HERD BOAT TEAM TO COMPETE FOR COVETED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

KANKAKEE, IL - Herd Racing's #75 Formula 3 powerboat team will compete against teams from across North America on Labor Day Weekend for the sport's coveted national championship on the Kankakee River in Illinois.

The four-day event will crown national champions in several categories of American Power Boat Racing and serves as the annual location where all of the country's powerboat leagues come together to crown a joint national champion.

"Kankakee is always the biggest race of the year and we will see boats from other leagues across the country that we haven't competed against all year," said Herd pilot Dana Tomes.  "This is the race where you leave knowing where you stand against everyone in the sport.  It's the Daytona 500 for boat racing."

The Powerboat National Championships on the Kankakee River (http://www.kankakeeregatta.com/) will feature nearly 10 classes of outboard powerboats from across North America and will include entries from more than 100 racing teams.

Herd Racing is currently ranked 7th nationally in the APR SuperLeague standings.  It's finishes in 2010 have included a 6th place run in the North American Championships in Pittsburgh, PA; a 12th place finish in the East Regional Finals in Marietta, OH; a 6th place run in the Canadian-American Challenge in Memphis, TN and a 10th place showing at the Midwest Regional Finals in Aurora, IN.

Follow the team to Kankakee this weekend by reading our blog entries at (http://www.herdracing.com/teamblog.php) and follow our Facebook page for updates from the track by clicking here (http://www.facebook.com/HerdRacing).