I think this was taken off the coast of Northern Florida or South Carolina, just left earlier from Key West Florida. The SUV had 2 additional fuel tanks on the waverunner for longer endurance runs. I would usually get to the check points ahead of my duaghter and JC who were driving my support vehicle/trailer
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
TEAM Belgium - THE JETRAID
Team Belgium and Team PWCoffshore.
Alladio strikes a post at the IJSBA World Finals, and misses the 2008 Jetraid in PERU!
www.jetraid.net
Alladio strikes a post at the IJSBA World Finals, and misses the 2008 Jetraid in PERU!
www.jetraid.net
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Support our troops
Deployed military personnel request the following items most often:
Food
Powdered Drink Mixes
(individual packets are best)
Cookies
Crackers
Pretzels
Tuna in a pouch
Beef, chicken or turkey jerky
Cheese spread (no aerosol cans!)
Ramen noodles
Snack cakes
Gum
Nuts
Granola bars
Pop Tarts
Dried fruit
Trail mix
Pistachios
Raisins
Red licorice twists
Tootsie Rolls (both candy and lollipops)
Peanut butter
Triscuits
Wheat Thins
Canned meats (no pork products)
Hard candy (individually-wrapped)
Sports Equipment
Baseballs
Baseball gloves
Soccer balls
Basketballs
Volleyballs
Squirt guns
Frisbees
Entertainment
AA & AAA batteries
Craft kits
Scrapbooking crafts
Books (mysteries, action, drama, science fiction).
Magazines – new or nearly new -
(sports, news, entertainment, travel, nature)
Playing cards
Small hand-held games
Crossword puzzles
CD's\DVD's
Hygiene Supplies
Facial cleansing pads
Moisturizing lotion
Wet Wipes
Eye drops
Lip balm
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Soap
Body wash
Shampoo and conditioner
Deodorant
Sunblock
Foot powder
Miscellaneous
Blank cards
Stationary, paper
Pens
Letters
Ziploc bags (sandwich, qt., gal. sizes)
For more information please visit
soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=special-alerts
Food
Powdered Drink Mixes
(individual packets are best)
Cookies
Crackers
Pretzels
Tuna in a pouch
Beef, chicken or turkey jerky
Cheese spread (no aerosol cans!)
Ramen noodles
Snack cakes
Gum
Nuts
Granola bars
Pop Tarts
Dried fruit
Trail mix
Pistachios
Raisins
Red licorice twists
Tootsie Rolls (both candy and lollipops)
Peanut butter
Triscuits
Wheat Thins
Canned meats (no pork products)
Hard candy (individually-wrapped)
Sports Equipment
Baseballs
Baseball gloves
Soccer balls
Basketballs
Volleyballs
Squirt guns
Frisbees
Entertainment
AA & AAA batteries
Craft kits
Scrapbooking crafts
Books (mysteries, action, drama, science fiction).
Magazines – new or nearly new -
(sports, news, entertainment, travel, nature)
Playing cards
Small hand-held games
Crossword puzzles
CD's\DVD's
Hygiene Supplies
Facial cleansing pads
Moisturizing lotion
Wet Wipes
Eye drops
Lip balm
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Soap
Body wash
Shampoo and conditioner
Deodorant
Sunblock
Foot powder
Miscellaneous
Blank cards
Stationary, paper
Pens
Letters
Ziploc bags (sandwich, qt., gal. sizes)
For more information please visit
soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=special-alerts
Friday, November 14, 2008
shawn at Kawasaki-big rigs
Picking up our new 4x4 Grizzly to tow our Jet Skis with, and couldn't resist taking a stand near the Mean Green Machines...the deliveries of many race venues nationwide...dream big and go get some!
Shawn Alladio, Jeremy Hoyland, PixelThisPhoto.com
Shawn Alladio, IJSBA Water Safety Director and Jeremy Hoyland IJSBA World Finals Race Director for 2008 discuss a call on the event beach in Lake Havasu Arizona during the week long competition.
Jeremy Hoyland has been missing in Bali when his PWC broke down and he was adrift trying to hail assistance via his cell phone. Search and Recovery efforts so far have not found any information leading up to Jeremy's whereabouts. Please make donations to:
Full fund details:
Paypal
Payment email address: jeremyhoylandrescue@justaddh2o.org
(note, you do NOT need to have an account with them, just a valid debit/credit card)
Bank Transfer/Deposit
HSBC BANK
HIGH STREET
DONCASTER
ACCOUNT NAME:JEREMY HOYLAND RESCUE
SORT CODE : 401920
ACCOUNT NUMBER:02804182
Postal address for any cheque/postal order payments.
JEREMY HOYLAND RESCUE
HATFIELD POST OFFICE
3 HIGH STREET
HATFIELD
DONCASTER
DN7 6RS
Keep the faith !!
Photo taken by www.Pixelthisphoto.com
Jeremy Hoyland has been missing in Bali when his PWC broke down and he was adrift trying to hail assistance via his cell phone. Search and Recovery efforts so far have not found any information leading up to Jeremy's whereabouts. Please make donations to:
Full fund details:
Paypal
Payment email address: jeremyhoylandrescue@justaddh2o.org
(note, you do NOT need to have an account with them, just a valid debit/credit card)
Bank Transfer/Deposit
HSBC BANK
HIGH STREET
DONCASTER
ACCOUNT NAME:JEREMY HOYLAND RESCUE
SORT CODE : 401920
ACCOUNT NUMBER:02804182
Postal address for any cheque/postal order payments.
JEREMY HOYLAND RESCUE
HATFIELD POST OFFICE
3 HIGH STREET
HATFIELD
DONCASTER
DN7 6RS
Keep the faith !!
Photo taken by www.Pixelthisphoto.com
Saturday, September 27, 2008
PWCoffshore.com LB2CAT DVD's Available at IJSBA 2008 World Finals
PWCoffshore.com DVD's Will be Available at World Finals!
IJSBA quakeysense World Finals Vendor Alley
City of Lake Havasu, Arizona, Crazy Horse Campgrounds
October 4-12, 2008
Please visit: K38-River Rat Racing-PWCoffshore Booth
DVD's for the 2007 and 2008 Long Beach to Catalina and Back APBA Offshore National Championships will be available in the K38-PWCoffshore.com-River Rat Racing booth.
LB2CAT DVD for 2008:
Thank you for your interest! The PWCoffshore DVD has generated some of the finest PWC OFFSHORE racing footage seen to date. The Pacific Ocean sea- state, speed, combined with the intensity of the racers results in some truly awesome footage! The Long Beach to Catalina and Back Endurance Race is the event designed for your style of riding. If you have ever thought about competing, stop thinking and join us on the open waters and get on board~Thank you for your interest!
Please come by our booth and own your own copies today!
www.pwcoffshore.com
IJSBA quakeysense World Finals Vendor Alley
City of Lake Havasu, Arizona, Crazy Horse Campgrounds
October 4-12, 2008
Please visit: K38-River Rat Racing-PWCoffshore Booth
DVD's for the 2007 and 2008 Long Beach to Catalina and Back APBA Offshore National Championships will be available in the K38-PWCoffshore.com-River Rat Racing booth.
LB2CAT DVD for 2008:
Thank you for your interest! The PWCoffshore DVD has generated some of the finest PWC OFFSHORE racing footage seen to date. The Pacific Ocean sea- state, speed, combined with the intensity of the racers results in some truly awesome footage! The Long Beach to Catalina and Back Endurance Race is the event designed for your style of riding. If you have ever thought about competing, stop thinking and join us on the open waters and get on board~Thank you for your interest!
Please come by our booth and own your own copies today!
www.pwcoffshore.com
K38-River Rat Racing-PWCoffshore.com Booth at IJSBA World Finals
For Immediate Release:
IJSBA World Finals
K38 Water Safety - PWCoffshore.com - SX-4 Project
Come visit our K38 Associate Information booth!
Sign the WORLD FINALS GUEST BOOK! This is an annual project that will collect racing memories and create a historical base of events from you the participants!
As a public service to our boating community, we will have Boating Safety information available for free from the States of California and Arizona. Please stop by and pick up the literature.
You can preview the Memory Book from the 2007 Parade of Nations.
Kay Sykes, Chairperson for the World Finals 2nd Annual Parade of Nations will be the hostess in our K38 Associate Information Booth and will be promoting River Rat Racing programs and projects on behalf of our sport.
http://www.riverratracing.org/
We will be next to the Liquid Militia Clothing booth in Vendor Alley. Look for the River Rat Racing-K38 Banner. Stop by and check out the River Rat Racing SX-4 on display.
Mark Gerner from the PWCOffshore.com Race Team will be handing out information for those of you who are interested in Personal Watercraft Endurance and Offshore racing! Shawn Alladio is one of the members of this prestigious team and is sponsored by Kawasaki Motors Corporation, Liquid Militia Clothing, PWCoffshore.com, OTB Boots, K38 GEAR, Mustang Survival
www.PWCoffshore.com
K38 Water Safety, will have clothing available for purchase. Shawn Alladio is the IJSBA Water Safety Director for the World Finals and the K38 Water Patrol members will be working on behalf of our associate racers during the 2008 quakeysense World Finals.
www.K38rescue.com
We wish all our racers a safe and exciting event!
We look forward to seeing you in Havasu!
www.ijsba.com
IJSBA World Finals
K38 Water Safety - PWCoffshore.com - SX-4 Project
Come visit our K38 Associate Information booth!
Sign the WORLD FINALS GUEST BOOK! This is an annual project that will collect racing memories and create a historical base of events from you the participants!
As a public service to our boating community, we will have Boating Safety information available for free from the States of California and Arizona. Please stop by and pick up the literature.
You can preview the Memory Book from the 2007 Parade of Nations.
Kay Sykes, Chairperson for the World Finals 2nd Annual Parade of Nations will be the hostess in our K38 Associate Information Booth and will be promoting River Rat Racing programs and projects on behalf of our sport.
http://www.riverratracing.org/
We will be next to the Liquid Militia Clothing booth in Vendor Alley. Look for the River Rat Racing-K38 Banner. Stop by and check out the River Rat Racing SX-4 on display.
Mark Gerner from the PWCOffshore.com Race Team will be handing out information for those of you who are interested in Personal Watercraft Endurance and Offshore racing! Shawn Alladio is one of the members of this prestigious team and is sponsored by Kawasaki Motors Corporation, Liquid Militia Clothing, PWCoffshore.com, OTB Boots, K38 GEAR, Mustang Survival
www.PWCoffshore.com
K38 Water Safety, will have clothing available for purchase. Shawn Alladio is the IJSBA Water Safety Director for the World Finals and the K38 Water Patrol members will be working on behalf of our associate racers during the 2008 quakeysense World Finals.
www.K38rescue.com
We wish all our racers a safe and exciting event!
We look forward to seeing you in Havasu!
www.ijsba.com
Monday, September 22, 2008
WIDE OPEN WATER
WIDE OPEN WATER
Sunday September 21, 2008
My phone rings. Mark Gerner called to remind me 'bring a ten dollar bill, the ATM machine is broken'. My rig is ready, everything packed, went to Home Depot with my girls and bought grass seed and topsoil to finish setting off the back yard, and a bird bad earlier that morning. To shake off some time we stopped in at Barnes and Noble. I wanted to pick up a War book to read on recent events in Iraq. Shaniah picked out a book on Fairies, and we all got a hot drink and cake. I was anticipating the interview today, and hoping my PWCoffshore.com teammate would want to do a fast little Klip afterwards?
I arrive at the Queensway boat ramp in Long Beach. Mark and the film crew are finishing up. It's my turn to spin the reel a little. Mark runs off a bevy of quick questions and bingo, we are done. I ask Mark, 'you feel like going out for a 10 mile jaunt". He enthusiastically responds 'yeah I do'. My elation hits my face immediately. I get to launch and ride! Before I left, my daughter Kyla said 'Mom you should go for a ride'. With her vote of confidence I feel steeled for a good time on the water.
We get our gear ready independently, both on the launch, years of launches and anticipated rides, we move like a machine. Mark is a man with a mindset to match any Devil Dog on lead. I admire him for that quick warrior instinct and integrity that is bred, not assumed. I can look over at him, nod and we're 'good to go'. Simple as that.
It doesn't hurt to have a big brother watching your backside, all strings attached. His bride Christina is in spirit with us as we ping the start button. Mark says, 'I have about 25 miles of gas in the ski, you want to go to Catalina?'
I stare at him. Catalina! Hell yeah I want to go to Catalina, I respond 'sure let's go'. My interior is getting jumpy, I got an invite to ride Shawn style with our own little Recon on the Pacific. He asks me 'do you have GPS?'
"No, 2 radios and a cell phone".
He nods. Affirmed, we'll go.
Marks says, "I'll refuel in Catalina'. I start breathing to relax and steady myself for the run ahead. I love this. I am so happy at this moment, I didn't think Catalina would be part of this day. Riding with a person you trust makes these serendipitous opportunities grander. The world seems a very big place and I get to run with one of the big boys.
Mark holds his Kawasaki Ultra 250 to a 5mph pace till we hit the perimeter buoys. On our right is the Queen Mary, silent and cold, grieving in her berth. Ahead of us looms a dull gray horizon and the Pacific Blue, wide open outside Angels Gate. To the South is Long Beach with tall cold buildings. The water is slightly textured inside the harbor, boaters meander in all directions, crossing wakes.
He looks over at me and his helmet does the familiar 'dip', the ok sign is hailed and returned and off we go. His Ultra is sweet, it moves into the criss crossed water and loves it. My F-15 Kawasaki lands hard and loves it, because I'm in step with her dance.
My swim fins are clipped on my belt, OTB boots laced and dug into the Hydro Turf mats. My Force 6 lifejacket is ready to assume any chest impact with the helm station and my Aquapac holds my cell phone on my left bicep. I'm wearing a one Mil wetsuit with no top. The LB2CAT race I got overheated and sick, this time I want to run WOT (wide open throttle) and not think twice about body function.
We move in unison, Mark hits ahead then slows down so my pace and horsepower can correct at the speed allowed. I am watching my LCD display, 48-58 MPH, so the average must be about 51. My reading isn't accurate but I know my throttle is clamped, this is all she has to give me.
The ocean changes pitch on occasion but remains relatively calm, not glassy, not perfect, but an exceptional day of speed running across a 27 mile opening between shorelines. There are some hard peaks on occasion and harder landings. I keep my body centered to the helm and trim held/chest/pelvis, making sure my shoulders and hand grip do not hesitate or load too hard. Essentially I let this little F-15 Pony take the lead, handing her the reigns. She loves to pick up and go and I don't want to hold her back.
I feel like I'm riding in slow motion as Mark's red hot Ultra charges ahead, it encourages me to see the speed. We're heading dead straight to Avalon, the beautiful port, as we get closer the island outline appears.
The Mega Pod of dolphins looms on our south side, I slow down and alter course to say hello to the muse of all sailors around the world. Setting in at a 9 mph slow speed, the change their direction and come investigate, 10 run ahead of my bow and 30 or 50 on both sides and behind. I hold one hand up and maintain throttle on the right, celebrating a glorious interlude.
One dolphin direct ahead of my bow quickly speeds up and jumps with the greatest expression of joy I have ever witnessed and hits a 10 foot arc out of the water with his small framed body, then catches up to pace alongside my port side hull. Thank you very much, my life is truly wonderful, and the Mega Pod made it even better. We beg off and the escort drifts back to the pod, onward to Catalina.
Lots of boats are heading to and from the island. It's a big wide open channel. My helmet is screaming, I should have closed the ear ports and I didn't, when I arrive in Catalina my ears are ringing and I'm either deaf or on a natural high. But I can hear the warning signal from Mark's Kawasaki that his gas is gone.
We pull into the mooring area and head alongside the break wall of the Casino. Mark pumps 3 gallons of fuel into my 16.4 gallon tank and fills up his steed at the gas dock. I pull out my cell phone and call David Pu'u. I had a near death experience within the past week and my friend is now keeping a close eye on me.
On Friday I had to call him when I had a planned date for an offshore ride with Brad out of Camp Pendleton. I was having dinner with Brad and excused myself to make the call to 'check in'. I asked David if I could be excused from calling back as 'dad' was embarrassing me. Pu'us tone was direct, 'thanks Shawn, glad you are ok". That was Friday, this is Sunday. I'm making that call again.
"You're where? Catalina Island" he says. After a few quick expressions of my immediate happiness, Pu'u seems satisfied at this point that I am being reasonable and I'm to call when I am back on the mainland. I later send him a pic from the day and he says 'I can be worse than....sometimes', and I'll leave it at that. Pu'u is the kind of person you want on your team. He's a Devil Dog without the weapons. His girlfriend Donna chimes in on the exalts of happiness and we're all connected, like it or not. The big blue is our playground. This is our universal enthusiasm.
Mark and I are back on the return track outside of the Casino. He says he wants me to try his race boat, he has some big ideas about kicking ass, and wants to give me a taste of what it's like to run with the pack. We get out again mid channel, switch jet skis and I'm off, I'm way off and running hard. The Ultra loves the conditions. She likes to lay her hull heavy into the slice and smooth coat her way on the coarse density of agitated surface water. I'm adjusting to the faster pace and finding the boat to be relatively smooth, with just a touch of chine talk, have to watch that a bit.
I pull back to Mark on my F-15 and he wants me to keep going, I do too, but my karma bank says trade back and respect his race boat. I have a belief about riding race boats, if it's not mine, stay off. I don't know its personality enough to know how the pump wants to load and how the RPM's hit, so I decline. Reluctantly I decline. It's like making great love with no orgasm.
Once again the Mega Pod intersects our path. I pull out my cell phone and shoot some quick snaps of the amazing display of aquatic expression these dolphins characterize. I'm smiling and giggling and taking my time, lost in the beauty and magic that is transpiring. I feel special, all this for me.
Mark and I exchange 'nods'. We say goodbye to the dolphins and the mainland horizon looms. This run is fast, we're back in what seems a few minutes as we pass the Catalina Express, trot through her wakes at WOT and then a large cruise ship, numerous boats and the cross hatch of wakes combining energy.
The Angels Gate is ours. The Queen Mary is right where she was and the languished buildings of Long Beach look on in somber disinterest. We stop our trot right at the 5MPH buoy perimeter. I look over at Gerner, his smile is precisely like my own. He motors over and our fists connect, finished.
We talk politics, family, my recent conquests or lack of, and both scoot into the dock and hot load our boats onto the trailers. The last thing we say is 'goodbye'. There is nothing else to add.
Except, I want to do it all over again.
Being a part of the PWCoffshore.com Racing Team is pretty much like this little adventure, it is just one boat launch away.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
pwcoffshore helmet1
Mark Gerner going over Safety Check items for endurance racing, here he is speaking about the helmets we use in competition
Gerner Alladio1
One more run to Catalina! September 21st, Sunday, beautiful ocean, golen light and a fast clip on Kawasakis out of Long Beach.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Endurance training with MIDPAC Hawaii
Shaniah was in utero on her first offshore 'runs'.....water was a great compliment to what we love best. fast clips, rough water and GOOD TO GO!
PWCoffshore Race Team
The leaders of the Pack!
A group of dedicated offshore and long distance PWC riders.
The records, the miles, the hours, the bruises, the punishement?
Yeah, for the love ot it.
Check out Http://www.pwcOffshore.com and find out more about this extreme motorized sport!
A group of dedicated offshore and long distance PWC riders.
The records, the miles, the hours, the bruises, the punishement?
Yeah, for the love ot it.
Check out Http://www.pwcOffshore.com and find out more about this extreme motorized sport!
Mark Gerner racing at the Mark Hahn 300
The memorial race named after Mark Hahn at Lake Havasu, Arizona. One of America's greatest endurance races, brings the PWCoffshore team out in full force. Here Mark is getting hot in the turn....check out http://www.pwcoffshore.com for more information on PWC endurance racing!
PWCoffshore Team Rider: Robert Carreon
CARRY ON!
That's exactly what Dubz is up to, Dubz the Dozer, short for bulldozer, mashing his way across the Pacific Blue. Check his race profile out on http://www.PWCoffshore.com
GET SOME!
That's exactly what Dubz is up to, Dubz the Dozer, short for bulldozer, mashing his way across the Pacific Blue. Check his race profile out on http://www.PWCoffshore.com
GET SOME!
Carreon DUBZ: PWCoffshore.com Team Rider
CARRY ON! Robert Carreon is flying, his usual style actually. Dubz is the Dozer, short for bulldozer on water....check him out on his team profile at http://www.PWCoffshore.com
GET SOME!
GET SOME!
PWCoffshore.com: Friebe
PWCoffshore Race Team Member Friebe is a nice guy and nice guys finish first.
Check out http://www.PWCoffshore.com and see what Friebe's been up to lately!
Check out http://www.PWCoffshore.com and see what Friebe's been up to lately!
LB2CAT 2008 'DUALIES"
This is a smart ride, one GPS set for 'to and from' locations, and out of the way of a head strike...I dig this one!
LB2CAT 2008 "DUBZ"
#21 this ride belongs to Robert Carreon, Team rider who responds to the call sign 'Dubz'.
LB2CAT 2008 #69
Alladio's little Kawasaki 15-F, the stocker training race rig! Loves the beatings...
LB2CAT Britney Wildman
Brit is the future, and the future is good. She is an example of what happens when a woman gives herself permission to go the distance. PWCOFFSHORE racing distance! We are all really proud of her, if you want to read up on her race background, here is the link:
http://pwcoffshore.com/Highlighted_Rider.php
http://pwcoffshore.com/Highlighted_Rider.php
LB2CAT
My 4 yor cheerleader, Shaniah expresses exactly how I feel after the race! Thanks Shinn for all the enthusiastic support, can i have some of that energy now?
love
RaceMom
love
RaceMom
Thursday, August 28, 2008
PWCOFFSHORE.COM Racing Hall of Fame
PWCOFFSHORE
ENDURANCE AND OFFSHORE
RACING HALL OF FAME
The racers selected to the PWCOFFSHORE Endurance and Offshore Racing Hall of Fame have been selected for their contribution to our sport and overall impact they have had on the offshore and endurance racing community and sport as a whole. These racers are truly the elite of the elite. At this point, there is only one worthy of the honor, and you guessed it: He is Mr. Billy Womack
Hall of Fame Member #1:
Billy Womack, PWCOFFSHORE HALL OF FAME
Four (4) Long Beach to Catalina and Back Offshore National Championships. Need we say any more? Billy Womack was and is a pioneer in the offshore racing sport and a legend in the PWC racing community. He was the first to use GPS to cross the channel, among countless other accomplishments in the offshore and endurance racing arena. Womack was the first to take the LB2CAT to a new level and raised the standard for physical fitness and commitment required to be successful in our sport. We hope our sport will have others that represent themesleves and the sport with the class and dignity that Billy Womack has. We say again, four- count them, four Offshore National Championships.
Dear Friends and Fellow Endurance Racers,
The press release above is listed on the core site for PWCoffshore racing. I'm going to give you a personal description and hope that you add your own stories and memories from the 'EMERALD CROWN' of offshore racing, the LB2CAT and your first honored member, Mr. Billy Womack!
The 2008 crew from PWCoffshore took center stage in support of the induction of Billy Womack as the first honored member to be recognized for his contributions to the Long Beach to Catalina and Back event. The precedent has been set in infamy, Billy Womack has set the standard, nobody will ever forget it. I remember Billy racing on a Waveblaster many years ago, he was the 'blaster master' and set a furious and fast pace, exactly what offshore racing needed.
Endurance racing always held an audience that wasn't quite mainstream, and those who are passionate about it have the blisters, the breaks and the broken boats to talk story about after each and every session, some things will never change, only increase with the HP race we are now enjoying....it is fitting to give way to the Pirates of the Open Seas...the OFFSHORE riders of today, a unique breed of PWC enthusiasts, unlike any other.
Billy seemed to be unassuming and quiet, until he hit the fast track to outer bounds, his tenacity flew away for the wins he garnered. As a champion he was focused and leveled the swells in front of him to push the time envelope, he proved himself repeatedly over years one the offshore circuit. The core group of dedicated racers held the offshore endurance racing within it's own boundaries. Few could appreciate the hard hits and stamina needed on the physical realm and not to discount the desire. Equipment was the compliment. To win you needed a harder charger PWC that could take the edge of no return. A real Mr. Nice Guy.
Out to sea to an offshore island and back home to the edge of a continent, landing near the historic Queen Mary, 'the majestic symbol of the seas of transit', wasn't just an act of faith, it takes grit, and as Billy said in his acceptance speech, 'rough water, can't see the island, just the way you like it, and tomorrow you will appreciate your rebate check!'. The earned hits your body feels from the torturous and enduring pace, trying to beat the best and keep up with the pack was what fueled Womack to stay the course. Checkered flags welcomed him, he was rarely denied.
It's not easy to say goodbye to a champion, everyone wants to know where Billy Womack is? He's now the #1 PWCOffshore Hall of Famer, keeping with his industrious past. He'll always be #1 for the LB2CAT, everyone else will be 2, 3, 4 and so on...A nice way to end a new beginning. Congratulations Mr. Womack.
Special kudos to Ross Wallach of RPM Racing Ent, his staff, the team and all who love endurance racing.
Shawn Alladio-A fan
Billy Womack inducted into the PWCOFFSHORE Hall of Fame on July 20, 2008:
ENDURANCE AND OFFSHORE
RACING HALL OF FAME
The racers selected to the PWCOFFSHORE Endurance and Offshore Racing Hall of Fame have been selected for their contribution to our sport and overall impact they have had on the offshore and endurance racing community and sport as a whole. These racers are truly the elite of the elite. At this point, there is only one worthy of the honor, and you guessed it: He is Mr. Billy Womack
Hall of Fame Member #1:
Billy Womack, PWCOFFSHORE HALL OF FAME
Four (4) Long Beach to Catalina and Back Offshore National Championships. Need we say any more? Billy Womack was and is a pioneer in the offshore racing sport and a legend in the PWC racing community. He was the first to use GPS to cross the channel, among countless other accomplishments in the offshore and endurance racing arena. Womack was the first to take the LB2CAT to a new level and raised the standard for physical fitness and commitment required to be successful in our sport. We hope our sport will have others that represent themesleves and the sport with the class and dignity that Billy Womack has. We say again, four- count them, four Offshore National Championships.
Dear Friends and Fellow Endurance Racers,
The press release above is listed on the core site for PWCoffshore racing. I'm going to give you a personal description and hope that you add your own stories and memories from the 'EMERALD CROWN' of offshore racing, the LB2CAT and your first honored member, Mr. Billy Womack!
The 2008 crew from PWCoffshore took center stage in support of the induction of Billy Womack as the first honored member to be recognized for his contributions to the Long Beach to Catalina and Back event. The precedent has been set in infamy, Billy Womack has set the standard, nobody will ever forget it. I remember Billy racing on a Waveblaster many years ago, he was the 'blaster master' and set a furious and fast pace, exactly what offshore racing needed.
Endurance racing always held an audience that wasn't quite mainstream, and those who are passionate about it have the blisters, the breaks and the broken boats to talk story about after each and every session, some things will never change, only increase with the HP race we are now enjoying....it is fitting to give way to the Pirates of the Open Seas...the OFFSHORE riders of today, a unique breed of PWC enthusiasts, unlike any other.
Billy seemed to be unassuming and quiet, until he hit the fast track to outer bounds, his tenacity flew away for the wins he garnered. As a champion he was focused and leveled the swells in front of him to push the time envelope, he proved himself repeatedly over years one the offshore circuit. The core group of dedicated racers held the offshore endurance racing within it's own boundaries. Few could appreciate the hard hits and stamina needed on the physical realm and not to discount the desire. Equipment was the compliment. To win you needed a harder charger PWC that could take the edge of no return. A real Mr. Nice Guy.
Out to sea to an offshore island and back home to the edge of a continent, landing near the historic Queen Mary, 'the majestic symbol of the seas of transit', wasn't just an act of faith, it takes grit, and as Billy said in his acceptance speech, 'rough water, can't see the island, just the way you like it, and tomorrow you will appreciate your rebate check!'. The earned hits your body feels from the torturous and enduring pace, trying to beat the best and keep up with the pack was what fueled Womack to stay the course. Checkered flags welcomed him, he was rarely denied.
It's not easy to say goodbye to a champion, everyone wants to know where Billy Womack is? He's now the #1 PWCOffshore Hall of Famer, keeping with his industrious past. He'll always be #1 for the LB2CAT, everyone else will be 2, 3, 4 and so on...A nice way to end a new beginning. Congratulations Mr. Womack.
Special kudos to Ross Wallach of RPM Racing Ent, his staff, the team and all who love endurance racing.
Shawn Alladio-A fan
Billy Womack inducted into the PWCOFFSHORE Hall of Fame on July 20, 2008:
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