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Two Powerboat P1 superstars enjoyed contrasting fortunes last weekend in the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes powerboat race – one of the most famous and demanding endurance races in the sport today.
Despite being in a position to be only the fourth man in history to claim the coveted Beaverbrook Trophy, Hannes Bohinc was ultimately denied the chance to complete the race when a ruptured fuel tank forced the Buzzi-designed powerboat to retire 1.5 miles short of the finish line after almost four hours of race action.
Alongside fellow crew members Ed Williams-Hawkes and Max Holzfeind, Bohinc had guided the Wettpunkt.com hull towards the leading pack having reached the halfway stage of the 170 nautical mile race in …Â Details
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Austrian Hannes Bohinc and his Wettpunkt.com team were denied victory in the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes when a ruptured fuel tank forced them to retire 1.5 miles short of the finish after almost four hours of gruelling race action.
Heading for the record books as only the fourth man in history to win the coveted Beaverbrook Trophy on three occasions, the abrupt ending allowed Cinzano, piloted by Marcus Hendricks, Tim Grimshaw and Eric Smilie to take the chequered flag in a time of three hours, 35 minutes and 20 seconds, just seconds ahead of Hot Lemon, the race leader for much of the 170 nautical mile distance…Â Details
