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June 29, 2008
Western Divisionals Postponed
High water on the Pend Oreille River at Oldtown Idaho has forced the postponement of the AOF Western Divisional races 4th of July weekend. The tentative date is now July 18, 19, and 20. The host club, Stateline Outboard Racing Association made the decision to delay the race after Race Chairman Terry Fiorelli and AOF President Rod Black both visited the site to evaluate the situation. The Albini Falls dam operators advised that there was a slim chance the water might be down enough for the pit beach to be usable but there would be no let up in the unusually high current flow and the decision to postpone was a safety issue. Black and Fiorelli concluded there was no way safety boats could operate in the high current therefore driver safety was the determinig factor. Further details will be posted as they become available. Also check the Stateline site, www.slora.com.
West Coast Racing Inaugural Success
June 11, 2008
Minimost Test Successful
Saturday June 11, was first on the water test for the Spokane Minimost. Builder Dennis Westby, Rick Keller and John Pifer took the boat from the Spokane Propeller and Dock shop to Newman Lake for the test. The safety/pickup boat was provided by Harold Craig. The test driver was Amanda Krautcramer. the weather was windy with intermittent showers. There was a 6 to 8 inch chop. With full race gear Amanda weighed in at 105 pound. The motor was the stock Biggs and Straton 5 hp air cooled motor. With the exception of the added steering bar and relocated kill switch the motor was stock. Amanda reporte the boat was stable and comfortable to drive. The general consensus is that the package would be well suited to 8 to 12 year old kids who want to try boat racing. More detail will be reported as testing continues. For the story of building the Minimost see the feature article.
May 28, 2008
New Email address for National Office
Russ and Sue Bircher are in the process of relocating. The move has required a change in their internet service provider and email address. Contact Russ at: AOFoffice@comcast.net. The mail address remains: American Outboard Federation, PO Box 8450, Lacey, Washington 98509
April 11. 2008
Joe Schultz Dies
Joe Schultz, longtime boat racer, died April 10 in Iowa City Iowa after a brief illness. Joe was one of the founders of AOF and a lifetime member. He had more recently been associated with NBRA and the USTS. He will be missed by all who knew him. All in AOF send their condolences to the Shultz family.
February 1, 2008
2008 Memberships are due now
Don't wait until the last minute. The sooner we pay for our memberships the stronger we make AOF. The application form is available on line. Select "Application" from the navigation menu. It is the last item in the left column. Depending on your internet browser a dialog box will ask if you want to open or save the document. Select open and when the form downloads print it, fill in the necessary information and send it with your check or money order to: Russ Bircher, American Outboard Federation, PO Box 8450, Lacey, Washington 98509. Make your check or money order payable to the American Outboard Federation. (AOF will be ok too and it saves a little ink.) Just a note on the form, it is a Microsoft Word document so you should be able to fill in the information right on the screen and print the completed form. If you have problems, print the form and fill it out by hand.
PHOTOS WANTED !
We need lots of great photos.
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AOF Officers for 2007-2008
President--------Rod Black
Executive Director------Russ Bircher
Competition V.P.-------Tony Staron
Treasurer --------------Jay Roesner
Tech V.P.------------Howard Pickerell
Secretary ----------Dave Loomis
Safety Director -----Carl Lewis
Historical Director------Steve Roskowski
AOF National OfficePO Box 8450Lacey, Washington 98509aofoffice@comcast.netPhone 360-359-6440
Please email the webmaster with any comments, questions, or suggestions. admin@aofboatracing.org
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