and a 55-mile offshore race on Sunday. A total of 38 offshore boats registered for the event held on the Chickamauga Lake.On Friday, the Team AMSOIL Cat Lite Offshore race boat was prepared for the speed run on the measured one-mile straight-a-way course. The boat was set up with the highest legal gear ratio and the largest prop in their arsenal. The event consisted of a timed pass in each direction on the course. Paul Whittier (driver) and Bob Teague (throttleman) piloted Team AMSOIL,
setting a new Cat Lite Speed Record with an average speed of 128.004 MPH.On Saturday, the boat was prepared for the timed 5-mile course competition. The boomerang shaped course consisted of six turns. Whittier and Teague put the Team AMSOIL through the paces twice on the course and set a new 5-mile course speed record with an average speed of 105.677 MPH.
On Sunday, Team AMSOIL was part of the main event. No other Cat Lite Class boats made the start so Team AMSOIL was pitted against the higher horsepower Super Cat 750 Class boats. Team AMSOIL took an inside line at the start and held off the “Wicked” Super Cat into the first turn. From that point, the AMSOIL #77 continued to stretch out the lead on the higher powered Super Cat. The Reliable Carriers #20 Super Cat led Team AMSOIL by about a dozen seconds for awhile until they started having intermittent mechanical problems. At that point, Team AMSOIL passed the Reliable Carriers Super Cat and later lapped them. Ultimately, Team AMSOIL #77 finished second overall, not too far behind the Super Cat 850 Class D&M Motorsports boat.
During the award presentation, Team AMSOIL was awarded two speed records with proclamations from the City of Chattanooga as well as the U.S. Cat Lite Championship Title.Next Stop for Team AMSOIL is the OSS World Championships in Destin, Fla. on October 28 -November 4. Until then, we'll see you at the races,
Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Race Program Manager
