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April 15, 2011

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS SET THE PACE IN PRACTICE

Wednesday, 13 April, ABU DHABI (UAE): Today’s first official practice of the 2011 season heralded the beginning of an exciting new era for the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship under new promoter, Nicolo di San Germano, president of H2o …

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April 9, 2011

CLASS 1 SET FOR INTRIGUING SEASON-OPENER

Friday, 8 April: Ten boats will line up off Lulu Island for next week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 13-15 April, round 1 of the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, for what promises to be an intriguing season-opener.
A raft of …

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April 7, 2011

ZABO RACING REVISES DRIVER LINE-UP

Wednesday, 6 April: Ugur Isik will climb back into the cockpit of a Class 1 raceboat in next week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 13-15 April, to take the wheel in Relekta alongside Norwegian throttleman, Christian Zaborowski.Paul Gaiser, who partnered Zaborowski …

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April 5, 2011

ARENDAL LOCKS-IN CLASS 1 FOR NEXT THREE YEARS

Friday, 1 April: The Norwegian Grand Prix will stay in the picturesque town of Arendal for at least the next three years after event organiser NGP finalised an agreement with H2o Racing’s president, Nicolò di San Germano.Speaking at yesterday’s press …

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April 5, 2011

MANUZZI TEAMS-UP WITH HIS NEW ‘PÅL’

Wednesday, 30 March: Plymouth based Chris Parsonage Racing has confirmed its line up for 2011, with Giorgio Manuzzi teaming-up with Pål Virik Nilsen.The news of the Italian-Norwegian pairing marks a welcome return to the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship …

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March 24, 2011

WHAT IS ALL THE TORQUE ABOUT IN CLASS 1!

Thursday, 24 March, DUBAI (UAE): Boosted by the results from yesterday’s testing in Dubai, Class 1 championship promoter, Nicolò di San Germano, and race officials are confident that the introduction of the torque sensor will herald a new era of …

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March 20, 2011

ABU DHABI TO HOST CLASS 1 SEASON-OPENER

Wednesday, 16 March: A revision to the 2011 calendar sees the Emirate of Abu Dhabi hosting the Class 1 season-opener, 13-15 April.
Abu Dhabi first hosted a round of the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship in 2009. Last year, Team …

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March 15, 2011

H2O Racing Gets Season Off To Flying Start

Tuesday, 15 March: H2O Racing kick-started its racing season staging two spectacular events over the last ten days in Qatar’s capital city, Doha. “Two down 26 to go, we have done almost 10 percent of the job,” said H2O Racing’s …

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March 8, 2011

TOMLINSON CONFIRMED IN TEAM ABU DHABI

Tuesday, 8 March: The Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club (ADIMSC) has finalised their 2011 line-up, confirming that American throttleman John Tomlinson will partner Rashed Al Tayer in Team Abu Dhabi.
Tomlinson, a five-times race winner from only 14 starts in …

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March 2, 2011

H2O RACING APPOINTS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Wednesday, 2 March: Nicolò Di San Germano has announced the appointment of Gianfranco Venturelli as technical director of H2O Racing.
The position will see Venturelli undertake a broad range of responsibilities across all World Championship disciplines under the H2O Racing umbrella: …

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