PARSONAGE STICKS WITH MOORE
29 November 2008 (314 reads)
 Chris Parsonage has confirmed that he will run the final two races of the season in Dubai, with American throttleman, Billy Moore, retained to take the sticks in Negotiator following the Anglo-American pairings impressive third place in their first outing together in the Egyptian Grand Prix in Porto Marina in October.
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BARRY-COTTER AND NILSEN TO SHOWCASE NEW MARITIMO IN DUBAI
29 November 2008 (344 reads)
 Tom Barry-Cotter and Pal Virik Nilsen will take time out from the defence of their Australian Offshore Superboat title to compete in the final two races of the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship in Dubai, and will showcase the newest Class 1 ‘spec’ raceboat, designed and built by Australia’s premiere manufacturer of long-range luxury motoryachts, Maritimo.
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2009 P750 CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD IN SOUTH AFRICA
26 November 2008 (281 reads)
 The 2009 World Championship's for P750 Class will be staged in Port Elizabeth South Africa 9th - 19th April.
ThunderCat Racing UK are committed to developing the UK / European community for 2008 and 2009 thus will be unable to give financial support to UK teams for the worlds in 2009.
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SILVERLINE BUZZI BULLET STARS IN LONDON
26 November 2008 (280 reads)
 The #47 Silverline Buzzi Bullet boat that finished fourth in this year’s SuperSport class is one of the key attractions at this weekend’s Sail, Power & Watersports show in Earls Court.
It’s one of a number of boats that competed in this year’s Round Britain race to be attending the show.
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CURTIS DESPERATE TO SALVAGE SEASON
25 November 2008 (295 reads)
 Despite winning the SBIP-APBA Offshore World Championship in Key West, Florida earlier this month, Steve Curtis is yet to win in Class 1 this season, and failure in either of the remaining races and the Edox Pole Position in Dubai, will see Curtis winless and without a title for the first time in over a decade. A statistic he would rather be without!
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2008 ZAPCAT CHAMPIONS ANNOUNCED FOLLOWING RYA APPEAL
24 November 2008 (375 reads)
 The Zapcat National Championship finished with rounds 13 & 14 of the championship at WatergateBay, Newquay on the 19th & 20th September. It was an event full of mixed emotions for the 2007 National Champions Pegasus Vortex racing, with pilot Mick Pritchard breaking his back during the event, and replacement pilot Neil Fraser and co-pilot Baz Minns pulling it out of the bag to hold on to the 2008 championship title ahead of rivals Commando Predator by 15 points. Mick was released from hospital on his road to recovery but faced with the news that their championship title was under appeal. Commando Predator had questioned the eligibility of Neil Fraser replacing Mick Pritchard after his accident left him incapable of continuing to race.
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HONDA POWERBOAT RACE DRIVER’S XCITING AUCTION
23 November 2008 (312 reads)
 Honda Formula 4-Stroke Powerboat racing driver Kris Mitra raised just under £2000 for a ride experience in his Cougar 225hp powerboat on Monday 17th November when he attended an auction for the Beaujolais Run driver’s briefing at the famous Hackett store in Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, London.
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Team Konrad picks Donzi hull for 2009
23 November 2008 (339 reads)
 The #26 Team Konrad SuperSport-class outfit, which took part in the final two rounds of the 2008 Powerboat P1 season as a Wild Card entry has opted to pick a Donzi hull for its full campaign in 2009.
The British-based team impressed with its rookie pace in a flat-bottomed Velocity hull during its outings in Spain and Portugal.
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Curtis Brings American World Championship Title Home
19 November 2008 (299 reads)
 Southampton based powerboat star Steve Curtis has added another ‘world’ title to his striking CV by winning the US Offshore World Championship.
'It was huge, a big win for us,' said Curtis. 'Tom and I have been coming here for years and have always had a monkey on our back, so it was great to finally get the championship.
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US-backed teams look to 2009 after Key West
19 November 2008 (450 reads)
 Two of Powerboat P1’s US-backed teams have put together the perfect kickstart for their 2009 title campaigns with world championship wins in the recent races at Key West.
The reigning Evolution class champion #99 Fountain Worldwide crew and a new-look #77 Lucas Oil line-up both tastes success at the Florida-based event.
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