Ok everyone here goes.... remember this is provisional and as each venue / date is confirmed we will let you know.  As promised there will be a minimum of eight Championship Grand Prix Events, we are however working to provide two extra GP Events as part of the Championship, more news to follow on this soon.

Hopefully this will give everyone a good idea of the planned dates for next year, realistically there shouldnt be too many changes to this calender but please do not start booking time off / holidays or start making any travel / accommodation arrangements just yet, as dates and venues may be subject to change until confirmed.

The gale force winds of the Welsh coast saw the most accelerating racing in the 2009 season...

Fantastic surf saw the finale of the ThunderCat racing RYA National Championship.  Thanks to the local community of Porthcawl and their excellent surf safety teams that joined our own the ThunderCat community can celebrate the closure of two years with no racing accidents, a credit to everyone involved.

The weekend started with a few hesitations on Saturday as the winds reached gale force, marquees and flags being destroyed thus the racing was cancelled after competitors competing in only four heats…

As we head towards the winter months we do at least have 2010 and the Anniversary of a decade of Zapcat Racing to look forward to.

It is time to announce some of our very exciting plans for the forthcoming year with one of the most comprehensive calendars ever!

We will be mixing up lots of racing with some fun events too!

The feedback that we have received to date is pretty much unanimous, it has been a difficult, hectic but very successful year, with some great innovations, new venues and a real buzz about next year and that the season finished way too soon!

Robert Wicks is attending the UIM Assembly in ItalyRepresentatives from the Powerboat P1 World Championships are in Riccione in Italy this week for the Union Internationale Motonatique (UIM) Annual Assembly.

The conference, which took place in Australia last year, sees offshore motorsport promoters from across the globe get together to present their season reviews to the International governing body of powerboating.

The Calendar meeting will take place on Saturday 24th October, when promoters will sit down to ensure that potential date clashes with other competitions are avoided.

#3, Blue Sheets Racing 1,  Craig Davis (21) and Robert Martin (21) have been crowned the 2009 Zapcat National Champions, making them the youngest champions in the contests 9 years.

Davis started racing in 2005 and it wasn’t long before he teamed up with Martin to produce a formidable young team in the World’s Largest One Design Powerboat Championship. In 2007 they secured second place in the championship and in 2008 third narrowly missing the top spot on both occasions.

When the Green flag dropped at Bournemouth in May for the beginning of the 2009 campaign, it looked like it may finally be their year as they took wins in every heat, both days finals and the first Grand Prix title of the season. A long winter of training saw the youngsters on top of their game and leading the championship from day one.