April 15, 2008

WCOR FIRST RACE

West Coast Outboard Racing (WCOR) and AOF will be sponsoring a "Race against Drugs" Special Event at Woodland, Washington, on June 22, 2008 (a Sunday.) The race will feature five (5) classes of hydroplanes (Novice, CSH, OSY 400, C-Mod, and "Open" classes.) We will run a "modified" (drawing numbers for beach position) Lemans Start (like UIM.) The open class will be composed of only pro and mod hydros (good practice for UIM in Florida this fall.) The race will be conducted on a 3/4-mile closed-course, not approved for records. Medallions for 1st through 3rd place in each class will be awarded after the race.

The Woodland Planters Days Festival Committee is co-sponsoring the event. There will be lots of food, fun, and family entertainment there besides some interesting boat racing. Let's give them a real taste of the best outboard hydro racing teams on the West Coast. Come on out and plan on having some fun with us in June! The site is at Horseshoe Lake, which is right next to the I-5 freeway between Portland, OR and Longview, WA. This should be an exciting event for both racers and spectators

If you are not racing,WCOR can use some help.  They need an experienced Referee, Risk Manager, and Turn Judges. If you can help or want to get more info on the race contact Al Peffley. His email is: team_excalibur@hotmail.com

April 11. 2008 

Joe Schultz Dies

 Joe Schultz, longtime boat racer, died April 10 in Iowa City Iowa after a brief illness. Joe was one of the founders of AOF and a lifetime member.  He had more recently been associated with NBRA and the USTS.  He will be missed by all who knew him.  All in AOF send their condolences to the Shultz family.

March 27, 2008

CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR NATIONAL OFFICE

The new mailing address for the AOF national office is now PO Box 8450, Lacey, Washington 98509

March 27,2008  

SPOKANE MINIMOST NEAR COMPLETION AND TESTING

Dennis Westby reports the Minimost just about ready for testing.  The boat will be on display at the Spokane Auto Boat Speed Show March 28, 29 and 30.  Westby said weather permitting we are planning a test run about the second week in April.  See Feature Article for details and photo.

February 1, 2008

 2008 Memberships are due now

Don't wait until the last minute. The sooner we pay for our memberships the stronger we make AOF. The application form is available on line. Select "Application" from the navigation menu. It is the last item in the left column. Depending on your internet browser a dialog box will ask if you want to open or save the document. Select open and when the form downloads print it, fill in the necessary information and send it with your check or money order to: Russ Bircher, American Outboard Federation, PO Box 8450, Lacey, Washington 98509. Make your check or money order payable to the American Outboard Federation. (AOF will be ok too and it saves a little ink.) Just a note on the form, it is a Microsoft Word document so you should be able to fill in the information right on the screen and print the completed form. If you have problems, print the form and fill it out by hand.

   PHOTOS WANTED !

We need lots of great photos.

E-mail to:

photos@aofboatracing.org

AOF Officers for 2007-2008

President--------Rod Black

Executive Director------Russ Bircher

Competition V.P.-------Tony Staron

Treasurer --------------Jay Roesner

Tech V.P.------------Howard Pickerell

Secretary ----------Dave Loomis

Safety Director -----Carl Lewis

Historical Director------Steve Roskowski

 

 

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AOF National Office

PO Box 8450

Lacey, Washington 98509

aofoffice@aol.com 

Phone 360-359-6440

 

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