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STAN WARE
Stan
Ware has a long history of sucess with boat racing. He
started out by racing a 17-foot Formula One Tunnelboat
for Al Copeland's Popeyes Racing team from 1974-1977. As
a close friend of Mr. Copeland's, Stan continued with
Popeyes Racing's many motorsports endeavors throughout
the next few years.
In 1982, he signed on
with the Popeyes Offshore Racing Team and the conquest
began. From 1982-1991 Popeyes Offshore Racing dominated
the sport and to this day is still unmatched as "the
winningest team in offshore racing". Stan Ware was the
driver, throttleman, or navigator for all of the
following accomplishments.
1982 Pan American Championship
1982 U.IM World Record - Fastest Lap and Average
Course Speed Offshore Class 1
1982 International British Harmsworth Trophy
1983 Chrysler Laser Classic
1984 APBA Average Speed Record - 97.469 M.P.H.
1984 Chapman Challenge Miami to New York V-Bottom
Speed Record -61.1 M.P.H. 20 hours 31 minutes
1984 U.I.M. Class I Speed Record - 125.006 M.P.H.
1984 UPBA Speed Trial Record - 130.401 M.P.H. 1986
U.IM. Class n Speed Record 1986 APBA Open Class
Speed Record ~ 103.176 M.P.H.
World Course Speed Record - 1987 -106.797 M.P.H.
APBA Hall of Champions - 1984,1985,1987
APBA World Champions - 1986
Straightaway Kilo Record- 1987- 138.512
World Course Record - 1988 - 109.69
APBA National Champions- 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,
1988, 199O
*All information
verifiable in John Grouse's book History of Sea Race
 After
taking a break from the sport, Stan realized that the
thrill and competition of offshore racing was what he
longed for. With his businesses doing well and the
support of his wife and family, Stan decided to get back
into the sport. Stan used money out of his own pocket to
purchase his current race boat and equipment. He
personally restarted Popeyes Offshore Racing in 2003 and
the quest for victory began again. The first year back,
Stan continued his winning ways when he and his team
took 3rd place in the APBA World Championship at Orange
Beach, Alabama.
In 2005, he and his team made the
move over to the Offshore Super Series (OSS) Powerboat
Racing Association. Stan Ware is on the OSS Board of
Directors and holds the elected position as the OSS Cat
Lite class representative. Recently he has also been
appointed as the Treasurer for OSS. Having achieved a
confirmed speed during recent testing that beats the
current Kilo World Speed Record, we are poised to gain
get another World Record to add to Stan's already
impressive collection.
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