Mercury Racing Ups Offshore Prize Money
Mercury Racing is putting up a $150,000 APBA Offshore Pro Series contingency prize purse for the 2003 racing season.
FOND DU LAC, Wisc. — Mercury Racing is putting up a $150,000 APBA Offshore Pro Series contingency prize purse for the 2003 racing season. The purse, which is three times greater than that distributed in 2002, includes Super Vee Light classes in addition to Factory and Super Cat Light classes.
The total purse has been increased to reward racer participation using Mercury Racing approved engines and sternd rives in 2003 National APBA Offshore Pro-Series events.
"We want to recognize and reward our loyal racing customers, especially those who stick with us, as we have with APBA — through good years and bad — since 1945." said Mercury Racing President Fred Kiekhaefer. "Marketing programs, even companies, come and go; however, racing on the water is hard-wired in Mercury's DNA. Mercury means performance. We will not walk away from our heritage, our responsibilities or our friends and customers. The Race Never Stops."
The contingency purse consists of a $75,000 purse for National Pro-Series title winners and a $75,000 purse for individual National Pro-Series race event and World Championship winners.
The 2003 Mercury Racing $75,000 purse prizes for the National Pro-Series title winners will be distributed to the APBA Factory classes F1, F2, Super Cat Light Sterndrive, Super Cat Light Outboard, Super Vee Light Twin and Super Vee Light Single, for the top five places based on the total points each race boat accumulates in the National Pro-Series during the race season.
New in 2003 is the Mercury Racing $75,000 purse for the winners at each individual National Pro-Series event which will be distributed to the APBA Factory classes F1, F2, Super Cat Light Stern drive, Super Vee Light Twin and Super Vee Light Single. Each first place class winner using Mercury Racing approved engines and stern drives in the National Pro-Series for the 2003 APBA offshore racing season will be awarded a $1,500 promotional credit per race.
The overall World Championship title winners in these classes will also be awarded a $4,500 promotional credit. Promotional credits will be applied toward the purchase of class specific Mercury Racing engines, propellers, parts and accessories.
