Rinker Roars To Second In Colorado

Defending ChampBoat Series champion Terry Rinker headed to the Roar on the Rockies in fourth place and was able to leave Colorado one spot closer to his third straight championship.

Rinker was positiioned in the third spot on the starting dock after finishing second in both of his heat races. That put him in great position to gain ground on pole sitter and point's leader Tim Seebold.

In the final, Rinker kept his third position after Shaun Torrente pushed to a large lead over Seebold. After a restart on the 17th lap, Torrente again moved into the lead ahead of Seebold and Rinker. On the 41st lap, however, a spark plug wire shook loose and sidelined the Miami driver. Seebold moved into the lead, but Rinker pushed his AMSOIL boat next to Seebold for some side-by-side racing. The two raced into the sharp, 135-degree turn four when Rinker skated wide and was never able to get close to Seebold for the remainder of the race. Rinker finished second but moved into third in the overall point's standings.

"We just couldn't get by that Bud Light boat today," said Rinker. "This AMSOIL team is gunning for its third straight championship and we were able to pick up some valuable points today. Two races left and we'll have to sweep both weekends for a shot at three straight."

Terry's brother Randy Rinker also ran a solid race, finishing sixth. He gained enough points this weekend to move into sixth overall in the standings.

The next round of the 2007 F1-ChampBoat Grand Prix Series heads off to Phoenix, Arizona and Firebird Lake for the weekend of September 29-30 with four drivers still having a chance to capture the title.

Until then, we'll see you at the races,

Jeremy Meyer

AMSOIL Race Program Manager