STIHL Offshore Racing

TEAM STIHL
	Driver - Bob "JR" Noble Bob “JR” Noble is originally from Grand Rapids Michigan where he was raised until moving to Orlando Florida in 1989. He is married with one son serving with the U.S. Marines, two step daughters one a junior at Florida State University and the other a sophomore in High School and two Labs named Bailey and Brandy. His wife Kathy is originally from Clermont Florida and is employed as Director of the Total Rewards Service Center for Darden Restaurants whose corporate headquarters is located in Orlando. J.R. is employed at Stihl Southeast Inc. a wholesale distributor representing STIHL® outdoor power equipment serving Florida, Alabama, Georgia and many of the island territories. He started with the company in 1989 when it opened acting as Sales Manager and was promoted to President in 1999. J.R. and Kathy invested in the STIHL Offshore Racing Team in 2007 when they commissioned Doug Wright to build a 32’ catamaran which is now the STIHL S-1. Grants custom rigging completed the boat with the inaugural race being in Panama City, October 2007. For 2009 the STIHL Race Team anticipates an exciting year of tough competition and excitement typical of offshore racing. “Win or lose offshore racing is great fun as many of the individuals involved in the sport are genuinely nice people and great fun to be associated with…”

Throttle - Grant Bruggman Grant Bruggemann originally from Australia now resides in Cooper City, Florida. Grant has over 20 years of experience in the Marine Industry, and currently owns and operates Grants Custom Rigging in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Over the past 10 years Grant has raced with over 12 Offshore Powerboat teams across the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands. He is looking forward to the pursuit of another Championship during this year.

Owner - Kathy Noble

Crew - Dave Hutchinson	Crew - Jake Noble