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SELMER CONFIDENT OF STRONG SHOWING IN MONTENEGRO
Friday, 9 May: Foresti & Suardi duo, Giampaolo Montavoci and Kolbjorn Selmer were back out on the waters of Italy’s Lake Iseo this week for their second test in ten days as they prepare for this month’s Hypo Group Montenegrin Grand Prix. “It is important that we get as many test miles in as ... |
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08/05/2008
QATAR READY TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO VICTORY
Thursday, 8 May: Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis will have an improved boat for the Hypo Group ...
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28/04/2008
RUNNING REPAIRS AND UPGRADES
Monday, 28 April: Two of this season’s fancied teams, Chris Parsonage Racing and Ugland ...
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22/04/2008
FORESTI & SUARDI BACK ON THE WATER
Tuesday, 22 April: Giampaolo Montavoci and Kolbjorn Selmer’s preparations for next month’s ...
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16/04/2008
THERE’S A NEW ‘CAT’ IN TOWN
Wednesday, 16 April: Nicolini Offshore has wheeled out its new Class 1 Catamaran with Matteo Nicolini confident that the boat will win races. “It is a beautiful boat and will be a winning boat for sure,” said Nicolini. “The boat is called NO C1CAT and a project I undertake using all my ...
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14/04/2008
CLASS 1 OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO MONTENEGRO AND BUDVA’S TOURISM
Monday, 14 April: The National Tourism Organisation of Montenegro and the Budva Tourism Organisation have emphasised the importance of the Class 1 Montenegrin Grand Prix as a strategic event in their overall worldwide promotion and their positioning of Montenegro and Budva on the world map of ...
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08/04/2008
BRARDA CONFIRMS WINDMARE RACING’S DEBUT IN BUDVA
Tuesday, 8 April: American based Windmare Racing will make its Class 1 debut at the Montenegrin Grand Prix in Budva on 25 May, with Frenchman, Jerome Brarda teaming up with Italian, Lino di Biase.
Brarda, who made his racing debut in Europe in the eighties before moving to the USA to ...
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02/04/2008
MOSCOW CONFIRMED FOR RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
Wednesday, 2 April: The International Offshore Team Association (IOTA) has announced an eighth race for the 2008 season, confirming that the City of Moscow will host the Russian Grand Prix, round three of this year’s Class 1 World Powerboat Championship.
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25/03/2008
CLASS 1 HEADING TO CHINA IN 2009
Tuesday, 25 March: The City of Shenzhen in Guangdong Province looks set to host the first Class 1 Grand Prix to be held in the Peoples Republic of China. IOTA General Secretary, Marco Sala, revealed the news following a recent fact-finding trip to China with F1 Powerboat Promoter, Nicolo di ...
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09/03/2008
WILL QATAR 96 BE READY TO RACE IN BUDVA?
Sunday, 9 March: Looking at the wreckage of Qatar 96 it is almost inconceivable to think that she will be repaired and ready to race in Budva – but that is the target for the Qatar Team. “We will start work as soon as possible but we won’t rush things,” said Sheikh Hassan. “We want the ...
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06/03/2008
GIORGI’S LOOK TO BUILD ON SOLID START
Thursday, 6 March: Giorgioffshore team boss, Gianni Giorgi is confident there is much more to come from the team, after a very solid season opener in Qatar, taking points from qualifying and a much deserved top six finish in SeveneleveN in the Qatar GP, the first outing for their Michael ...
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04/03/2008
CIRILLI AND CARRASCO START PREPARING FOR BUDVA DEBUT
Tuesday, 4 March: Having elected to sit-out the first race of the season, Domenico Cirilli and Sergio Mora Carrasco have not been idle whilst the Class 1 fleet has been in Doha and have been getting in some valuable time together on the water, taking to the seas off Huelva in a Class 3 ...
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03/03/2008
MOTO GP ACES CHECK OUT CLASS 1
Sunday, 2 March: Two of Moto GP’s top riders, Rizla Suzuki’s, Chris Vermeulen and Kawasaki’s, Anthony West, dropped in on Class 1 at last weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix and grabbed the opportunity for a lap of the Class 1 circuit in the championship paceboat.
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01/03/2008
VICTORY 1 COMPLETE BRILLIANT DOUBLE IN DOHA
Saturday, 1 March, DOHA (Qatar): Reigning Class 1 World Powerboat Champion Arif Saif Al Zafeen made the perfect start to the defence of his title, winning the Qatar Grand Prix, the opening round of the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, in an emphatic manner.
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01/03/2008
SHEIKH HASSAN AND CURTIS GET BACK TO BUSINESS
Saturday, 1 March, DOHA (Qatar): Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis were back out on the water for today’s final practice session, following yesterday’s dramatic crash in qualifying, familiarising themselves with their spare boat ahead of this afternoon’s Qatar Grand Prix.
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01/03/2008
THIRD OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF QATAR GRAND PRIX
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29/02/2008
QATAR 96 CRASHES OUT AS RIVALS VICTORY 1 GO QUICKEST
Friday, 29 February, DOHA (Qatar) : Sheikh Hassan Bin Jabor Al-Thani and Steve Curtis escaped unhurt from a spectacular high-speed crash during today’s official qualifying session for Saturday’s Qatar Grand Prix, round 1 of the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship.
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29/02/2008
SECOND OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF QATAR GRAND PRIX
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29/02/2008
DUBAI EXPECTS!
Friday, 29 February: For the first time in six years, the Victory Team will start the season as the defending World Champions and the expectations for continued success are high. But will the decision to split the championship winning partnership bring added pressure. "Our target is of course to ...
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28/02/2008
QATAR 96 SETS THE PACE IN FIRST PRACTICE
Thursday, 28 February, DOHA (Qatar): Sheikh Hassan Bin Jabor Al-Thani and Steve Curtis fired the first warning shots across the bows of their championship rivals, posting the fastest time in today’s official practice session for Saturday’s Qatar Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2008 Class 1 ...
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28/02/2008
FIRST OFFICIAL PRACTICE OF QATAR GRAND PRIX
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28/02/2008
OFFICIAL ENTRANTS OF QATAR GRAND PRIX
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27/02/2008
TEAM QATAR’S POWER HOUSE
Wednesday, 27 February: At the end of a quiet residential street, in Doha, sits a new 1,800 sq. mtr. building that calmly operates to the strains of people talking softly in Arabic, Norwegian and Italian.
The building, in Tabouk Street is the all new, purpose-built, technical facility for ...
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27/02/2008
NEGOTIATOR TEAM UPBEAT AFTER FIRST TEST
Wednesday, 27 February: Negotiator’s owner-throttleman, Chris Parsonage, is confident that his team will start the 2008 season in the same kind of form they produced at the end of 2007, and will be looking for a repeat of the podium successes achieved in Doha and Dubai.
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26/02/2008
SHEIKH HASSAN AND CURTIS TEST THE ‘WATER’
Tuesday, 26 February: Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis posted a series of impressive times around Doha Bay today, signalling the start of their new partnership in Qatar 96, with Sheikh Hassan stating that his aim was to win his home Grand Prix and lead home a Qatar one-two. “The test was ...
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21/02/2008
VENETA MARINA APPOINTS NEW TEAM MANAGER
Thursday, 21 February: Veneta Marina has strengthened their Italian-Norwegian alliance for 2008, appointing Per Jorgensen as their new team manager.
Jorgensen, a professional sportsman for 19 years and a former professional footballer with Norwegian Club, Rosenborg FC, later taking over as the ...
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19/02/2008
WPPA AND UIM REACH AGREEMENT
Wednesday, 20 February, Dubai (UAE): The International Offshore Team Association (IOTA) has welcomed the signing of an agreement of cooperation between the WPPA (World Professional Powerboating Association) and the UIM (Union Internationale Motonautique) that puts and end to the rift between ...
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