The AMSOIL Offshore Team traveled 3,000 miles to attend the OPA Triple Crown season opener in Ocean City, Md. on May 30 and June 1. The event was well-attended, boasting a record 54 teams and huge crowds.
Team AMSOIL spent Friday preparing the boat for Saturday’s test trials. Saturday storms made for rough seas in the Atlantic and prevented many teams from testing, but Bob Teague and his crew used the weather to test some new rough-water setups. The testing paid off during the main event late Sunday afternoon as the seas were rough. A radical storm that passed through on Saturday night left its mark with residual rollers on Sunday and the big waves were wreaking havoc with the offshore teams. At race time, Team AMSOIL, with Teague and Paul Whittier in the cockpit, took the green flag on a course with 5’ to 6’ confused seas. Immediately a fierce battle ensued with Team AMSOIL and Motley Crew running side-by-side, crashing through and over the waves and getting some big air. Team AMSOIL took the lead from the start, only to be passed by the Motley Crew. Before the race was over, the two boats exchanged the lead four times with neither boat leading by more than five lengths. On the final turn of the race, Teague picked an unexpected outside line, carrying superior speed into the final front straightaway to pass Motley Crew for the win.
Ocean City marks the third first-place finish in a row for Team AMSOIL after winning back-to-back at the Lake Havasu Desert Storm event. Currently, Teague sits in first in the Miss Geico Triple Crown Series, first in Pacific Offshore, and is tied for first in the Offshore Super Series.
Next up for Team AMSOIL is a record run from Miami, Fla. to the Bahamas and back on June 20, followed by an OSS race at Sunny Isles, Fla. June 22.
Until then, see you at the races.
Team AMSOIL spent Friday preparing the boat for Saturday’s test trials. Saturday storms made for rough seas in the Atlantic and prevented many teams from testing, but Bob Teague and his crew used the weather to test some new rough-water setups. The testing paid off during the main event late Sunday afternoon as the seas were rough. A radical storm that passed through on Saturday night left its mark with residual rollers on Sunday and the big waves were wreaking havoc with the offshore teams. At race time, Team AMSOIL, with Teague and Paul Whittier in the cockpit, took the green flag on a course with 5’ to 6’ confused seas. Immediately a fierce battle ensued with Team AMSOIL and Motley Crew running side-by-side, crashing through and over the waves and getting some big air. Team AMSOIL took the lead from the start, only to be passed by the Motley Crew. Before the race was over, the two boats exchanged the lead four times with neither boat leading by more than five lengths. On the final turn of the race, Teague picked an unexpected outside line, carrying superior speed into the final front straightaway to pass Motley Crew for the win.Ocean City marks the third first-place finish in a row for Team AMSOIL after winning back-to-back at the Lake Havasu Desert Storm event. Currently, Teague sits in first in the Miss Geico Triple Crown Series, first in Pacific Offshore, and is tied for first in the Offshore Super Series.
Next up for Team AMSOIL is a record run from Miami, Fla. to the Bahamas and back on June 20, followed by an OSS race at Sunny Isles, Fla. June 22.
Until then, see you at the races.
