TEAM AMSOIL OFFSHORE WINS IN PATCHOGUE, NEW YORK

One year after a tragic racing accident at Patchogue, New York, the community pulled together to put on a spectacular racing festival event: The OPA Battle in the Bay. This first-class event had participating entities included fire departments and police departments from several neighboring communities.

The weekend festivities were kicked off with a huge main street party with race boats on display from 4 PM until 11 PM. An estimated 20,000 people were on hand to view the boats and talk to the racers. The Team AMSOIL Skater was prominently displayed in the middle of the party. 

With Hurricane Bill approaching the Northeast, it was anticipated that the racing conditions were going to be rough.  Water conditions on Friday were quite choppy in the Great South Bay.  By Saturday morning, conditions began to calm which necessitated the Team AMSOIL crew to change the set up on the boat back to a calmer water configuration. As it turned out, it was a good move. The testing on Saturday proved that the boat would be competitive if the conditions held. The conditions were slightly calmer on Sunday and the Team AMSOIL boat was entered in the last two main event races.

Team AMSOIL Offshore Racing ran in the race with the P-1 class boats and exhibited a dominating performance. The next race produced a deck to deck race for Team AMSOIL #77 with the highly competitive Motley Crew #00 team in their 368 Skater.  The Crew drew the pole position lane with Team AMSOIL in lane two.  The two Skaters ran deck to deck swapping positions a couple of times until Team AMSOIL pulled on the inside lane on the front straightaway of the 5 1/2 mile course. As Team AMSOIL was nearing on the inside of the Crew, a guardian condition in their left motor caused them to veer sharply to the left toward Bob Teague and Paul Whittier in the Team AMSOIL boat.  Bob and Paul were able to maneuver the boat in order to avoid a collision and continued in the pass of the Motley Crew boat. Team AMSOIL continued holding onto first place for the balance of the race

The Patchogue race was the second in the Geico Triple Crown series.  Team AMSOIL’s win at this event resulted in an unbeatable first place position for the 2009 Cat Lite Triple Crown title.  Currently, Team AMSOIL #77 is also in the points lead in the OSS and OPA sanctioning organizations, and is tied for first place in Super Boat International. 

The AMSOIL Dominator Racing Oil continues to be proven as the best choice for the Mercury Racing 525 EFI engines. The Team has also proven that the absolute best oil for a Mercury dry-sump VISSM drive is AMSOIL “MCF.” After two years of racing, Team AMSOIL’s VISSM drives are still in new condition.  The company’s great sponsorship package, dedicated racing department team and superior lubricants all make it possible for Team AMSOIL Offshore Racing to achieve success! Teague Custom Marine is an authorized AMSOIL dealer and offers the complete line of high performance lubricants in its store and for purchase over the phone. 
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