Party Cove moved from Anderson Hollow Cove to The Horny Toad this past weekend. Not really, but that is how it appeared from Atlantis Island Condos as the flotilla of boats paraded past as they headed to the “place to be” September 28th for the Offshore Super Series National Championships. The lake was humming with the collection of Mercury outboards and the excitement of the crowd. The word of the day was “horsepower” and approximately 10,000 spectators got to see just that as Miss Geico officially sewed up her National Championship in the Offshore Super Series Turbine Extreme class for 2008. Miss Geico averaged 122.80 miles per hour, under clear skies and summer like temperatures, beating JBS Racing by 15 seconds.
Under Destruction capped off a stellar rookie year by capturing the checkered flag at the Lake of the Ozarks. This husband/wife team (Mark Dunbar/Driver and Jenni Dunbar/Throttleman) from Highlandville, Missouri are local favorites at The Lake of the Ozarks. The team quickly became a force to be reckoned with during the second race of the OSS season with a first place finish in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. They racked up two fourth place finishes in Biloxi, Mississippi and Kinner, Louisiana. Under Destruction stayed in reach of the number one spot in the standings with two third place finishes in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida and Orange Beach, Alabama. Wild Ride takes the 2008 National Championship in the Vee Lite class by only one point.
The big winner of the weekend was The Lake of the Ozarks itself. This was the second year that the National Championships have been held here and the successful weekend cemented the areas status as a powerboat haven.
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