February 28th, 2013  

Offshore Racing Returning to Atlantic City in 2013

by Matt Trulio, Columnist

During the 1980s, the waters off Atlantic City, N.J., played host to some of the most spectacular action in offshore powerboat racing history. Dave Patnaude, the director of the New Jersey Offshore Powerboat Racing Association and the president of the New Jersey Performance Powerboat Club, Ed “Smitty” Smith, the president of the Offshore Powerboat Association, and Tom Pohlman, the executive vice president of and general manager of the Atlantic City Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino are hoping to bring the action back to the area with an OPA-sanctioned race called the Atlantic City Offshore Grand Prix on Sunday, June 23.

The race is being run as part of “Festival of Speed” week, according to........    Read more 

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