Framed Offshore Racing

Ouch!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IHRA Announces It Will No Longer Promote the Sheboygan Midwest Challenge

FAIRFIELD, Ohio – The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) today announced that it will no longer promote the Sheboygan Midwest Challenge, originally scheduled for August 7–9, 2026, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Our goal had been to complete the 2026 Offshore National Championship season with one final event for our racers, teams, partners, and fans. However, after a comprehensive review of our offshore operations, IHRA has determined it is unable to continue as the event promoter.

“We know this news will be disappointing to our racers, teams, sponsors, and fans,” said an IHRA representative. “We sincerely appreciate everyone’s support throughout the 2026 season. While we are unable to move forward with promoting the Sheboygan Midwest Challenge, we are grateful to the City of Sheboygan and all of our partners for their support and understanding.”

As a result, the 2026 IHRA Offshore National Championship will conclude based on the final points standings following the most recent championship event at Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri. National Champions in each class will be officially crowned based on those results.

With IHRA no longer promoting the Sheboygan Midwest Challenge, the IHRA Pro Watercraft Series event scheduled alongside the race weekend has also been canceled. The Pro Watercraft Series will continue its season as scheduled with its next event in Williamsburg, Virginia, September 4–6.

IHRA extends its sincere appreciation to the City of Sheboygan, Visit Sheboygan, local partners, volunteers, sponsors, race teams, officials, and everyone who has supported the Midwest Challenge over the years. Their commitment and partnership have been invaluable to the event’s success.

Additional inforation regarding the final 2026 IHRA Offshore National Championship standings will be announced through IHRA’s official communication channels.

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KEY WEST, FL — Race World Offshore (RWO) today announced an expanded partnership with XINSURANCE, naming the specialty insurance leader as the title partner of the newly designated XINSURANCE UIM World Championship Series and as a presenting sponsor of the Key West Offshore World Championships, the sport’s marquee finale set for Nov. 1-8, 2026.

The XINSURANCE UIM World Championship Series spans three world championship classes — UIM Offshore Class I, UIM Offshore Class II and APBA Super Cat — racing across RWO’s 2026 national schedule in Atlantic City, Michigan City and Clearwater before the title-deciding finale in Key West. The agreement marks the first season of RWO’s multi-year licensing partnership with the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and the first time these three classes will compete for designated UIM world championships in North America.

Read the full release here: https://raceworldoffshore.com/xinsurance-becomes-naming-sponsor-of-the-uim-world-championship-series-and-presenting-sponsor-of-the-key-west-offshore-world-championships/

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The race started out just the way we planned it. The boat was dialed in and running perfectly…until it wasn’t. We’re still damn proud to have made it onto the podium after that run. We’ll see you on Key West.

Glad everyone was ok!

Mod V action this weekend! Tune in at 1:30 eastern time tomorrow.