At the P1 Offshore Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix, this race boat — Tiki Lee’s — sustained extensive damage and sank during a mishap — luckily there were no injuries to the crew. A substantial section of the deck peeled off and the boat sank in about 30 ft. of water.Via Fast Response Marine Towing & Salvage View this post on …
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Watch the action! Thousands turn out for “Thunder on Cocoa Beach” Superboat Races
During the final lap of the P1 Offshore powerboat racing Super Stock class Your Storage Units took a turn for the worst. With a well-organized event and rescue crews quick to respond both the driver and the throttle man escaped without injuries.
Read More »Here’s what’s on tap for the weekend of May 22/23
Regatta: Race the Joe! – St. Maries River Jet Boat Race Event Date:5/21/2021 – 5/23/2021 Conducting Club: RACE THE JOE #465 Directions: From Hwy. 95 at Plummer Idaho take Hwy. 5 east to St. Maries Accommodations: Motels and camping in the area Course: Jet River Racer Marathon river course. 25-mile leg, 50-mile lap. Two laps each day for a total …
Read More »Breaking: Covid restrictions delay start of the OPA season at Ocean City Maryland
Cover photo Pete Boden “Jersey Mike’s Subs To Sponsor OPA Point Pleasant Race, Ocean City Dates Shifted” https://t.co/CyiATDLMaK pic.twitter.com/ttA4RiXk0a— Raceday Live 🏁 (@HydroRacerTV) April 2, 2021 According to the official OPA website, next up on the docket should be: THUNDER ON COCOA BEACH May 20-23 Cocoa Beach, FL
Read More »NZ Offshore postpones the Whitianga and Marsden Cove Rounds due to uptick in Covid cases
We have planned for the likelihood of further community outbreaks and have activated our national resurgence plan. We have stamped out the virus before and we can do it again.COVID-19 UPDATEThere is one new case of COVID-19 in the South Auckland community.— Unite against COVID-19 (@covid19nz) February 27, 2021
Read More »APBA Announces 2021 Offshore Racing Plans
PRESS RELEASE: Saturday 23 January 2021 APBA Announces 2021 Offshore Racing Plans Comprehensive race schedule unveiled at today’s ORC Annual MeetingHistoric announcement as APBA sanctions all offshore racing eventsORC Chairman praises new spirit of co-operation amongst race promotersAll offshore race events to adopt APBA rulebook The American Power Boat Association (APBA) has announced its plans for the 2021 race season …
Read More »Miss GEICO keeps same driver lineup for 2021
Ahead of the 2021 season, Miss GEICO confirms its driver lineup. Miss GEICO is pleased to confirm that Steve Curtis, Brit Lilly, and Travis Pastrana, have been retained for the 2021 season. This driver lineup provides the team with the strategic balance required for the competitiveness and rigor of Class 1 offshore racing.Read more https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYe4BXMTTC/
Read More »Teams prep ahead of this weekend’s OPA Crystal Coast Championship
Photo nmbrvresort.com racing MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) Offshore Powerboat Racing returns to Morehead City this weekend for the OPA World Championship.
Read More »UIM Assigns Class 1 Racing to Powerboat P1
Team Abu Dhabi in action at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Raffaello Bastiani / H2O Racing Monaco I London. 22 October 2020. The Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and Powerboat P1 Management Limited (P1) jointly announced today that P1 has been assigned the international rights to Class 1 offshore powerboat racing. The exclusive agreement is for a period of ten years …
Read More »Stephanie Llanos to drive Heat Wave this weekend at Trinidad Tobago Great Race
Reigning TT Great Race 80 miles per hour category champion Heat Wave has added female firepower to its driver seat as the skillful Stephanie Llanos suits up to defend the vessel’s 2019 crown on Saturday.Llanos joins her fiancé and throttle man Jason Costa behind the wheel and is intent on maintaining Heat Wave’s dominance of the inter-island route, having topped …
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