Extremeboat with Jackie Hunt and Mike Shelton showed us a superb tactical performance obtaining the victory for the second consecutive year in the British Grand Prix SuperSport title for the husband and wife pairing. Sun Lik Beer, the Anglo-Chinese boat of Martin Lai and Andreas Halkiopoulos finished second and Roscioli Hotels Roma third.
VoomVoom.com, piloted by Vee Ganjavian and Charles Williams-Hawkes, had undertaken major development work in the build up to this event, including two (...)
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Britain’s Johnny Herbert has put on-hold his debut in the Powerboat P1 World Championship to support his daughter in an Olympics equestrian trial at the weekend.
Herbert had planned to race in the Powerboat P1 British Grand Prix of the Sea, taking place in Cowes over the August Bank Holiday weekend, but now hopes to compete at a World Championship event later in the season.
The ex-Formula One driver and 24 Hours of Le Mans race winner had asked for a Powerboat P1 “wildcard” entry after (...)
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Sail gives way to power on the Isle of Wight over the August Bank Holiday weekend when the Powerboat P1 British Grand Prix of the Sea roars into life, building upon the 47 year heritage of the Cowes Powerboat Festival. More than 120 craft are expected to assemble in Cowes, including many of the world’s top racing craft and crew, and organizers predict spectator numbers will exceed last year’s estimate of 70,000.
The racing starts in earnest on Friday 24th with the highlight of the (...)
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The WPPA has issued yellow cards to Abdullah Al-Sulaiti and Luca Nicolini, Qatar 95, for their part in the first corner incident during the Scandinavian Grand Prix, which saw Jotuns’s, Jorn Tandberg and Christian Zaborowski crash out. “Drivers were warned at the pre race briefing to pay particular attention from the green/start flag and the run to, and into the first corner,” said WPPA Chief Commissioner, Rory Power. “We looked at the TV footage to evaluate the situation, and it is (...)
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Jackie Hunt doesn’t trust many people to take the helm of her P1 SuperSport World Championship winning powerboat, but when Darren Turner, driver for the SEAT Sport UK British Touring Car team, arrived at Southampton yesterday (Wednesday 15th August) along with a Channel 4 film crew, Jackie handed over the steering wheel while Darren took it for a spin on the Solent.
"It was absolutely fantastic and something I’ll never forget! I’ve heard that Jackie doesn’t let many people drive (...)
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