BOATS & BROS: with Legendary Offshore Racer and Multi-Time National/World Champion STEVE CURTIS (part 2 of 2)
Release Date: 03/27/2024
BOATS & BROS: with National/World Champion Offshore Racer JJ TURK (Part 2 of 2)
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...
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BOATS & BROS: with National/World Champion Offshore Racer JJ TURK (Part 1 of 2)
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...
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BOATS & BROS: catching up with Myrick & Ray
Boats & 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...
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BOATS & BROS: with MTI Vice President / Offshore Racing Champion / Newlywed TAYLOR SCISM
Boats & 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...
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BOATS & BROS: with speedboat enthusiast TUBBY McDONALD
Boats & 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...
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BOATS & BROS: with WILLY CABEZA, World Champion Owner/Driver of GC Racing (Part 2 of 2)
Boats & 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...
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BOATS & BROS: with WILLY CABEZA, World Champion Owner/Driver of GC Racing (Part 1 of 2)
Boats & 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,...
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BOATS & BROS: with RUSTY WILLIAMS Discussing the 202 MPH LOTO Shootout Run In Dirty Duck 438 Skater
Boats & 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...
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BOATS & BROS: with VINNIE DIORIO, Owner/Throttleman of Austin Homes/SV Offshore Racing (Part 2 of 2)
Boats & 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...
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BOATS & BROS: with VINNIE DIORIO, Owner/Throttleman of Austin Homes/SV Offshore Racing
Boats & 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_outlineThe Bros sit down with legendary offshore racer, STEVE CURTIS MBE for a candid discussion about his amazing career that spans nearly four decades, his fiery passion for offshore racing and what's in next for the world famous competitor. From his younger days of working alongside his father, Clive Curtis at Cougar Powerboats on the infamous 'Thunderboat Row' on 188th Street in Florida to his recent victories on the liquid race track, Steve Curtis has seen and done it all.
Deemed the G.O.A.T. by many of those who have competed with him and against him, Steve never ceases to strive for excellence. He has been appointed a Member of the Order the British Empire (MBE), as well as a member of the super-rare fraternity of the 200-mph Club, with near admission into the unthinkable 300-mph Club. There is no slowing him, both literally and figuratively–for he does not intend to stop.
This man is legendary...
This man is Steve Curtis.
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.