SNAV OSG, piloted by Giancarlo Cangiano and Giovanni Carpitella, re affirmed its Powerboat P1 World Championship challenge with an impressive win in today’s first leg of the Italian GP, a perfect return to form for the OSG Racing team after the previous GP ended with engine difficulties.
In flat waters, it was nip and tuck on the first lap with three Italian challengers, SNAV OSG, Cigarette Smash Poker and Metamarine Pignola all battling for the lead. As the race unfolded, the Cigarette of Luca Fendi and Matteo Nicolini began to pull away but SNAV OSG was never out of contention, posting several impressive lap times including the fastest lap of the day at 110.8 mph (unofficial).
For the second time this season – as the pressure began to tell – the Cigarette span out, opening the way for …Â Details
No-one understands the passion of the P1 fans in the town of San Benedetto del Tronto more than local hero Marco Pennesi, team owner of the #53 Metamarine Pignolo 53.
For the Grand Prix of the Sea in Italy, Pennesi teams up with Luca Nicolini with Max Ferrari unable to compete due to work commitments. The Metamarine boat made a solid return to the waters in Istanbul a fortnight ago following its accident prior to PowerPole in Malta.
Pennesi’s team-mate Luca Nicolini is the brother of Matteo Nicolini – throttleman of the #10 Cigarette Smash Poker hull. Matteo, in partnership with Luca Formilli Fendi, guided the boat to victory in Sunday’s Endurance race in Istanbul to leapfrog #77 Lucas Oil Outerlimits into second place in the Evolution-class standings. In San Benedetto del Tronto, Nigel Hook, Joe Sgro and Mike Fiore team up as they seek to regain the top spot they relinquished following the last round of action… Details
They’ve been hailed as ‘a phenomenon’ and they’re the lightest, tightest-turning and fastest inflatable boat ever to hit the Thundercat (powerboat) racing scene.
What’s more, owning and campaigning a Zapcat is guaranteed not to break the bank.
Inflatable boat specialist Sirocco Marine is now distributing the Zapcat breed through its Australia-wide dealer network and director Neil Webster believes their introduction will create a new and highly-affordable form of powerboat racing…Â Details & Pictures
Video Powerboat – Fort George Canyon/Fraser River Jetboating mishap – Playing on the Fraser River Father’s Day ’09. Merrily bouncing upstream for about the 3rd time…this time, however, the wave built under the boat just as a the trough dropped out. The driver did…
They’ve been hailed as ‘a phenomenon’ and they’re the lightest, tightest-turning and fastest inflatable boat ever to hit the Thundercat (powerboat) racing scene.