The Offshore Super Series Powerboat
Racing Association (OSS) is proud to
announce the newest board member, Jim
Simmons, owner and operator of Simmons
Marine and www.SimmonsRacing.com. and
also the recipient in 2011 of the Randy
Linebach Lighthouse award. Jim has been
involved with offshore racing since the
mid-90's and has been a team and
equipment owner since 2003. This year Jim
campaigned a second offshore boat and he
now trailers and races both boats. He has
several national and world championships,
with the top honor of being a trifecta winner
in 2010.
The OSS Board Of Directors would like to
thank motorsports leader Bill Reitenour for
his time and contributions while serving for
the crews. Board chairman Mike Mares
said, "We feel that Jim will be a positive
asset as he brings his experience as both
an owner and racer to help the organization
move forward. OSS has always been
known as the safest offshore group to be
affiliated with and we will continue with that
mission."
Jim stated "I am looking forward to
working with OSS. I would like to get more
teams involved with our association and
work with other offshore organizations to
make the boat count larger while limiting
the amount of classes. We should work
towards making this an affordable sport
and get more outside involvement from
sponsorships. As a person involved with
other associations I am hoping to
encourage other racers to ask questions,
make suggestions, and become more
active with OSS APBA National and
international associations.
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