‘The main reason for our appearance was because of the commitment Asif has shown to the sport, a commitment which I have seldom seen.’
Those are the words of Nigel Hook, speaking of Powerboat P1 CEO Asif Rangoonwala, when questioned whether the thought of not competing in the final Grand Prix of the Sea in Sicily had crossed his mind.
Hook’s SV-43 Outerlimits hull barrel-rolled in a 100mph-plus accident in Gothenburg at the start of August which wrote off the boat, an incident which thankfully saw both the British-born driver and co-pilot Joe Sgro emerge relatively unscathed…Â DetailsÂ