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dicembre 6th, 2010 | Add a Comment
ALL OUT GULF WAR FOR X-CAT WORLD TITLE
- UAE Boats Favourites for Powerboat Glory -
Dubai (UAE): They may have wrapped up the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship in Abu Dhabi less than a fortnight ago but today’s (Tuesday) final race in the 2010 UIM X-Cat World Series Powerboat Championship will see Fazza’s Arif Al Zafeen and Nadir Bin Hendi start as outsiders for the title.
The Class 1 World Champions kept alive their hopes of a world title double by claiming maximum points in the second race in the three-round X Cat World Series in Abu Dhabi last month but trail in fourth place as the season comes to a head at the Dubai International Martine Club this afternoon.
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ottobre 3rd, 2010 | 5 Comments
STRESA (Italy): World champions Arif Al Zafeen and Nader Bin Hendi were promoted to first place in the opening race at the Italian Grand Prix in Italy yesterday (Sat) following the news that Norway’s Jorn Tandberg and Kolbjorn Selmer were disqualified after celebrating what they thought had been their first win of the 2010 UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship in Stresa.
The Norwegians had qualified in pole position and subsequently held off the strong challenge of championship leaders Al Zafeen and Bin Hendi in Fazza to win by 23 seconds on the waters of Lake Maggiore. But post-race scrutineering revealed a discrepancy with the engines in Welmax and they were disqualified from both the Pole Position and race one of the Italian Grand Prix.
A bulletin, signed by WPPA Technical Director … Read entire article »
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ottobre 2nd, 2010 | 1 Comment
STRESA (Italy): The future of the sport may be the hot topic off the water but on Italy’s Lake Maggiore it was business as usual for world champions Nader Bin Hendi and Arif Al Zafeen yesterday (Friday) as they set their sights on the 2010 Class 1 European Powerboat Championship.
Piloting the Dubai cat Fazza – powered by twin V12 Victory engines – Bin Hendi and Al Zafeen lit up a gloomy day on Italy’s second largest lake by setting the fastest time in practice on the eve of race one at the Italian Grand Prix in Stresa.
The UAE stars quickly established the best time of the day but with their rivals starting to close in on Fazza’s fastest lap Bin Hendi and Al Zafeen took to the course for two … Read entire article »
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settembre 30th, 2010 | Add a Comment
STRESA (Italy): The Class 1 European Powerboat Championship will be on the line for three teams when the Italian Grand Prix is staged on the waters of Lake Maggiore in Stresa tomorrow and Sunday (October 2-3).
Italian Giovanni Carpitella leads the European standings and will aiming to land the first Class 1 title for Italy in five years when he pairs up with new partner Chris Parsonage of the UK.
Twelve points behind Carpitella, world champions Nader Bin Hendi and Arif Al Zafeen in Fazza will be desperate to leapfrog the Italian after the disappointment of the previous race in Sweden.
Despite apparently winning in Uddevalla, Al Zafeen and Bin Hendi were subsequently penalised for an alleged racing infringement leaving Carpitella and Rashed Al Tayer in Team Abu Dhabi to take the race … Read entire article »
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settembre 27th, 2010 | Add a Comment
Manca poco alla partenza del GP di Stresa, tappa italiana del Campionato Mondiale di Ofsshore UIM Class 1. In attesa alcuni filmati relativi alla gara del 2009.
Few time to the start of Italian GP in Stresa, part of UIM World Powerboat Championship Class 1. In the meanwhile, some videos from 2009.
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settembre 26th, 2010 | 5 Comments
ITALIANO
Mancano pochi giorni oramai al GP di Stresa, tappa italiana del Campionato Mondiale di Offshore Classe 1. Dopo il grande successo ottenuto nella scorsa edizione, infatti, Stresa – la “perla del lago Maggiore” – luogo che ha ospitato la prima gara mondiale di motonautica nel lontano 1954, si è aggiudicata la candidatura ed ospiterà il Gran Premio d’Italia del Campionato Mondiale UIM Offshore Classe 1 anche per il triennio 2010-12.
Diverse sono le categorie di imbarcazioni she sfrecceranno sullo sfondo del magnifico Lago Maggiore
NONSOLOCLASS1
Diverse specialità riunite in tre giorni di eventi sportivi nel segno della tradizione motonautica, faranno da corollario al Gran premio d’Italia CLASS 1.
TROFEO HISTORIC RACERS
E’ in queste acque che nell’agosto 1954 si svolse la prima gara di motonautica del mondo ed è … Read entire article »
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settembre 26th, 2010 | Add a Comment
ITALIANO
L’11 dicembre 2009 un tragico incidente ha sconvolto il mondo degli offshore Classe 1. Il ribaltamento dello scafo Victory 1 durante le prime fasi della gara che si stava disputando al Dubai International Marine Club, ha portato alla morte dei due piloti
Jean Marc Sanchez e Mohammed Al Mehairi
Jean Marc e Mohammed proprio a Stresa erano diventati campioni del mondo del Campionato Europeo: li ricordiamo con questo filmato:
ENGLISH
On December 11st 2009, during Grand Prix in Dubai a tragic accident killed
Jean Marc Sanchez e Mohammed Al Mehairi
Jean Marc e Mohammed just in Stresa became European Champions; we remember them with this short clip:
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settembre 22nd, 2010 | 1 Comment
With more than a decade of experience in Class 1, dedication, commitment and charisma are the terms that best describe GiorgiOffshore.
2008/9 were landmark years for the team; running a Michael Peters-designed, Victory-built hull, powered by V12 power-plants, the team took their first Grand Prix podiums, finishing third in the Mina Seyahi Grand Prix in 08 and a second podium, finishing third in qualifying, in Abu Dhabi in 09.
For throttleman Nicola Giorgi, son of charismatic team owner, Gianni, 2010 will be his 10th consecutive World Championship season, with Nicola one of only a few pilots to have participated in more than 70 Grands Prix.
Here some picture of Giorgi Offshore in Dubai 2008
Team Country Italy
Headquarters
Workshop -Viareggio (Lu) Italy
Office – Montecatini Terme (Pt)
Team Owner GiorgiOffshore
Team Manager Gianni Giorgi
Pilots/Crew Members Nicola Giorgi (Italy) – … Read entire article »
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