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Introduction
Take identical 21-foot boats powered by identical Honda BF150 outboard engines. Add competitive amateur racing teams hungry for the chequered flag and you have a recipe for exciting racing!
Take identical 21-foot boats powered by identical Honda BF150 outboard engines. Add competitive amateur racing teams hungry for the chequered flag and you have a recipe for exciting racing!
Background
2010 sees Powerboat P1 World Championship running the British-based Formula Four Stroke Association (F4SA) for the new seasons racing.
Over the past ten years, the F4SA, under the leadership of eight-time powerboat world champion, Steve Curtis MBE, has developed the offshore racing platform and nurtured pilots who have graduated to full international level.
Its rapid development has seen it grow from just five teams competing in a single 130 hp class in 1999, to more than 25 teams competing in two classes in 2006, and 19 participating teams in 2009.
The series has enjoyed strong support from Honda who has backed the championship since 1999 in order to prove the performance of its then newly-launched BF130 hp four-stroke outboard engine.
The name for the 2010 racing events is the powerboat P1 Superstock championship. Team Mermaid are looking forward to racing around the UK and also in our new Europe venues.
2010 sees Powerboat P1 World Championship running the British-based Formula Four Stroke Association (F4SA) for the new seasons racing.
Over the past ten years, the F4SA, under the leadership of eight-time powerboat world champion, Steve Curtis MBE, has developed the offshore racing platform and nurtured pilots who have graduated to full international level.
Its rapid development has seen it grow from just five teams competing in a single 130 hp class in 1999, to more than 25 teams competing in two classes in 2006, and 19 participating teams in 2009.
The series has enjoyed strong support from Honda who has backed the championship since 1999 in order to prove the performance of its then newly-launched BF130 hp four-stroke outboard engine.
The name for the 2010 racing events is the powerboat P1 Superstock championship. Team Mermaid are looking forward to racing around the UK and also in our new Europe venues.
The 2010 Powerboat P1 SuperStock Championship
The dates for the 2010 Powerboat P1 SuperStock Championship are:
16th and 17th April - Spilt, Croatia
22nd and 23rd May - Penzance, UK
05th and 06th June - Galway, Ireland
10th and 11th July - Pwllhei, UK
06th and 07th August - TBC, Sweden
11th and 12th September - South Coast TBC, UK
The dates for the 2010 Powerboat P1 SuperStock Championship are:
16th and 17th April - Spilt, Croatia
22nd and 23rd May - Penzance, UK
05th and 06th June - Galway, Ireland
10th and 11th July - Pwllhei, UK
06th and 07th August - TBC, Sweden
11th and 12th September - South Coast TBC, UK
Modifications
Modifications on either boat or engine are not permitted, keeping costs to a minimum and using the drivers' and navigators' skills to a maximum. This guarantees some of the closest racing we have seen for some time.
Modifications on either boat or engine are not permitted, keeping costs to a minimum and using the drivers' and navigators' skills to a maximum. This guarantees some of the closest racing we have seen for some time.