CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team Pulls Out Victory in World Championship Competition

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- . . . Last week in St. Petersburg, the CITGO SUPERGARD Offshore Racing team completed the season by doing what they set out to do all season long — finishing the big race first. . . .

CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team Prepares for World Championships

Smooth water greets Gran Prix

CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team Outlasts the Competition Brings Home Win

WASHINGTON, NC -- Nigel Hook, Jay Johnson, and Tony Wiese outlasted the competition in a race filled with mechanical failures. They beat out the favored Fountain boats, as the only Wellcraft Scarab in the Super Vee Class, to bring home the second win of the season for CITGO-SUPERGARD Motor Oil. . . .

APBA Heads to Washington—NC that is

WASHINGTON, NC -- . . . Throttleman Nigel Hook will team up with former driver Jay Johnson for the rest of the season and refers to coming into Fountain territory as “a fox entering the hen house.” Since Johnson and Hook took CITGO to a 1998 World and National B-Class Championship, it shouldn’t take long for them to get in synch with navigator Tony Weise and give the Fountains a run for their money. . . .

CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team Welcomes Back Veteran Driver

WASHINGTON, NC -- Nigel Hook and the No. 21 CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing team will sport a new face this weekend at the race in the Pamlico River. Enter Jay Johnson. Johnson is no stranger to the CITGO docks as he was a fixture of the team from 1997-1999. Johnson was a key member of the team as he propelled them to eight wins along with a National and World Championship in his rookie season. Hook and Navigator Tony Wiese are delighted to see Johnson back at the helm. "Johnson is our ‘wild card’ or our secret weapon. . . .

CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team Runner-up in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MD. -- The CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing team had another stellar performance in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay finishing a close second. In addition to the consistent finish they are also closing the gap in points, gaining on the leaders. . . .

CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team is Chesapeake Bay Bound!

BALTIMORE, MD. -- Stemming from a win on the fresh blue waters of St. Clair, Mich., the CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team is prepared to do battle on the salt waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Much to the competitions chagrin the team has a mixed bag of experience in tow. . . .

Victory for the CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team in St. Clair!

St. Clair, MI-- The CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing team accomplished their No. 1 goal in Michigan. They finished the race.
Impressively enough, not only did they finish, but they finished first! Prior to the race on the St. Clair River in Michigan, Navigator Tony Wiese commented, "We want to finish the race. I think we have finally worked out all the 'gremlins' in the boat. We not only want to finish, we want to be the first to finish." . . .

St. Clair River Challenge - Holy Rollers!

St. Clair, MI -- . . . The CITGO Supergard Scarab seemed to finally be back in racing shape, as Nigel Hook and Steve David jumped out in the
lead. . . .

July 2, 2000
Press Release

Challenging Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix in Sarasota

Sarasota, FL -- The CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team endured a challenging weekend at the Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix in Sarasota, Florida. The CITGO-SUPERGARD Scarab was off to a strong start when they ran into mechanical troubles.

Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix, a ‘Shore Thing!

Sarasota, FL -- . . . CITGO Supergard’s Wellcraft Scarab broke a water line and retired in the first lap.. . .

Corpus Christi, TX -- . . . CITGO Supergard had two entries, as Nigel Hook’s 43’ Scarab, freshly repaired from its San Diego spill, made a hasty trip from California to join the 37’ Scarab that replaced it in Ft. Myers. . . .

CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team Takes Third and Fourth in Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX -- Nigel Hook and the CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing team made a grand showing at the American PowerBoat Association's East West PowerBoat Shootout this weekend in Corpus Christi. Hook and Co. entered two boats, a 38' Scarab donned with the No. 86 and the 41' No. 21 Scarab, in the Super Vee class. . . .
      Nigel Hook & Steve David

Expect Double Trouble from CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore

Corpus Christi, TX -- Spectators in attendance during the running of the East-West Powerboat Shootout in Corpus Christi this weekend may think they are seeing double.Both the 38' CITGO-SUPERGARD Scarab and the new super fast 43' CITGO-SUPERGARD Scarab will be racing in the Super Vee class.
     

East-West Powerboat Shoot-Out in Corpus Christi – Checkered Flags and Bragging Rights

Corpus Christi, TX -- . . . This year, Corpus presented Nigel Hook’s California-based CITGO Supergard team with an additional challenge—repairing the damaged new 43’ Wellcraft Scarab in time for the race.

CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team Holds on for Second Place in Hooters Offshore Grand Prix

Ft. Myers, FL - - "Against all odds," was the phrase that best describes the CITGO-SUPERGARD Offshore Racing Team this weekend at the sixth annual Hooters Offshore Grand Prix in Ft. Myers. The obstacles the team overcame gave new meaning to the word endurance.

Hooters Offshore Grand Prix – Racers "Wing" It in Light Chop

Ft. Myers, FL - - …Super Vee, often some of the best racing action, had a strange day.

CITGO Supergard in San Diego Gran Prix — Hook was leading the Super Vee feature before flipping

Offshore Powerboat Racing Roars Into San Diego Bay

San Diego, CA - - . . . Don’t forget that Nigel Hook has been chomping at the bit to get his Super Vee built for over a year, so this trio, and any other late entries, will be worth watching. . . .