Budva Victory 1: Ready To Host Its First Class 1 Grand Prix
Budva Victory 1: Ready To Host Its First Class 1 Grand Prix
Budva Victory 1: Ready To Host Its First Class 1 Grand Prix
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s the picturesque resort of Budva, one of the oldest and most historic Cities on the Adriatic Sea, prepares to host this weekends Hypo Group Montenegrin Grand Prix, round two of the 2008 Class 1 World Powerboat Championship and the first of four races for the Class 1 tour in Europe, the 2007 World and European Champions, Victory Team, has confirmed it will be forced to race without defending World Champion, Arif Saif Al Zafeen. Victory 1s, Al Zafeen, who won the opening Edox Pole Position and Grand Prix of the season in Qatar with Nadir Bin Hendi, is forced to sit out the race on medical advice after sustaining serious back injuries in a crash during a Formula 2 race in Egypt several weeks ago. But whilst the loss of Al Zafeen is a bitter blow for the team, Victory has been able to call on the services of former World and Middle East Champion, Mohammed Al Marri - a veteran of over 50 Grands Prix and with nine race wins and 26 podiums already to his credit - to step into the drivers seat. Victorys main championship rivals, Qatar, will see this enforced change as a possible opportunity to close the gap in the title race and to take their first win of the season, and although Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis will be running their
spare boat for a second consecutive race, a switch from Mercury V8s back to Skema V12 power-plants and considerable modifications to Qatar 96, may well give them the edge they need. Any outside challenge to Victory and Qatar in the race and to their early stranglehold on the top four positions in the championship standings, could well largely depend on the conditions that the teams will face in Budva, when they line up for the 23-lap, 94.50Nm Hypo Group Montenegrin Grand Prix. If the anticipated rough seas on the outside leg of the course around the Island of Sveti Nikola materialise, Foresti & Suardi, Negotiator and Jotun may well be amongst the challengers for podium positions. Giorgioffshores Nicola Giorgi and Giorgio Manuzzi will look to build on their very solid top six finish last time out and are confident of an improved showing when they line-up in Budva in only their second outing in their Michael Peters-designed Victory-hull, SeveneleveN, with the all new Spanish-outfit of Cirilli and Carrasco in Roscioli Hotels and Jerome Brardas American based team, Windmare Racing making their 2008 debuts this weekend.
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Budva is one of the oldest and most historic Cities on the Adriatic Sea, and boasts some of the most beautiful coastline in the world. The coastal area the Budvanska Rivijera is the metropolis of Montenegrin tourism and well known for its sandy beaches, diverse nightlife and beautiful examples of Mediterranean architecture. Apart from the natural beauty of its bay islands and beaches, Budva is rich in historic monuments epitomised by the Monasteries of Stanjevici, Podostrog, Rezevici and Gradiste. The old town lies on a small peninsula and represents
a treasure chest of culture heritage. Crossed with narrow streets and squares are its famous buildings, the Church Sveti Trojica, housing the tomb of the writer Stjepan Mitrov Ljubisa, and the Churches of Sveti Ivan, Sveti Bogorodica and Sveti Sava. During the summer months the old town is transformed into a City Theatre with numerous performances by local artistes and shows from abroad, and offers visitors a diversity of cafs, restaurants and galleries.
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Victorys World and European Champions steal the show in Doha - Arif Al Zafeen, makes perfect start to title defence with new partner, Nadir Bin Hendi to take Edox Pole Position and Race win as Jean-Marc Sanchez guides Abdullah Al Mehairbi to podium on his Class 1 debut.
Foresti & Suardi and SeveneleveN make solid start as both grab well earned top six finishes.
Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis grab the headlines and bounce back after spectacular crash in qualifying to take second place.
Grand Prix Organiser QMSF relocates the Class 1 paddock and serves up a feast of spectacular and lavish entertainment.
Jotun, Qatar 95 and Negotiator all see podium finishes slip from their grasp.
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DRIVER
Kolbjorn Selmer (Norway) Date of Birth: 4 December, 1976 Place of Birth: Oslo, Norway Lives: Trondheim
THROTTLEMAN
Giampaolo Montavoci (Italy) Date of Birth: 10 December, 1959 Place of Birth: Venice, Italy Lives: Venice Victory Carbon Kevlar
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
13.02m 3.60m
Racing Weight: 4800kgs Builder: Engines: Lamborghini-SCAM 8.2litre, V12 Boat Construction:
9 WHITE
Team: Boat: Team Owner: Team Manager: Technical Manager: NICOLINI OFFSHORE (Italy) # 9 WHITE Nicolini Offshore Matteo Nicolini Luca Nicolini
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DRIVER
Mohammed Al Marri (UAE) Date of Birth: 2 February 1962 Place of Birth: Dubai, U.A.E. Lives: Dubai
THROTTLEMAN
Nadir Bin Hendi (UAE) Date of Birth: 15 December, 1969 Place of Birth: Dubai, U.A.E. Lives: Dubai Builder: Boat Construction: Victory Composites
DRIVER
Mohammed Nassr Al Nassr (Qatar) Date of Birth: 1 January, 1964 Place of Birth: Doha, Qatar Lives: Doha
THROTTLEMAN
Luca Nicolini (Italy) Date of Birth: 19 April, 1962 Place of Birth: Ferrara, Italy Lives: Oggiono (LC) Builder: Boat Construction: Victory Composites
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
12.67m 3.75m
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
12.69m 3.75m
4800kgs SKEMA V8
7 VICTORY
Team: Boat: Team Owner: Managing Director: Team Manager: VICTORY TEAM (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) # 7 Victory Government of Dubai Khalfan Harib Gianfranco Venturelli Team: GIORGIOFFSHORE (ITALY) Boat: #18 SEVENELEVEN (Italy) Team Owner / Manager: Gianni Giorgi victoryteam.ae
18 SEVENELEVEN
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DRIVER
Abdullah Al Mehairbi (UAE) Date of Birth: 7 July, 1977 Place of Birth: Dubai, U.A.E. Lives: Dubai
THROTTLEMAN
Jean-Marc Sanchez (France) Date of Birth: 27 March, 1961 Place of Birth: St Tropez, France Lives: Dubai Builder: Boat Construction: Victory Composites
DRIVER
Giorgio Manuzzi (Italy) Date of Birth: 20 May, 1964 Place of Birth: Cesana, Italy Lives: Cesena
THROTTLEMAN
Nicola Giorgi (Italy) Date of Birth: 18 August, 1973 Place of Birth: Florence, Italy Lives: Montecatini Terme Builder: Boat Construction: Victory Carbon Kevlar
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
12.67m 3.75m
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
14.44m 3.69m
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Team: Boat: Team Owner: Team Manager: WINDMARE RACING (USA) #21 WINDMARE Windmare Racing Inc Constantin Capsis Team: Boat: Team Owner: Team Manager:
90 JOTUN
UGLAND OFFSHORE RACING (NORWAY) #90 JOTUN Andreas O Ugland, Jorn Tandberg, Per C Michelsen Per Carsten Michelsen uglandoffshoreracing.com
DRIVER
Jerome Brarda (France) Date of Birth: 26 April, 1964 Place of Birth: Paris, France Lives: Fort Lauderdale, USA
THROTTLEMAN
TBC
DRIVER
Bjorge (BJ) Jacobsen (Norway) Date of Birth: 14 August, 1968 Place of Birth: Freriksatd, Norway Lives: Fredrikstad
THROTTLEMAN
Jorn Tandberg (Norway) Date of Birth: 15 March, 1964 Place of Birth: Larvik, Norway Lives: Larvik Builder: Marine Technology Inc Boat Construction: Composites
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
12.80m 3.57m
Tencara Composites
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
12.25m 3.47m
50 NEGOTIATOR
Team: Boat: Team Owner: Team Manager: CHRIS PARSONAGE RACING (ENGLAND) #50 NEGOTIATOR (England) Chris Parsonage Jim Poole chrisparsonageracing.com Team: Boat: Team Owner: Team Principal: Team Manager: TEAM QATAR (QATAR) #95 QATAR (Qatar) Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) HE Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani Matteo Nicolini
95 QATAR
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DRIVER
Bard Eker (Norway) Date of Birth: 3 October, 1961 Place of Birth: Frederikstad, Norway Lives: Frederikstad
THROTTLEMAN
Chris Parsonage (England) Date of Birth: 5 May, 1958 Place of Birth: Chester, England Lives: Liskeard Builder: Victory Boat Construction: Carbon Fibre Composites
DRIVER
Abdullah Al-Sulaiti (Qatar) Date of Birth: 20 August, 1975 Place of Birth: Doha, Qatar Lives: Doha
THROTTLEMAN
Matteo Nicolini (Italy) Date of Birth: 8 July, 1964 Place of Birth: Fermo, Italy Lives: Dubai Builder: Boat Construction: Victory Composites
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
13.44m 3.69m
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
12.67m 3.75m
88 ROSCIOLI HOTELS
Team: Boat: Team Owner: Team Manager: DEUMME BROKER (SPAIN) #88 ROSCIOLI HOTELS Domenico Cirilli Pippo Cascone duemme-offshore.com Team: Boat: Team Owner: Team Principal: Team Manager: TEAM QATAR (QATAR)) #96 QATAR (Qatar) Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) HE Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani Matteo Nicolini
96 QATAR
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DRIVER
Sergio Mora Carrasco (Spain) Date of Birth: 22 November, 1977 Place of Birth: Huelva, Spain Lives: Huelva
THROTTLEMAN
Domenico Cirilli (Spain) Date of Birth: 8 January, 1960 Place of Birth: Rome, Italy Lives: Alicante, Spain Builder: Boat Construction: Victory Carbon Kevlar
DRIVER
HE Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al-Thani (Qatar) Date of Birth: 20 July, 1968 Place of Birth: Doha, Qatar Lives: Doha
THROTTLEMAN
Steve Curtis (England) Date of Birth: 9 June, 1964 Place of Birth: Wimbledon, England Lives: Hythe Builder: Boat Construction: Victory Composites
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
13.02m 3.60m
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
12.67m 3.75m
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TIMING
As the official and exclusive timekeeper of the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship and the EDOX Pole Position Championship, EDOX underlines the sporting values of quest for performance, precision and pushing oneself to the limit. EDOX first became involved in Class 1 at the beginning of 2006 as an official partner of World Champions, Spirit of Norway, and Christian Hotz, EDOX Marketing Director, saw the opportunity to strengthen the companys commitment in 2007 to what he describes as a spectacular and nervetingling sport and to increase the synergy between the two brands. EDOX is a young, dynamic, privately-owned company with a product range that reflects excellence, quality, style, reliability and glamour and the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship epitomizes these values.
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TIMETABLE
FRIDAY, 23rd May 2008 09.00- 10.00 09.00 - 12.00 09.00 - 18.00 10.30 - 18.00 11.00 13.00 - 15.00 17.30 19.30 20.30 Administration/Registration Technical Scrutineering Fuel Available Cranage Available Team Managers Briefing Official Practice (on race course) Boat Parade - TBC Drivers Briefing (Splendid Hotel) Welcome reception (Splendid Hotel)
SATURDAY, 24th May 2008 08.00 20.00 Fuel available 09.00 - 18.00 Cranage Available 10.00 - 11.30 Official Practice (on race course) 14.00 All race boats to be in wet pit 15.00 EDOX POLE POSITION 20.00 Gala Dinner with Teams Presentation and Pole Position Prizegiving (Citadela) SUNDAY, 25th May 2008 09.00 - 18.00 Cranage Available 10.00 - 11.30 Official Practice (on race course) 14.00 Boats must be launched into the Wet Pits 14.45 Boats leave pits in parade 14:50 Pits Close 15.00 HYPO GROUP MONTENEGRIN GRAND PRIX After Finish. Montenegrin Grand Prix Prize Presentation on the podium
QATAR / Doha MONTENEGRO / Budva RUSSIA / Moscow NORWAY /Arendal ROMANIA / Constanta SPAIN / (tbc) EGYPYT / Porto Sokhna U.A.E. / Dubai U.A.E. / Dubai
RACE MAP
Start Lap
Start C C1 C2 - D D1 E F
Race Lap
F A A1 - B B1 C C1 C2 - D D1 E - F
Long Lap
F A A1 B B1 Y5 X X1 C C1 C2 - D D1 - E F
TIMING
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Nigel Quilter tel:+44(0)1252 713223 / mob:+44(0)7785 325346 [email protected] / [email protected] / class-1.com
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