The Team Dirt Legal Velocity brought their Velocity Punisher 22 to central Missouri for the 2026 IHRA Shootout Offshore, the fourth round of the IHRA Offshore National Championship, held June 13–14 near Bagnell Dam.
Sixty-one entries competed across eight classes. Brad Christopher and Connor Langheim ran Class 700, completing four laps in 23:25.639 to finish fifth, just 1.865 seconds off the class-winning pace set by Team Progression/Redrum.
The gap stings a little. When you’re talking about a four-lap race on open water, under two seconds separating you from the top spot means the pace was there. The Velocity Punisher 22 and its Mercury Racing 300R V8 ran clean all weekend; the margin between fifth and first was razor-thin in Class 700, with five boats within a tight window at the flag.
A Weekend That Tested Everyone on the Water
After a thrilling event at Cocoa Beach, this weekend raised the bar and already became one of the most intense rounds of the IHRA season. Two serious accidents in Pro Class 1 on Saturday led to Race 1 being cancelled and rerun on Sunday morning. Both crews walked away without injury, a credit to the safety standards the IHRA Offshore series enforces.
The hardest moment of the weekend came early. On Saturday’s first lap of Pro Class 1 Race 1, Bill Pyburn and Brit Lilly in the Dirty Money Racing 45-foot Victory catamaran went airborne and came down hard. Both crew members are confirmed safe.
The entire Dirt Legal Velocity program sends its best to Bill, Brit, and the Dirty Money Racing team. We hope to see them back on the water and back at the front soon.
Ride Legal Velocity Sits This One Out With Eyes Set on Sheboygan
The Ride Legal Velocity entry was unfortunately not able to compete at Lake of the Ozarks this round. The team will return to the water at the next event on the calendar:
Mercury Racing Midwest Challenge August 7–9 | Sheboygan, WI
Both Dirt Legal Velocity and Ride Legal Velocity are expected to be on the starting grid in Sheboygan. That race on Lake Michigan is shaping up to be a strong statement weekend for both programs.
About Dirt Legal
Dirt Legal is a dedicated supporter of the powersports community, serving as the title sponsor for both the Dirt Legal DBDRacing WMR KTM supercross team and the Team Dirt Legal offshore boat, while our sister brand Ride Legal partnered with Velocity Powerboats to create the Ride Legal Velocity racing team. Our roots began in the dirt bike world, driven by a mission to give fellow riders the freedom to enjoy their machines on both the trail and the road.
As experts who can make almost anything with a motor street-legal (from a favorite dirt bike to a high-performance vessel), Dirt Legal is committed to fueling the culture of motorsports. This presence on the water and the track represents a strategic expansion of our motorsports family, allowing us to provide essential resources to the community and help owners across the country navigate state rules with ease.
