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