Orange Beach, AL — The Time Bandit Offshore Race Team (TBOR) featuring national champion driver Bob Mazikowski and 2008 national champion throttleman Jeff Germ filling in for Travis Lofland will be bringing the boat and crew into Orange Beach, AL. for Thunder on the Gulf.

The Thunder on The Gulf's event is one of America's premier venues and all the crews are looking forward to seeing friends and putting on a spectacular show for the fans and boosting the economic impact of the Orange Beach and Gulf Shores communities. ( www.thunderonthegulf.com )

The race team will be taking the boat and crew to support the local firefighters for the second year. Sam Jackson is coordinating with the OB Fire Rescue Station One, which is part of the Lower Alabama Chapter Guardians of the Ribbon to bring the team in to promote and give these incredible fighters a chance to see offshore racers in their pink shirts propelling the cause. ( www.pinkfiretrucks.org )

Saturday, the Time Bandit team will be hosting an Orange Beach family as crew members on the fight against cancer. Come join the rock stars of Offshore and meet the team as they race on Friday, test on Saturday and win the Offshore Powerboat Association's (OPA) World Championship event.

The Island House Hotel is the host sponsor for The Time Bandit team and General Manager Barbara Walters can't wait to showcase her incredible property with a cookout Saturday and VIP areas on the beach to watch the action. Please check out ( www.islandhousehotel.com ) and get a great rate and balcony view.

Mazikowski said, "We wish our 'Deadliest Deckhand' Travis Lofland the best while he is King Crab fishing in Alaska with our sponsors, Captains Jonathan and Andy Hillstrand on the Fishing Vessel Time Bandit. The fishing vessel will be rigging up this week and filming begins soon for another exciting season. I look forward to seeing all our fans at Race Village and supporting the community. We are dedicating our race to The Guardians of The Ribbon."

Race Producer Marty MaGreevy and OPA Media Director Ron Polli can't wait for the Time Bandit Offshore Race Team to power in and be a part of an exciting event along the beautiful beaches. Polli announced that Versus TV will once again cover the races to be nationally aired in November, and that Sunny 105 will be covering the races live.