Richard Carr – throttleman of the #69 Honeyparty.com boat – has said that he knew it was only a matter of time before the British-based crew won their first Powerboat P1 race.

It’s in the Bagg for Team Vortigern The Honda Formula 4-Stroke the World’s largest offshore powerboat race series made its way into Douglas Bay today as the fleet of almost 40 powerboats began to line the promenade in preparation for this weekends’ Grand Prix Final.

Leading Powerboat P1 competitors in both the Evolution and SuperSport classes have backed today’s decision to reschedule this year’s Bahrain Grand Prix of the Sea from November 13-15 to a date in 2009 as part of next year’s championship season.