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Lake of the Ozarks Shootout being held at Captain Ron's Bar & Grill August 17-25, 2013 will bring the top racers and off shore racing power boats topping 208 MPH. The largest unsanctioned boat race in the midwest with over 100 racers and 100,000 spectators. Proceeds will benefit the Lake Area Rescue Teams, and other charitable organizations!
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The Lake of the Ozarks Shootout is the largest unsanctioned boat race in the United States and has been voted as the number 1 boat race/shootout in the Country by the Powerboat Magazine Readers for the last two years. It has also been listed by Powerboat Magazine as one of the 8 "must see" boating events. Official speeds at the Captain Ron's course have hit as high as 208 mph. New radar guns in 2012 proved to be extremely accurate for the racers.
Despite rain moving in on Saturday afternoon and continuing on and off on Sunday, all runs were made. A blazing speed of 192 by Greg Olson in his 33 foot Eliminator Daytona proved to everyone that becoming TOP GUN is never out of reach. Greg came out of retirement just a week prior to the race and amazed the crowd with his winning run on Saturday. "I never dreamed I would become TOP GUN", commented Greg during the awards ceremony. Shortly after, he again announced his retirement. This certainly sets up an exciting 25th anniversary in 2013 as a new TOP GUN will be crowned. Retirement is never what it's cracked up to be!!
The 24th Anniversary of the Shootout was an event that will always be remembered. Number 100 was everywhere during the week of events and with Big Thunder in its usual spot on the Poly Lift boat lift at the end of Dock 6 and Sue and the crew on the property, it seemed at times like it was just another Shootout. However, with three different flyovers with the missing man formation, it was a sober remembrance that a couple of Shootout favorites, Bob Morgan and Jeff "J.T." Tillman would never again grace the steps of the Shootout property. "Their presence was felt all weekend and as the grey skies parted on Sunday morning to allow the racers just a few more runs, I knew they were watching", Ron Duggan reflected. "As I paid one last respect to Bob and J.T. and officially closed the event Sunday afternoon, the skies opened up and gave us a downpour that we hadn't seen all summer. I knew they were by my side waiting for me to finish. It was something that will always live with me."
Greg Olson's 192 mph claims Shootout "TOP GUN" for 2012!
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T shirts are 20.00 and hats are 15.00 plus 4.95 shipping and handling.
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The first of three flyovers to honor Bob Morgan and Jeff "JT" Tillman.
The Lake of the Ozarks Shootout for 2012 is extremely excited to announce that we will be donating $100,000.00 to 22 different organizations over the next month. We were able to hit our 5 year goal thanks to all of our sponsors, participants, vendors and to the public for attending all of our events this year. A big thank you also goes out to the 569 Volunteers that donated 6,425 hours to making this event the most successful in the history of the Shootout.
The 22 organizations that will benefit from the 2012 Shootout are as follows:
Boy Scouts
Coast Guard Auxiliary
Coffman Bend Fire Association
Dogwood Animal Shelter
Elks Lodge of Laurie
Habitat For Humanity
Knights of Columbus - St. Pat's
Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance
Lake Ozark Elks Club
Lake Ozark Fire Protection District
Lake Ozark Kiwanis
In the 5 years since the event was moved to Captain Ron's, the Shootout organization has donated over $322,000.00 to Lake Area Charities and continues to grow each and every year.
2011 Lake of the Ozarks SHOOTOUT
Lake Ozark Shrine Club
Lake West Chamber of Commerce
Laurie/Sunrise Beach Rotary Club
Make-a-Wish Foundation
Mid-County Fire Protection District
Naturalist
Northwest Fire Protection District
Osage Beach Fire Protection District
Saddle Club of Camden County
Share The Harvest Food Pantry
Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District