Legend Mr. Bill, Ready To Host St. Louis Classic
ST. LOUIS, MO – July 17, 2007 – The legend of F1 powerboat racing, Bill Seebold Jr. has his St. Louis Grand Prix crew ready to once again host the stellar classic that is the Bud Light St. Louis Grand Prix. Celebrating its 36 year, the St. Louis event traditionally brings out all the competitors making it the crown jewel of F1 powerboat races in North America.
“After last year’s 35th anniversary event, I wasn’t sure I wanted to keep working this hard, but we are excited about this year’s event as its dedicated to my dad, Grandpa”. Bill Seebold Sr., known throughout the world of powerboat racing simply as “grandpa”, passed away earlier this year leaving a heavy hearts and gaping hole in the sport.
Grandson’s Tim and Michael will be representing the family on home turf as strong as ever with Tim fresh off his Bay City win. “We want to win this one for Grandpa”, states Tim, the Bud Light driver from nearby Osage Beach who sits comfortably 2nd in points and focused on a fifth title. “The boat is good, but the competition is good too, so it won’t be easy”.
Many teams are expected to compete in St. Louis. In fact, the series is expecting the largest competitor fields that have been seen the past several years. “With a 36 year history, St. Louis has a massive tradition for powerboat racing, so everyone wants to win in St. Louis”, say’s series director, Mike Schriefer. “Saying St. Louis in powerboat racing is like saying Indy or Daytona for auto racing”.
As The Prop Turns: Rumors Flying For St. Louis Event?
Rumors are part of any racing series and the “rumor mill” is spinning at full speed as the teams of the ChampBoat Grand Prix Series for North American F1 powerboats head off shortly for the 36th Annual Bud Light St. Louis Grand Prix on the weekend of August 4th and 5th on Creve Coeur Lake.
The “buzz” all stems from the expected arrival of both new drivers and ex-Champions beginning with St. Louis native Mike Seebold joining younger brother Tim in the Bud Light Seebold Racing team giving the 48 year-old driver another chance to improve on his 5 previous victories in his home town dating back to his first win in 1982 and culminating with his final triumph in 1999.
Another rumor that has been spreading rapidly throughout the F1-ChampBoat series is the arrival of a few European teams that are in the middle of their 2007 U.I.M. F1 World Championship season that is in the middle of their summer break before heading off to China in early October for their next Grand Prix. UIM.F1 Tamoil Driver, Marco Gambi, has sent a DAC hull over and has several people working hard getting ready for St. Louis. A few other Italian drivers have been bantered about but we won’t know officially until we get to the final stages of race week in St. Louis.
Fred Bowden’s California Gold team will be very strong in St. Louis as they have been the past two seasons, but with Todd running up front at both races thus far this season, the team is hungry for a win. The team is also rumored to be considering adding a third boat for their home base West Coast rounds with a “mystery” third driver who maybe coming from Europe as well.
Next month’s Warsaw, Kentucky event is being co-promoted by former race team owner’s Bob Thompson and Tim Meyer who also own the Indianapolis based, “Just Add Water Boats” and Warsaw’s “Smuggler’s Cove Marina”. It seems that they have set up a Seebold hull with their former driver, ex-F1 World Champion Ben Robertson, who spy’s have said has his name on the side of the hull and his old number already painted on it ready to go racing? Could an old dark horse native of South Carolina be coming out of retirement? We shall see?
All in all, over 18 F1-ChampBoats are expected for the exciting 36th edition of the Bud Light St. Louis Grand Prix along with a solid field of Champ2 (SST-120) and Champ Lights (SST-45) teams for the weekend of August 4th and 5th on Creve Coeur Lake in St. Louis.
With all these rumors spilling about, it makes the 2007 edition of one of America’s most historic events on water a truly worthwhile venture to attend.
For tickets or additional event information, please see… www.stlgrandprix.net
ST. LOUIS, MO – July 17, 2007 – The legend of F1 powerboat racing, Bill Seebold Jr. has his St. Louis Grand Prix crew ready to once again host the stellar classic that is the Bud Light St. Louis Grand Prix. Celebrating its 36 year, the St. Louis event traditionally brings out all the competitors making it the crown jewel of F1 powerboat races in North America.
“After last year’s 35th anniversary event, I wasn’t sure I wanted to keep working this hard, but we are excited about this year’s event as its dedicated to my dad, Grandpa”. Bill Seebold Sr., known throughout the world of powerboat racing simply as “grandpa”, passed away earlier this year leaving a heavy hearts and gaping hole in the sport.
Grandson’s Tim and Michael will be representing the family on home turf as strong as ever with Tim fresh off his Bay City win. “We want to win this one for Grandpa”, states Tim, the Bud Light driver from nearby Osage Beach who sits comfortably 2nd in points and focused on a fifth title. “The boat is good, but the competition is good too, so it won’t be easy”.
Many teams are expected to compete in St. Louis. In fact, the series is expecting the largest competitor fields that have been seen the past several years. “With a 36 year history, St. Louis has a massive tradition for powerboat racing, so everyone wants to win in St. Louis”, say’s series director, Mike Schriefer. “Saying St. Louis in powerboat racing is like saying Indy or Daytona for auto racing”.
As The Prop Turns: Rumors Flying For St. Louis Event?
Rumors are part of any racing series and the “rumor mill” is spinning at full speed as the teams of the ChampBoat Grand Prix Series for North American F1 powerboats head off shortly for the 36th Annual Bud Light St. Louis Grand Prix on the weekend of August 4th and 5th on Creve Coeur Lake.
The “buzz” all stems from the expected arrival of both new drivers and ex-Champions beginning with St. Louis native Mike Seebold joining younger brother Tim in the Bud Light Seebold Racing team giving the 48 year-old driver another chance to improve on his 5 previous victories in his home town dating back to his first win in 1982 and culminating with his final triumph in 1999.
Another rumor that has been spreading rapidly throughout the F1-ChampBoat series is the arrival of a few European teams that are in the middle of their 2007 U.I.M. F1 World Championship season that is in the middle of their summer break before heading off to China in early October for their next Grand Prix. UIM.F1 Tamoil Driver, Marco Gambi, has sent a DAC hull over and has several people working hard getting ready for St. Louis. A few other Italian drivers have been bantered about but we won’t know officially until we get to the final stages of race week in St. Louis.
Fred Bowden’s California Gold team will be very strong in St. Louis as they have been the past two seasons, but with Todd running up front at both races thus far this season, the team is hungry for a win. The team is also rumored to be considering adding a third boat for their home base West Coast rounds with a “mystery” third driver who maybe coming from Europe as well.
Next month’s Warsaw, Kentucky event is being co-promoted by former race team owner’s Bob Thompson and Tim Meyer who also own the Indianapolis based, “Just Add Water Boats” and Warsaw’s “Smuggler’s Cove Marina”. It seems that they have set up a Seebold hull with their former driver, ex-F1 World Champion Ben Robertson, who spy’s have said has his name on the side of the hull and his old number already painted on it ready to go racing? Could an old dark horse native of South Carolina be coming out of retirement? We shall see?
All in all, over 18 F1-ChampBoats are expected for the exciting 36th edition of the Bud Light St. Louis Grand Prix along with a solid field of Champ2 (SST-120) and Champ Lights (SST-45) teams for the weekend of August 4th and 5th on Creve Coeur Lake in St. Louis.
With all these rumors spilling about, it makes the 2007 edition of one of America’s most historic events on water a truly worthwhile venture to attend.
For tickets or additional event information, please see… www.stlgrandprix.net
