BOATS & BROS: with Lake of the Ozarks Shootout Director LEAH MARTIN
Release Date: 12/13/2023
Boats & Bros
After months of three-way scheduling conflicts, the "Bros" finally catch up with offshore racing champion JJ Turk–who just secured the esteemed and highly coveted honors of National Champion, World Champion and also inducted into the APBA Hall of Champions for the 2024 season. He accomplished all of them for pulling double duty and collecting victories alongside his throttleman, Nick Buis in both Class 5 and Mod Vee classes. Racing for XINSURANCE and his own team, Turk Family Racing, Turk has spent most of the last season atop the race podium, collecting checkered flag after...
info_outlineBoats & Bros
After months of three-way scheduling conflicts, the "Bros" finally catch up with offshore racing champion JJ Turk–who just secured the esteemed and highly coveted honors of National Champion, World Champion and also inducted into the APBA Hall of Champions for the 2024 season. He accomplished all of them for pulling double duty and collecting victories alongside his throttleman, Nick Buis in both Class 5 and Mod Vee classes. Racing for XINSURANCE and his own team, Turk Family Racing, Turk has spent most of the last season atop the race podium, collecting checkered flag after...
info_outlineBoats & Bros
The "Bros" catch up with one another after a busy few weeks being on the road following the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and the RWO Key West World Championship. It has been a tumultuous offshore racing season that saw cancellations of the final two races of the regular season and even the first day of racing in Key West due to tropical storms and hurricanes that ravaged the state of Florida, as well as ongoing drama among the ranks of the racers. Listen how things went down in the southernmost city in the continental United States to conclude the offshore racing season...
info_outlineBoats & Bros
The BROS chat with the multi-talented, nulti-faceted Vice President of Marine Technology Inc. (MTI), multi-time National / World Champion offshore racer, three-year Chairperson of the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, and newlywed Taylor Scism. There was a lot of news to catch up on with Taylor since her last visit to the Podcast, such as her recent marriage to Shaun Peters, the new location for the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, MTI's return to Class 1 competition, the recent sale of the Wentzville, MO company, and much more. This is Taylor Scism. Myrick Coil is the driver for the...
info_outlineBoats & Bros
The BROS have a loose, candid chat with speedboat enthusiast and repeat Performance Boat Center cleint, Tubby McDonald. Coming right off of the Speedboat Magazine West Coast Performance Evaluations for 2025 in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Tubby, Myrick, wife Missi and Ray enjoy a pleasure day on the water, discuss different things and lock in for the Jet Ski Freestyle Exhibition from the Jet Ski World Finals at the famed London Bridge. Myrick flips out over this episode! Myrick Coil is the driver for the National / World Champion / and Super Cat teams, and...
info_outlineBoats & Bros
The Bros have a cool discussion with Willy Cabeza, World Champion Owner/Driver of Factory Stock 450R Class GC Racing. In just his second full season of offshore racing, Cabeza managed to secure his first World Championship, alongside veteran champion racer, Shaun Torrente. WIth that particluar pairing being temporary, Cabeza has now partnered with Grant Bruggemann, formerly of Super Cat Team Valder Yachts with Wayne Valder. Listen as Cabeza explains his entry into offshore racing, his passion for competition and his new Class 1 482 XR race...
info_outlineBoats & Bros
The Bros have a cool discussion with Willy Cabeza, World Champion Owner/Driver of Factory Stock 450R Class GC Racing. In just his second full season of offshore racing, Cabeza managed to secure his first World Championship, alongside veteran champion racer, Shaun Torrente. WIth that particluar pairing being temporary, Cabeza has now partnered with Grant Bruggemann, formerly of Super Cat Team Valder Yachts with Wayne Valder. Listen as Cabeza explains his entry into offshore racing, his passion for competition and his new Class 1 482 XR race boat powered by twin 1100 engines,...
info_outlineBoats & Bros
Champion Throttleman Rusty Williams joins the Bros as they discuss their awesome run of the infamous Dirty Duck 438 Skater, recording 202 mph at the 2024 Lake of thew Ozarks Shootout in late August. Williams and Coil teamed up again to run "The Duck" for owner Slug Hefner with the fire-breathing twin 2200hp turbocharged engines built and tuned by industry legend Carson Brummett. Last year, Team Dirty Duck achieved 194 mph on the 3/4-mile course. This year, thier goal was to join the ever-elusive, highly exclusive 200 mph club. Listen as Rusty and Myrick discuss all that went...
info_outlineBoats & Bros
The Bros have offshore throttleman, Vinnie Diorio on again after a white knuckle Super Cat Class battle in Sheboygan, as Teams M-CON/Monster Energy and Austin Homes/SV Offshore Racing squared off at the 2024 Midwest Challenge. Vinnie, along with teammate driver Matt Jamnickzy nearly flipped their beautiful 39' race boat while charging for the first turn along with six other competitors. The duo managed to save the near disaster and continue on to finish the race. Hear Myrick, Vinnie and Ray discuss their own perspectives of the incident, as well as other happenings in the wild...
info_outlineBoats & Bros
The Bros have offshore throttleman, Vinnie Diorio on again after a white knuckle Super Cat Class battle in Sheboygan, as Teams M-CON/Monster Energy and Austin Homes/SV Offshore Racing squared off at the 2024 Midwest Challenge. Vinnie, along with teammate driver Matt Jamnickzy nearly flipped their beautiful 39' race boat while charging for the first turn along with six other competitors. The duo managed to save the near disaster and continue on to finish the race. Hear Myrick, Vinnie and Ray discuss their own perspectives of the incident, as well as other happenings in the wild...
info_outlineWe catch up with arguably the busiest woman in Lake of the Ozarks, MO, Leah Martin. She has completed here second year as Executive Director of the "world's largest unsanctioned boat race in the U.S" the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout and, along with her dedicated team, has already managed to raise an astonishing $675,000 for the local charities. Never being satisfied, she has her sights on raising more for next year, as the event will embark on their 36th year.
The event has also acquired the rights to produce the popular offshore race in Lake of the Ozarks, MO formerly known as Lake Race / LOTO Powerfest. The event will span the weekend with the inclusion of the F1 Powerboat Championship and potentially more record-setting Kilo Runs, similar to the ones ran at the end of the Shootout in August, 2024. This event is also for charity, as Leah continues her crusade to raise more money for those that need it most.
She has also assumed the role of Executive Director of the Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealer Association, where she will coordinate the area's boat shows.
This is Leah Martin.
Myrick Coil is the driver for the National / World Champion M CON / Monster Energy Class 1 and Super Cat teams, and National / World Champion Performance Boat Center / FASS Diesel Fuel Systems Super Stock team, Speedboat Magazine Test Team Driver, and lead shop foreman at Performance Boat Center.
Ray Lee is the publisher of the national/international publication Speedboat Magazine, where nine high quality issues are printed each year with global distribution, and popular social media platforms on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
With all of the "bros" experience, knowledge, and friends and colleagues in the industry and sport, this podcast is sure to entertain, enthuse and educate the powerboating community.