The New York City “As Seen on TV and in the Magazines” Saturday June 14th, 2008
The National Powerboat Association is headquartered at Liberty Landing Marina, Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey. This expanded facility, with breathtaking views of Lower Manhattan’s Financial District, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty., will give us room for many boating concessions, our Powerboat Show, and land displays, as well as dock space. This poker run has become America’s most exciting boating event, in America’s largest and most exciting city. New This Year !!! The NPBA presents the Inaugural Ceremony to Award and Recognize HALL OF FAME Inductees for 2008, 2009, 2010 into The NATIONAL POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION’S “Offshore Powerboat Racing Champions” At the 2008 NEW YORK CITY POWERBOAT POKER RUN Vote for your favorite Driver, Throttleman and Navigator !!! Candidates for 2008 will be inducted on Friday night, 8 pm at the "Good Luck" Party at Liberty Landing Marina. Please review the Candidates List on page three and vote by e-mail: Billy@nationalpowerboat.com
The FestivitiesThe excitement begins as crews from around the nation begin to arrive at the Liberty Landing Marina. The “Good Voyage” Cocktail Party will start dockside at 6:00 pm at Liberty Landing Marina, Friday, June 13th. - Live Entertainment and Dancing- Refreshments- Delicious FoodBoat, Accessories, and Apparel Show (Featuring the latest in Hot Boats, Engines and the newest apparel for 2008!) The Main EventThe fleet will leave from the famous Liberty Landing Marina at the Liberty State Park, home to our Lady Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Starting with a spectacular view of the Manhattan Skyline, boaters will parade North on the Hudson River until the Official start at the George Washington Bridge. The event will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday June 14th with a Captain’s Meeting at Liberty Landing Marina just opposite the Manhattan’s Financial District. All powerboats are invited to discover this experience of a lifetime! There is a five-hour limit to complete the breath taking 75-mile course. The rain date will be Sunday, June 15th. The NYC Poker Run 2008 Entry Entry Fee: 0’-30’ = $500.00 30’1”+ = $600.00
- Early Entry Fee discount of 10% if you enter Entry Includes: - 1 Poker Hand entry for the 5 Grand Prizes (Additional hands $100.00 each) - 2 tickets to the Friday Night Party - 2 tickets to the Saturday Award Party (Additional Party tickets are $25.00 each for each party) - Dockage at the Liberty Landing Marina, Thursday thru Sunday (6/12 to 6/15) - Food, Refreshments, Entertainment at our parties. AccommodationsThe Official Event Hotel is The Doubletree Club Suites, located at 455 Washington Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07310. For reservations call: 201-499-2400 and mention “NYC Poker Run 2008” $179.00/night for 1-2 people in a room $189.00/ night for 3-4 people in a room. The room block is from June 12 to June 15, 2008. Reservations a must! (Last year was a sell out) A maximum of 2 rooms can be reserved by each individual. Hotel Parking fee $15.00 per day Reservation Deadline May 20th,. 2008. Hotel Shuttle Bus to and from marina operates
“The Playing Cards” 1. Liberty Landing Marina 2. The Ossining Boat and Canoe Club 3. The Haverstraw Marina 4. TBA 5. TBA The playing cards will be opened at the finish line, Liberty Landing Marina. All contestants must turn in their cards by 5 PM for a 6 PM presentation. The Awards Ceremony Immediately after the exciting 75-mile course the awards ceremony will begin at 2 PM.At 6 PM., Trophies and prize money will be awarded to:The Best Looking Boat The Best Looking Crew The Queen of the Hudson The Best Poker Hand for a first prize of $2,500.00 2nd Prize: $1,000.00 3rd Prize: $500.00 4th Prize: $500.00 5th Prize: $500.00 The party continues “a la carte” with refreshments and food at Liberty Landing Marina. Its time to play with our Big Toys Again!! So put the motors back in the boat, hang the outdrives and put on the new props. Dress up that boat and crew for the Magazines & Cable TV viewing. For more information call: 203-532-1312 or e-mail: billy@nationalpowerboat.com NEW….NEW….NEW…. As I was reading a recent magazine article which made many referrals to the National Powerboat Association (NPBA) and its races from the 70’s and 80’s, I feel compelled to recognize the many drivers, throttlemen, and navigators who got their start in or competed on that circuit….before we changed to producing poker runs. Some of you “new” powerboat enthusiasts will now be able to “connect the dots” with some of the names and teams of yesterday and how prominent some have become in the sport/industry of today. Billy Frenz
The Inaugural Ceremony to Award Inductees into The NATIONAL POWERBOAT ASSOCIATION’s HALL OF FAME “Offshore Powerboat Racing Champions” will take place at The NEW YORK CITY POWERBOAT POKER RUN on Friday Night, June 13, 2008. Charlie McCarthy and Rich Luhrs will each make Power-Point presentations on the history of our sport! VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NPBA POWERBOATER e-mail: Billy@Nationalpowerboat.com Candidates so far are: Joe Sgro FEVER RACE TEAM, OUTERLIMITS RACING Ron Barette OVERDOSE, MAXED OUT RACE TEAM 1979 Jeff Gerardi ACAPULCO GOLD, FREEZE FRAME RACING Pete Mazzo DYNAMITE RACE TEAM, NO DISCIPLINE 1983 Ray Patneude VELOCITY Roger Munn JOLLY ROGER RACE TEAM 1978 Steve Schroeder INDIGO RACING 1979 John D’Elia SPECIAL EDITION 1983 Chris & Mark Lavin JESSE JAMES RACING 1983 Stu Hayim AMERICAN EXPRESS, RECOVERY RACING 1985 Rick Felson HIGH RISK RACING 1985 Larry Smith OUTRAGEOUS RACE TEAM 1978 Billy Frenz HOT SHOT, OUTRAGEOUS 1975 Pete Aitken TOP SHELF, BLACK DUCK RACING 1975 Tom Akouri HIGH ROLLER, BLACK DUCK 1975 Joey Impresscia EASTCOAST MARINE 1979 Bob Idoni FAYVA SHOES RACING 1977 Charlie McCarthy TOP BANANA RACE TEAM 1977 Billy Martin BOUNTY HUNTER RACING Reggie Fountain EXECUTIONER RACE TEAM 1981 Rich Luhrs TEAM SHADOW 1981, CONQUEST George Linder TEAM SHADOW 1981 Paul Fiore HUSTLER RACING Guy LaMotta DRY MARTINI RACE TEAM 1975 Tom Caruso TOTAL MARINE 1985 John MacKenzie H.M.S. DEA WON Kurt Burger SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT RACING 1978 Tim Ciasulli MAXON RACE TEAM Fred Talarico BIG SHOT RACING Joe DeTore SUPERBOAT M77 RACING, 1977 Tony Caligure OCEAN OUTBOARD Rolf Papke STILETTO 1980 John Coen SUPERBOAT RACE TEAM 1977 Peter Meyer LADY L RACING, INSTIGATOR Sal Sciandra AWESOME RACING 1982 Steve Berk GREAT ADVENTURE, BURKES LAW 1979 Jim Laznovsky EXTRACTOR 1981 Jim McIntyre MAD MAC 1985 Mark Tangas PROFIT TAKER 1985 Richie Zul ZUL RACING 1986 Rudy DiPietro SCARAB 1983 Rich Dancisin TOWN AND COUNTRY RACING 1983 ADDITIONAL NPBA EVENTS: September 20th, 2008 Glen Clove Powerboat Poker Run Its time to play with our Big Toys Again!! For more event information call: |
The prestigious New York City Powerboat Poker Run 2008 will take place on the Hudson River on Saturday, June 14th at 12:00 Noon. This Annual Boating Extravaganza, filmed and broadcast internationally, will feature over 175 “state of the art” Speedboats and Cruisers in what has grown to be one of the largest boating events in America. The who’s who of performance boats, cruisers, and accessories will be there including: Outerlimits, Fountain, Mercury Racing, Cigarette, Formula, MTI, Active Thunder, Sutphen, Eliminator, Sonic, Ilmor Engines, Hustler, Activator, Sea Ray, Baja, Nordic, Force, Phantom, Velocity, Sunseeker, Nor-Tech, Black Thunder, Sunsation, Donzi, Myco Trailers, Livorsi, Custom Marine, and more.The New York City Powerboat Poker Run, The Manhasset Bay
Gold Cup Powerboat Poker Run and The Glen Cove Hi-Stakes
Powerboat Poker Run and Radar Run
are produced by the National Powerboat Association.
The National Powerboat Association is a company dedicated to the
advancement of powerboating in America through event
promotions and productions as a purveyor of powerboats,
powerboat equipment, videos, and sportswear.
Conceived in 1976 with regional events and upgraded in 1982
to national events, the N.P.B.A.'s boating experience
assures premium shows and quality products.
For more event information call:
The National Powerboat Association at 203-532-1312
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