If a Seebold takes first place at the Laughlin, Nev., Formula One race this weekend, it will be the third time in a row. (Photo courtesy PROP)

If a Seebold takes first place at the Laughlin, Nev., Formula One race this weekend, it will be the third time in a row. (Photo courtesy PROP)



LAUGHLIN, Nev. — With the first stop on the 2001 PROP Formula One Tour slated for Laughlin this weekend, all eyes will be on the Seebold family.
The first two races at Laughlin, in 1998 and 1999, were won by Mike Seebold. His brother Tim won the race last year.

Tim Seebold, a two-time Formula One powerboat champion, is driving
the Bud Light Racing Team boat this season, which marks the 20th
anniversary of the team's sponsorship by the Anheuser-Busch beer brand.

"Laughlin has been an extremely lucky spot for us, with Mike winning it two times and Tim winning it last year," said Bill Seebold, father of Mike and Tim and owner and manager of the Bud Light Racing Team, in a press release from PROP. "We're looking forward to Laughlin and hoping it will stay on our hot list."

The Laughlin race will be taped for broadcast on ESPN2.

The Bud Light boat carries a silver paint scheme for the
anniversary season. The team has won eight Formula One titles while
carrying the Bud Light colors. Bill Seebold was the North American champion
in 1989, 1993, 1994 and 1997. (He retired from driving after winning the 1997 PROP championship) Mike Seebold won championships in 1982, 1992 and 2000.

This season Mike Seebold is serving as co-driver and manager for the team
owned by friend and fellow St. Louis resident,Todd Beckman.

Tim Seebold drove a Bud Light boat when he won his first Formula
One championship in 1998. Tim also was the PROP champion in 1999. Another
Bud Light title was earned by Tim in 1994 in the IOGP SST-140 class, which
is similar to the current PROP Formula Two class. Bill Seebold won the 1987
title on the European UIM Formula One circuit for Anheuser-Busch in a
Budweiser-sponsored boat.

Tim Seebold has won eight PROP Tour Formula One boat races in the past six
seasons. Through the 2000 season, Seebolds won 21 of the first 42 PROP
Formula One races. Mike Seebold has 11 wins and Bill Seebold scored two before
retiring.