USSBA News

USSBA Silly Season Part III

By Jim DeFord

SEQUIM, Washington (February 9, 2012) — The 2013 USSBA Racing Series season has been announced and confirmed with two dates set for each for the three tracks in St. John, Washington; Tangent, Oregon and Port Angeles, Washington. Make your plans now!

Webb’s Slough is set with its traditional dates in mid-June and late August. Extreme Sports Park is set with dates in August and the National Finals in September. Tangent is wavering between dates in June and July. The 2013 schedule is a duplicate of the 2012 schedule. If it ain't broke...! >>MORE

The 2013 USSBA Racing Series Silly Season - Part II

Rumor or fact? No one really knows...

By Jim DeFord

SEQUIM, Washington (November 3, 2012) — Rumors are smokin' hot for the Superboats. The first is a non-rumor with plans well underway for factory-backed Slipstream Racing to return to the series in 2013 in the Superboat class. The driver will be twice-time 400-class Champion and always a contender for a win in no matter what class or boat he runs, Dean Lautenschlager.

The hull will be the latest iteration from the Slipstream camp along with an unknown sized motor with a twin turbo. Turbos have been used with some success in OZ and NZ but this will be the first appearance of any type of turbo in the USSBA Racing Series. >>MORE

Teams and tracks prep for 2012 season opener

By Jim DeFord

Photos courtesy Webb's SLough & Wicked Racing

SAINT JOHN, Washington (May 18, 2012) — The USSBA Racing Series 2012 season opener is at, what has now become tradition, Webb’s Slough in Saint John, Washington on June 16th. Two weeks later on June 30 the teams will be running at the Field of Dreams in Tangent, Oregon, located a few miles south of Albany Oregon in I-5.

Then there will be a four week break and we race again in Tangent on July 28th. This will give the teams a chance to super-tune their boats and work out the little kinks in addition to spending some summertime with their families. >>MORE

Johnson and McNeil finish 16th in Round One

By Jim DeFord

NEW ZEALAND (February 14, 2012) — Round 1 for Cory and Gary was disappointing to say the least. They only had one qualifying round with a severely ailing engine, peddling around the track at a snails pace. They finished 16th out of 16 boats. >>MORE

Johnson and McNeil to race in New Zealand

By Jim DeFord

Photo by All MacGibbon

NEW ZEALAND (February 8, 2012) — Cory Johnson and Gary McNeil have gone down under to race in what is coined as the "World Series" in New Zealand. This event consists of two races over two consecutive weekends.

Round 1 is Feb. 11/12 and Round 2 is Feb. 18/19. >>MORE

The 2013 USSBA Racing Series Silly Season

Rumor or fact? No one really knows...

By Jim DeFord

SEQUIM/Vancouver, Washington (October 16, 2012) — Here at the USSBA Racing Series headquarters in Sequim, Washington we finally see fall setting in. Okay, I'm not really in Sequim, but let's pretend. Thank you for being nice and letting our season end in pleasant weather. Actually, we were well blessed with perfect racing weather for all the races in 2012. We had another wet spring and cool summer with actual summer being (again) later than normal. Makes one wonder if the Earth has actually shifted on its axis and they just aren't telling us...Until after the election, of course. It's Bush's fault anyway...

But, let's go ahead and digress. >>MORE

Latest news from The Slough

By Jim DeFord

Photos by Webb's Slough

SAINT JOHN, Washington (June 12, 2012) — As we all head to Saint John, another late spring is fighting to stay alive but it looks like we will have a sneak peek at summer on race day. The weather reports are saying 73° and mostly sunny with just an itty-bitty chance of rain.

The report from the track: “We’re ready. Bring it on!” There are many new improvements for the fans and the teams. Hundreds of pounds of new grass seed were planted this year. Truckloads of dirt were brought in for better parking in the fan and team RV areas. For the teams it means for a much less crowded pit area separating the RV’s from the pits. >>MORE

2012 season of Lucas Oil's On The Edge features USSBA Racing Series A400 Class

By Jim DeFord

SEQUIM, Washington (December 23, 2011) — NeWave Media today announced that the 2012 season premiere of Lucas Oil's On The Edge will air on Saturday, January 7th on the SPEED Channel at 3pm PT/6pm ET. >>MORE

USSBA announces strategic partnership with Inventive Products, Inc.

SEQUIM, Washington (December 20, 2011) — United States Sprint Boat Association (USSBA) executives announced today that they have formed a strategic partnership with Mountain Home, ID. based Inventive Products Inc. a full capacity manufacturing company specializing in trailer hitch solutions to common everyday problems. >>MORE