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The Offshore Superboat Championships resume with the sixth round of the titles set for Townsville over the weekend of July 4 and 5.
Race director Russell Embleton expects a full field in all classes, with only the Melbourne entrant ‘Impact Steel’ looking unlikely.
Seven classes are likely to contest the event, Class 1, Supercat Outboard, Supercat Outboard Lite, Super Vee Lite, Cruiser, Production and Production Unlimited.
Class 1, Supercat Outboard, Supercat Outboard Lite and Super Vee will race as championship classes, while all others will race as non-championship classes.
Race control and dry pit area will be at Townsville’s Breakwater Marina, conveniently located on The Strand, facing Trinity Bay and the race circuit. The venue offers excellent spectator viewing… Details
Nine time World Champion Guido Cappellini charged from third to first on the opening lap and controlled the race winning by 3.98 seconds to win for the first time in 2009 and take his second straight victory on Lake Vesijarvi at the third round of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating in front of thousands of fans on a windswept and cloudy afternoon.
The lead driver for the Zepter Team pushed at the start and had the hole shot to move in front of pole sitter Massimo Roggiero of the Mad Croc F1 Racing Team who was enjoying his first pole since 2004, while also moving past defending World Champion Jay Price of the Qatar Team who struggled to find his way through traffic and never becoming a factor in the race eventually finishing 15th at days end.
“We have done a lot of testing with the new boat on Lake Como and feel we have find the right solution … Details
Historic Second 100th Running Of The Gold Cup Brings Speed, Excitement To Detroit’s Riverfront DETROIT, June 12 /PRNewswire/ — The Detroit River turns into the “Super Bowl” of powerboat racing with the 2009 Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Gold Cup races July 10-12 featuring unlimited hydroplane boats with 3,000 horsepower engines hitting 200 miles-per-hour and covering a football field in less than a second.
The 2009 event weekend will be an unprecedented and historic second 100th running of the APBA Gold Cup race. The 2008 Gold Cup was not completed due to inclement weather and a spectacular crash.
The 2009 lineup was announced by Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, Detroit River Regatta Association (DRRA) President, Tom Bertolini, and Mark Snethkamp for title sponsor Chrysler Jeep Superstores.
“The APBA Gold Cup is a summertime favorite that highlights the best in the sport …Â Details