked at our trophy from 2003 and it dont say anything about St.Champion.Anyway im glad to see it back,wouldnt miss it for the world.

What a blast that race is. I look forward to it as I am just about to snap from withdrawals about that time.

Greg

It's been called the State Championship since the first races in the early 90's.

I saw my first race in 1982 (I was 7) so not alot before that time. My first race was in St Cloud in 1993 I navigated a 28' Pantera (OPA!) in the B class.

Ryan,Just asked because i thought opra put on the state championship race,no big deal.

OPBRA had the GOLD CUP it was cool when there was still a small divisional series in Florida. Now we need to figure out how to get Holiday Isle back as a race, anyone know who to talk to about that?