Powerboat racers at Gulfstream
Gulfstream Park’s Ten Palms restaurant will present a different type of horse power at 7 p.m. Saturday when it hosts the Offshore Powerboat Legends Reunion.
Among the racers: Allan “Brownie” Brown, Bobby Moore, Sammy James, Gino Gargiulo, Odell Lewis, Richie Powers and Mel Rigg.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door the evening of the event.
According to the casino, the non-profit event will benefit Take Stock in Children, National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Make-A-Wish Foundation and is being produced by the Historic Offshore Boat Race Association, Ocean Racing LLC, under the guidance of racing legend Charlie McCarthy, Larry Goldman of Xtremepowerboats.com and Brad Schoenwald of Tres Martin Performance School.
The City of Sunny Isles Beach is hosting its inaugural Offshore Powerboat Challenge Weekend that will bring offshore powerboat race teams and fans from all over the United States, the casino says.
Following Saturday’s race testing and trials, an evening awards ceremony and Offshore Legends Reunion gets under way at 7 p.m., at Gulfstream Park. A video presentation of the Don Aronow Memorial Ocean Power Boat Race – a 106-mile round-trip trek from Sunny Isles Beach to Bimini scheduled for Friday – and a silent auction for charity will round out the evening festivities, according to Gulfstream.
