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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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