Annual Shootout

Taylor Scism: The Shootout’s 34th Annual Live Auction Honorary Chair & Namesake of MTI

by Christy Wagner, Editor, Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide | Photos Courtesy of Tommy Leigh, Tommy Gun Images Magnificent Vee Bottoms. Distinctive Catamarans. Exceptional Outboards. These are a few of the many commitments...

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Need for Speed: Steve Curtis - International Powerboat Racer and Spirit of Qatar's Throttleman

by Christy Wagner, Editor, Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide | Photos Courtesy of Steve Curtis’ Team   The year was 2014. The Shootout’s one-mile racecourse was located near the old Shooter’s 21, and a...

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Inaugural Sporting Clays Fun Shoot: The Shootout for the Shootout Raises Big Money in 2022

by Christy Wagner, Editor, Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide | Photos Courtesy of Shane Landis   New in 2022, the first ever “Shootout for the Shootout” brought more than just big boats to the world’s...

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Custom-Built Cats: Adding New Classes & Never-Before-Seen Concepts to the 2022 Shootout

by Christy Wagner, Editor, Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide | Photos Courtesy of Alex Schell   Heavy equipment operator and lawn care business owner (and DJ by night), Alex Schell, of Topeka, Kans., could have very...

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Wishing On A Ride: Helping Others Helps Us, Too

by Christy Wagner, Editor, Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide | Photos by Brad Glidewell   Every morning, many of us at the Lake of the Ozarks take a moment to marvel at the beauty before us. On our all-too-short...

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More Than Just Speedboats: Personal Watercrafts, Pontoons & Tri-toons - The Kickoff to the Shootout

by Christy Wagner, Editor, Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide | Photos by Lake Shots Photography   It seems like those 150-200 mile-per-hour catamaran and vee-bottom boats really steal the show at the races every year,...

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Remote-Controlled Skaters & Vee Bottoms: The 13th Annual Mini Shootout

by Tim Snow, Freelance Writer | Photos by Brad Glidewell & Lake Shots Photography   Another year, another “largescale” and “miniature” Shootout. Believe it or not, RC boats are now capable of reaching the...

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HOT PURSUIT: THE FIRST ANNUAL DYNO SHOOTOUT

by Christy Wagner, Editor 33rd Annual Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide What could possibly draw an even bigger crowd to support the Lake of the Ozarks’ Annual Shootout; an event which raised a record-breaking $400,000.00 in...

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EDITOR’S NOTE: A WORLD OF OUR OWN

by Christy Wagner, Editor 33rd Annual Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide American naturalist, poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau once proclaimed that all good things were wild and free. After living at the Lake of the Ozarks...

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BEFORE THE MAIN EVENT: BEHIND THE SCENES WITH MARK & TIFFANY MAASEN

by Christy Wagner, Editor 33rd Annual Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide If you’ve ever been to the Lake of the Ozarks Annual Shootout, then you’ve probably also gone to one or more of the many events which lead up to the...

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A TRIAD OF FAMILY, FERVOR & FUN: THE MINI SHOOTOUT’S TRIPLETT FAMILY

by Christy Wagner, Editor | Photos Courtesy of Lake Shots Photography 33rd Annual Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide    The year was 2010. A handful of radio controlled (RC) boat enthusiasts had united to establish what...

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THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS

by Christy Wagner, Editor 33rd Annual Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide Of all of the cities and states and countries and continents across this star-speckled planet, here we are in Central Missouri at the Lake of the Ozarks....

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WELCOME CLASS OF 2021: MEET THE NEWEST LAKE OF THE OZARKS SHOOTOUT BOB MORGAN MEMORIAL HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

by Jason Johnson/Speedonthewater.com | Photos Courtesy of Brad Glidewell Photography, Al Griffin, Gum LLC., Jason Johnson & Dennis Klautzer 33rd Annual Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide As part of the ninth annual Lake of the...

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LAKE OF THE LIMELIGHT: THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS PREVAILS

by Christy Wagner, Editor 33rd Annual Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide If you have skimmed through national headlines or happen to be one of Netflix’s 200 million paid subscribers, then you’ve likely heard of the Lake...

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DIVING BELOW: THE DEPTHS OF THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS

by Christy Wagner, Editor 33rd Annual Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide   Recovered Vessel | Courtesy of Hart Diving & Salvage Aptly dubbed The Magic Dragon for its vast, serpentine-shaped main channel, the iconic, near...

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NEVER FORGOTTEN: A 10-YEAR TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF BOB MORGAN & J.T. TILLMAN

by Christy Wagner, Editor 33rd Annual Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide   Bob Morgan’s “Bad Moon Risin'” Catamaran | Courtesy of J.B. Simpson/LakeExpo.com The year was 2011. The Super Boat...

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GREETINGS FROM THE CAPTAIN/RACE COURSE MAP

by Ron Duggan, President, Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, Inc. 33rd Annual Official Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Program Guide Greetings from the Captain – Shootout 2021 Welcome to the Lake of the Ozarks and to Captain Ron’s for the...

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