Badger State Outboard Assn

08/24/2026

08/20/2026

08/19/2026

Take a look at Callie Shensky - your local Region 7 representative! We are happy to have her as an active member within our region and our club! BSOA has your support and backs you as a candidate!!

Ballots for the APBA Board of Directors elections will be distributed on August 20th at 9:00 AM ET via the email address listed in your APBA/Trackside profile. Members will also receive a text message reminder to vote using the cell phone number on file.
To be eligible to vote, you must have been a full racing or non-racing member prior to August 1, 2026. Voting closes on September 1st at 11:59 PM ET.
Members will be voting for three (3) new Board of Directors members. Elected individuals will serve three-year terms from November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2029.
Please review candidate bios prior to casting your vote. Candidate bios are also available directly on the ballot.

https://www.apba.org/news-2027-apba-board-of-directors-and-council-at-large-elections.html

2027 Board of Directors Election Candidates:
Bob Wilson
Callie Shensky
Dave Briesacher
David Rankin
Gary Hughes
Jason Diamond
Katelyn Shaw-Fanaris
Kurt Romberg
Mike Sadlon
Mike Talarzyk

08/15/2026

08/14/2026

08/13/2026

78th Annual Top O' Michigan Marathon Nationals has come and gone!

We have a thousand people to thank and we don't ever do this entire event alone!
Thank you to each and every one of our sponsors and those who donated to our club. Your donations are directly what fund our races and all of the amazing "perks" that drivers get each year.

Especially our class sponsors:
JSR - Top Shot Marketing
ASR - Jesel Valvetrain
15SSR - Decka Digital LLC, Harbor Springs, MI
25SSR - Bill Goggin
CSR - Coldwell Banker Fairbairn Realty
DSR - TWB Contractors Inc.

Thank you to Decka Digital LLC for printing our magazines and banners!
Thank you to all of the townships, villages, and counties for waiving the "no wake" ordinances, opening the swing bridge, and opening the locks.
Thanks to Emmet County Law Enforcement, Cheboygan Law Enforcement, Cheboygan EMS, Tuscorora Township Fire, Local DNR, Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Sault St. Marie Coast Guard Division, and so much more.
Thanks to K&J Grill for feeding us.
Thanks to K&J Septic, for... well you know 🧻
Thanks Cool Air Creations for our 78th shirts.
Thanks Carters for the safety shirts.
Thanks GFL for donating the dumpster to help keep the pits clean!
Thanks Callie Shensky for our 2026 sticker and our t-shirt design and to Rachel and Ellen for managing all of our apparel.
Thanks Tuscorora Township for allowing us to rent the park each year and the Parks Commission for being an absolute JOY to work with.
Thanks to ALL OF OUR PATROL BOAT VOLUNTEERS - you are the workhorses of the weekend! 🚤
Thanks Dale and Angie for dinner on Friday.
Thanks Chase and Luke for being awesome tractor/pit bosses.
Thanks BC Pizza Indian River for dinner on Sunday.
Thank you to our Race Committee for all of their hard work - we love you all with our whole hearts and everything you do for this race.
Thank you to all of our club members for over 9 months of planning to get this done and all of your help over the weekend - these are thankless jobs and we do them because we love this race!
Thank you to our t-shirt volunteers and wristband volunteers - you all are amazing.
Thank you to our safety coordination team!
Thank you to Howe Marine for selling a small amount of our merch early for us!
Bill Goggin for the hats at registration and giving all champs some jackets!!!

HUGE thank you to Mark Andrea for donating a sizable amount of prize money! We also received additional donations in honor of Bryan Lauer. Those donations combined with a percentage of entry fees allowed the TOMORC to pay out over $9,000 dollars in PRIZE MONEY in 2026!

Thank you to those boat racers that showed up Friday and helped us set up the pits!

Most of all - thank you to all of the drivers and your crew for coming back to this race again and again. Thank you to those that travel to just WATCH this race and book vacations in Northern Michigan just for us! Our spectators and our fans are our backbone!
You are all what keep this race going. Don't ever stop!

We had to have missed someone, and if we did, shout them out in the comments! This list is endless... 🏁

🗣 SEE YOU AUGUST 14TH AND 15TH, 2027!

08/13/2026

RACE WEEKEND▪️Rock Falls, IL

🔸 Marine Racing Club of Illinois - MRC is proud to present the Rock Falls River Chase Regatta. The Rock River in Rock Falls, Illinois, sets the stage for an action-packed weekend of racing. Best of luck to all competitors and thank you to the volunteers working behind the scenes to make it happen.

Sanction info ⬇️
https://apba.org/Sanctions/print_sanction.php?EditID=14264

📸 - Visit Rock Falls

08/12/2026

The Thunder on the Vermilion is coming up fast-
AUGUST 29th-30th ‼

We are excited to announce that Danville will be hosting the AXH North American Championship🏁🏁

Make sure you pre-register on Trackside and complete all your pre-check in forms.

Testing will be held on Friday after the club truck is set up. Drivers meeting will be on Saturday and Sunday at 9:30am in the clubhouse.

Make sure you follow the Gao Grotto for details about the fun entertainment for the weekend🎉

Trackside Link: https://apba.tracksideapp.com
Sanction Link: https://www.apba.org/Sanctions/print_sanction.php?EditID=14265