During Sunday’s Powerboat P1 Evolution Class endurance race in Gothenburg, Sweden, an incident involving Lucas Oil Outerlimits resulted in American pilots Nigel Hook and Joe Sgro being taken to Sahlgrenska hospital, Gothenburg, for precautionary observations, where they were both witnessed talking and comfortable.
Lying in second position behind leaders 2B1 Furnibo on lap ten, Lucas Oil Outerlimits appeared to barrel roll to the outside at the first turn at the South-West end of the Langedrag racecourse…Â Details
The Honda Formula 4-Stroke Association (F4SA) the World’s largest two class offshore powerboat race series is set to perform this August 29th in the Cowes Classic Powerboat Race which is Cowes-Poole-Cowes. This race forms part of the Cowes Powerboat Festival which will include the famous and legendary Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race. The Cowes Classic race for Honda boats will be for the fourth leg of the 2009 Championship season.
Originally founded by Sir Max Aitken, in 1961, the legendary Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race launched the sport of offshore powerboat racing outside the United States. The 49th Cowes Classic and Honda F4SA race will once again defy the current economic climate, and prove that Sir Max’s vision is still on track. The event, which is organised by the British Powerboat Racing Club (BPRC), will give the Honda crews their first taste of long distance non-multi-lap racing in seas that could prove troublesome… Details
DeLand, Florida, August 3, 2009 … MYSTIC Powerboats announces the debut of the famed Miss Geico MYSTIC C5000-R to Geico’s prestigious offshore racing program. The shores Lake Michigan at Michigan City, Indiana will showcase the historic revival of first MYSTIC C5000-R and the fastest offshore turbine in the world, to the Turbine Class in SBI/APBA. In the words of Team Owner and driver, John Haggin in a recent Channel 12 Television interview, “…It’s just euphoric, it’s just like you close your eyes and just like you’re almost in a dream… when you wake up you are in the fastest boat in the world…the fastest Offshore Race Boat in the world…” (YouTube of Miss Geico’s July Test) Throttleman Scott Begovich stated in another Channel 12 interview that John Haggin “…gives us the opportunity to buy the Best of the Best…” as he referred to his Miss Geico Turbine Powered MYSTIC Powerboat.
The recent addition of two new entries in the Offshore Turbine Extreme category, JBS (www.jbsracing.com) and Aqua Mania (www.g3racing.com) has put new found pressure on the Geico offshore team.(www.MissGeicoRacing.com) A loss in Biloxi AL to JBS and in Sunny Isles Beach FL to Aqua Mania considering the fact that both of these boats are MYSTICs, made it clear Geico would have to speed up the race prep on their MYSTIC to even have a chance to return to their dominance in the prestigious turbine powered class…Â DetailsÂ
During Sunday’s Powerboat P1 Evolution Class endurance race in Gothenburg, Sweden, an incident involving Lucas Oil Outerlimits resulted in American pilots Nigel Hook and Joe Sgro being taken to Sahlgrenska hospital, Gothenburg, for precautionary observations, where they were both witnessed talking and comfortable.