Top O' Michigan Outboard Racing Club

05/31/2026

We love J Schwartz photography ❤️🏁👏🏼

05/27/2026

here we go! see everyone soon! 😎🏁

RACE WEEKEND▪️ Presque Isle, MI

🔸 Top O' Michigan Outboard Racing Club is proud to present the Fireside 500 Regatta. Grand Lake in Presque Isle, Michigan, sets the stage for an action-packed weekend of racing. Best of luck to all competitors and thank you to the volunteers working behind the scenes to make it happen.

Sanction info ⬇️
https://apba.org/Sanctions/print_sanction.php?EditID=14295

📸 J Schwartz photography

05/19/2026

Online registration is live for Fireside! There will be NO paper entry blanks available as APBA is now fully on trackside. You must register online in order to participate. That means your APBA membership needs to be active to register!

If you need assistance with this, you need to contact APBA HQ.

Please read this in its entirety as this is a new process for all of us this season!

It is $80 per class for BOTH DAYS of racing.
It is $80 for TWO DAYS of marathon racing.
There is an option at the bottom for a THIRD DAY of marathon racing for $40.

All short course classes are being offered.
There will be 3 marathons ran.

If you are only running ONE day of short course, you must register for both days and you will be refunded the day you do not race.

Racers - there is also single event hot pits available online. PLEASE DO THIS NOW FOR YOUR CREW and come prepared!

Directions: Fireside Inn 18730 Fireside Hwy, Presque Isle, MI Accommodations: Fireside Inn on Grand Lake If bringin a camper, motorhome, or plan on sleeping in your trailer, there will be a fee due to the Fireside Inn - please call them so they can set aside space for your rig! Fee is $75 dollars.

04/29/2026

‼ HELLLLOOO RACE FANS! ‼

Great news for our fans that aren't local to Northern Michigan!

We FINALLY have an online store so you can order apparel to be shipped right to your door!

Big thank you to Dyanna with Mackellar in Rochester Hills! She helped fit the puzzle piece we've been missing!

We currently have our 77th Anniversary shirt available but that will be taken down in a couple months - so get your orders in ASAP!

There are youth sizes, sweatshirts, crewnecks, and long sleeves available as well.

Something to note - these are printed and made to order as they come in! This means it will take a while for your apparel to get to you - so just be patient! 😎

Anyone has any issues shoot us a message as this is a new venture for us!

02/24/2026

Designing is underway for the 78th annual Top O’ program! Class sponsorships and ad space is available if you’re interested in supporting the club/race in 2026. We are always looking for unique content too. Please email ad design or article to [email protected]. Deadline is May 27. 🏁🏁

** back cover is taken**
** inside front cover taken**
**JSR Sponsorship taken**

11/04/2025

We've been being asked!

We confirmed last week the dates for the Fireside 500 in 2026!

We'll see you all May 30th-May 31st! Save the date! 🏁

10/29/2025

Last club meeting of 2025 is tonight!

Board of Director elections, Winter Project Delegation, and more!

Inland Waterway Museum - 6 pm. See you soon! 😃

10/29/2025

This year has felt so heavy!

Lately all we feel like we post are obituaries of incredible people that have touched our lives and this club.

Gene was definitely incredible. While his club involvement slowed down the last couple years, he was still always at Top O, always helping set up the pits, and always helping at the Crooked River Locks on Sunday to keep us all safe and honest. His involvement in the past was massive -a pillar of the TOMORC. Always wiling to help, always doing the jobs no one else wanted to do, always lending anyone a hand if he had one to spare. He was a great racer, mentor, and human being.

When he retired from racing, he lived vicariously through those who bought or borrowed his equipment as well as through his friends and their children.

We won't ever find the exact words to convey to you how much all of these losses this year have affected us.

However, we will remember them forever. They will live on in memories and stories. That will never change.

Race in Peace, Geno
We love you 🏁

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10/15/2025

10/09/2025

The Lauer family has deep roots in boat racing - especially the Top O' Michigan Outboard Racing Club.

Bryan was an active club member, served on numerous race committees throughout the years, and always volunteered when he was asked. He kept us on the straight and narrow and always told us to stop spending money on frivolous things - sometimes they were frivolous, sometimes they weren't - most of the time we listened 😅 He helped build this club and this race to be what it is today.

His presence will be desperately missed. Similar to Dustin and Treiden, these races won't be the same without him being there. He was a staple. An expectation. A man that quietly was one of the most generous that exists.

We loved him deeply.

Pray for his family as they move through this loss. No matter the age, it is never easy.

Race in Peace, Bryan 💙

https://www.harborlightnews.com/articles/bryan-glen-lauer/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNTpsNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHtI-KrI-J9ZcoZejFu_ZT1KwiTPUhtKRPvdeT6_MpmIHK0a2jCFg-tiG_-C8_aem_N59lB2FG09SuYjSWQTnbCw

Bryan Glen Lauer, age 66, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2025, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 9, 1959 to Donald Lauer and Velda Krieger (Peterson). Bryan graduated from Harbor Springs High School in 1977. In January 1981, he married his wife, Cathy (Catherine Brodhead-Lauer...