17th annual Lake Rescue Shootout August 26-28th Lake of the Ozarks

The Lake Rescue Shootout started in 1988 as an event in which many local boats participated simply to establish who had the fastest boat. As the years went by it became a bigger and bigger event that also helped supplement the Lake area Fire Departments water rescue efforts.

1988: Osage Beach, Sunrise Beach, and Lake Ozark Fire Districts participated.

1991: Ad book was a 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” format

1993: The ad book became the current 8 1/2” x 11” format.

The book has continually grown each year as more merchants and businesses participated.

At this time it became called the Shooters Shootout or Natoli’s Shooters 21 Benenfit Shootout through 1993 (Chairman of the Shootout board was then Carmelo Natoli)

1995: It bacame known as the Caleco’s Shooters 21 Benefit Shootout (Chairman of the Shootout board was then Mark Michael).

1996: Gravois, and Mid-County Fire Districts joined the Osage Beach, Sunrise Beach, and Lake Ozark Fire Districts.

1997: The event became officially known as the Lake Fire Rescue Shootout.

The number of boats participating has continually increased each year. On Sunday of 2000, 80 boats ran, making 128 passes through the course that day.

Boats over 22 feet in length are allowed to run. Boats run in classes by length, hull design, size of motors, and number of motors.

In 2002 the Lake Rescue Shootout was proud to bring on POWERBOAT Magazine, Charter Communications and Tan-Tar-A Resort as sponsors. 

In 2005 Jack Miller Marine and Velocity Powerboats joined as sponsors.

2006 Brought on Extreme Power Sports from here at the Lake and a new course record set by Dave Callan and John Cosker of 208 mph.

Only time will tell what 2007 will bring.

The Benefit Shooutout has purchased much needed rescue equipment for the participating fire districts, equipment the departments would not otherwise have been able to purchase.   The Annual Lake Rescue Benefit Shootout thanks all of you who contribute to this event either by racing, sponsoring tops guns, magazine ads in our yearly magazine, or by being a corporate sponsor.

We look forward to seeing you for our 19th year in 2007.  For more information on the Shootout e-mail Jeff Dorhauer at lrshootout@hotmail.com

See you at the races !

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