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Mercury Racing: 50 Years of Wide Open

For more than five decades since its establishment as Mercury Marine Hi-Performance Products Department in 1973, Mercury Racing has provided amateur and professional boaters with a complete line of ma...

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Mercury Racing Launches 60 APX Competition Outboard

Mercury Racing® boosts its support of circuit racing with the addition of the 60 APX model to its Apex series of pure competition outboards. The 60 APX is designed specifically to power catamaran tunn...

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Mercury Racing 500R Receives 2024 Miami Innovation Award

On February 15, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) honored the Mercury Racing V8 500R outboard with a 2024 Miami Innovation Award in the Outbo...

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The World’s Finest Skiff Raffle Closes November 24

The clock is counting down on your chance to enter the annual The World’s Finest Skiff Raffle to benefit the mission of Captains for Clean Water. On November 24 ticket sales close, ending your chance ...

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Mercury Racing Scholarship Fuels a New Career

The waterfront needs more qualified marine technicians and Mercury Racing is doing its part to support technical training through scholarships for aspiring techs. We recently caught up with one of our...

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Mercury Racing Midwest Challenge a Wide Open Success

Photo Credit: Tommy Gun ImagesBig crowds and plenty of Wide Open action were featured August 11-13 at the Mercury Racing Midwest Challenge, a festival of speed on the water in Sheboygan, Wis., celebra...

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Thunder Rolling on Lake Michigan

Mercury Racing is ready for a Wide Open weekend of thrilling powerboat competition August 11-13 in Sheboygan, Wis., as the Mercury Racing Midwest Challenge presents a festival of speed on the shores o...

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Repowering an Icon

Today Reggie Fountain Jr. is a performance powerboat icon but in 1980 Fountain – a former member of the Mercury Factory tunnel boat racing team and a champion in the sport – had just lost his ride whe...

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UMPBA Races into Stevens Point

Guest Blog: Brett Seubert, UMPBA The Upper Midwest Power Boat Association partnered up with Bullheads Bar and Grill to host its second race of the season in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

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Big Speed and Big Fun at the Tiki Lee’s Shootout

Photo by Randy Nuzzo/Powerboat PhotosIt was a Wide Open weekend on Chesapeake Bay as the Third Annual Tiki Lee’s Shootout on the River hosted both a poker run and a speed run event with plenty of othe...

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1000 Island Poker Run Exceeds Expectations

More than 100 registered boats and 90 generous sponsors helped make the 2023 1000 Island International Charity Poker Run a huge success, according to event treasurer Renee Lalonde.

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UMPBA Opens Drag Race Season on Pelican Lake

A very competitive field of 42 race entries filled the field for the first drag race of the season hosted by the Upper Midwest Power Boat Association (UMPBA) on June 10 at Gerrit’s Lakeview Inn on Pel...

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Introducing The Mercury Racing V8 500R

The new Mercury Racing V8 500R elevates outboard engine power and technology. This supercharged, 500hp V8 500R introduces a host of new components engineered to meet the challenging demands of extreme...

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New Mercury Racing R-Drive and R-Drive Sport Gearcase

The all-new R-Drive gearcase, available in R-Drive and R-Drive Sport configurations, is designed specifically to complement the speed and power of the 500R outboard in submerged, semi-surfacing and fu...

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Fast to the Scene

Speed and reliability are imperative when emergency medical technicians (EMT) are called into action on land or on the water.

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Supercharge Your Spring

Make this your season to amplify your powerboat performance – repower with Mercury Racing 450R outboards. The supercharged power of the Mercury Racing 450R is certain to boost the acceleration and top...

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Mercury Racing Featured at Lake Havasu Boat Show

The Mercury Racing crew attended the 32nd annual Lake Havasu Boat Show, April 14-16, where the new Mercury Racing V10 400R outboard and Ventera propeller debuted for the western performance boat audie...

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Mercury Racing Goes To The Classic

Mercury Racing was on hand in Knoxville as the bass angling community descended on central Tennessee March 24-26 for the annual Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic® presented by Toyota.

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Propeller Testing at Lake X

Testing never stops for Mercury Racing, even after new products like the Mercury Racing V10 400R outboard and Ventera propeller are released to the public. Mercury Racing is actively involved in assis...

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Mercury Racing Shines at Dubai International Boat Show

Mercury Racing is truly a global brand and the Middle East is home to many performance boat enthusiasts who enjoy the Wide Open lifestyle offered by Mercury Racing products. To engage with this audien...

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Mercury Racing Opens 2023 Scholarship Program

Mercury Racing is powered by a passion for excellence and the pursuit of high performance. Its long-standing success stems from its employees and their drive to develop, design and build high-performa...

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