WARNER GOES TWO FOR TWO!!!

May 22, 2011

Round #2 of the APBA Triple Crown of Offshore racing Dana Point to Oceanside & Back presented by Sea-Doo, Sea Tow, Pwcoffshore.com Dana Point Jet Ski, Mike Follmer Specialties was held on Sunday, May 22. The 53.3 mile round trip course was run under great racing conditions provided by Mother Nature. The 3-5 foot swells gave some of the most seasoned competitors a run for their money as well as the rookies but in the end it was Monster Energy & Kawasaki Factory rider Craig Warner, #11 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA who nabbed the top spot for a 2nd time in a row. Rounds #1 (Dana Point to Avalon) and Round #2 victory went to Warner who made the frantic run home from Las Vegas some 7 hours earlier after competing and winning the main for the indoor watercross races held at the South Point Hotel and Casino. Warner completed the lap with an impressive time of 59 minutes flat. 2nd Place overall, yet again went to Mark Gerner, #58 Aliso Viejo Pwcoffshore.com on his Kawasaki 300X who finished just under 4 minutes behind Warner with a time of 1 hour 2 minutes and 50 seconds. 3rd Place went to veteran offshore racer K.C. Heidler, Irvine, CA who finished just under a minute behind Gerner. The race for the Triple Crown Championship is red hot with Warner leading and Gerner right behind him going into the final round #3, the APBA National Offshore Championships, Long Beach to Catalina and Back presented by Sea-Doo to be held on Sunday July 17.

RPM Racing Ent. wishes to express our sincere thanks to all the racers that supported the event and to the RPM Staff- Scorer's Leanne & Danielle Arnold, Inspector and Course Marshall Aaron Cress, Racer Operations- Joe Culley and Jay Littlejohn. A special Thanks goes to Dave "Pirate" Tew and Nick Vanis who course marshalled and ran safety for the racers