Archive for the ‘Powerboat’ Category

Fountain Powerboats and its affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week for the second time in less than three years.

The filing was recorded Jan. 18 with the bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach. The company listed more than $53 million in liabilities and less than $50,000 in assets, according to court documents.

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Tony Scarlata takes a test run in “Hells Bells” which sports a carbon fiber hull at Camp Far West, New Years Day 2012. The boat hooks hard, but Tony is able to ride it out. Nice Driving!!

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 2007 Offshore Powerboat Racing Video

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Here a couple of old boating friends just having fun.  Great guys!

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With three dead at the Key West championships this year, questions of safety in Super Boat racing have come up, as they often do when tragedy haunts the racecourse.

“I believe there is a safety issue,” says John Connor, a 40-year veteran of powerboat racing who has retired from competition. He is calling for stricter equipment standards for cockpit capsules, in particular, and tougher inspections to  …  More

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You can pilot these awesome international race prepared 400cc 33hp Hydroplanes!! Enjoy three separate “hands on” sessions out on the water driving these boats. This adrenaline fuelled “HANDS ON” experience will have you lying face down just inches from the water making a top race speed of 67 mph seem supersonic…

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