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Local News | Eastlake Willoughby Offshore Grand Prix returning this July

The Great Lakes Offshore Powerboat Racing Association will be bringing back the roar of powerboats to Willoughby and Eastlake this summer.

Races for the Eastlake Willoughby Offshore Grand Prix are currently scheduled for July 10. Boats are scheduled to arrive in Eastlake at Chagrin Marine, 226 E. Island Drive , as early as July 7.

On July 9, the boat parade will start at Chagrin Marine and will go to downtown Willoughby. The start time of the parade is to be announced.

“I believe this year, we’re not going to be going up against the art festival, so we’ll be able to bring them down earlier, stay a little longer and then people are more than welcome to see the boats and meet the racers,” Mendeszoon said. “It’s not as tight of a schedule, so we’re trying to make that into a big event. It’s great that we are able to get this different weekend so everybody can have their time in Willoughby and promote the downtown.”

Last year , there were more than 20 boats that participated in the event. Between 30 and 40 boats are expected to participate this year, she said.

“There are several more who have told Steve that they will be there and there is one particular class that Eastlake-Willoughby will be part of their additional cash series,” Mendeszoon said. “They’re going to be doing like three races and we’re part of that, so that should bring us even more boats. We’re trying to get some of the big boats in as well, which I think would be the cat’s meow for us as a race organization.”

Despite the rain that took place during last year’s event, racing teams still enjoyed the setup, she said. Racers were able to pull into Chagrin Marine’s buildings to work on their boats to avoid the rain.

“I know the marina just put another storage building up over the winter, so it gives us more space to spread out and have teams covered, and not out in the elements if they don’t want to be,” Mendeszoon said.

The course for this year’s races will be spectator friendly at Osborne Park, located at 38575 Lakeshore Blvd. in Willoughby. A DJ will be set up a the park and there will be possibly live radio coverage of the race.

From the park, the course will go down toward the mouth of the Chagrin River where Eastlake residents are able to watch.

“We couldn’t close the river down because the Coast Guard did not want that, so we had to maneuver on their guidance,” Mendeszoon said. “Last year, due to the weather, we had to shift the course out because of all the debris that was in the race course early in the day. For safety purposes, we moved it offshore a bit more.”

Racers interested in registering may do so online through the Offshore Powerboat Association , GLOPRA’s governing body out of New Jersey. According to OPA, all boats must register with OPA Racing and fees paid. Racers must be a registered member of OPA Racing as well as obtain an APBA membership. Participants may call or text 732-977-5638 will any questions.

Even though the organization took a hiatus for a few years, GLOPRA is now in its 50th year this year. Mendeszoon hopes the younger generation will come out for the event to meet the racers, who are excited and love to share their stories, she said.

“They believe in cultivating and having this sport move forward,” Mendeszoon said. “We’ve got one of the most beautiful resources, Lake Erie, and both Steve and I are thrilled that we’ll be able to bring it back to show people the sport we love.”

OPA Racing welcomes racers from all over the world to come and race in one of their 15 classes, according to OPA. Offshore powerboat racing is among the most dangerous, yet  exciting forms of motorsports today, and draws a wide variety of fans and interest.

“I want to send a thank you out to the Chagrin Tavern and the marina,” Mendeszoon said. “They’re hosting us and I’m excited to welcome Race Winning Brands out of Mentor as our title sponsor.”

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Michigan City’s Grand Prix announces schedule

The 13th Annual Award-Winning Great Lakes Grand Prix, featuring some of the world’s fastest and most exciting powerboat racing, will be back August 3-7 at Michigan City’s Washington Park, it was announced earlier this week by Jack L. Arnett, CEO of the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The event will again present teams from all seven continents racing across the waters of Lake Michigan in some of the world’s fastest powerboats, reaching speeds nearing 175 miles per hour. Along with the boat races, Arnett announced other weekend highlights – the downtown Boat Parade and Block Party on Saturday night and the Taste of Michigan City on both Friday and Saturday. Throughout the weekend, guests enjoy walking through Washington Park and chatting with owners, racers, and team members. Live entertainment, food and souvenir vendors, and family activities add to the fun.

The races are a stop on the Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) annual race circuit, in which powerboat crews fight for national and world championships. In addition to the OPA’s involvement, Arnett also announced a new sponsor. “We are especially happy to announce Play Tradez as our 2022 Title Sponsor,” Arnett said. Play Tradez is a New York-based trading company that shares their algorithmic formulas and trading strategies with their subscribers through their registered investment advisors, he added.

“Bringing Play Tradez on board adds a new level of exposure for the race and certainly gives Play Tradez the ability to extend their brand across the country, as our race continues to lead the circuit in popularity,” Arnett said.

Organizers are gearing up for a full schedule in addition to the races and parade that includes Washington Park beach parties with live music, a vintage car show, a bags tournament, and a golf outing. Guests are encouraged to take advantage of free parking on Saturday and Sunday at Ames Field, 2501 Franklin St. with shuttle service provided. Overflow parking will be available at 1501 Wabash St. (the former St. Anthony Hospital parking lot). Several VIP events, including an opening party at Sunset Grille on Thursday and brunch Saturday and Sunday at the VIP tent on the Washington Park Boardwalk are planned. VIP tickets are in high demand, Arnett said, so extra tickets have been added.

Michigan City Mayor Duane Parry expressed enthusiasm about the annual event, saying, “The Great Lakes Grand Prix is such an important part of our special events calendar. Our community embraces our offshore powerboat friends, and I personally enjoy visiting with all the teams.”

“We celebrate the positive impact this event has on our local economy.” Parry added.

A report released by the CVB shows that the Grand Prix definitely continues to be an economic boom to Michigan City, with last year’s event setting a new record for both attendance and earnings. Out-of-town visitors contributed nearly $17.7 million to LaPorte County’s economy in 2021, compared to $13.6 million for the 2019 event, according to the report, prepared for the LaPorte County CVB by Certec Inc., a marketing analysis group based in Lexington, Kentucky. (The Grand Prix was not held in 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.) In addition, local residents spent a total of $675,164 at the event.

Out-of-town visitors came from 12 different states, with about one-third visiting for the first time. Their spending generated $46 million in tax revenues, with $915,300 of that going to local government. Jobs generated by the Grand Prix provided more than $3.9 million in wages to LaPorte County workers. Food, beverage, shopping, and transportation accounted for 75 percent of expenditures.

Total attendance during the four-day celebration reached 249,400, easily topping the 2019 attendance of 190,000. Park attendance was 80,000 on Saturday and 90,000 on Sunday. The Taste of Michigan City drew a total of 30,000 visitors.

The report notes that tourism is a key component of the LaPorte County economy, and visitors to the Grand Prix took advantage of their time here by visiting destinations such as the Blue Chip Casino Hotel & Spa, the Washington Park Zoo, wineries, breweries, museums, and beaches.

The CVB also noted that the Michigan City AquaX Grand Prix jet ski races will take place July 9-10 at Washington Park. The LaPorte LakeFest AquaX Grand Prix jet ski races will be held July 30-July 31.

For more information on the Aug. 3-7 Grand Prix, schedules, and shuttle service, as well as the Michigan City AquaX Grand Prix and LaPorte LakeFest AquaX Grand Prix, go to  www.GreatLakesGrandPrix.com .

VIP tickets for the Grand Prix may be purchased by going to  www.eventbrite.com/great-lakes-grand-prix-tickets .

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Offshore Powerboat Association Inks Michigan City Venue To Five-Year Deal

With the Great Lakes Grand Prix in Michigan City, Ind.—the fifth race in the American Power Boat Association National Offshore Championship Series—scheduled for August 5-8, the Offshore Powerboat Association and local organizers have reached a deal for the New Jersey-based organization to continue producing the popular event for the next five years.

The Great Lakes Grand Prix is the biggest event of the year for Michigan City, Ind., and enthusiastic fans turn out by the thousands. Photo by Pete Boden copyright Shoot 2 Thrill Pix .

“The folks in Michigan City have been a pleasure to work with,” said Nick Smith, the vice-president of the Offshore Powerboat Association. “We’re beyond excited at the opportunity. Given our success in the Great Lakes, this contract has solidified offshore racing in the region for the fans, and the communities where we love racing.”

Set on Lake Michigan with a northward view of the Chicago skyline on a clear day, the Great Lakes Grand Prix is one of three Offshore Powerboat Association races in the Midwest this season and one of four freshwater contests on the organization’s schedule—as well as a stop on the APBA series circuit. To date, the Offshore Powerboat Association has run races in eight Great Lakes locations.

“I’m just happy to be part of these events,” said Ed “Smitty” Smith, the president of the organization. “Everyone involved transcends offshore—from the fans to the promoters. Michigan City feels like home to us. With five years added to our contract, were excited to see the evolution of the Great Lakes Grand Prix”

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First-Year Eastlake Grand Prix Small But Mighty

With 23 teams spread across seven classes, last weekend’s Eastlake Grand Prix likely will end up as the smallest event of the 2021 Offshore Powerboat Association season. But for teams vying for the OPA Northeast Championship title, that didn’t make the first-year Ohio event any less important, especially given the recent cancellation of the Solomons Grand Prix in Maryland. The loss of the Solomons event reduced the number of races in the Northeast series from six to five.

Running uncontested to a Bracket 400-class Victory, Old School was one of 15 teams that competed in last week’s Eastlake Grand Prix.

Excessive debris in the water forced the organizers to move the course farther offshore than originally planned to the open waters of Lake Erie, which in turn forced them to cancel real-time, shore-based video coverage via Facebook live. But it also added four- to-six foot seas to the mix for all of the competitors.

Here’s a quick look at the results in the multiple boat classes:

• Stock V —1. You Gun Learn . 2. N. Myrtle Beach RV Resort . 3. Shocker . • Bracket 500 —1. May Racing . 2. Wicked . 3. Shoreline Plumbing . • Bracket 600 —1. Rum Runners . 2. Punchin Hulls . 3. Wicked . • Bracket 700 —1. The Punisher . 2 Hangin and Bangin . 3. Nauti Boys .

Running uncontested to victory was Knucklehead Racing in the V Extreme class, Batman in the Bracket 200 class and Old School in the Bracket 400 class .

Ed “Smitty” Smith, the president of the Offshore Powerboats Association, described the weekend at the new site as challenging but successful.

“A big storm during the week had debris floating down the Chagrin River to Lake Erie,” he said. “With the Great Lakes Offshore Powerboat Racing Association and the Offshore Powerboat Association staffs working together for the first time, we pulled together a perfect day of racing right on time.”

The next race in the Northeast Championship Series is the St. Clair River Classic, July 30-August 1, in St. Clair, Mich. The event also is among the six contests in the American Powerboat Association Offshore National Championship Series.

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The Formula E Championship has succeeded where many others – from Formula One to DTM – have failed, by hosting a race on the streets of Moscow. The announcement of the additional race in June 2015 was something of a coup for the race organisers and the chosen location certainly has a memorable backdrop.

Located in the shadow of the Kremlin, the track was a late addition to the schedule, only being confirmed in February 2015 after a planned race in Rio de Janeiro fell through.  Despite some difficulties in getting the track set up in the lead-up to the race, it was a largely successful affair, with Sebastian Buemi being among those to single it out for praise.

Somewhat surprisingly, it proved to be a one-off.  Despite being listed on the 2016-17 season calendar, the event was cancelled a month before the race when unforeseen circumstances related to road closures meant the circuit could not be set up.

Circuit History

The Formula E race followed a number of demonstration events held within the city, including a run in 2011 by the French EF01 Formulec electric racing car. This course was located in a similar area of the city to the ePrix but stretched further down the riverside alongside the walls of the Kremlin and also crossed the river.

When Rio's planned E-Prix fell apart in December 2014, Formula E bosses began frantic negotiations for a replacement round. Moscow had been mooted as a host city for some time, but with new urgency to confirm an event, talks accelerated. In February 2015, it was announced that the series would be coming to the Russian capital for the first time on 6 June.

The location for the circuit itself was certainly spectacular. Located in the shadow of the Kremlin, it started alongside the Moskva River before circling the site of the former Rossiya Hotel – a gigantic unloved Soviet-era monolith that was once the largest hotel in the world before being demolished in 2007. During the lap the cars also took in Staraya Square, home to the former headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, now used as the offices of the Presidential Administration of Russia.

Among the other famous buildings the racers sped by were the Gostiny Dvor merchant hall (now a fashionable exhibition centre); the iconic St Basil's Cathedral with its colourful spires; and the imposing walls of the Kremlin, making this one of the most memorable street circuits in the world.

The lap itself ran in an anti-clockwise direction from the start line, taking the cars along the northern bank of the river to the 90-degree Turn 1 left-hander.  This led onto a long straight which headed into the sweeping Turn 2 right-hander, before hard braking into Turn 3.  Here the circuit turn left through 90 degrees before a similar corner at Turn 4, followed the slightly more open radius Turn 5 right-hand corner.

The lap then opened out along the curving Turn 6 and onto a short straight ending the circuit's only right-left-right chicane, dropping slightly downhill. Turn 10, a long left hand curve, then followed, leading into the switchback hairpin sections of Turns 11 and 12.  A short straight then lead to the final corner, a 90-degree left hander.

Nelson Piquet Jr was the first and only winner of the Moscow ePrix, after he took the lead at the first turn diving inside pole sitter Jean-Eric Vergne.  The Brazilian sprinted to a good lead, which he only lost briefly during the pit stop phase, before regaining the head of the field and cruising to victory.

And that proved to the be that, with the planned return visit in 2016 never getting off the ground.  The Russian ePrix was gone as quickly as it had arrived and today there is very little sign on the streets that it ever took place.

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The Moscow ePrix was located in the heart of Moscow's historic centre, next to the Kremlin and St Basil's Cathedral. International flights into Moscow arrive at one of two airports – Domodedovo or Sheremetyevo – and there are good public transport links to the city centre.

Finding where the race took place should not be difficult, located as it was in the heart of the historic and tourist-friendly part of the city. Getting about the city should also be straightforward as Moscow is served by an extensive transit network, which includes nine railway terminals, numerous trams, a monorail system and one of the deepest underground metro systems in the world, the Moscow Metro.

Tickets on the Moscow cost R40 for one journey anywhere within the system. A block of 20 tickets costs R500. The extensive bus, tram and trolleybus system is just as cheap. There are no English-language signs in the metro, so count the stops to make sure you get off at the right place.

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Marussia f1 team return to russia for moscow city racing, andy webb, marussia ceo: we have seen the strength of that support again in the last few days following the very pleasing announcement of our new powertrain partnership with scuderia ferrari..

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Despite the three-week gap between Rounds 9 and 10 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship® the Marussia F1 Team has had little time to draw breath, embarking on a series of promotional events to reward the loyal support of its fans.

This week, while the race team conduct the Young Driver Test at Silverstone, the demonstration team are heading ‘home’ to Russia for their second year of participation in ‘Moscow City Racing’.

The event takes place on 20 and 21 July, with the demonstration runs scheduled for Sunday 21 July on the streets surrounding the Kremlin and the ‘paddock’ located close to Red Square.

Visitors will also be given the opportunity to enter the inner-sanctum - the Paddock - to soak up the atmosphere and see for themselves the intricacies of Formula 1 design and engineering.

Aside from his on-track duties, Max will participate in a range of promotional activities, taking time out to mingle with the Russian fans during autograph sessions and photo opportunities.

Supporting the Marussia F1 Team over the weekend are main event partner Liga Stavok along with additional partners Instaforex, QNet and RBC.

Max Chilton: “There have been quite a few ‘firsts’ for me in my debut season in Formula One - new racetracks, new cities, meeting new fans - and Moscow City Racing will be my very first visit to Russia. I can’t wait. From what I hear from previous events, the demonstration runs are a fantastic spectacle and the crowd is huge and very supportive.

That’s nice, because we are the only Anglo-Russian team and it is good to keep building on their love of Formula 1 before Russia gets its very own race next year in Sochi. I’m really excited about making the trip and I hope to meet as many of the Russian fans as possible, when I’m not driving through their streets!”

Andy Webb, CEO: “The Marussia F1 Team are very excited to be returning to Russia to participate in the Moscow City Racing event for a second successive year. As the only Anglo-Russian team in Formula One, this event has become a very important date in our Team calendar, as we continue our determined efforts to bring more of F1 to Russia and more of Russia to F1.

This is our opportunity to get closer to the fans and for them to see our car and drivers right on their doorstep, not just on the TV. Our drivers Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton are enjoying a flying start to their exciting debut seasons and the Marussia F1 Team really is going from strength to strength now, making good progress towards its long-term ambitions.

We look forward to a fantastic crowd in Moscow and to expressing our thanks for all the incredible support we receive ‘back home’ in Russia. We have seen the strength of that support again in the last few days following the very pleasing announcement of our new powertrain partnership with Scuderia Ferrari. It seems the fans share our optimism for the future of the Marussia F1 Team.”

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