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VALVOLINE POWERBOAT RACING NORWAY TEAM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SHOOTOUT AT LAKE OF THE OZARKS

Valvoline Powerboat Racing Norway, is proud to announce their participation in the Shootout at Lake of the Ozarks in August 2024. The team will be shipping their Twister 24 / 450 R Mercury 2018, which has been expertly rigged and modified by Braaten...

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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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